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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joules Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joules Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schnitz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Schnitz can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Schnitz is defending well.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Schnitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Schnitz dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Schnitz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Schnitz.
Johnson pushes Schnitz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schnitz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Schnitz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Schnitz working away.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Schnitz keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schnitz throwing strikes but missing.
Schnitz stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Schnitz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schnitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schnitz on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Schnitz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is striking off his back. Schnitz thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Schnitz trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Johnson defend it? Schnitz steps over the head and cranks it - Johnson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Schnitz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Schnitzer Schnitz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Robbie Williams - Come Undone. Veli Schwarzeneg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
19 - 29 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown
and Gridlock counters with a good low kick that Schwarzeneg was not able to check.
Schwarzeneg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gridlock can pounce on him.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown
and Gridlock moves into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gridlock after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gridlock lands with a right to the head.
Schwarzeneg is trying to break the clinch but Gridlock has him pressed against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but Gridlock won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Schwarzeneg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Gridlock.
Gridlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gridlock lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
Schwarzeneg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Gridlock.
Gridlock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg pulls Gridlock into guard.
Gridlock stands up from Schwarzeneg's guard - Gridlock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donk. Gridlock catches Schwarzeneg right on the button with a cross.
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Gridlock wobbles Schwarzeneg with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Gridlock dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Schwarzeneg to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alastair Gridlock!
A victorious Alastair Gridlock 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Melendez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Por Pramuki is trying to defend but Melendez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Melendez stops Por Pramuki from getting back to his feet.
Melendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melendez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Melendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Por Pramuki keeps working.
Por Pramuki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A decent looking cross lands there for Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Por Pramuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuki tries to stand but Melendez is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Por Pramuki shoots in but Melendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Melendez sprawls well. Melendez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buakaw Por Pramuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki shows good takedown defense.
Melendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Por Pramuki scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Javier Melendez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuki misses with a takedown
and Melendez counters with a single leg into guard. Por Pramuki didn't expect that.
Por Pramuki wriggles free and stands up.
Por Pramuki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melendez defends it nicely.
Por Pramuki has a takedown stuffed.
Melendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melendez closes the distance but Por Pramuki moves to the side
letting Por Pramuki counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Por Pramuki circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Por Pramuki throws a shot to the body.
Por Pramuki closes the distance and clinches up with Melendez, looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki pushes Melendez against the ropes but Melendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Por Pramuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Melendez sprawls well. Melendez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Por Pramuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melendez as he jumps to the side.
Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Por Pramuki sprawls well. He's pushed Melendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki fails with the takedown
and Melendez counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Por Pramuki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Melendez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Melendez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Por Pramuki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Por Pramuki prevents Melendez from improving position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Melendez wants to stand but Por Pramuki has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Por Pramuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Melendez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Por Pramuki shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Por Pramuki. No joy for Melendez on that attempt.
Por Pramuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Por Pramuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Por Pramuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Melendez's waist but Melendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Por Pramuki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buakaw Por Pramuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Por Pramuki with that takedown attempt.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Por Pramuki circles away.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Por Pramuki as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki fails with the takedown.
Por Pramuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melendez is fending him off so far but Por Pramuki persists. Nope, Melendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Melendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Por Pramuki is fending him off so far but Melendez persists. Nope, Por Pramuki circles away and we're back to standing.
Por Pramuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melendez circles away.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown but Melendez shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Melendez moves in looking to clinch but Por Pramuki pushes him off.
Por Pramuki shoots and misses
and Melendez moves into the clinch.
Melendez looking for a takedown.
Por Pramuki pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuki is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Melendez pushes down on Por Pramuki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Melendez is trying to work for a kimura but Por Pramuki is defending well.
Melendez prevents Por Pramuki from standing back up.
Melendez trying to mount his opponent but Por Pramuki defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez thows a huge punch but Por Pramuki dodges it nicely.
Por Pramuki pushes Melendez off looking to stand but Melendez dives back in and keeps control.
