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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Schwarzeneg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
19 - 30 - 2 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melendez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Melendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melendez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg stands up and beckons Melendez to his feet.
Schwarzeneg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Melendez tries to clinch up but Schwarzeneg circles away and keeps his distance.
Melendez tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves out of range.
Schwarzeneg misses with a double jab.
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Melendez's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg landing some decent shots from guard.
Melendez controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melendez is proving hard to escape from.
Melendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schwarzeneg passes into half guard.
Melendez trying to control here.
Schwarzeneg is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to roll over but Schwarzeneg keeps him under control.
Schwarzeneg is thwarting Melendez's attempts to control the position.
Melendez manages to get to full guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melendez controls Schwarzeneg momentarily but Schwarzeneg frees himself.
Schwarzeneg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes from guard but Melendez blocks nicely.
Schwarzeneg throwing strikes but missing.
Melendez controlling Schwarzeneg's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melendez is proving hard to escape from.
Schwarzeneg preventing the sweep.
Melendez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schwarzeneg defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg tries to free his leg and advance position but Melendez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schwarzeneg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
A low kick from Melendez misses
and Schwarzeneg moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwarzeneg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melendez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Schwarzeneg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg is stalling here. Melendez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schwarzeneg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Melendez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Melendez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schwarzeneg is pushing Melendez's head away, looking to escape. Melendez manages to hold on to the position though.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a sweep.
Melendez wants to control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him busy.
Schwarzeneg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Melendez off and has taken his back!
Schwarzeneg is trying to stick to Melendez's back but Melendez is turning into Schwarzeneg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Schwarzeneg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Melendez.
Schwarzeneg is trying to keep Melendez in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Schwarzeneg keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Melendez prevents Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneg is keeping the position for now.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melendez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzeneg is retaining full guard.
Melendez pushing down on Schwarzeneg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schwarzeneg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Melendez stops Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
Veli Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schwarzeneg is just riding it out for now. Melendez eventually gives up the hold.
Schwarzeneg tries to kick Melendez off but Melendez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Schwarzeneg tries to kick Melendez off but Melendez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is working for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is defending it quite comfortably.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Schwarzeneg is working away.
Melendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schwarzeneg defends it well.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand back up but Melendez is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schwarzeneg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schwarzeneg trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Melendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Melendez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schwarzeneg has worked his arm free - good work by Schwarzeneg!
Melendez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Schwarzeneg some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Schwarzeneg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Melendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schwarzeneg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schwarzeneg.
Melendez fails to pull guard.
Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Melendez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schwarzeneg somewhat.
Melendez wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side
and Schwarzeneg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veli Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg leaves Melendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Melendez.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Melendez is trying to control but can't.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but Melendez is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez is not content to let Schwarzeneg control the position.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg is pressing down on Melendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Melendez is holding on for now.
Schwarzeneg is just content to waste time from the top position. Melendez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Schwarzeneg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schwarzeneg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing Schwarzeneg from standing up.
Melendez is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
Schwarzeneg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwarzeneg postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melendez is on top in guard.
Melendez is standing up over Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg looks to escape but Melendez dives into side control.
Melendez is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schwarzeneg is looking to regain half guard here but Melendez keeps moving and retains side control.
Schwarzeneg tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Melendez punching from mount but Schwarzeneg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Schwarzeneg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Melendez in side control, throwing shots but Schwarzeneg defends.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to his feet but Melendez drags him back down.
Schwarzeneg is looking to regain half guard here but Melendez keeps moving and retains side control.
Melendez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schwarzeneg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Melendez control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Veli Schwarzeneg.
Well Schwarzeneg 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Veli Schwarzeneg!
Veli Schwarzeneg wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Westerlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Por Pramuki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edvard Westerlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Edvard Westerlund has been cut.
Por Pramuki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Westerlund to the mat! Westerlund manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling his posture from full guard.
Westerlund wants to sweep but no luck.
Westerlund is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Por Pramuki wants to get up but he can't break Westerlund's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Westerlund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Por Pramuki is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Westerlund trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Westerlund tries to score a power double leg takedown but Por Pramuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Westerlund somewhat.
