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PCL 128: Peithon Arrives PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Quetzalcoatl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull's entrance music is The Last Shadow Puppets . A fine choice. Quetzalcoatl has chosen J-Lo : On the Floor as his entrance music. Armando Quetzalcoatl will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armando Quetzalcoatl!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quetzalcoatl, pushing him back against the cage.
Bull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bull misses with a knee strike.
Bull avoiding damage as Quetzalcoatl throws knees to the body.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quetzalcoatl is defending well for now.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Quetzalcoatl avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull avoiding damage as Quetzalcoatl throws knees to the body.
Quetzalcoatl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bull blocks it with crossed arms.
Quetzalcoatl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quetzalcoatl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Terry Bull has been cut.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Quetzalcoatl is controlling him.
Quetzalcoatl prevents a body shot from Bull.
Quetzalcoatl landing knees 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!
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Quetzalcoatl avoids the damage to the body.
Quetzalcoatl landing knees to the head.
Quetzalcoatl scores with a knee to the head.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull scores with a shot to the side of Quetzalcoatl's head.
Quetzalcoatl connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Quetzalcoatl controls his hands.
Quetzalcoatl connects with a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl misses with a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Quetzalcoatl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull blocks the elbow strike.
Quetzalcoatl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quetzalcoatl putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bull in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quetzalcoatl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Quetzalcoatl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quetzalcoatl scores with a knee to the head.
Bull is rocked!
Quetzalcoatl misses with a knee to the head.
Quetzalcoatl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quetzalcoatl prevents Bull from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quetzalcoatl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quetzalcoatl is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Bull to work.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Quetzalcoatl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quetzalcoatl obliges.
Quetzalcoatl has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bull - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Quetzalcoatl, and another! Bull is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Armando Quetzalcoatl!
During a confident post fight interview, Armando Quetzalcoatl thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lerba Schmeizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmeizel comes to the cage accompanied by Zorba the Greek. Lerba Schmeizel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lerba Schmeizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmeizel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Didion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Didion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmeizel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schmeizel working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Didion gets back to half guard.
Schmeizel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Didion defending well though.
Didion tries to get to full guard but Schmeizel has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schmeizel thows a huge punch but Didion dodges it nicely.
Didion is looking to improve his position.
Schmeizel thows a huge punch but Didion dodges it nicely.
Didion manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Schmeizel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Didion.
Schmeizel rushes Didion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmeizel missing with knees to the body.
Didion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Didion swings for the body but Schmeizel moves out of range.
Didion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion throws out a powerful jab.
Schmeizel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Didion tries to bum rush Schmeizel with a series of wild strikes but Schmeizel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Didion misses with an uppercut.
Schmeizel misses with a head kick.
Zach Didion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Didion.
Didion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Didion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schmeizel scores with a head kick. Didion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Schmeizel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Didion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmeizel controlling from side mount.
Didion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel tries to score with some ground and pound. Didion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Didion manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Schmeizel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schmeizel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Didion wants to get back to full guard.
Schmeizel trying to mount his opponent but Didion defends it.
Schmeizel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Didion!
Didion is in all sorts of trouble here.
Didion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Didion sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Schmeizel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Didion keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel wants to free his trapped foot but Didion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Didion wants to improve his position but Schmeizel is controlling well.
Schmeizel wants to pass to mount but Didion is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schmeizel is taking a breather. Didion 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.
Didion moves into full guard.
Schmeizel trying to control the position from guard on top but Didion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Didion working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel wants to pass the guard but Didion is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schmeizel slips a jab and a cross from Didion.
Schmeizel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmeizel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Didion.
Didion looks to land a combination but Schmeizel avoids it well.
Didion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Didion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmeizel moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmeizel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lerba Schmeizel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmeizel throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zach Didion will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schmeizel throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Didion as Schmeizel shoots in.
Didion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schmeizel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Didion.
Didion misses with a head kick.
Didion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schmeizel moves in looking to clinch but Didion pushes him off.
Didion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schmeizel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schmeizel manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel slips under a jab from Didion.