Melendez seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki kicks Melendez off and gets back to his feet.
Melendez has a takedown stuffed.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Por Pramuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Por Pramuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Por Pramuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melendez circles away.
Por Pramuki shoots and misses
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Por Pramuki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Melendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Por Pramuki sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Por Pramuki is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melendez.
Melendez wants to pass to mount but Por Pramuki is defending the position.
Por Pramuki is looking to escape.
Melendez trying to control the action but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuki kicks Melendez off and gets back to his feet.
Por Pramuki blocks a head kick by Melendez.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Por Pramuki circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuki tries for a takedown but Melendez circles away easily
so Melendez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Melendez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Melendez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melendez's head backwards.
Por Pramuki tries to bum rush Melendez with a series of wild strikes but Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Por Pramuki closes the distance and clinches up with Melendez, looking for a takedown. Por Pramuki pushes Melendez against the ropes but Melendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Por Pramuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melendez as he jumps to the side.
Por Pramuki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Melendez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Por Pramuki somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buakaw Por Pramuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Melendez is defended easily by Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki shoots in but Melendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Por Pramuki.
Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Por Pramuki sprawls well. He's pushed Melendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Por Pramuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Por Pramuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Melendez sprawls well. He's pushed Por Pramuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Por Pramuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Melendez as Por Pramuki shoots in.
Por Pramuki tries to keep at a distance but Melendez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Por Pramuki jumps guard.
Por Pramuki wants to stand up but Melendez is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Melendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Por Pramuki keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
Por Pramuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Melendez is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Melendez stops Por Pramuki from standing up.
Melendez 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Javier Melendez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Melendez as he avoids it easily.
Por Pramuki scores with a jab.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Melendez as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Melendez. No joy for Por Pramuki on that attempt.
Por Pramuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melendez is fending him off so far but Por Pramuki persists. Nope, Melendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Por Pramuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki stuffs the takedown attempt from Melendez. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Melendez moves in looking to clinch but Por Pramuki pushes him off.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Por Pramuki but Por Pramuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Por Pramuki defends it nicely.
Por Pramuki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Por Pramuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Por Pramuki 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 for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Buakaw Por Pramuki wins by unanimous decision!
Buakaw Por Pramuki 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djanki Manki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacksaw Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djanki Manki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hacksaw Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry tries to clinch up
letting Manki counter with a right hand.
Henry wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Manki cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Manki fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry tries to bum rush Manki with a series of wild strikes but Manki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Manki does it's job there.
Manki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manki misses with a wild body shot.
Henry looks to land a combination but Manki avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry avoids the body shot from Manki.
Manki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry tries to land a front kick but Manki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manki scores with a jab to the head.
Manki looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry wants to clinch but Manki slips to the side
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry drives through and clinches with Manki against the ropes.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry jumps guard but Manki turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Henry working aggressively here.
Henry has picked Manki up - he's going for a ride! Henry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Manki is trying to escape back to his feet but Henry uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Henry tries for a kimura but Manki is defending well.
Manki defending against the ground and pound.
Henry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henry working the strikes but Manki uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Manki tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Henry manages to move to mount!
Manki is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Manki slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry thows a huge punch but Manki dodges it nicely.
Manki is looking to escape.
Manki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manki tries to get out of the position.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manki is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Manki's temple.
Manki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manki kicks Henry off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry lands with a good body shot.
Manki is breathing heavily.
Manki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henry checks it well.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry drives through and clinches with Manki against the ropes.
Henry prevents Manki from breaking the clinch.
Henry misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manki's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hacksaw Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry moves away from the strike by Manki.
Manki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manki, as that shot connected.
Henry wants to clinch up but Manki keeps it at a distance.
and Manki counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Henry! He's just covering up as Manki starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djanki Manki!
During a confident post fight interview, Djanki Manki 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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26
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Jaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaa!
Randy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Silva is pressed up against the ropes. Jaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva misses with a combination
and Jaa counters by clinching up.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Jaa.