Por Pramuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Westerlund's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling his posture from full guard.
Por Pramuki wants to stand and escape but instead Westerlund has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Por Pramuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Por Pramuki is looking to stand up but Westerlund isn't so interested in that idea.
Westerlund trying to control but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.
Por Pramuki wants to stand and escape but Westerlund is having none of it.
Westerlund postures up in Por Pramuki's guard and throws a big left but Por Pramuki blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Westerlund is controlling him.
Westerlund has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westerlund is looking to regain half guard here but Por Pramuki keeps moving and retains side control.
Por Pramuki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Por Pramuki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Por Pramuki seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Por Pramuki prevents Westerlund from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki wants to stand up but Westerlund has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Westerlund is looking to control Por Pramuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Westerlund avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Por Pramuki stands up out of the half guard.
Por Pramuki gets a double leg takedown into Westerlund's guard.
Por Pramuki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Westerlund's guard.
Westerlund is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Por Pramuki tries to stand but Westerlund is controlling from the bottom.
Westerlund is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund wants to sweep here but Por Pramuki controlling him for the moment.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Edvard Westerlund wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Por Pramuki dives in and scores a takedown into Westerlund's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuki wants to get up but he can't break Westerlund's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Westerlund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Por Pramuki is one step ahead there.
Por Pramuki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westerlund is adopting a defensive guard.
Por Pramuki wanted to stand there but Westerlund had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Por Pramuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edvard Westerlund's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Westerlund misses with a low kick as Por Pramuki jumps back.
Westerlund throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Por Pramuki's waist but Por Pramuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Westerlund off to one side.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Westerlund shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Por Pramuki sprawls well. Por Pramuki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Westerlund gets slowly back to his feet.
Por Pramuki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Westerlund sprawls well initially but Por Pramuki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like Por Pramuki is going to stand back up.
Westerlund wants to control but Por Pramuki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Por Pramuki wants to stand up but Westerlund is controlling the position.
Westerlund is controlling Por Pramuki's trapped leg to prevent Por Pramuki from advancing to side control.
Westerlund is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Por Pramuki seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvard Westerlund has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Westerlund misses with a wild body shot.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Por Pramuki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Westerlund is looking to control Por Pramuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Westerlund avoid being mounted?
Por Pramuki prevents Westerlund from improving his position.
Por Pramuki wants to stand up but Westerlund has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Por Pramuki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westerlund is trying to maintain the position but Por Pramuki is very close to passing his half guard.
Por Pramuki tries to stand but can't do so whilst Westerlund controls his leg.
Westerlund is looking for a sweep. Por Pramuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Westerlund trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Westerlund looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Por Pramuki!
Westerlund scoring with punches and elbows.
Por Pramuki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Westerlund is controlling him well.
Por Pramuki wants to get back to his feet but Westerlund is dominant here and he's now got Por Pramuki's back!
Por Pramuki is breathing heavily.
Por Pramuki manages to escape to his feet.
Westerlund dives in and scores a takedown into Por Pramuki's guard.
Westerlund won't allow Por Pramuki to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westerlund trying to control but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.
Westerlund with a nice head shot there.
Westerlund trying to control but Por Pramuki is working from the bottom.
Westerlund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki wants to get back to his feet but Westerlund is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Westerlund accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Por Pramuki pushes Westerlund off and gets back to his feet.
Westerlund drives through with a takedown into guard.
Por Pramuki is looking to stand up but Westerlund isn't so interested in that idea.
Por Pramuki pushes Westerlund off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Por Pramuki throws a right hand that Westerlund ducks under and follows up with a left that Westerlund also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Por Pramuki wanted to stand there but Westerlund had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Por Pramuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edvard Westerlund's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Westerlund fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Por Pramuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Westerlund has a closed guard, preventing Por Pramuki from standing up.
Por Pramuki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Westerlund has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Por Pramuki has managed to get both his arms back between Westerlund's legs - danger averted.
Westerlund pulls Por Pramuki in to control the position.
Por Pramuki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Westerlund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Por Pramuki is one step ahead there.