Didion tries a head kick but it misses.
Didion fails to land with a series of punches.
Didion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmeizel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Didion throws out the jab.
Didion throws a nice looking combination but Schmeizel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel is looking to clinch but Didion is avoiding it.
Schmeizel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schmeizel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Didion.
Didion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Didion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Didion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Didion swats away the attempt to clinch by Schmeizel.
Didion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Didion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schmeizel dives in and scores a takedown into Didion's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Didion keeping moving, preventing Schmeizel from controlling successfully.
Schmeizel looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel postures up.
Didion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Didion has his hands on Schmeizel's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Didion wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmeizel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmeizel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Didion has Schmeizel pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zach Didion.
Schmeizel feints and then cracks Didion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Didion down.
Didion throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmeizel.
Schmeizel tries to move into range but Didion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Didion misses with a double jab.
Didion throws a hook to the side of Schmeizel's head but Schmeizel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmeizel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmeizel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Didion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Didion takes one to the chin there.
Schmeizel fails with a takedown attempt.
Schmeizel fakes the leg kick and cracks Didion in the body.
Didion walks into a straight right hand from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmeizel moves in looking to clinch but Didion pushes him off.
Schmeizel moves into the clinch.
Didion blocks an elbow strike.
Didion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Didion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmeizel scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmeizel dodges an elbow strike from Didion.
Schmeizel prevents Didion from breaking the clinch.
Didion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schmeizel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmeizel tries a knee to the head but Didion blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmeizel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Didion's brow.
Didion wants to stall.
Didion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmeizel's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Didion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmeizel is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmeizel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lerba Schmeizel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Schmeizel.
A telegraphed right hand from Didion misses the target.
Schmeizel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Didion.
Schmeizel doesn't manage to clinch there - Didion circles away.
Schmeizel clinches up with Didion and pushes him back against the cage.
Didion tries to circle away but Schmeizel has him pinned against the cage.
Schmeizel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schmeizel scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zach Didion has been cut.
Schmeizel lands an elbow that stopped Didion in his tracks for a moment.
Didion throws a head punch that misses.
Schmeizel blocks an uppercut.
Didion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Didion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmeizel.
Schmeizel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schmeizel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmeizel.
Didion digs a right hand underneath Schmeizel's ribcage. Schmeizel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeizel blocking some punches.
Schmeizel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schmeizel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schmeizel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Didion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmeizel is trying to maintain a safe position but Didion gets an underhook and turns Schmeizel into the cage.
Didion throws a head punch that misses.
Didion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schmeizel's defenses.
Schmeizel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Didion.
Didion lands with a short shot to the head.
Schmeizel is stalling here.
Didion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schmeizel blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion tries to break the clinch but Schmeizel is controlling the position.
Didion is trying to break free.
Didion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Didion working hard to break the clinch.
Schmeizel tries a knee to the head but Didion blocks it.
Didion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmeizel slips under a jab from Didion.
Schmeizel misses with a takedown attempt - Didion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Didion throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmeizel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Schmeizel.
Didion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schmeizel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Didion misses with a looping left.
Schmeizel clinches with his opponent.
Schmeizel connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel stalling in the clinch but Didion improves position.
Schmeizel misses with an elbow over the top.
Didion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmeizel blocking some punches.
Schmeizel stalling.
Didion takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Didion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schmeizel's brow.
Schmeizel has Didion pushed against the cage.
Schmeizel tries to work over Didion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Didion throws an elbow but it misses.
Didion tries to work over Schmeizel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmeizel lands an elbow just above Didion 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Didion.
Lerba Schmeizel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schmeizel looking to throw knees to the head but Didion is blocking nicely.
Didion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Didion wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmeizel won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeizel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmeizel takes an elbow to the temple.
Schmeizel wants to stall.
Schmeizel avoids the elbow strike from Didion, against the cage.
Schmeizel blocking some punches.
Didion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmeizel.
Didion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmeizel is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmeizel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Didion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schmeizel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schmeizel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Didion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmeizel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Didion misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Lerba Schmeizel.
Well Schmeizel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli comes to the cage accompanied by De la Souls, by POS. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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222 lbs
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katchenko slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Katchenko there.