Jaa looking for a takedown.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jaa drops back down to his feet.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Jaa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva stands there with Jaa around his waist. Jaa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Silva tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with the combination.
Randy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaa.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jaa avoids them all with ease.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaa.
Silva misses with the combination.
Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling him.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Jaa's takedown attempt.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
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!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Tony Jaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jaa fails to land the takedown.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva is trying to push Jaa away but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Randy Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Jaa shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaa counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jaa pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Jaa.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Silva can't break the clinch.
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 Tony Jaa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Tony Jaa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jannis Arvanitidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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31
160 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jannis Arvanitidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arvanitidis throws a right hand that Impaler ducks under and follows up with a left that Impaler also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Arvanitidis.
Impaler throws a shot from downtown. Arvanitidis moves away and avoids it.
Impaler leaves Arvanitidis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Impaler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arvanitidis.
Impaler leaves Arvanitidis 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 Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Impaler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arvanitidis swivels and escapes.
Arvanitidis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Impaler circles away.
Arvanitidis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Impaler avoids it really well and circles away.
Impaler thows a body shot but no joy.
Impaler misses with a looping right.
Impaler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arvanitidis manages to avoid it.
No luck for Impaler with that takedown attempt.
Impaler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arvanitidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arvanitidis throws a nice looking combination but Impaler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arvanitidis fails with the takedown
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arvanitidis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Impaler counters with a single leg into guard. Arvanitidis didn't expect that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arvanitidis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Impaler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arvanitidis is working away from the top position though.
Impaler is refusing to be controlled, as Arvanitidis sits in half guard.
Impaler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arvanitidis is working away from the top position though.
Impaler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arvanitidis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arvanitidis's back!
A lull in the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Impaler slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis staying busy and making it hard for Impaler to control.
Arvanitidis can't escape the position.
Good control from Impaler.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, with Impaler on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Arvanitidis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vlad Impaler.
Arvanitidis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Impaler.
Arvanitidis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Impaler's half guard.
Impaler is looking for a sweep. Arvanitidis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Impaler looking for submissions off his back.
Impaler looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Impaler!
Impaler is desperately trying to improve his position but Arvanitidis has a good base and remains in mount.
Arvanitidis tries to control but Impaler wriggling away.
Arvanitidis stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Impaler fails with a takedown attempt.
Arvanitidis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Impaler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arvanitidis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arvanitidis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler is looking for a sweep. Arvanitidis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arvanitidis stalling.
Impaler landing strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler gets back to full guard.
Impaler working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Impaler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad Impaler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Impaler drops his hands momentarily and Arvanitidis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Impaler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arvanitidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Impaler shoots in but Arvanitidis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Impaler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arvanitidis.
A big left from Impaler misses.
Arvanitidis has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Arvanitidis.
Arvanitidis has his takedown stuffed
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jannis Arvanitidis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Impaler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jannis Arvanitidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Impaler lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler feints and as Arvanitidis raises his hands in defense, Impaler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arvanitidis is trying to keep Impaler in close.
Impaler stands up over Arvanitidis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arvanitidis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arvanitidis looking for a guillotine here but Impaler defends easily.
Impaler pushing down on Arvanitidis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Impaler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arvanitidis wants to get back to full guard but Impaler has mounted him!
Arvanitidis tries to hold on but Impaler pushes him away.
Arvanitidis is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Impaler tries to control but Arvanitidis wriggling away.
Impaler dominating with strikes here.
Arvanitidis is in a horrible position here. Impaler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Impaler lands with some strikes.
Arvanitidis is rocked!
Arvanitidis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Arvanitidis wants to stand but Impaler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Arvanitidis is proving a slippery customer.
Impaler controlling the position.
Arvanitidis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arvanitidis trying to control the position from guard on top but Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vlad Impaler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Arvanitidis is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Impaler is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Impaler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arvanitidis keeping moving, preventing Impaler from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vlad Impaler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Impaler gets caught napping as Arvanitidis dives in and scores a takedown. Impaler manages to retain guard.
