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VVT-25 So long 2012 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knox Lyndon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz. Lyndon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Read Steady Go. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knox Lyndon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Silva has Lyndon pressed against the ropes, preventing Lyndon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lyndon is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Lyndon wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Lyndon tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva keeps control of Lyndon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lyndon can't break the clinch.
Lyndon tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Lyndon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lyndon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Lyndon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lyndon is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Lyndon tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Lyndon is trying to break free.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lyndon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lyndon on his heels. He'll look to pass Lyndon's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva is in close to Lyndon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lyndon has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyndon's head.
Lyndon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Lyndon is rocked!
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.
Silva is in close to Lyndon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lyndon is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Lyndon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Lyndon's brow.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lyndon's head.
Lyndon looks winded!
Lyndon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lyndon's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Silva!
Randy Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vic Sotto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto lands a nice looking body shot.
Dolor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dolor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sotto defends it nicely.
Dolor shoots in but no luck this time.
Dolor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vic Sotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erin Dolor.
Dolor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sotto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dolor is looking to clinch.
Sotto scores with a hook to the body. Dolor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dolor looks winded!
No joy there for Sotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolor dodges the punch combination from Sotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolor slips a jab and a cross from Sotto.
Dolor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sotto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dolor.
Oooooh!!! Sotto has knocked Dolor down with a huge combo! Sotto steps away and waves a wobbly Dolor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dolor is rocked!
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!
Dolor fails with a takedown attempt.
Dolor is still on wobbly legs! Can Sotto finish him?
Sotto lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Dolor can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sotto and Dolor drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sotto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Sotto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aria - Volja i Razum. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuravlev connects with a jab.
Mathews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhuravlev.
Mathews misses with a takedown
and Zhuravlev counters with a nice body shot.
Zhuravlev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mathews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhuravlev counters with a one-two to the body.
Zhuravlev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhuravlev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zhuravlev parries the strikes from Mathews easily there. Mathews is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zhuravlev to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuravlev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mathews's best efforts.
Zhuravlev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mathews pulls his head out easily.
Zhuravlev tries to roll over but Mathews keeps him under control.
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.
Mathews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is trying to control. Zhuravlev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zhuravlev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mathews is working away from the top position though.
Zhuravlev wants to improve his position but Mathews is controlling well.
Zhuravlev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mathews.
Mathews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhuravlev defending well though.
Nice strikes from Mathews there.
Mathews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zhuravlev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mathews.
Zhuravlev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zhuravlev.
Mathews landing some decent shots from guard.
Zhuravlev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mathews defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathews is in close to Zhuravlev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mathews tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhuravlev is retaining full guard.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuravlev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zhuravlev controls Mathews momentarily but Mathews frees himself.
Mathews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zhuravlev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mathews throws a big right hand that misses.
Mathews throwing strikes from guard but Zhuravlev blocks nicely.
Mathews postures up.
Mathews postures up in Zhuravlev's guard and throws a big left but Zhuravlev blocks it.
Zhuravlev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mathews is now in half guard.
Zhuravlev moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews connects with a couple of short punches.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuravlev has momentary wrist control but Mathews slips an elbow through the middle.
Mathews postures up in Zhuravlev's guard and throws a big left but Zhuravlev blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhuravlev is keeping the position for now.
Mathews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zhuravlev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mathews has managed to get both his arms back between Zhuravlev's legs - danger averted.
Zhuravlev has momentary wrist control but Mathews slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathews postures up in Zhuravlev's guard and throws a big left but Zhuravlev blocks it.
Mathews is working Zhuravlev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Mathews dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown but Zhuravlev shows good takedown defense.
Zhuravlev misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhuravlev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhuravlev stuffs the takedown attempt from Mathews. Mathews gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhuravlev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhuravlev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhuravlev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Mathews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuravlev misses the jab.
Zhuravlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zhuravlev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zhuravlev working the ground and pound but Mathews is defending the strikes.
Zhuravlev misses with the ground and pound.