Andrei Katchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alli misses with a leg kick
and Katchenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katchenko takes a swing at Alli's ribcage but misses.
Katchenko catches Alli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alli throws a leg kick
and Katchenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Katchenko delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alli. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko slips under a jab from Alli.
Katchenko lands a nice hook to Alli's body. Alli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katchenko.
Katchenko throws a wild body kick that Alli sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Alli misses
and Katchenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Katchenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alli on the side of the head.
Alli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Katchenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Alli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko has momentary wrist control but Alli slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alli tries to free his leg and advance position but Katchenko is retaining full guard.
Alli throws a big elbow that misses.
Katchenko keeping moving, preventing Alli from controlling successfully.
Alli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Katchenko wants to sweep here but Alli controlling him for the moment.
Alli postures up in Katchenko's guard and throws a big left but Katchenko blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Katchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alli 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.
Alli controlling from the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alli tries for a takedown but Katchenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alli throws an overhand right that lands on Katchenko's shoulder, as Katchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Katchenko motions for Alli to come forward. Katchenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alli cracks Katchenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Katchenko. That's going to slow Alli down.
Katchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alli misses with a series of wild punches.
Alli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Alli blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Katchenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alli scores with the left hand. Katchenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Alli throws a jab when Katchenko was well out of range.
Katchenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Katchenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alli.
Katchenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Alli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Katchenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katchenko defending well as Alli loads up on a big left hand.
Katchenko misses with an uppercut. Alli saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Alli's shoulder, as Alli tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Katchenko as he connects with a hook.
Katchenko throws a leg kick but Alli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Alli misses its intended target.
Andrei Katchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alli drops his hands momentarily and Katchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katchenko stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Katchenko's guard.
Alli drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Katchenko dives on top into guard.
Alli looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Katchenko passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Alli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alli is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Katchenko crashes against the mat.
Alli is looking for a sweep.
Alli is working hard here to advance position.
Katchenko wants to stand but Alli has his arm trapped.
Katchenko taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko trying to control the action but Alli is working from the bottom.
Alli sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alli won't allow Katchenko to pass to mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alli tries to get to full guard but Katchenko has control of the leg.
Alli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alli tries to get to full guard but Katchenko has control of the leg.
Katchenko passes to side control.
Alli is trying to improve his position.
Katchenko is looking to take a break and control but Alli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alli tries to buck Katchenko off but Katchenko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Katchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Katchenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Katchenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alli shoots in looking for a takedown but Katchenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alli shoots in and drives through. Katchenko sprawls well.
Katchenko blocks a jab.
Katchenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Katchenko misses with a body shot.
Alli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Katchenko as Alli shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alli moves away.
Alli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Katchenko misses.
Katchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alli. That did some damage!
Katchenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alli backs up against the cage.
Katchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alli manages to avoid it.
Andrei Katchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katchenko misses with the combination.
Alli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katchenko looks to throw a body kick
and Alli counters with a single leg into guard. Katchenko didn't expect that.
Katchenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Alli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Katchenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alli tries to pass to full mount but Katchenko defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katchenko's head.
Alli thows a huge punch but Katchenko dodges it nicely.
Katchenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Katchenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alli.
Alli is working for a kimura here but Katchenko manages to reverse the position and he's now in Alli's guard.
Alli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katchenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katchenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Katchenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Katchenko has passed into side control.
Alli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alli is looking to improve his position.
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 Muhamad Alli.
I think Katchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Katchenko!
Andrei Katchenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jizzy Krup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Dakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krup comes to the cage accompanied by Killed by Death by Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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184 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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jizzy Krup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trey Dakota!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krup shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dakota as he avoids it easily.
Dakota works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krup shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dakota napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Krup wants to stand but Dakota is controlling his arm.
Krup tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krup has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dakota is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krup swings around for an armbar but Dakota sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Krup's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dakota looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krup is looking to stand up but Dakota isn't so interested in that idea.