Impaler controls Arvanitidis momentarily but Arvanitidis frees himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arvanitidis tries to free his leg and advance position but Impaler is retaining full guard.
Arvanitidis postures up.
Impaler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Impaler trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Impaler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arvanitidis actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arvanitidis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Impaler pulls his head out easily.
Arvanitidis is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Impaler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Impaler lands with a shot to the body.
Arvanitidis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Impaler is out of range and Arvanitidis settles back down.
Jannis Arvanitidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arvanitidis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
Impaler lands a lovely overhand right.
Impaler with a nice cross.
Arvanitidis has a takedown stuffed.
Vlad Impaler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Impaler cracks Arvanitidis with an open hand slap.
Arvanitidis shoots and misses
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impaler misses with a takedown attempt - Arvanitidis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Impaler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arvanitidis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler shoots in for a takedown but Arvanitidis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Impaler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arvanitidis did well to prevent Impaler getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler moves into full mount! Arvanitidis won't be happy about that!
Impaler breaks from Arvanitidis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Arvanitidis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Impaler with shots to the head and body - Arvanitidis looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Impaler.
Impaler dominating with strikes here.
Arvanitidis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Arvanitidis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arvanitidis is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Impaler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arvanitidis taking some punishment here, with Impaler in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arvanitidis wants to get back to full guard.
Arvanitidis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Impaler stalling.
Impaler trying to control from half guard but Arvanitidis is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Impaler is keen to just control but Arvanitidis is a slippery customer.
Impaler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arvanitidis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Impaler is working away from the top position though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Impaler wants to control but Arvanitidis is keeping him busy.
Impaler passes to side control.
Impaler is chipping away with strikes.
Impaler just content to control the position.
Impaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arvanitidis keeps working.
Arvanitidis seems to have got his legs back now.
Impaler working the head with strikes.
Impaler scoring with punches from side control.
Arvanitidis being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Impaler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arvanitidis down.
Impaler trying to control the position but Arvanitidis is working away.
Arvanitidis tries to improve position but can't.
Impaler working the ground and pound.
Arvanitidis is not content to let Impaler control the position.
Impaler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arvanitidis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Impaler is trying to control. Arvanitidis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Impaler lands strikes from half guard.
Arvanitidis looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vlad Impaler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arvanitidis wants to get back to full guard.
Jannis Arvanitidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Impaler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arvanitidis is staying active underneath Impaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arvanitidis looking for submissions off his back.
Arvanitidis trying to hold on to Impaler's head to control him but Impaler postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Impaler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Impaler lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Impaler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Impaler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Vlad Impaler!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Vlad Impaler!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Vlad Impaler!
Vlad Impaler wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Vlad Impaler 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Spanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garcia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In Da Club. Spanner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven Drunken Nights - The Dubliners kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Freddie Garcia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Spanner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Spanner.
Mick Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanner rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spanner smiles and moves away.
Spanner tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Spanner shoots in and gets a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Spanner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spanner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Spanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia controls Spanner momentarily but Spanner frees himself.
Spanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spanner trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spanner tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spanner is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Spanner is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner manages to get back to half guard.
Spanner actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garcia is thwarting Spanner's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanner is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spanner manages to get to full guard.
Spanner will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Spanner keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Spanner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanner striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems.
Spanner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Spanner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Garcia is in close to Spanner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garcia trying to control but Spanner is working from the bottom.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spanner wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spanner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Spanner, not yet.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spanner's head.
Spanner looking to control.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia won't allow Spanner to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia connects with a couple of short punches.
Spanner keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Freddie Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spanner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Spanner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spanner throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Spanner keeps moving.
Spanner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Spanner trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Spanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to control.
Spanner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Spanner has passed into half guard!
Spanner wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Spanner sits in half guard.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spanner connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanner wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spanner wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Spanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spanner seems to be looking for submissions.
Spanner is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spanner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is trying to control but Spanner passes into side control!
