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*NGF Fight Night 24* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Brothers Johnson - Get The Funk Out Of My Face as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Karl King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson stands up and beckons King to join him on the feet.
King fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King is rocked!
It looks like Karl King has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King fails with the takedown
and Johnson scores with a counter punch that sends King to the canvas! Johnson smells blood - he's punishing King with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! King has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Johnson!
John Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul McCracken is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover looks to throw the jab but McCracken is out of range.
McCracken avoids a kick to the body.
Glover connects with a single shot there.
Glover on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Glover lands a jab.
It looks like Paul McCracken has been cut.
McCracken moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but McCracken is retaining full guard.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCracken controls Glover momentarily but Glover frees himself.
Glover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Glover looking to pass the guard.
Glover is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover wants to control from the top but McCracken keeps moving.
Glover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Glover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Glover in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCracken is trying to control the position but Glover postures up.
Glover drops back looking for a leg! McCracken is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McCracken manages to kick Glover off! Glover jumps back into McCracken's guard.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but McCracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCracken wants to stand up but Glover is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is pushing down on McCracken's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCracken is fighting to maintain full guard but Glover has managed to sneak the leg through.
McCracken is looking to improve his position.
Glover trying to control from half guard but McCracken is working away.
McCracken looks like he's trying to stand up.
Glover seems to be looking for submissions.
Glover maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McCracken could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Glover has cracked it and McCracken is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Glover!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Glover!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Cerien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Avicii - Levels. Cerien has chosen House of the rising sun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cerien!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oliveira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oliveira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cerien can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cerien would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cerien postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cerien is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliveira has wrist control.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Cerien wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Cerien in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cerien must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cerien tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling from the bottom.
Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cerien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Oliveira is tightening it up a little... Cerien has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cerien reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cerien taps out! Nice BJJ there by Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vinicius Oliveira!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vinicius Oliveira made sure he mentioned Torment Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton has chosen Jungle War Drums! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Killer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clayton keeps working.
Clayton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Killer is working away from the top position though.
Clayton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Clayton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Killer.
Clayton is trying to stand up here but Killer is controlling him well.
Killer has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Clayton works to full guard.
Killer looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer wants to control from the top but Clayton keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clayton holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Justin Killer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Killer has a takedown stuffed.
John Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton throws a nice looking combination but Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clayton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clayton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Killer tries to clinch but Clayton moves out of range.
Clayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Killer tries to clinch up
enabling Clayton to counter with a crisp jab.
Killer darts in and clinches Clayton up against the cage.
Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Clayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killer.
Killer defending well as Clayton loads up on a big left hand.
Clayton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clayton circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clayton as he avoids it easily.
Clayton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Killer or perhaps it was just good defense by Clayton which made him look bad.
Clayton cracks a nice hook into Killer's ribs.
Killer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Killer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clayton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab, jab by Clayton - just one landing.
Clayton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Clayton stuns Killer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clayton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Killer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Killer's head.
Clayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Clayton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Killer wants to control but Clayton passes into side.
Clayton scoring with punches and elbows.
Killer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clayton.
Killer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killer keeps working.
Clayton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Killer down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clayton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Killer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clayton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clayton throws a sloppy head kick and Killer moves out of range easily.
Clayton fails to land with a series of punches.
Killer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clayton pinned against the cage. Clayton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clayton.
Killer tries a head kick but it misses.
Killer shoots in but no luck this time.
Clayton digs a good hook to Killer's body.
Clayton misses with a few strikes there.
Killer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Killer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clayton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton scores with a shot to the body.
Clayton looks to land a combination but Killer avoids it well.
Killer walks into a jab.
Killer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Killer is looking to stall here but Clayton recovers full guard.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Clayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Killer stopping the sweep attempt from Clayton.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Clayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton pulls Killer in close to his closed guard and prevents Killer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clayton keeping moving, preventing Killer from controlling successfully.
Justin Killer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Killer wants to clinch but Clayton slips to the side
and Clayton counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer moves in looking to clinch but Clayton pushes him off.
Clayton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clayton jabs Killer right on the nose. Killer blinks but takes it well.
Clayton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Clayton.
Clayton avoiding damage.
Killer blocks an elbow strike.
Clayton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clayton stops a takedown attempt from Killer.