Por Pramuki tries to stand but Westerlund is controlling from the bottom.
Por Pramuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerlund is trying to control the position but Por Pramuki postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Edvard Westerlund just wasn't active enough.
Por Pramuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Westerlund!
Por Pramuki stands up.
Westerlund shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Por Pramuki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Westerlund is looking to work some ground and pound but Por Pramuki has wrist control.
Por Pramuki wants to stand up but Westerlund is controlling him.
Westerlund postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Westerlund content to stall in guard here.
Westerlund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Por Pramuki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuki is looking to stand up but Westerlund isn't so interested in that idea.
Por Pramuki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Por Pramuki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Westerlund slips nicely into half guard.
Westerlund looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Westerlund not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund wants to take a breather but Por Pramuki is having none of it.
Westerlund is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Por Pramuki is just riding it out for now. Westerlund eventually gives up the hold.
Por Pramuki is staying active underneath Westerlund, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Por Pramuki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Por Pramuki is staying active underneath Westerlund, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Westerlund prevents Por Pramuki from standing back up.
Westerlund is trying to control. Por Pramuki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Por Pramuki wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Edvard Westerlund wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Por Pramuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Westerlund's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westerlund controlling Por Pramuki's posture.
Edvard Westerlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Westerlund has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Por Pramuki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Westerlund has a closed guard, preventing Por Pramuki from standing up.
Por Pramuki wants to stand and escape but instead Westerlund has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Westerlund is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buakaw Por Pramuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westerlund postures up and lands a big shot to Por Pramuki's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Buakaw Por Pramuki.
Well Por Pramuki 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Buakaw Por Pramuki wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Buakaw Por Pramuki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Robbie Williams - Come Undone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steve Ewell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gridlock tried to score with a low kick but Ewell checks it.
Gridlock loads up on a big right hand but Ewell slips the punch.
Ewell wants to clinch
and Gridlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ewell tries to clinch up
and Gridlock counters with a nice leg kick.
Ewell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gridlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Gridlock forces Ewell back against the ropes and clinches.
Gridlock stalling in the clinch but Ewell improves position.
A body shot lands from Gridlock.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gridlock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ewell's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gridlock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gridlock looking to slow down the pace here.
Gridlock gets through Ewell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gridlock misses with some punches.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gridlock taking a breather.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Gridlock is pushing Ewell up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gridlock looking to throw knees to the head but Ewell is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gridlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell blocking some punches.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Gridlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
Gridlock blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
It looks like Alastair Gridlock has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a right hand.
Gridlock avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell takes a shot to the head.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gridlock blocks the elbow strike.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Gridlock looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gridlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Ewell avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gridlock is struggling to control the position.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gridlock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gridlock lands a hook that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Gridlock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
Gridlock lands a right hand.
Ewell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Gridlock avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Gridlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
Gridlock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gridlock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Ewell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gridlock tried to score with a low kick but Ewell checks it.
Ewell is looking to clinch but Gridlock is avoiding it.
Gridlock has closed the distance and engaged Ewell in a clinch.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
Gridlock has a couple of punches blocked by Ewell.
Gridlock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gridlock misses with the head strike.
Gridlock lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
Ewell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gridlock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gridlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gridlock lands with a left to the head.
Gridlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gridlock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ewell as Gridlock tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock working aggressively here.
Gridlock lands a nice uppercut.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gridlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gridlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gridlock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ewell is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Gridlock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gridlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gridlock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gridlock lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gridlock.
Gridlock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gridlock misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Gridlock misses with the head strike.
Gridlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gridlock's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
Gridlock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Gridlock lands an uppercut.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock lands an uppercut.
Gridlock trying to control the position but instead, Ewell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gridlock into the ropes.
A short right from Gridlock.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
Ewell throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Gridlock taking a breather.
A short right from Gridlock.
Gridlock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gridlock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
Gridlock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewell throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewell blocking some punches.
Gridlock looking to slow down the pace here.
Gridlock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gridlock blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike.
Gridlock looking to stall.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Gridlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
That's time! Ewell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ewell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ewell looks to clinch
and Gridlock counters with a leg kick.