Krup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krup has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dakota can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dakota is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dakota prevents Krup from getting back to his feet.
Krup has his foot on Dakota's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dakota works his way back into a safe position though.
Krup might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dakota sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krup pushes Dakota off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dakota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krup doesn't seem bothered though.
Krup throws a combination. Dakota tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Krup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krup drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakota bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krup's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krup is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dakota sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Krup.
Dakota with a jab.
Dakota fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krup checks it well.
Krup takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jizzy Krup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dakota looks to land a body kick but Krup moved away.
Dakota is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Krup throws a head kick that misses.
Krup shoots for a double leg takedown but Dakota sprawls well. He's pushed Krup's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jizzy Krup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dakota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krup moves away.
Krup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krup tries for a takedown but Dakota sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Dakota misses.
Krup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krup misses with a looping left.
Dakota cracks Krup with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krup throws a series of punches but Dakota moves out of range.
Krup tries to close the distance and clinch but Dakota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dakota counters with a nice uppercut.
Dakota has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Krup does no damage.
Dakota looks to land a left hand but Krup moved out of range nicely.
Krup shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dakota counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krup is breathing heavily.
Dakota scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dakota with a nice cross.
Dakota moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krup is rocked!
Dakota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Krup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dakota closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Krup! Dakota dives in looking to finish! Krup is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Dakota!
Trey Dakota took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedikt Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedikt Pushkar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedikt Pushkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czesio Niemen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niemen's waist but Niemen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pushkar off to one side.
Niemen throws a lazy uppercut
so Pushkar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Niemen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Niemen swinging wildly here.
Pushkar throws a right hand that Niemen ducks under and follows up with a left that Niemen also avoids with ease.
Niemen leaves Pushkar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pushkar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niemen leaves Pushkar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkar scores a takedown into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Niemen can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Pushkar dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar controlling the pace for now.
Pushkar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pushkar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pushkar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Niemen because Pushkar loaded up on that one.
Pushkar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pushkar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pushkar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pushkar tries to control but Niemen wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Niemen because Pushkar loaded up on that one.
Pushkar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pushkar content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Niemen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pushkar wants to control the pace but Niemen is squirming around nicely.
Pushkar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Niemen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Niemen!
Niemen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Niemen is looking to stand up but Pushkar won't let him.
Pushkar 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Benedikt Pushkar just wasn't active enough.
A punch lands to the side of Niemen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pushkar moves out of range as Niemen strikes.
Niemen throws a shot from downtown. Pushkar moves away and avoids it.
Pushkar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushkar looking for a submission but Niemen manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedikt Pushkar 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.
Pushkar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pushkar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niemen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pushkar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pushkar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Niemen is staying active underneath Pushkar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pushkar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pushkar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pushkar is working for a kimura here but Niemen manages to reverse the position and he's now in Pushkar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemen is looking to stand up but Pushkar won't let him.
Niemen wants to stand and escape but instead Pushkar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pushkar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pushkar wants to control from the top but Niemen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Niemen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pushkar, into his guard.
Niemen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck for Pushkar with that takedown attempt.
Pushkar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Pushkar there.
Niemen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Niemen.
Jab, jab by Niemen - just one landing.
A nice combination there by Pushkar.
Pushkar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niemen has time to react.
Czesio Niemen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Niemen misses.
A jab from Niemen misses.
Pushkar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Pushkar misses.
Pushkar scores with a nice right hand.
Pushkar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemen.
Pushkar dives in and grabs Niemen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niemen pushes down on Pushkar's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Benedikt Pushkar has been cut.
Pushkar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niemen swivels and escapes.
Niemen throws out a loose jab but Pushkar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedikt Pushkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushkar shoots in and gets a takedown into Niemen's guard.
Pushkar throws a big right hand that misses.
Benedikt Pushkar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Niemen is looking to stand up but Pushkar isn't so interested in that idea.
Pushkar stays in close to Niemen's body and controls the position.
Niemen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pushkar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pushkar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Benedikt Pushkar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benedikt Pushkar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pushkar slips under a jab.
Niemen misses with a body kick.