Mathews can't do much from the bottom here.
Mathews manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zhuravlev moves nicely into side control.
Zhuravlev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zhuravlev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zhuravlev is looking to take a break and control but Mathews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mathews avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zhuravlev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathews is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zhuravlev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mathews is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhuravlev trying to control from half guard but Mathews is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zhuravlev is looking for a kimura here.
Zhuravlev seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Mathews has recovered full guard.
Zhuravlev postures up.
Zhuravlev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mathews's guard.
Zhuravlev trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mathews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhuravlev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zhuravlev is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mathews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zhuravlev manages to get himself to full guard.
Mathews trying to control but Zhuravlev is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhuravlev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Zhuravlev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mathews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mathews shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mathews showed some decent athleticism there.
Zhuravlev is looking for a sweep. Mathews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhuravlev is looking to escape.
Mathews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Mathews there.
Mathews lands with a punch from half guard.
Wesley Mathews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhuravlev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mathews not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathews with the ground and pound but Zhuravlev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mathews won't allow Zhuravlev to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mathews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zhuravlev's head.
Zhuravlev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mathews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mathews looking to sit in guard and control but Zhuravlev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zhuravlev wants to control from the top but Mathews keeps moving.
Mathews wants to sweep but no luck.
Zhuravlev wants to pass the guard but Mathews is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews controls Zhuravlev momentarily but Zhuravlev frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zhuravlev scores with a jab to the body.
Mathews fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zhuravlev as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuravlev misses with a shot to the body
and Mathews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mathews is just content to waste time from the top position. Zhuravlev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews throwing strikes but missing.
Zhuravlev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mathews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mathews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mathews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zhuravlev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhuravlev looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhuravlev, not yet.
Zhuravlev trying to control the position.
Zhuravlev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mathews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mathews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zhuravlev pushes Mathews off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuravlev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathews.
Zhuravlev throws a combination that misses
and Mathews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zhuravlev's guard.
Mathews throwing strikes from guard but Zhuravlev blocks nicely.
Mathews prevents Zhuravlev from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuravlev working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Mathews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mathews 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 for Wesley Mathews!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Wesley Mathews!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Wesley Mathews!
Wesley Mathews wins by unanimous decision!
Wesley Mathews bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 29 - 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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg slaps away a takedown attempt from Por Pramuki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Por Pramuki slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schwarzeneg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Por Pramuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Por Pramuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schwarzeneg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown attempt from Por Pramuki. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buakaw Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schwarzeneg but Schwarzeneg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a double leg but Por Pramuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Por Pramuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Por Pramuki. No joy for Schwarzeneg on that attempt.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt
and Por Pramuki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schwarzeneg thinking.
Por Pramuki throws a series of strikes that have Schwarzeneg backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki shows good takedown defense.
Por Pramuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Por Pramuki shoots in and drives through. Schwarzeneg sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Por Pramuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzeneg which made him look bad.
Por Pramuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg tries to sprawl out of it but Por Pramuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Schwarzeneg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Por Pramuki looks winded!
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Por Pramuki manages to regain full guard.
Por Pramuki trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take a break and control but Por Pramuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Por Pramuki is defending against the submission attempts here by Schwarzeneg.
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!
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Schwarzeneg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Por Pramuki is looking to improve his position.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Por Pramuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand up but Por Pramuki is controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg passes into side control, despite Por Pramuki's attempt to control the position.
Por Pramuki manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Por Pramuki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Por Pramuki tries to roll over but Schwarzeneg keeps him under control.
Schwarzeneg prevents Por Pramuki from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Por Pramuki has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schwarzeneg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Por Pramuki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Por Pramuki is trying to control the position but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Por Pramuki is working an open guard so Schwarzeneg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Por Pramuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Por Pramuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzeneg leaves Por Pramuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuki has a takedown stuffed.
Por Pramuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzeneg avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buakaw Por Pramuki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Schwarzeneg. No joy for Por Pramuki on that attempt.