Clayton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer gets control of Clayton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Killer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Killer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Killer managing to control the position.
Clayton preventing the sweep.
Killer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Killer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clayton's guard.
Killer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clayton wants to stand up but Killer is controlling him.
Killer tries to free his leg and advance position but Clayton is retaining full guard.
Killer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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!
Killer wants to stand and escape but instead Clayton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Clayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clayton scoring well with a low kick there.
Killer dodges the punch combination from Clayton.
Clayton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Killer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Clayton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Killer shoots for a takedown but Clayton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Clayton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Killer controls Clayton momentarily but Clayton frees himself.
Clayton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Killer keeps moving.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing.
Clayton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clayton slips nicely into half guard.
Clayton is thwarting Killer's attempts to control the position.
Clayton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clayton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Killer defending well though.
John Clayton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer is trying to maintain the position but Clayton is very close to passing his half guard.
Killer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.
Clayton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Killer dodges it nicely.
Clayton controlling the action here.
Killer is pressing down on Clayton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton throwing strikes from guard but Killer blocks nicely.
Clayton stands up over Killer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clayton landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clayton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clayton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clayton works over Killer with some ground and pound from guard.
Killer working a defensive guard here.
Killer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Clayton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clayton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clayton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Clayton tries to stand but Killer is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clayton keeps Killer at a distance using the push kick.
Clayton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clayton counters with a straight right hand.
Killer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Killer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clayton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Killer, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clayton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer tries a body shot but Clayton blocks it.
Justin Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killer lands an elbow just above Clayton 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Clayton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clayton 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Clayton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urrah comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Oney. Dirk Diggler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josef Urrah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urrah throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Urrah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab from Diggler.
Urrah misses with the combination.
Urrah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urrah moves away.
Diggler throws a jab but it's blocked by Urrah.
A head kick misses from Diggler.
Urrah throws out a loose jab but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggler checks a leg kick.
Diggler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urrah throws a looping overhand right but Diggler ducks down to avoid it.
Urrah throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urrah blocks a head kick by Diggler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urrah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diggler defends it nicely.
Diggler shoots in and gets a takedown into Urrah's guard.
Urrah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diggler.
Diggler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diggler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Urrah wants to sweep here but Diggler controlling him for the moment.
Diggler with a nice head shot there.
Urrah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diggler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diggler cracks Urrah with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler wants to get up but he can't break Urrah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Urrah looking for a sweep. Not yet Urrah, not yet.
Diggler distracts Urrah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Urrah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diggler has gone for a leg lock! Urrah slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diggler's guard.
Diggler being controlled here, momentarily.
Urrah won't allow Diggler to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urrah looking to sit in guard and control but Diggler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diggler wants to stand but Urrah is controlling his posture from full guard.
Diggler is looking to work some ground and pound but Urrah has wrist control.
Diggler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urrah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diggler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urrah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diggler drops back looking for a leg! Urrah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urrah manages to kick Diggler off! Diggler jumps back into Urrah's guard.
Urrah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Urrah is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Urrah has escaped and now he's on top!
Urrah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diggler manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Diggler drops back looking for a leg! Urrah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urrah manages to kick Diggler off! Diggler jumps back into Urrah's guard.
Diggler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urrah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urrah working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diggler throws a head kick but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah stuffs the takedown.
Urrah connects with a jab.
Urrah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urrah moves away.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Urrah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diggler throws a looping overhand right but Urrah ducks down to avoid it.
Urrah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diggler is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Diggler.
Diggler is still on wobbly legs! Can Urrah finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler looks to land a left hand but Urrah moved out of range nicely.
Diggler seems to have recovered his senses.
Urrah fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diggler to the ground. Urrah is now in Diggler's guard.
Urrah scoring with some ground and pound.
Urrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diggler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urrah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urrah trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler wants to stand and escape but Urrah is having none of it.
Urrah landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Diggler wants to stand but Urrah is controlling the position.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Urrah from controlling successfully.
Urrah throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler wants to stand but Urrah is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Urrah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Urrah wants to pass to mount but Diggler is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to kick Urrah off but Urrah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Urrah is looking to advance position but Diggler won't allow it.
Urrah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Urrah is working for a kimura but Diggler is defending it quite comfortably.