Ewell lands a head shot.
Ewell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ewell wants to clinch but Gridlock slips to the side
and Gridlock counters with an outside leg kick.
Gridlock has managed to clinch.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Gridlock.
Gridlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Gridlock.
Gridlock gets through Ewell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Gridlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ewell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gridlock throws a punch but it's blocked by Ewell.
Gridlock wants to stall.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Alastair Gridlock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gridlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Gridlock misses with a punch on the inside.
Gridlock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ewell is keeping busy.
Gridlock swings wildly with an uppercut but Ewell uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Gridlock blocks an elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gridlock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gridlock's defenses.
Gridlock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gridlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ewell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock misses with some punches.
Gridlock avoids a wild elbow strike from Ewell.
Gridlock avoids the elbow strike from Ewell, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
Gridlock looking to stall.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ewell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gridlock's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Gridlock has Ewell pushed against the ropes.
Gridlock trying to control the position but instead, Ewell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gridlock into the ropes.
Gridlock scores with a shot to the side of Ewell's head.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gridlock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gridlock is trying to maintain a safe position but Ewell gets an underhook and turns Gridlock into the ropes.
Gridlock stalls.
Ewell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gridlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gridlock trying to control the position but instead, Ewell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gridlock into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alastair Gridlock.
Gridlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ewell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ewell tries to clinch up
and Gridlock counters with a nice leg kick.
Ewell tries to clinch but Gridlock is having none of it.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gridlock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewell tries to clinch but Gridlock moves away
and Gridlock counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewell tries to clinch up
enabling Gridlock to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alastair Gridlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gridlock 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Alastair Gridlock!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Alastair Gridlock!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Alastair Gridlock!
Alastair Gridlock wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Alastair Gridlock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Crown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown throws a right and a left that Mathews avoids nicely.
Mathews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crown.
Crown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crown, right into the meat.
Crown misses with a wild combination.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crown tries to roll over but Mathews keeps him under control.
Mathews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crown wants to get back to full guard.
Mathews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crown's head.
Mathews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crown manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathews trying to control but Crown is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews postures up and lands a big shot to Crown's brow.
Mathews postures up in Crown's guard and throws a big left but Crown blocks it.
Mathews throws a big right hand that misses.
Crown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crown trying to control the position.
Crown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mathews.
Crown wants to sweep but no luck.
Mathews landing with the ground and pound.
Mathews trying to control the position from guard on top but Crown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathews works over Crown with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown wants to stand and escape but Mathews is having none of it.
Crown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crown keeping moving, preventing Mathews from controlling successfully.
Mathews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crown is looking for a triangle but Mathews pushes his legs off easily.
Crown wants to improve his position but instead Mathews has moved into half guard.
Mathews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mathews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mathews working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown tries to get to full guard but Mathews has control of the leg.
Mathews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mathews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mathews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crown's head.
Crown tries to roll over but Mathews keeps him under control.
Crown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mathews's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mathews's back!
Mathews breaks Crown's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mathews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mathews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mathews pushes down on Crown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mathews's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mathews's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Mathews is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thomas Crown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Spanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanner has chosen Seven Drunken Nights - The Dubliners as his entrance music. Mick Spanner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Schnitzer Schnitz's chin.
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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
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanner moves into the clinch.
Spanner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schnitz regains guard.
Spanner throws a big elbow that misses.
Spanner is looking to work some ground and pound but Schnitz has wrist control.
Spanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Spanner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Spanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schnitz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spanner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schnitz somewhat.
Schnitz tries to sprawl but Spanner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schnitz is pressing down on Spanner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz controls Spanner momentarily but Spanner frees himself.
Spanner is fighting to break Schnitz's control of his arms but Schnitz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Schnitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schnitz, not yet.
Spanner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spanner trying to control but Schnitz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mick Spanner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Spanner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schnitz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Schnitz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Spanner.
Spanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Schnitz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spanner scoring with punches and elbows.
Spanner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanner cracks Schnitz with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Spanner immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Schnitz is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Spanner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Spanner!