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Spanner landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Spanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is not content to let Spanner control the position.
Spanner is stalling here. Garcia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Spanner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Garcia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Spanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spanner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spanner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spanner wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Spanner tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Spanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanner sneaks back into half guard.
Spanner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spanner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spanner wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spanner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Spanner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spanner lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Spanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spanner moves into the clinch.
Spanner breaks the clinch.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Spanner counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Spanner lands a couple of elbows.
Spanner is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spanner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spanner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Spanner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia has his foot on Spanner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spanner works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia has his feet on Spanner's thighs here. He's pushed Spanner 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! Spanner screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddie Garcia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso comes to the ring accompanied by Hank Williams SR. . This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silver Back!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Back, pushing him back against the ropes.
Back wants to break free but Kalaso has control.
Back is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kalaso is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Back to the mat. Back regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kalaso trying to control but Back is working from the bottom.
Kalaso wants to pass the guard but Back is keeping the position.
Back is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Back wants to sweep here but Kalaso controlling him for the moment.
Kalaso working some strikes from top position.
Kalaso postures up.
Back escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kalaso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Back pulls Kalaso in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back keeping full guard, as Kalaso tries to pass.
Back working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalaso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalaso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Back keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Back wants to sweep here but Kalaso controlling him for the moment.
Back working a defensive guard here.
Back looking for a guillotine here but Kalaso defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kalaso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Back is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back controls Kalaso momentarily but Kalaso frees himself.
Kalaso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Back has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalaso has managed to get both his arms back between Back's legs - danger averted.
Kalaso trying to control the position from guard on top but Back is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back is trying to keep Kalaso in close.
Kalaso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalaso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Back working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalaso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalaso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kalaso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kalaso trying to control but Back is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso is looking to work some ground and pound but Back has wrist control.
Back throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalaso advances position into side control!
Kalaso with the ground and pound but Back regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Back regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kalaso throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Back not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but Back keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalaso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harvi Kalaso will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Back takes a swing at Kalaso's ribcage but misses.
Back throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalaso connects with a body shot that sends Back's belly button to the back.
Back drives through with a takedown into Kalaso's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kalaso wants to sweep here but Back controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kalaso is on top in guard.
Back is trying to control the position but Kalaso postures up.
Back 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.
Kalaso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Back manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalaso manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalaso is trying to keep Back in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Back's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Back trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalaso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso trying to keep a closed guard but Back is proving a slippery customer.
Back working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalaso's head.
Kalaso wants to sweep but no luck.
Back advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalaso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kalaso is staying active underneath Back, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Back throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Back with the ground and pound but Kalaso uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Back wants to control from the top but Kalaso keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kalaso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalaso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back stopping the sweep attempt from Kalaso.
Kalaso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Back advances position into side control!
Kalaso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Back trying to control the position but Kalaso is working away.
Back looks up at the clock and then as Kalaso takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Back smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kalaso tries to buck Back off but Back is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back tries to advance to mount but Kalaso denies him.
Back looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kalaso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Back's best efforts.
Kalaso is refusing to be controlled, as Back sits in half guard.
Back is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kalaso preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Back tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kalaso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Back showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kalaso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Back is trying to defend but Kalaso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kalaso wants to control but Back is keeping him busy.
Back has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalaso is working away from the top position though.
Back slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Back keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Back avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Back trying to control the position.
Back working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kalaso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kalaso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso wants to control from the top but Back keeps moving.
Back throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalaso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Back controls Kalaso momentarily but Kalaso frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Back had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalaso defends it easily.
Kalaso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Back regains half guard.
Kalaso trying to control from half guard but Back is working away.
Kalaso prevents Back from improving his position.
Kalaso trying to control from half guard but Back is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back is looking to improve his position.
Kalaso trying to mount his opponent but Back defends it.
Kalaso wants to work for an arm triangle but Back is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silver Back has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Back manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kalaso looking to sit in guard and control but Back gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kalaso keeping moving, preventing Back from controlling successfully.