Por Pramuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown but Por Pramuki sprawls well.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzeneg shows good takedown defense.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buakaw Por Pramuki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schwarzeneg as he avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Por Pramuki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Por Pramuki has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Por Pramuki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veli Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzeneg is looking to stand up but Por Pramuki won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Por Pramuki trying to control the position.
Por Pramuki pushes Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
Por Pramuki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schwarzeneg wants to sweep but no luck.
Por Pramuki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Por Pramuki forces his way into half guard.
Por Pramuki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schwarzeneg sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schwarzeneg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Por Pramuki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown attempt from Por Pramuki. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Veli Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg wants to clinch up but Por Pramuki keeps it at a distance.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Por Pramuki defends it nicely.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schwarzeneg but Schwarzeneg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Por Pramuki is breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown but Por Pramuki sprawls well.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Por Pramuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown attempt from Por Pramuki. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Schwarzeneg or perhaps it was just good defense by Por Pramuki which made him look bad.
Por Pramuki dives in and grabs Schwarzeneg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schwarzeneg pushes down on Por Pramuki's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Por Pramuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzeneg which made him look bad.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Por Pramuki is trying to defend but Schwarzeneg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Por Pramuki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Por Pramuki kicks off Schwarzeneg and gets to his feet.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Por Pramuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schwarzeneg sprawls well. Schwarzeneg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Por Pramuki 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.
Schwarzeneg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Veli Schwarzeneg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Por Pramuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Schwarzeneg as Por Pramuki shoots in.
Por Pramuki looking to score a takedown here. Schwarzeneg is defending well but Por Pramuki drives through and ends up in Schwarzeneg's guard.
Por Pramuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand and escape but Por Pramuki is having none of it.
Por Pramuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Por Pramuki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schwarzeneg controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet but Por Pramuki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Por Pramuki pushes down on Schwarzeneg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Por Pramuki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schwarzeneg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Schwarzeneg is trying to maintain the position but Por Pramuki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki controlling the action here.
Schwarzeneg kicks off Por Pramuki and gets to his feet.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzeneg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Por Pramuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buakaw Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki fails with the takedown.
Por Pramuki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schwarzeneg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Por Pramuki, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Por Pramuki!
Por Pramuki is looking to get to half guard.
Schwarzeneg tries to control but Por Pramuki wriggling away.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Por Pramuki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Por Pramuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Por Pramuki looking to pass the guard.
Por Pramuki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schwarzeneg dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Por Pramuki keeps moving.
Por Pramuki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Schwarzeneg has picked Por Pramuki up and slammed him! Por Pramuki can't keep hold of the triangle and Schwarzeneg manages to pass to side control!
Schwarzeneg stands up and beckons Por Pramuki to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuki looks for a takedown but Schwarzeneg sprawls well.
Por Pramuki misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki tries to sprawl out of it but Schwarzeneg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Por Pramuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Veli Schwarzeneg.
I think Schwarzeneg 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Veli Schwarzeneg wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lary Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
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, Lary Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A jab from JonesJr misses.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from JonesJr.
JonesJr misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a jab.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiger JonesJr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from JonesJr lands.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
JonesJr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by JonesJr. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from JonesJr.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and JonesJr counters with a series of strikes that sends Jackson to the canvas! JonesJr follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Jackson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
JonesJr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can JonesJr finish him?
JonesJr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
JonesJr misses with a double jab.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from JonesJr.
JonesJr grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Jackson takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! JonesJr cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tiger JonesJr!
After winning the bout, Tiger JonesJr 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Bratus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bratus comes to the ring accompanied by I'm a Realist. Aleksander is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Backbone - Gojira. 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artyom Bratus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Bratus.
Bratus moves into the clinch.
Aleksander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bratuss head.
A short right from Aleksander.
Aleksander presses Bratus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aleksander prevents the takedown attempt.
