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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Murumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihail Murumov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Murumov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Babcock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murumov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Babcock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Babcock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murumov is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murumov wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock working for a triangle but Murumov defends it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babcock working for a triangle but Murumov defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murumov trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murumov preventing the sweep.
Murumov trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Murumov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babcock is keeping the position for now.
Babcock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock is looking for a triangle but Murumov pushes his legs off easily.
Babcock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murumov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock pulls Murumov in close to prevent any damage.
Murumov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Babcock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murumov has managed to get both his arms back between Babcock's legs - danger averted.
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!
Murumov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murumov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Babcock is tightening it up a little... Murumov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Murumov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Murumov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Babcock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kyle Babcock!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Its Raining Men as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Hill!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave wants to clinch but Hill slips to the side
and Hill counters with a left to the body.
Brave tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Hill wants to take the fight to the mat but Brave manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brave stops a takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brave is defending well.
Marcus Brave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Hill.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brave fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brave wants to clinch.
Brave forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hill tries for a takedown but Brave manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brave prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Brave is controlling the position.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brave is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brave is defending well.
Hill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brave prevents it.
Hill tries for a takedown but Brave manages to get underhooks.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brave is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hill looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Brave turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hill jumps guard but Brave stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brave prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brave is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brave.
Brave is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hill wants to break free but Brave has control.
Brave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brave tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Brave tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Brave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brave tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brave tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brave is out of range and Hill settles back down.
Marcus Brave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brave tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
Hill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brave pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brave is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Brave circles away and we're back to standing.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brave is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Brave circles away and we're back to standing.
Brave instigates a clinch.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brave pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Brave turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Brave has double underhooks.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brave pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Hill tries to circle away but Brave has him pinned against the cage.
Hill is working for takedown but Brave is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brave after a bit of a struggle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brave is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brave down to the mat. Brave avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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 Marcus Brave will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brave at a distance.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brave wants to clinch
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill clinches up against the cage.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Brave has the dominant position.
Brave is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brave down to the mat. Brave avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brave tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brave pinned against the cage. Brave gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcus Brave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Hill.
Hill has managed to clinch.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Hill wants a takedown but no success here.
Hill is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave stops a takedown attempt from Hill.
Brave prevents the takedown attempt.
Hill is working for takedown but Brave is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brave is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brave gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Brave turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Hill avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Brave.
Hill gets control of Brave's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brave will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brave defends well.
Brave works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brave is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Brave works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave looking to finish with strikes here!
Brave prevents Hill from getting the reversal.
Hill blocking the ground and pound.
Hill blocking the ground and pound.
Brave punching from mount but Hill doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hill is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hill wants to control but Brave is having none of it.
Hill is bucking up trying to escape but Brave cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hill wants to hold on but Brave pushes him away.
Hill tries to reverse the position but Brave maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to control but Brave is having none of it.
Brave thowing shots but they're missing.
Brave avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Brave there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brave throwing strikes here but Hill is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brave unloads with some shots from mount but Hill bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill is trying to stand up.
Hill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hill tries to lock up and control but Brave gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brave looking to ground and pound but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill regains half guard.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Brave 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brave tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Brave sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brave moves into the clinch.
Hill wants a takedown but no success here.
Hill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brave to keep the fight standing.
Marcus Brave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Hill.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Hill can't get the takedown.
Hill jumps guard but Brave stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brave putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brave avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hill wants a takedown but no success here.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Marcus Brave has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hill tries to score a body lock takedown but Brave shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hill fails to pull guard.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Brave is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brave lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Brave is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brave fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brave tries to clinch up.
Brave is looking to clinch.
Brave tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Brave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Brave wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Brave tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hill counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave wants to clinch up but Hill keeps it at a distance.
Brave tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Brave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcus Brave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brave is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Kenny Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brave tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Brave wants to clinch
and Hill counters with a left to the body.
Brave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brave doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brave swivels and escapes.
Brave tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Brave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brave is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brave tries to clinch up.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brave circles away.
Brave clinches up with Hill and pushes him back against the cage.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Brave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Hill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brave is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Brave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brave 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Brave!
Marcus Brave gave a mention to STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silva Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volkrav Kusmetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Ken Song. Silva Da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Volkrav Kusmetov's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silva Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volkrav Kusmetov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusmetov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Da Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Da Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kusmetov's guard.
Kusmetov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kusmetov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Silva wants to pass the guard but Kusmetov is keeping the position.