Back throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Back working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Back wants to control from the top but Kalaso keeps moving.
Back is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Back won't allow Kalaso to sweep him here.
Kalaso is working hard here to advance position.
Back slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Back lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kalaso down.
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!
Kalaso sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Harvi Kalaso did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Back pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Back tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalaso was well out of range. Poor timing from Back.
Back tries to land a leg kick but Kalaso saw it coming and moves away.
Kalaso feints and as Back raises his hands in defense, Kalaso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kalaso trying to control the position from guard on top but Back is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalaso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Back's guard.
Nice strikes from Kalaso there.
Back actively working from the bottom here.
Kalaso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kalaso is keen to just control but Back is a slippery customer.
Kalaso throws a strike but Back avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back keeping moving, preventing Kalaso from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalaso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kalaso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Back keeping full guard, as Kalaso tries to pass.
Back is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kalaso rolls with it to try and escape but Back cranks on the arm and Kalaso is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silver Back!
Silver Back is the new lightweight champion!
Silver Back 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jol Katarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jol Katarin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg throws a leg kick but Katarin moved away.
Soderberg misses with a looping left.
Soderberg throws a leg kick which misses Katarin's front leg but catches the back leg as Katarin tries to avoid it.
Soderberg throws a head kick but Katarin moves out of range.
Soderberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Katarin finds it's way round the side to connect with Soderberg's head.
Soderberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katarin swings for the body but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katarin's calf.
Katarin throws a shot from downtown. Soderberg moves away and avoids it.
Soderberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soderberg throws a body kick that misses.
Soderberg tries a low kick but Katarin avoids it.
Soderberg scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soderberg throws a leg kick that misses.
Soderberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarin misses with a jab to the body
and Soderberg counters with a good low kick that Katarin was not able to check.
Katarin moves out of range of the leg kick from Soderberg.
A jab from Soderberg does it's job there.
Soderberg throws a leg kick but Katarin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hjalmar Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katarin looking to score a takedown here. Soderberg is defending well but Katarin drives through and ends up in Soderberg's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soderberg looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Katarin wants to control from the top but Soderberg keeps moving.
Soderberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Katarin looking to sit in guard and control but Soderberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Katarin trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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!
Katarin is looking for a triangle but Soderberg pushes his legs off easily.
Soderberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Soderberg'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.
Soderberg looking to sit in guard and control but Katarin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soderberg is trying to control the position but Katarin postures up.
Katarin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katarin is one step ahead there.
Soderberg is working hard here to advance position.
Katarin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soderberg is trying to control the position but Katarin postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soderberg 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.
Soderberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Katarin is controlling Soderberg's trapped leg to prevent Soderberg from advancing to side control.
Katarin is not content to let Soderberg control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soderberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katarin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg wants to control but Katarin is keeping him busy.
Soderberg is trying to work for a kimura but Katarin is defending well.
Katarin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Katarin is pressing down on Soderberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Katarin has control of Soderberg's left arm, preventing Soderberg from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soderberg advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katarin tries to buck Soderberg off but Soderberg is having none of it.
Katarin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Soderberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soderberg lands a high kick!
Soderberg jabs Katarin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hjalmar Soderberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Soderberg lands a leg kick that knocks Katarin off balance momentarily.
Soderberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katarin.
Katarin lands a nice shot that snaps Soderberg's head back.
Soderberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soderberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Katarin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Soderberg did well to prevent Katarin getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg gets back to full guard.
Katarin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Katarin stopping the sweep attempt from Soderberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soderberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Katarin passes Soderberg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Soderberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Katarin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Katarin's back!
Soderberg is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Katarin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Katarin for a finish.
Hjalmar Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here.
Soderberg is really struggling to control Katarin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Katarin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Soderberg off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarin is in bad spot here.
Soderberg is persistently looking for the submission but Katarin is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Katarin is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hjalmar Soderberg!
Hjalmar Soderberg retains his light heavyweight title!
Hjalmar Soderberg decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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