Aleksander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aleksander misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksander misses with some punches.
Aleksander is trying to stall.
Aleksander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bratus backwards.
Aleksander misses with a body punch.
Aleksander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aleksander misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander struggles to land a body shot inside as Bratus controls his hands.
Aleksander is working Bratus over against the ropes.
Bratus is breathing heavily.
Aleksander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bratus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aleksander sprawls well. Aleksander wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bratus gets slowly back to his feet.
Aleksander misses with a double jab.
Bratus thows a body shot but no joy.
Bratus throws a looping overhand right but Aleksander ducks down to avoid it.
Aleksander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bratus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bratus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Artyom Bratus 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!
A jab from Bratus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksander misses with a hook.
Aleksander drops Bratus with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bratus looks back up at him and smiles so Aleksander waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bratus is rocked!
Aleksander misses with a hook.
Bratus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bratus is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Aleksander moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Aleksander!
Ivan Aleksander made sure to mention his sponsor, Resistance in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djanki Manki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mussardo (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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djanki Manki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mussardo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mussardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Manki counter with a right hand.
Mussardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Manki takes a swing at Mussardo's ribcage but misses.
Mussardo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manki swivels and escapes.
Mussardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manki counters with a shoot takedown. Mussardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manki gets to his feet - Mussardo follows without any prompting.
Manki lands with a hook. Mussardo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manki fails to land with a series of punches.
Mussardo misses with a left hand
and Manki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mussardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manki counters with a straight right hand.
Mussardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manki.
Mussardo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mussardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Manki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mussardo misses with a hook.
Mussardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mussardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mussardo.
Manki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mussardo's head.
Manki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mussardo throws a low kick but Manki avoids it.
Mussardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manki counters with a nice uppercut.
Mussardo misses with a hook.
Mussardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Manki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mussardo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mussardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mussardo.
Djanki Manki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Mussardo.
Mussardo misses with a combination
enabling Manki to counter with a crisp jab.
Mussardo is rocked!
Mussardo looks winded!
Manki drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Mussardo's head, knocking him out cold! Manki is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djanki Manki!
A very excited looking Djanki Manki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benjamin's choice of entrance music: lions sleeps tonight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin cracks Vanagandr with an open hand slap.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Benjamin darts in and clinches Vanagandr up against the ropes.
Benjamin tries to score a body lock takedown but Vanagandr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vanagandr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benjamin is defending well for now.
Benjamin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vanagandr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benjamin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanagandr's waist but Vanagandr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benjamin off to one side.
Katla Vanagandr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Benjamin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vanagandr avoids it really well and circles away.
Benjamin tries to clinch up
and Vanagandr counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Judah Benjamin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Vanagandr does it's job there.
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanagandr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benjamin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benjamin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanagandr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benjamin wants to pass the guard but Vanagandr is keeping the position.
Benjamin postures up in Vanagandr's guard and throws a big left but Vanagandr blocks it.
Benjamin postures up.
Benjamin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vanagandr wants to sweep here but Benjamin controlling him for the moment.
Benjamin chips away with some ground and pound.
Vanagandr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Benjamin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin is squirming around, avoiding Vanagandr's attempts to control the action.
Benjamin really wants to buck Vanagandr off and get back to his feet.
Vanagandr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benjamin is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin really wants to buck Vanagandr off and get back to his feet.
Vanagandr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benjamin tries to buck Vanagandr off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr content just to control the position here.
Vanagandr tries to control but Benjamin wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Benjamin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Vanagandr wants to control the pace but Benjamin is squirming around nicely.
Vanagandr content just to control the position here.
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.
That was a close round but I would say that Katla Vanagandr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benjamin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vanagandr tries to roll over but Benjamin keeps him under control.
Benjamin is looking to pass Vanagandr's guard but actually Vanagandr recovers to full guard.
Benjamin scoring with some ground and pound.
Vanagandr keeping full guard, as Benjamin tries to pass.