Urrah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Josef Urrah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Urrah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urrah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diggler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Urrah is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Urrah trying to control the action but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Urrah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diggler tries to kick Urrah off but Urrah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urrah misses with a head shot. Diggler uses the momentum to regain guard.
Urrah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diggler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diggler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diggler!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Urrah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diggler throws a head kick but Urrah moves out of range.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler throws a right and a left that Urrah avoids nicely.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urrah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diggler misses with a kick to the body.
Josef Urrah is winning the standup battle so far.
Urrah cracks Diggler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
Urrah just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk Diggler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urrah misses the shot to the body.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urrah feints and then cracks Diggler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggler down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Urrah counters with a takedown into side control.
Diggler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urrah lands a few punches from side control.
Urrah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Diggler!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Urrah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Urrah with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urrah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diggler hang on?
Urrah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Urrah there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah wants to control the pace but Diggler is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah working for a submission but Diggler is keeping him at bay.
Diggler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Urrah misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Urrah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diggler is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Urrah wants to control the action but instead Diggler gets a body lock and reverses into Urrah's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a big elbow that misses.
Urrah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diggler is not content to let Urrah control the position.
Diggler is trying to stand.
Urrah passes the guard and advances to mount!
Urrah thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Urrah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Urrah there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Urrah throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Urrah misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Urrah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Urrah looking to land elbow strikes but Diggler uses the position to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet.
Urrah wants to advance to full mount but Diggler doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Urrah wants to pass the guard but Diggler is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Urrah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urrah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Urrah!
In his post fight interview, Josef Urrah gave a big smile as he said 'A los que no creyeron, con perdon de las damas, que la chupen!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mcgillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernie Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Mcgillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgillicutty throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Mcgillicutty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Mcgillicutty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Mcgillicutty misses with a straight left.
Wright slips under a jab.
Mcgillicutty misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgillicutty misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Mcgillicutty checks it.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcgillicutty lands with a right hand.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright lands with a cross.
Mcgillicutty blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Jack Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mcgillicutty throws a combination that misses
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Mcgillicutty was not able to check.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcgillicutty lands a two punch combo.
Mcgillicutty throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Mcgillicutty misses with a head kick.
Mcgillicutty misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgillicutty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgillicutty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Mcgillicutty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Mcgillicutty.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcgillicutty blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgillicutty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Mcgillicutty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright blocks a head kick by Mcgillicutty.
Wright jabs at Mcgillicutty's body.
Mcgillicutty looks winded!
Mcgillicutty checks a low kick from Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Mcgillicutty shrugs it off though.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Mcgillicutty throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
Mcgillicutty drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Mcgillicutty.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Mcgillicutty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty is looking to chop away at Wright's legs.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgillicutty.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcgillicutty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgillicutty throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcgillicutty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mcgillicutty back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wright scores with a kick to the body.
Wright lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcgillicutty just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright blocks a head kick by Mcgillicutty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Wright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcgillicutty misses with a double jab.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcgillicutty throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgillicutty keeps working.
Wright wants to free his trapped foot but Mcgillicutty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wright trying to control from Mcgillicutty's half guard. Mcgillicutty has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mcgillicutty keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Mcgillicutty wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Mcgillicutty is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright prevents Mcgillicutty from getting back to his feet.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgillicutty is retaining full guard.
Wright passes Mcgillicutty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcgillicutty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wright is pressing down on Mcgillicutty's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcgillicutty is holding on for now.
Mcgillicutty kicks Wright off and gets back to his feet.
Wright sizes up Mcgillicutty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mcgillicutty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Mcgillicutty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Mcgillicutty.
Wright looks for the body kick but Mcgillicutty saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Mcgillicutty ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wright moves forwards but Mcgillicutty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcgillicutty connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Mcgillicutty avoids the body shot from Wright.
Mcgillicutty throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Mcgillicutty misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Mcgillicutty misses
and Wright makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mcgillicutty is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgillicutty throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a leg kick but Wright saw it coming and moves away.
Mcgillicutty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Mcgillicutty moved away.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Mcgillicutty with an uppercut!
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcgillicutty under the eye.
Mcgillicutty misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Mcgillicutty misses.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcgillicutty's hands.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright scores with a head kick.
