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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kokoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Sekish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Kokoev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kokoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Sekish!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokoev throws a jab when Sekish was well out of range.
Sekish closes the distance and clinches.
Kokoev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sekish displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kokoev up against the cage.
Kokoev jumps guard but Sekish turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kokoev is trying to break the clinch but Sekish has him pressed against the cage.
Kokoev looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sekish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sekish lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alexandr Kokoev has been cut.
Sekish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kokoev backwards.
Sekish lands an elbow that stopped Kokoev in his tracks for a moment.
Kokoev takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekish lands an elbow that stopped Kokoev in his tracks for a moment.
Sekish is pushing Kokoev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kokoev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sekish to keep the fight standing.
Kokoev is trying to force a seperation but Sekish has the dominant position.
Sekish lands a nice elbow.
Sekish gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kokoev is looking to break free of the clinch but Sekish has double underhooks.
Sekish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sekish lands an elbow inside.
Sekish lands with a right to the head.
Sekish avoiding damage.
Sekish lands an elbow just above Kokoev 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekish lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sekish.
Alexandr Kokoev's cut is getting worse.
Sekish lands a nice elbow.
Sekish lands a damaging elbow.
Sekish will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kokoev up against the cage.
Sekish lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekish misses with an elbow strike.
Sekish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kokoev's defenses.
Kokoev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sekish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Kokoev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sekish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekish cracks Kokoev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexandr Kokoev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sekish lands a big uppercut and Kokoev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kokoev looks OK. Sekish waves Kokoev back to his feet!
Kokoev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sekish has Kokoev up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Kokoev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sekish breaks from the clinch.
Kokoev seems to have got his legs back now.
Sekish throws a series of punches but Kokoev avoids them all with ease.
Sekish wants to clinch up but Kokoev keeps it at a distance.
Sekish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sekish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mustafa Sekish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekish closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kokoev! Sekish dives in looking to finish! Kokoev 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 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Sekish!
During a confident post fight interview, Mustafa Sekish thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn has chosen Dixie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Autumn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Autumn.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Autumn tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Autumn to the ground. Autumn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Autumn tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Autumn instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Autumn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Autumn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Autumn tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Autumn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Autumn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Autumn to keep the fight standing.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Autumn has him pressed against the cage.
Autumn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Autumn looks winded!
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a triangle. Autumn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Diaz's body to avoid the submission. Diaz has instead reached around Autumn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Diaz arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Laurinaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Laurinaitis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Laurinaitis !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that Karelin avoids nicely.
Laurinaitis misses with a few strikes there.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that Karelin avoids nicely.
Laurinaitis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laurinaitis throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Laurinaitis throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Laurinaitis feints a jab promting Karelin to slip. Laurinaitis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karelin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Laurinaitis .
A combination from Laurinaitis does no damage.
Laurinaitis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laurinaitis .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laurinaitis .
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karelin shoots in and bounces Laurinaitis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Karelin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laurinaitis working a defensive guard here.
Karelin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control but Laurinaitis is working from the bottom.
Laurinaitis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laurinaitis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laurinaitis keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laurinaitis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laurinaitis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laurinaitis !
Laurinaitis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Karelin's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Karelin just wasn't active enough.
Laurinaitis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laurinaitis misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Laurinaitis .
A punch combination from Laurinaitis misses.
Laurinaitis 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laurinaitis duly obliges.
Laurinaitis stalks Karelin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karelin's face. Karelin staggers backwards, shaken.
Laurinaitis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Laurinaitis scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurinaitis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Laurinaitis does no damage.
Laurinaitis swinging wildly here.
Laurinaitis fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurinaitis looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Laurinaitis . Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Laurinaitis does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurinaitis misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laurinaitis fails to land with a series of punches.
Karelin dodges the punch combination from Laurinaitis .
Bob Laurinaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Laurinaitis 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.
Laurinaitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laurinaitis misses with a few strikes there.