Benjamin trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanagandr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin is in close to Vanagandr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benjamin stops Vanagandr from standing up.
Vanagandr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanagandr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vanagandr controls Benjamin momentarily but Benjamin frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Benjamin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vanagandr working a defensive guard here.
Benjamin looking to sit in guard and control but Vanagandr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Benjamin wants to stand but Vanagandr is controlling the position.
Benjamin is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Benjamin has hold of one of Vanagandr's legs. Vanagandr is fighting the takedown attempt but Benjamin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjamin with a nice head shot there.
Benjamin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benjamin controlling from the top position.
Judah Benjamin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin wants to control from the top but Vanagandr keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vanagandr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vanagandr managing to control the position.
Judah Benjamin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vanagandr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Vanagandr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr thuds his right hand into Benjamin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vanagandr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vanagandr wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Vanagandr misses.
Benjamin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benjamin there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Judah Benjamin's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanagandr was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjamin.
Vanagandr stuffs the takedown.
Katla Vanagandr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Benjamin takes the fight into the clinch.
Vanagandr misses with a knee to the head.
Benjamin tries for a takedown but Vanagandr manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin taking a breather.
Benjamin digs a right hand into Vanagandr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanagandr's gas tank.
Vanagandr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vanagandr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benjamin is defending well for now.
Benjamin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vanagandr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Judah Benjamin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanagandr lunges at Benjamin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benjamin's hand.
Vanagandr cracks Benjamin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vanagandr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Benjamin to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanagandr scores with a hook to the body. Benjamin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benjamin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vanagandr pinned against the ropes. Vanagandr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benjamin is looking to clinch but Vanagandr is avoiding it.
Benjamin tries to clinch up.
Vanagandr lands a big uppercut and Benjamin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benjamin looks OK. Vanagandr waves Benjamin back to his feet!
The cut above Judah Benjamin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Judah Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin closes the distance and clinches up with Vanagandr, looking for a takedown. Benjamin pushes Vanagandr against the ropes but Vanagandr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katla Vanagandr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benjamin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Katla Vanagandr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Vanagandr darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Benjamin's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Vanagandr before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katla Vanagandr!
Katla Vanagandr took some time post fight to say the following; 'Full damage, POW right in the kisser!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine has chosen Shinedown - Diamond Eyes as his entrance music. 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 Aldo Raine was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvanitidis misses with a double jab.
Arvanitidis fails to land the takedown.
Raine lands a nice shot that snaps Arvanitidis's head back.
Raine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arvanitidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Arvanitidis looks for a takedown but Raine sprawls well.
Arvanitidis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raine but Raine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raine shoots in looking for a takedown. Arvanitidis tries to sprawl out of it but Raine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Arvanitidis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arvanitidis swivels and escapes.
Arvanitidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raine circles away quickly and effectively.
Arvanitidis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raine as he avoids it easily.
Arvanitidis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raine lands with an overhand left.
Arvanitidis misses with a double jab.
Raine scores with a hook to the body. Arvanitidis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raine, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arvanitidis's hands.
Raine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arvanitidis walks into a straight right hand from Raine.
Raine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arvanitidis backs up against the ropes.
Raine throws a right and a left that Arvanitidis avoids nicely.
Raine lands a jab to the nose.
Arvanitidis has a takedown stuffed.
Raine throws a right and a left that Arvanitidis avoids nicely.
Arvanitidis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jannis Arvanitidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raine has a takedown stuffed.
Arvanitidis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raine jabs at Arvanitidis's body.
Raine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arvanitidis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arvanitidis shoots and misses
and Raine counters with a nice uppercut.
Raine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Raine tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Raine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arvanitidis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Raine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Arvanitidis is looking for a sweep.
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.
Arvanitidis gets back to half guard.
Arvanitidis looking for submissions off his back.
Raine is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arvanitidis moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arvanitidis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raine defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raine wants to get up but he can't break Arvanitidis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raine pushing down on Arvanitidis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arvanitidis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arvanitidis has his foot on Raine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raine works his way back into a safe position though.