Kusmetov pulls Da Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Da Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Volkrav Kusmetov.
Da Silva feints a jab promting Kusmetov to slip. Da Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kusmetov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kusmetov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusmetov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kusmetov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
Kusmetov keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Kusmetov trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Silva Da Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kusmetov shoots for a double leg takedown but Da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Kusmetov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kusmetov.
Kusmetov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kusmetov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kusmetov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volkrav Kusmetov.
Da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kusmetov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Silva.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Da Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kusmetov eats them both and turns towards Da Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kusmetov shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Kusmetov.
Da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kusmetov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Da Silva dominated that round.
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.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kusmetov drives through with a takedown into Da Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kusmetov postures up.
Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kusmetov is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Silva has wrist control.
Silva Da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da Silva is trying to keep Kusmetov in close.
Kusmetov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kusmetov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Kusmetov from controlling successfully.
Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kusmetov trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Kusmetov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusmetov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Da Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kusmetov!
Da Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kusmetov is on top in guard.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kusmetov.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Kusmetov from controlling successfully.
Kusmetov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kusmetov has eaten all the pies!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusmetov throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kusmetov defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kusmetov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kusmetov trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kusmetov!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva tries to control but Kusmetov wriggling away.
Da Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kusmetov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kusmetov is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kusmetov is looking to get to half guard.
Kusmetov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Da Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kusmetov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Da Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kusmetov.
Da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Da Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kusmetov doesn't defend quickly enough and Da Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Kusmetov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Da Silva on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Silva Da Silva!
Silva Da Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Caron!
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, Thor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caron clinches.
Caron tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Caron scores with a shoulder strike.
Caron is trying to pull guard but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Caron tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Caron back against the cage.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Caron swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko prevents Caron from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Caron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caron is stalling here.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko slows down the pace here.
Caron tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
Caron drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Caron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emelianenko defends it easily.
Caron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caron is looking for a triangle but Emelianenko pushes his legs off easily.
Caron has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Emelianenko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Caron.
Caron gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is thwarting Caron's attempts to control the position.
Emelianenko content to control rather than advance.
Emelianenko is just content to waste time from the top position. Caron takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Caron has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Emelianenko controls the pace.
Caron looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Caron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caron shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Emelianenko eats them both and turns towards Caron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John Caron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caron closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko slowing the pace effectively.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caron could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
Caron tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Caron working hard to break the clinch.
Caron jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Caron around his waist. Caron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Caron is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Caron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Caron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Caron back against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Caron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents Caron from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caron has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Caron pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Caron.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Caron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caron struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Caron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caron.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Caron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Caron.
Emelianenko is pushing Caron up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron misses with a knee strike.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Caron blocks with his arms.
Caron misses with some punches.
Caron lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Caron is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Caron being controlled against the cage.
Caron scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caron working aggressively here.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Caron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Caron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caron clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Caron can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Caron wants to stall.
Caron breaks from the clinch.
Caron drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
Caron jumps guard but Emelianenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Caron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
The referee calls for Emelianenko to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Caron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caron misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Caron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caron.
Caron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caron is keeping busy.
Caron goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Caron clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Thor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Caron.
Caron being controlled against the cage.
Caron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Caron.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
Caron is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
Caron works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
John Caron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caron has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Caron tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caron can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Caron tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Caron misses with some punches.
Caron looking to stall.
The referee calls for Caron to work.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Caron tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Caron working aggressively here.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caron has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko prevents Caron from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Caron is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Caron into the cage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Caron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caron letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Caron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caron tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
John Caron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Caron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caron 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 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Caron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquardt Shelmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquardt Shelmenko 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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147 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Justice!
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, Marquardt Shelmenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelmenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justice taking some punishment here, with Shelmenko in his half guard.
Justice regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shelmenko.
Justice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shelmenko.
Shelmenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shelmenko lands a couple of digs.
Shelmenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shelmenko scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelmenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shelmenko distracts Justice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shelmenko lands a couple of elbows.
Shelmenko with a nice head shot there.
Shelmenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justice's head.
Justice is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelmenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shelmenko lands a couple of digs.
Shelmenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shelmenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shelmenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shelmenko is in close to Justice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shelmenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelmenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justice is rocked!
Shelmenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Justice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelmenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justice's head.
Shelmenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justice's head.