Mcgillicutty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Mcgillicutty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Wright dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mcgillicutty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Mcgillicutty moves his leg out of the way.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcgillicutty. That did some damage!
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mcgillicutty.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcgillicutty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcgillicutty loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgillicutty. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgillicutty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgillicutty can do to turn this around?
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Mcgillicutty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcgillicutty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcgillicutty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Mcgillicutty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgillicutty there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mcgillicutty is rocked!
Mcgillicutty throws a sloppy head kick
and Wright counters with an outside leg kick.
Mcgillicutty is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgillicutty's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Mcgillicutty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
Mcgillicutty avoids a kick to the body.
Mcgillicutty ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Wright lands a jab.
Mcgillicutty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
Mcgillicutty 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.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Ernie Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgillicutty throws out the jab.
Wright staying out of range there.
Mcgillicutty misses with a low kick.
Mcgillicutty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright jabs at Mcgillicutty's body.
Wright staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Wright.
Mcgillicutty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Mcgillicutty throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Mcgillicutty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcgillicutty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
Wright delivers a nice body kick.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcgillicutty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Wright.
Jack Mcgillicutty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Mcgillicutty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mcgillicutty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a series of punches but Mcgillicutty avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Jack Mcgillicutty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgillicutty's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Mcgillicutty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgillicutty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcgillicutty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Mcgillicutty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Mcgillicutty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcgillicutty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Wright!
Ernie Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Rene Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodek has chosen Radioactive as his entrance music. Andre Rene Roussimoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Rene Roussimoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rene Roussimoff has closed the distance and engaged Miodek in a clinch.
Miodek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rene Roussimoff is trying to break the clinch but Miodek has him pressed against the cage.
Rene Roussimoff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miodek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rene Roussimoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miodek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andre Rene Roussimoff has been cut.
Miodek is pushing Rene Roussimoff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rene Roussimoff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miodek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miodek tries a body shot but Rene Roussimoff blocks it.
Miodek takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Samson Miodek has been cut.
Rene Roussimoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rene Roussimoff throws a series of punches but Miodek avoids them all with ease.
Miodek gets tackled into the cage by Rene Roussimoff. Rene Roussimoff maintains the clinch.
Rene Roussimoff looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Rene Roussimoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Miodek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rene Roussimoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miodek lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miodek.
Nice body punch from Miodek.
Miodek looking to throw knees to the head but Rene Roussimoff is blocking nicely.
Rene Roussimoff can't break the clinch.
Miodek lands a hook that snaps the head of Rene Roussimoff backwards.
Miodek lands an elbow that stopped Rene Roussimoff in his tracks for a moment.
Rene Roussimoff has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miodek after a bit of a struggle.
Miodek stalling.
Rene Roussimoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rene Roussimoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miodek misses with a knee to the head.
Miodek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Miodek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miodek has Rene Roussimoff pressed against the cage, preventing Rene Roussimoff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rene Roussimoff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rene Roussimoff wants to break free but Miodek has control.
Rene Roussimoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miodek has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Miodek.
Miodek pushes Rene Roussimoff against the cage. Miodek is working some dirty boxing. Miodek pushes off with a quick right hook! Rene Roussimoff goes down! Rene Roussimoff tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Miodek moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Miodek!
Samson Miodek tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Fry!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Didion misses with a lunging right hand
and Fry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Didion swinging wildly here.
Didion stuns Fry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Didion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Didion wants to clinch up but Fry keeps it at a distance.
Fry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fry throws a low kick, looking for Didion's leg but Didion calmly moves out of range.
Didion throws out a leg kick but Fry moves out of range and Didion only half commits.
Didion tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Didion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick and Didion moves out of range easily.
Didion misses with a hook. Fry ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Fry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Didion misses the body punch
and Fry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Didion's knee momentarily.
Didion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fry.
Fry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Didion's sensitive parts.
Didion on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Didion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fry drops Didion with a beautiful combination! Didion stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fry is looking for the KO!
Didion is rocked!
It looks like Zach Didion has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Didion connects with a single shot there.
Oh Didion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fry tries to score with a low kick but Didion moves his leg out of the way.
Didion seems to have got his legs back now.
Fry needs to keep his hands up - Didion had a free shot at his head there.
Fry scores with a nice body kick.
Fry throws a low kick, looking for Didion's leg but Didion calmly moves out of range.
Fry moves out of range as Didion strikes.