Arvanitidis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Raine has passed into half guard!
Raine seems to be working for a kimura but Arvanitidis defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raine pulls his head out easily.
Raine wants to take a breather but Arvanitidis is having none of it.
Raine gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A punch combination from Arvanitidis misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine shoots for a takedown but Arvanitidis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raine connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis tries for a takedown but Raine circles away easily
and Raine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Raine scores with a jab to the body.
Raine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arvanitidis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arvanitidis fails with the takedown
and Raine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jannis Arvanitidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arvanitidis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raine.
Arvanitidis throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Arvanitidis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Raine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arvanitidis. Arvanitidis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arvanitidis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arvanitidis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arvanitidis is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Raine as he works his way to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine pulls Arvanitidis in close to prevent any damage.
Raine trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arvanitidis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arvanitidis wants to get up but he can't break Raine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raine kicks Arvanitidis off and gets to his feet.
Raine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aldo Raine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arvanitidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arvanitidis backs up against the ropes.
Nice uppercut there from Raine.
Nice uppercut there from Raine.
Arvanitidis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raine slips a straight right by Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raine pinned against the ropes. Raine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raine misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis throws a combination that misses
and Raine counters with a single leg into guard. Arvanitidis didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Raine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arvanitidis's guard.
Raine is working for a submission of some sort.
Arvanitidis tries to roll over but Raine keeps him under control.
Arvanitidis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arvanitidis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raine's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis is looking for the choke from the back position but Raine is controlling his hands well.
Arvanitidis avoiding Raine 's attempts to control his hands.
Raine wants to get back to his feet.
Raine fending off the submission attempt from Arvanitidis.
Raine controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis is looking for a choke. Raine gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Raine manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Aldo Raine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raine wants to get up but he can't break Arvanitidis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arvanitidis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arvanitidis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raine wants to control from the top but Arvanitidis keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine wants to stand but Arvanitidis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Arvanitidis looking for subs off his back but Raine has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine 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 ring so we can get back down to business.
Arvanitidis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raine as he jumps to the side.
Raine slaps away a takedown attempt from Arvanitidis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raine connects with a looping right hand.
Raine works over Arvanitidis's head and body with a nice combination.
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arvanitidis manages to avoid it.
Arvanitidis scores with a takedown into Raine's guard.
Arvanitidis trying to control but Raine is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raine is trying to keep Arvanitidis in close.
Arvanitidis stops Raine from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arvanitidis postures up.
Raine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Raine seems keen to control Arvanitidis's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aldo Raine hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Arvanitidis misses with a double jab.
Arvanitidis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Raine is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Arvanitidis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Arvanitidis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Raine wants to get back to his feet but Arvanitidis drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Raine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine scores with a takedown into Arvanitidis's guard.
Arvanitidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raine tries to stand but Arvanitidis is controlling from the bottom.
Raine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis shoots in for a double leg but Raine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arvanitidis drives through with a takedown into Raine's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Raine keeping full guard, as Arvanitidis tries to pass.
Raine working a defensive guard here.
Raine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Arvanitidis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raine's guard.
Arvanitidis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arvanitidis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Raine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arvanitidis, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arvanitidis's guard.
Arvanitidis trying to control the position here.
Arvanitidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arvanitidis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arvanitidis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jannis Arvanitidis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Arvanitidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raine wants it to stay on the feet.
Arvanitidis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arvanitidis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arvanitidiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arvanitidis walks into a stiff left hand from Raine.
Arvanitidis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arvanitidis. Arvanitidis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Raine with that takedown attempt.
Arvanitidis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arvanitidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine swinging wildly here.
Raine throws a one two combo.
Raine slaps away a takedown attempt from Arvanitidis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A punch combination from Arvanitidis misses.
Arvanitidis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Raine.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arvanitidis.