Laurinaitis throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Laurinaitis swinging wildly here.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis throws a series of punches but Karelin avoids them all with ease.
Bob Laurinaitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laurinaitis misses with a two punch combination.
Laurinaitis is breathing heavily.
Karelin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Karelin is keen to just control but Laurinaitis is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is just content to waste time from the top position. Laurinaitis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Karelin trying to control but Laurinaitis is working from the bottom.
Karelin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Laurinaitis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karelin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karelin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karelin trying to control but Laurinaitis is working from the bottom.
Laurinaitis is trying to keep Karelin in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Karelin just wasn't active enough.
Laurinaitis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis swinging wildly here.
Laurinaitis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karelin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Karelin trying to control but Laurinaitis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laurinaitis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laurinaitis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laurinaitis !
Karelin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karelin tries to get out of the position.
Laurinaitis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Laurinaitis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Karelin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laurinaitis on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurinaitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karelin keeps working.
Karelin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karelin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laurinaitis tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that Karelin avoids nicely.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurinaitis misses with a series of wild punches.
Laurinaitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that Karelin avoids nicely.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurinaitis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karelin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laurinaitis did well to prevent Karelin getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Karelin is looking for a kimura but Laurinaitis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karelin to get the leverage.
Karelin wants to work for an arm triangle but Laurinaitis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karelin is just content to waste time from the top position. Laurinaitis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Karelin trying to control but Laurinaitis is working from the bottom.
Karelin is pushing down on Laurinaitis 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laurinaitis is fighting to maintain full guard but Karelin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is looking for a kimura but Laurinaitis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karelin to get the leverage.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Laurinaitis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Karelin is trying to control. Laurinaitis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin wants to pass to mount but Laurinaitis is defending the position.
Laurinaitis trying to control but Karelin postures up.
Karelin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Karelin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Laurinaitis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurinaitis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurinaitis looks to land a combination but Karelin avoids it well.
Laurinaitis tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis misses with the combination.
Bob Laurinaitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin shoots in and bounces Laurinaitis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Laurinaitis keeps moving.
Karelin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Karelin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from Laurinaitis misses.
No joy there for Laurinaitis , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karelin 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!
A relieved looking Alex Karelin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomski Jarzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tomski Jarzynski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tomski Jarzynski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 lbs
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomski Jarzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Dogg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarzynski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jarzynski throws a head kick that misses.
Dogg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jarzynski. That one must have hurt.
Dogg is looking to slow Jarzynski down with leg kicks.
Dogg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarzynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dogg.
Jarzynski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dogg as he jumps to the side.
Dogg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dogg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dogg 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.
Dogg jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dogg trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogg has his feet on Jarzynski's thighs here. He's pushed Jarzynski off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jarzynski screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcel Dogg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Gunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vatican Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Gunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunter misses the shot to the body.
Rossi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rossi's efforts to push away.
Rossi tries to break the clinch but Gunter is controlling the position.
Gunter avoiding damage.
Rossi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gunter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rossi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunter slows down the pace here.
Rossi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gunter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rossi can't break the clinch.
Gunter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gunter has Rossi pressed against the cage, preventing Rossi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Gunter.
Gunter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rossi can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi tries to break free but Gunter pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rossi is pressed up against the cage. Gunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossi down to the mat. Rossi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Gunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Rossi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
Rossi throws a combination that misses
and Gunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rossi misses with a combination
and Gunter counters with a nice body shot.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Gunter moves out of range easily.
Rossi looks winded!
Rossi throws a left and a right that both miss
so Gunter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Gunter from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johan Gunter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rossi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunter lands with an overhand left.
Gunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunter misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunter counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunter misses with a body shot.
Gunter takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi misses with a combination
and Gunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rossi up against the cage.
Gunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rossi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rossi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rossi being controlled against the cage.
Rossi tries to circle away but Gunter has him pinned against the cage.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Gunter has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi tries to stall but Gunter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunter lands with a light punch inside.
Gunter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunter gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gunter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johan Gunter.
Gunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunter slips a jab from Rossi.
Rossi swinging wildly here.
Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Gunter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Gunter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rossi tries to bum rush Gunter with a series of wild strikes but Gunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rossi throws a nice looking combination but Gunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossi throws a combination that misses
and Gunter counters with a two punch combo.
Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rossi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rossi prevents it.
Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunter lands a slapping body shot.
Gunter is looking to wear down Rossi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunter clinches.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Gunter pushes Rossi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Rossi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter goes for a takedown attempt but Rossi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rossi lands with a right hand.
Rossi misses with a double jab
and Gunter counters with a three punch combo that has Rossi backing up. Rossi nods at Gunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Gunter rushes Rossi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gunter leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Rossi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gunter stalling the fight.
Rossi fails to pull guard.
Gunter pushes Rossi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gunter stalling in the clinch.
Rossi is pressed up against the cage. Gunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossi down to the mat. Rossi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Gunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunter moves into range and clinches up with Rossi.
Johan Gunter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Gunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunter has him pressed against the cage.
Gunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rossi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rossi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunter stalling against the cage.
Gunter looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi is pressed up against the cage. Gunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossi down to the mat. Rossi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rossi throws a right hand that Gunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunter also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rossi, as that shot connected.
Rossi throws a right hand that Gunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunter also avoids with ease.
Johan Gunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rossi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rossi wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunter won't allow it.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Gunter is controlling him.
Gunter just leaning against Rossi, taking a breather.
Rossi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rossi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gunter smiles and moves away.
Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunter, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunter as he connects with a hook.
Gunter gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunter digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Gunter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rossi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunter is really struggling to control Rossi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Gunter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rossi throws a right hand that Gunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunter also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Rossi shoots for a takedown but Gunter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rossi misses with a combination
and Gunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunter counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Carlo Rossi has been cut.
Gunter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rossi is trying to defend but Gunter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunter slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gunter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rossi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rossi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rossi tries to kick Gunter off but Gunter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rossi tries to kick Gunter off in order to stand up. Gunter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rossi dodges the ground and pound from Gunter.
Gunter working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunter throws a strike aimed at the side of Rossi's head but Rossi avoids it well.
Gunter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet here but Gunter is keeping cool and he's managed to take Rossi's back.
Rossi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunter lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rossi's head.
Gunter throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gunter is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
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.
Rossi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gunter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunter missing with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Gunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunter 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Gunter!
After the big win, Johan Gunter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eremey Karatygin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has chosen Juno Reactor - Pistolero as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eremey Karatygin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nowak.
Nowak tries a low kick but Karatygin avoids it.
Karatygin looks to land a combination but Nowak avoids it well.
Karatygin cracks Nowak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nowak swings for the body but Karatygin moves out of range.
Karatygin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Karatygin misses.
Karatygin throws a hook but Nowak avoids it easily.
Nowak moves out of range as Karatygin strikes.
Nowak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nowak lands a big head kick that sends Karatygin tumbling to the mat! Nowak takes a step backwards and waves Karatygin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karatygin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowak slips a straight right by Karatygin.
Oh Karatygin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karatygin throws a big shot that misses.
Nowak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karatygin, pushing him back against the cage.
Karatygin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowak tries to work over Karatygin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karatygin is trying to pull guard but Nowak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nowak.
Nowak working Karatygin over with knees to the body.
Karatygin is breathing heavily.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowak unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Karatygin out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Karatygin off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Michal Nowak!
An out of breath Michal Nowak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvester Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Pupkoff enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvester Smith!
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, Ivan Pupkoff!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pupkoff.
Pupkoff instigates a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Pupkoff has him pressed against the cage.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff jabs at Smith's body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Pupkoff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pupkoff scores with a push kick.
Pupkoff has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pupkoff lands a nice looking body kick.
Pupkoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pupkoff shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Pupkoff to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Silvester Smith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OH! Smith has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Pupkoff smells blood and charges in for the finish! Pupkoff unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Smith sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Pupkoff!
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