Pushkar blocks a jab.
Niemen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pushkar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Niemen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Niemen misses with a body shot.
Benedikt Pushkar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niemen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Czesio Niemen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niemen misses with a straight right.
Pushkar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pushkar tries for a takedown but Niemen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Niemen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niemen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niemen, right into the meat.
Niemen misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar shoots in looking for a takedown but Niemen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pushkar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niemen to the ground. Pushkar is now in Niemen's guard.
Niemen is looking to stand up but Pushkar isn't so interested in that idea.
Pushkar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Niemen has his feet on Pushkar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niemen enables Pushkar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niemen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pushkar 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.
Pushkar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pushkar trying to control but Niemen is working from the bottom.
Pushkar tries to free his leg and advance position but Niemen is retaining full guard.
Pushkar wants to control from the top but Niemen keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Niemen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niemen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pushkar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benedikt Pushkar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Niemen is avoiding damage well.
Pushkar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pushkar working the head with strikes.
Niemen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Niemen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pushkar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Niemen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pushkar tries for a kimura but Niemen is defending well.
Pushkar advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushkar throws a sloppy strike and Niemen uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Niemen has ended up in Pushkar's guard.
Czesio Niemen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niemen throwing strikes from guard but Pushkar blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedikt Pushkar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pushkar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedikt Pushkar!
Benedikt Pushkar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guybrush Threepwood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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263 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guybrush Threepwood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miodek checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Threepwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miodek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Threepwood throws a front kick aimed at Miodek's knee but Miodek avoids it well.
Miodek moves out of range as Threepwood throws a body kick.
A big right from Miodek misses.
Threepwood throws a leg kick but Miodek checks it.
Miodek has closed the distance and engaged Threepwood in a clinch.
Threepwood is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Threepwood fails to land.
Threepwood is pressed up against the cage. Miodek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Threepwood down to the mat. Threepwood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miodek pushes Threepwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Threepwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miodek goes for a takedown attempt but Threepwood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Threepwood misses the shot to the body.
Threepwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek clinches up against the cage.
Threepwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miodek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Threepwood tries a body shot but Miodek blocks it.
Threepwood misses with a body punch.
Threepwood has Miodek pressed against the cage.
Threepwood has a couple of punches blocked by Miodek.
Miodek goes for a takedown in the clinch but Threepwood prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Miodek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Threepwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Threepwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miodek has Threepwood pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Miodek pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Threepwood tumbling to the mat - Miodek dives into Threepwood's guard.
Threepwood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miodek's guard.
Threepwood wants to pass the guard but Miodek is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek 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.
Miodek is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Threepwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Miodek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Threepwood postures up.
Miodek wants to sweep here but Threepwood controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Threepwood blocks a jab.
Miodek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Miodek there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Threepwood, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood lands a leg kick that knocks Miodek off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Miodek misses its intended target.
Miodek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Threepwood. That did some damage!
Miodek throws a leg kick
and Threepwood counters with an outside leg kick.
Miodek is breathing heavily.
Threepwood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miodek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Threepwood digs a good hook to Miodek's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Threepwood.
Miodek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Threepwood.
Threepwood forces Miodek back against the cage and clinches.
Threepwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Threepwood.
Threepwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Miodek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Threepwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Miodek struggles to land a body shot inside as Threepwood controls his hands.
Miodek struggles to land a body shot inside as Threepwood controls his hands.
Miodek lands an elbow just above Threepwood 's eye.
Threepwood misses with the head strike.
Miodek misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Miodek fails to land.
Threepwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Threepwood avoids the elbow strike from Miodek, against the cage.
Miodek stalling in the clinch but Threepwood improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Threepwood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Miodek.
Miodek taking a breather.
Threepwood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miodek.
Miodek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Threepwood's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guybrush Threepwood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Threepwood throws a head kick but Miodek moves out of range.
Miodek cracks Threepwood with a good jab.
Samson Miodek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Miodek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miodek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Threepwood manages to avoid it.
Threepwood lands a jab to Miodek's midsection.