Raine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arvanitidis on the side of the head.
Arvanitidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Raine scores with a four punch combination!
Raine lands a right hook to the body.
Raine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arvanitidis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raine defends it nicely.
Arvanitidis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raine closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Arvanitidis quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arvanitidis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raine wants to get up but he can't break Arvanitidis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raine is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arvanitidis is on top in guard.
Raine trying to control the position.
Arvanitidis preventing the sweep.
Arvanitidis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Raine dives on top into guard.
Raine advances position into side control!
Raine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arvanitidis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Raine presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis regains half guard.
Raine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arvanitidis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Raine wants to get up but he can't break Arvanitidis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arvanitidis is looking for a triangle but Raine pushes his legs off easily.
Raine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arvanitidis is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arvanitidis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Raine has picked Arvanitidis up and slammed him! Arvanitidis can't keep hold of the triangle and Raine manages to pass to side control!
Arvanitidis sneaks back into half guard.
Arvanitidis actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Raine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arvanitidis manages to avoid it.
Arvanitidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arvanitidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Raine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raine scores with a shot to the body.
Arvanitidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raine circles away quickly and effectively.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
Raine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arvanitidis is fending him off so far but Raine persists. Nope, Arvanitidis circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Raine.
Arvanitidis tries for a takedown but Raine circles away easily
letting Raine counter with a right hand.
Arvanitidis throws a right hand that Raine ducks under and follows up with a left that Raine also avoids with ease.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arvanitidis fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arvanitidis's head.
Raine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Arvanitidis.
Raine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arvanitidis defends it nicely.
Arvanitidis throws a hook but Raine avoids it easily.
Arvanitidis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice takedown defense from Raine. No joy for Arvanitidis on that attempt.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arvanitidis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis throws a nice looking combination but Raine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arvanitidis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Raine seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Raine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arvanitidis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arvanitidis trying to control here.
Raine is looking for a kimura here.
Arvanitidis is looking to improve his position.
Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arvanitidis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raine pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis tries to get to full guard but Raine has control of the leg.
Raine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Raine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arvanitidis defending well though.
Raine is working for a kimura but Arvanitidis is defending it quite comfortably.
Jannis Arvanitidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arvanitidis is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arvanitidis actively working from the bottom here.
Arvanitidis tries to get to full guard but Raine has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raine 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Aldo Raine!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Aldo Raine!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Aldo Raine!
Aldo Raine wins by unanimous decision!
Aldo Raine really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BeastMode logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Trestanon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the ring accompanied by RUN DMC its like that. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Trestanon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Trestanon.
Bark tries to move into range but Trestanon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trestanon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bark scrambles back to his feet.
Trestanon has managed to clinch.
Trestanon is pressed up against the ropes. Bark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trestanon down to the mat. Trestanon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Trestanon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bark manages to avoid it.
No luck for Bark with that takedown attempt.
Trestanon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bark with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark throwing strikes but missing.
Bark wants to control from the top but Trestanon keeps moving.
Bark postures up.
Bark chips away with some ground and pound.
Bark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trestanon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trestanon striking off his back but it's not causing Bark any problems.
Bark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark drops back looking for a leg! Trestanon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trestanon manages to kick Bark off! Bark jumps back into Trestanon's guard.
Bark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trestanon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trestanon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bark is looking to work some ground and pound but Trestanon has wrist control.
Bark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trestanon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bark stopping the sweep attempt from Trestanon.
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.
Bark tries to free his leg and advance position but Trestanon is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bark throwing strikes from guard but Trestanon blocks nicely.
Trestanon keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.
Bark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bark stands up over Trestanon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Trestanon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bark, into his guard.
Trestanon wants to control from the top but Bark keeps moving.
Trestanon is looking to stand up but Bark won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bark looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Trestanon is defending well. Bark quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Trestanon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bark celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oakley Bark!
Oakley Bark retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Oakley Bark made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mango Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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