Shelmenko postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Justice covers up, he's hurt! Shelmenko keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Shelmenko and the ref steps in to end the fight! Shelmenko can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marquardt Shelmenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kiprusoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Rusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusky has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Marko Kiprusoff had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Little Rusky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marko Kiprusoff's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Kiprusoff!
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, Little Rusky!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusky is looking to score with low kicks.
Rusky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rusky throws a head kick but Kiprusoff moves out of range.
Rusky lands with a cross.
Rusky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiprusoff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rusky.
Kiprusoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rusky pinned against the cage. Rusky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rusky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Rusky. Those never looked like landing.
Rusky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiprusoff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rusky manages to break the clinch.
Kiprusoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rusky's waist but Rusky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kiprusoff off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusky cracks a nice hook into Kiprusoff's ribs.
Rusky throws a nice looking combination but Kiprusoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rusky misses with a combination
and Kiprusoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Rusky scores with a punch to the head.
Kiprusoff shoots in and drives through. Rusky sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Kiprusoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiprusoff fails with the takedown
enabling Rusky to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiprusoff is breathing heavily.
Rusky misses with a two punch combination.
Rusky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kiprusoff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rusky sprawls well. Rusky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kiprusoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiprusoff takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiprusoff counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rusky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rusky misses with a leg kick.
Kiprusoff avoids the head kick by Rusky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusky swinging wildly here.
Rusky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rusky throws a good cross that connects.
Rusky throws a head kick that misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kiprusoff. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rusky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kiprusoff is rocked!
Kiprusoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rusky throws a low kick but Kiprusoff moves out of range easily.
Kiprusoff avoids the head kick by Rusky.
Rusky fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiprusoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiprusoff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kiprusoff prevents Rusky from improving his position.
Kiprusoff is trying for a kimura here. Rusky looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kiprusoff wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marko Kiprusoff!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ McNight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Never Surrender by Lion. The crowd seem to be enjoying McNight's choice of entrance music: Given Up - Linkin Park. AJ McNight 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AJ McNight!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McNight decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McNight slips a nice elbow through Rossi's hands, connecting with Rossi's forehead.
Rossi is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McNight in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that McNight has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McNight wants to work for an arm triangle but Rossi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rossi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rossi keeps working.
McNight is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rossi is looking for a sweep. McNight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rossi keeping hold of McNight's head, controlling as best he can.
Rossi is not content to let McNight control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi has hold of McNight's hands but McNight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rossi wants to get back to full guard.
McNight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McNight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rossi wants to control but McNight is keeping busy.
McNight is trying for a kimura here. Rossi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McNight wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ McNight!
AJ McNight opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bocco Badz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badz comes to the cage accompanied by e-dubble - Be A King. Bocco Badz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bocco Badz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bryan Page!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Page.
Page is pressed up against the cage. Badz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Page down to the mat. Page avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Page throws a leg kick but Badz checks it.
Badz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Page can pounce on him.
Badz with a poor takedown
and Page moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bocco Badz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Page.
Page throws a leg kick but Badz moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Page. That snapped Badz's head back.
Badz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Page counters with a thumping low kick.
Page takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badz moves away.
Page looks to land a body kick but Badz moved away.
Bryan Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badz takes one to the side of the head.
Page has closed the distance and engaged Badz in a clinch.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badz's elbow.
Badz fails to pull guard.
Page stops a takedown attempt from Badz.
Badz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Page cracks Badz with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Page.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badz tries for a takedown but Page circles away easily
and Page counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badz at a distance.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badz's head backwards.
Badz is rocked!
Badz gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Oh Badz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badz seems to have got his legs back now.
Page breaks the clinch.
Page throws a lazy body kick
and Badz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Page!
Page wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Badz seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Page is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Bocco Badz!
Bocco Badz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhon Dodsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dodsoon has chosen Alter Bridge - Metalingus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Glen Jacobs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jhon Dodsoon's chin.
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247 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jhon Dodsoon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodsoon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jacobs swivels and escapes.
Dodsoon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacobs lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dodsoon sprawling to the canvas. Jacobs follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dodsoon hang on?
It looks like Jhon Dodsoon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jacobs throwing shots but Dodsoon is blocking nicely.
Jacobs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jacobs throwing shots but Dodsoon is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodsoon won't allow Jacobs to pass to mount.
Jacobs winds up and cracks Dodsoon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dodsoon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jacobs passes to full mount!
Jacobs looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodsoon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jacobs.
Jacobs looking to finish with strikes here!
Jacobs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Dodsoon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Dodsoon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Jacobs!
Glen Jacobs retains his heavyweight title!
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