Miodek keeps Threepwood at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Threepwood.
Threepwood misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Threepwood!
Miodek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miodek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miodek throws the kick towards the body but Threepwood avoids it.
Miodek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Threepwood connects with a solid leg kick.
Threepwood throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Threepwood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Threepwood clobbers Miodek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miodek blocks the body kick.
Threepwood thuds his right hand into Miodek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Threepwood cracks Miodek with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Miodek looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Threepwood finish him?
Miodek is rocked!
It looks like Samson Miodek has been cut.
Threepwood scores with a leg kick.
Oh Miodek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miodek switches off momentarily and Threepwood cracks him with a monster right hand! Miodek topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Threepwood dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Threepwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guybrush Threepwood!
A victorious Guybrush Threepwood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayer comes to the cage accompanied by I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Aurelius has chosen Requiem For A Dream as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marcus Aurelius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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275 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayer as he avoids it easily.
Mayer misses with a body shot.
Marcus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer with a nice cross.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
Aurelius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mayer momentarily.
It looks like John Mayer has been cut.
Mayer slips a jab from Aurelius.
Mayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. Mayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelius loads up on a big right hand but Mayer slips the punch.
Aurelius lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius misses with a hook. Mayer ducked under it nicely.
Mayer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aurelius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayer avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
Mayer lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Mayer has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aurelius tries for a takedown but Mayer manages to get underhooks.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Aurelius.
Mayer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aurelius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aurelius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aurelius breaks from the clinch.
Mayer tries to work over Aurelius's front leg with a kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius throws an overhand right that lands on Mayer's shoulder, as Mayer tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayer fakes the leg kick and cracks Aurelius in the body.
Aurelius looks winded!
Aurelius thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body. Mayer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Mayer.
Aurelius moves out of range of the leg kick from Mayer.
Mayer thuds a left hand into Aurelius's body.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Aurelius throws a big shot that misses.
Mayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelius.
Mayer throws out a powerful jab.
Mayer lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jab by Mayer.
It looks like Marcus Aurelius has been cut.
Aurelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayer clinches up against the cage.
Mayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayer lands a body punch.
Mayer lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Mayer prevents Aurelius from breaking the clinch.
Mayer tries to land knees in the clinch but Aurelius avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayer tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aureliuss head.
Mayer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius takes a shot to the head.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayer.
Mayer working Aurelius over with knees to the body.
Mayer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Mayer.
Mayer lands with a right to the head.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mayer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mayer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayer stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelius fails to land.
Aurelius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayer misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Mayer throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Mayer.
Mayer swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Mayer scores with a hook to the body. Aurelius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer scores with a body shot.
Mayer thumps Aurelius with a low kick.
Mayer lands with a shot to the body.
Aurelius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mayer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mayer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aureliuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mayer instigates a clinch.
Mayer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
A short right from Mayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius has Mayer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aurelius wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayer won't allow it.
Mayer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aureliuss head.
Aurelius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelius.
Aurelius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelius.
Mayer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Mayer.
Mayer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aurelius is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelius misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayer.
Mayer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Mayer.
Mayer lands with a left to the head.
Mayer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aurelius avoiding damage as Mayer throws knees to the body.
Mayer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mayer on the inside.
Mayer tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Mayer is pressed up against the cage. Aurelius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayer down to the mat. Mayer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Aurelius.
Mayer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aurelius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelius doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body kick from Mayer.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mayer scores with a body shot.
Mayer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mayer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayer lands a big right hand that sends Aurelius crashing to the mat! Mayer stays standing though and waves Aurelius back to his feet!
Aurelius is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Aurelius.
Aurelius is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayer finish him?
Mayer misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Aurelius seems to have recovered his senses.
Aurelius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Aurelius misses.
John Mayer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayer cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer staying out of range there.
Mayer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelius checks a leg kick.
Mayer cracks Aurelius on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Aurelius falls backwards against the cage. Mayer follows up with more strikes that drop Aurelius to his knees. Mayer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Aurelius! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mayer!
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