Didion tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
A left lands for Didion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry throws a low kick but Didion moves out of range easily.
Zach Didion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Didion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Didion uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Didion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Didion throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Fry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fry looks to land a body kick but Didion moved away.
Fry throws a shot to the body.
Fry throws a head kick that Didion semi-blocks.
Fry connects with a body shot that sends Didion's belly button to the back.
Didion scores with a three punch combo!
Didion looks to land a combination but Fry avoids it well.
Didion is breathing heavily.
Fry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fry lands a left and a right that send Didion crashing to the mat, dazed. Fry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Fry with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Didion.
Didion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fry dodges the punch combination from Didion.
Didion takes one to the chin there.
Fry slips under a jab from Didion.
Fry throws a low kick but Didion avoids it.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick
and Didion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Didion lands with a good body shot.
Didion avoids a kick to the body.
Didion misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fry.
Didion tries a low kick but Fry avoids it.
Didion misses with a double jab.
Didion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Didion as he checks the leg kick.
Didion tries to clinch but Fry is having none of it.
Nice body kick there by Fry.
Didion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fry's sensitive parts.
Didion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Didion tries to bum rush Fry with a series of wild strikes but Fry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Didion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Didion thows a leg kick but Fry checks it
and Fry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jab by Didion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Didion's cut.
That's time! Didion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Didion connects with a body shot.
Didion swings widly with a right hand
and Fry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fry slips a jab from Didion.
Fry ducks right into an uppercut from Didion.
Didion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick and Didion moves out of range easily.
Didion looks to score with a jab to the body but Fry is just out of range.
Didion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Didion misses with the combination.
Fry throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Didion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Didion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fry.
Fry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Didion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fry throws a sloppy head kick and Didion moves out of range easily.
Fry tries a head kick but it misses.
Didion blocks a leg kick.
Fry scores with a head kick.
Didion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Didion blocks a head kick by Fry.
Didion lands a nice looking body shot.
Fry misses with a head kick.
Didion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Didion instigates a clinch.
Fry can't find room to land a body shot as Didion controls the action.
Didion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Fry has been cut.
Fry with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Didion trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry avoids a wild elbow strike from Didion.
Didion has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fry lands an elbow just above Didion 's eye.
Fry blocks the elbow strike.
Fry avoids the elbow strike from Didion, against the cage.
Didion misses with a knee strike.
Didion tries a knee to the head but Fry blocks it.
Fry throws an elbow but it misses.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Didion blocks it.
Didion lands a nice elbow.
Fry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Didion avoids it.
Fry is looking to break free of the clinch but Didion has double underhooks.
Didion blocks an elbow strike.
Fry breaks from the clinch.
Fry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Didion takes a step back to recover.
Fry throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Fry.
Didion looks to land a right hand but Fry moved out of range.
Didion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fry. Fry obviously looking to wear him down.
Didion catches Fry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fry tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Fry.
A leg kick checked by Fry.
Didion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fry's head.
Didion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Fry tenderised Didion's leg. Didion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry throws a low kick, looking for Didion's leg but Didion calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Didion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Didion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Didion darts in trying to clinch
and Fry counters with a leg kick.
Didion throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Fry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fry cracks Didion with a right hand to the side of the head.
Didion looks to throw the jab but Fry is out of range.
Didion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Didion's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fry cracks Didion with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fry has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Didion to stand back up!
Didion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fry!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zach Didion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Didion swinging wildly here.
Didion throws a right hand that Fry ducks under and follows up with a left that Fry also avoids with ease.
Didion misses with a wild combination.
Didion gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Didion tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Fry is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Didion buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Didion!! Didion is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Fry throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Fry!
A relieved looking Jack Fry 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reptile Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roman Kowalski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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262 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope.
Kowalski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalski.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalski.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pope throws a leg kick
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Karl Pope has been cut.
Pope looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kowalski is defended easily by Pope.
Pope lands a jab to Kowalski's midsection.
Pope stuns Kowalski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Pope thuds his right hand into Kowalski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Pope.
Pope swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Pope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kowalski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pope throws a leg kick
and Kowalski counters with a nice body kick.