Mick Spanner very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagkero Batdori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batdori comes to the ring accompanied by Huun Hurr Ti-Chira Khoor. Jagkero Batdori has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jagkero Batdori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batdori moves away.
Batdori shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Batdori fails with a takedown attempt.
Batdori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batdori is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Batdori slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Batdori ducks under and follows up with a left that Batdori also avoids with ease.
Batdori dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Batdori's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jagkero Batdori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Batdori takes one to the chin there.
Batdori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Batdori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Batdori gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Batdori is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Batdori is retaining full guard.
Batdori wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko throws a strike but Batdori rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Batdori scoring with punches to the head and body.
Batdori missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batdori tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batdori.
Batdori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Batdori from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Emelianenko trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Batdori throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Batdori uses it to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batdori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Emelianenko is trying to control Batdori's posture but Batdori avoids it.
Emelianenko regains half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control but Batdori postures up.
Emelianenko has hold of Batdori's hands but Batdori slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko strikes from the bottom but Batdori passes into mount!
Batdori looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Batdori postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Emelianenko bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Batdori and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jagkero Batdori!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jagkero Batdori thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacksaw Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by In Da Club. Freddie Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hacksaw Henry!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily
and Henry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia gets tackled into the ropes by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry misses with some punches.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hacksaw Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Henry is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Henry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garcia jumps into guard, dragging Henry to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henry passes into side control.
Garcia tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Henry easily slips into full mount!
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henry lands a heavy elbow.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Henry.
Garcia is in a horrible position here. Henry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry unloads with some shots from mount but Garcia bucks and avoids them well.
Henry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Henry has control of Garcia's left arm, preventing Garcia from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Garcia is pushing down on Henry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henry is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but Henry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
Henry is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hacksaw Henry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Henry connects with a single shot there.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Henry closes the distance but Garcia moves to the side
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia is working Henry over with some ground and pound from side control.
Garcia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia has hold of Henry's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Henry seems comfortable defending it but Garcia has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Henry is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Henry is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Garcia couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddie Garcia!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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27
224 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Soderberg.
Costa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soderberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soderberg.
Costa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Soderberg.
Soderberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Costa gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soderberg is looking for a sweep.
Soderberg stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Costa lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Costa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Costa wants to control but Soderberg is keeping him busy.
Soderberg tries to improve position but can't.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.
Soderberg is looking to regain half guard here but Costa keeps moving and retains side control.
Costa lands a nice forearm strike.
Costa lands a few punches from side control.
Costa is putting a hurting on Soderberg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Soderberg is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costa cracks Soderberg with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Costa immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Soderberg is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Costa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quentin Costa!
Quentin Costa is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silver Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver Back had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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33
155 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
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160 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silver Back!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Back was covering up waiting for the punch and Impaler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Back utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Impaler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Back trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Back avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Impaler trying to control but Back is working from the bottom.
Back is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impaler defends well.
Back is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Back is trying to keep Impaler in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Impaler is aware though and is defending well.
Impaler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Impaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Back keeps moving.
Impaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Back tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Impaler throws a big right hand that misses.
Back is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impaler defends well.
Back pulls Impaler in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Back keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Impaler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Impaler tries to score with some ground and pound. Back controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Back manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Impaler throwing shots but Back is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Impaler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Impaler is keen to just control but Back is a slippery customer.
Impaler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Back is looking to control Impaler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Back avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler throwing shots but Back is blocking nicely.
Back on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Impaler wants to take a breather but Back is having none of it.
Back wants to control but Impaler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Back looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Impaler lands a nice short elbow.
Impaler trying to control the action but Back is working from the bottom.
Impaler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Impaler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Back does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back is looking to control Impaler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Back avoid being mounted?
Back regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Impaler.
Back controls Impaler momentarily but Impaler frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler looking to sit in guard and control but Back gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Impaler is looking to sinch up a triangle. Back throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Impaler's body to avoid the submission. Impaler has instead reached around Back's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Impaler 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). Vlad Impaler!
Vlad Impaler is the new lightweight champion!
Vlad Impaler 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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