Pope drops his hands momentarily and Kowalski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Pope tries to clinch but Kowalski moves away
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good shot there by Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kowalski. Pope shrugs it off though.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kowalski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope is looking to wear down Kowalski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Pope misses
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Pope throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to clinch but Kowalski is avoiding it.
Kowalski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pope had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kowalski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pope in his tracks.
Pope thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kowalski if he has to take too many more of those.
Kowalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski checks a leg kick.
Kowalski falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Pope as he connects with a hook.
Kowalski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kowalski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands with a slapping head kick.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pope stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pope wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalski looks winded!
Pope looks to land a body kick but Kowalski moved away.
Kowalski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kowalski misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pope.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski tries to keep at a distance but Pope has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Pope's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalski. That did some damage!
Kowalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalski or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pope tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalski or not.
Pope lands with a light punch inside.
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kowalski needs to keep his hands up - Pope had a free shot at his head there.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Pope closes the distance and pushes Kowalski back into the cage.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalski is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to circle away but Kowalski has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pope.
Pope pulls guard successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Pope gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pope tries to free his leg and advance position but Kowalski is retaining full guard.
Pope pushes down on Kowalski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pope passes to side control.
Kowalski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pope wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pope tries to move to mount but Kowalski blocks the move with his legs.
Pope is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kowalski has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kowalski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kowalski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kowalski prevents Pope from moving into mount.
Pope sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kowalski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kowalski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pope's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pope prevents Kowalski from improving his position.
Kowalski manages to get to full guard.
Kowalski wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pope is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kowalski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pope has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pope with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kowalski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pope is one step ahead there.
Pope pushing down on Kowalski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pope with the ground and pound but Kowalski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kowalski has his foot on Pope's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pope works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski controls Pope momentarily but Pope frees himself.
Pope won't allow Kowalski to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Pope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Pope's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kowalski throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
Roman Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope connects with a body shot that sends Kowalski's belly button to the back.
Kowalski checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pope.
Pope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kowalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pope.
Nice shot lands for Pope.
Kowalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pope tries to work over Kowalski's front leg with a kick but Kowalski checks it.
Pope punishes Kowalski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kowalski tries to clinch
and Pope counters with a good, hard body kick but Kowalski shrugs it off.
Pope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
Pope wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Pope misses with a takedown
and Kowalski counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a kick to the body.
Pope fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalski.
Kowalski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pope finds it's way round the side to connect with Kowalski's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Pope.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pope is trying to defend but Kowalski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kowalski is looking to pass Pope's guard but actually Pope recovers to full guard.
Pope looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kowalski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pope looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski looking to sit in guard and control but Pope gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kowalski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pope defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karl Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pope preventing the sweep.
Kowalski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pope manages to get himself to full guard.
Kowalski trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Pope!
A very excited looking Karl Pope made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Summer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Judo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summer feints and as Judo raises his hands in defense, Summer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Judo is on top in guard.
Summer controls Judo momentarily but Judo frees himself.
Summer keeping full guard, as Judo tries to pass.
Summer keeping moving, preventing Judo from controlling successfully.
Judo postures up.
Judo trying to control the position from guard on top but Summer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judo lands a couple of digs.
Judo wants to control from the top but Summer keeps moving.
Judo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Summer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo slips nicely into half guard.
Summer is trying to control but can't.
Summer won't allow Judo to pass to mount.
Summer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Summer is staying active underneath Judo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Summer trying to control here.
Judo is pressing down on Summer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Summer is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo passes to side control.
Judo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Summer, who protects the arm well.
Summer is trying to control Judo's posture but Judo avoids it.
Summer dodges the ground and pound from Judo.
Judo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Summer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Judo trying to control the position but Summer is working away.
Summer struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Summer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Judo's guard! Nice work there by Summer!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Judo has his foot on Summer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summer works his way back into a safe position though.
Summer wants to control from the top but Judo keeps moving.
Judo is trying to keep Summer in close.
Judo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Judo is looking for a triangle here but Summer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Judo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Summer's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summer trying to pass the guard but Judo defending well.
Summer prevents Judo from improving his position.
Summer is trying to control the action in half guard but Judo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Judo is looking for a sweep. Summer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summer trying to control from half guard but Judo is working away.
Judo manages to get to full guard.
Judo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Summer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Judo's body to avoid the submission. Judo has instead reached around Summer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Judo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Judo!
Jack Judo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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