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RFC 14: Double Title PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudiu Sinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George StPierre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Claudiu Sinescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StPierre takes a swing at Sinescu's ribcage but misses.
Sinescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but StPierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sinescu lands with a hook. StPierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sinescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
StPierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sinescu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sinescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinescu misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinescu has StPierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Sinescu is trying to push StPierre away but StPierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sinescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Sinescu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinescu misses with a double jab.
Claudiu Sinescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
StPierre has Sinescu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sinescu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sinescu breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sinescu.
StPierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sinescu tries to clinch up.
StPierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sinescu slips a jab from StPierre.
Sinescu tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinescu fails with an attempt to clinch.
StPierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinescu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sinescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
StPierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinescu throws a series of punches but StPierre avoids them all with ease.
StPierre needs to keep his hands up - Sinescu had a free shot at his head there.
Sinescu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but StPierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
StPierre dodges the punch combination from Sinescu.
StPierre gets tackled into the cage by Sinescu. Sinescu maintains the clinch.
Sinescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinescu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces StPierre back to the cage. Sinescu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
StPierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinescu is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Sinescu.
StPierre misses with a looping right.
Sinescu misses with a two punch combination.
StPierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinescu is breathing heavily.
Sinescu scores with a punch to the head.
Sinescu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sinescu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Sinescu.
StPierre throws a hook but Sinescu blocks it.
Sinescu's corner calls for a 1-2. Sinescu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
StPierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinescu manages to avoid it.
Sinescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. StPierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from StPierre. Sinescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
StPierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sinescu tries to work over StPierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinescu is trying to push StPierre away but StPierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sinescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinescu throws a right and a left that StPierre avoids nicely.
StPierre misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Sinescu.
StPierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinescu punishes StPierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Sinescu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sinescu throws a nice looking combination but StPierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinescu scores with a one two! StPierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sinescu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
StPierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinescu misses with a two punch combination.
StPierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinescu is looking to clinch.
Sinescu tries to bum rush StPierre with a series of wild strikes but StPierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by StPierre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinescu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. StPierre eats them both and turns towards Sinescu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinescu lands with a right hand.
StPierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinescu is fending him off so far but StPierre persists. Nope, Sinescu circles away and we're back to standing.
StPierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Claudiu Sinescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Sinescu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sinescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
StPierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinescu throws a right and a left that StPierre avoids nicely.
StPierre avoids the head kick by Sinescu.
StPierre throws an overhand right that lands on Sinescu's shoulder, as Sinescu tries to avoid the shot.
Sinescu misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from StPierre. Sinescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinescu throws a body punch but StPierre moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by StPierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Sinescu which made him look bad.
Sinescu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from StPierre.
StPierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudiu Sinescu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinescu lands a nice shot that snaps StPierre's head back.
StPierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinescu lands an overhand right.
Sinescu throws out a leg kick but StPierre moves out of range and Sinescu only half commits.
Sinescu lands with a nice combination. StPierre backs away looking to recover.
Sinescu wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
Sinescu lands a body shot.
Sinescu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as StPierre backs up against the cage.
StPierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinescu staying out of range there.
Claudiu Sinescu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinescu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits StPierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sinescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from StPierre misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinescu has closed the distance and engaged StPierre in a clinch.
Sinescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinescu lands with a left to the head.
Sinescu tries to circle away but StPierre has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre tries to break the clinch but Sinescu is controlling the position.
StPierre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sinescu's efforts to push away.
Sinescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinescu misses with a double jab.
Sinescu tries to bum rush StPierre with a series of wild strikes but StPierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
StPierre slips a jab and a cross from Sinescu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
StPierre throws a body punch but Sinescu moves out of range.
Sinescu misses with a two punch combination.
Sinescu has closed the distance and engaged StPierre in a clinch.
StPierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sinescu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sinescu is looking to break free of the clinch but StPierre has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinescu scores with a shot to the side of StPierre's head.
Sinescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinescu is trying to push StPierre away but StPierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
StPierre is working for takedown but Sinescu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sinescu breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from StPierre misses the target.
Sinescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that StPierre can do to turn this around?
Sinescu scores with a hook.
Claudiu Sinescu is winning the standup battle so far.
StPierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sinescu to score with a decent uppercut.
Sinescu's corner calls for a 1-2. Sinescu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Sinescu. Those never looked like landing.
Sinescu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. StPierre doesn't seem bothered though.
StPierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
StPierre moves in looking to clinch but Sinescu pushes him off.
Sinescu avoids the body shot from StPierre.
StPierre looks to throw the jab but Sinescu is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre throws the left hand but Sinescu avoids the punch easily.
StPierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Sinescu counters with a nice body shot.
Claudiu Sinescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
StPierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sinescu swinging wildly here.
Sinescu fails to land with a series of punches.
StPierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinescu is just out of range.
Sinescu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
StPierre just misses with a punch to the body.
StPierre misses with a wild body shot.
Sinescu slips a straight right by StPierre.
StPierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinescu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
StPierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinescu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinescu lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinescu scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Sinescu scores with a four punch combination!
Sinescu works over StPierre's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinescu.
Sinescu cracks StPierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sinescu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinescu tries to close the distance and clinch up but StPierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
StPierre misses the shot to the body.
StPierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinescu was well out of range. Poor timing from StPierre.
Sinescu looks to land a combination but StPierre avoids it well.
Sinescu lands a two punch combo.
StPierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinescu manages to avoid it.
Sinescu wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from StPierre misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from StPierre. Sinescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - StPierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinescu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sinescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. StPierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from StPierre.
Sinescu throws a push kick but StPierre slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudiu Sinescu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - StPierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinescu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sinescu pushes StPierre away with a front kick.
StPierre dodges the punch combination from Sinescu.
Sinescu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
StPierre has closed the distance and engaged Sinescu in a clinch.
Sinescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinescu misses with a series of wild punches.
StPierre misses with a hook.
StPierre takes one on the button.
No joy there for Sinescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinescu scores with a body shot.
Sinescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but StPierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sinescu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but StPierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre swings for the body but Sinescu moves out of range.
StPierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sinescu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sinescu.
Sinescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but StPierre has him pressed against the cage.
StPierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sinescu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sinescu staying out of range there.
Sinescu throws a right hand that StPierre ducks under and follows up with a left that StPierre also avoids with ease.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
StPierre misses with an uppercut.
StPierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
StPierre has a takedown stuffed.
Claudiu Sinescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Sinescu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by StPierre.
StPierre misses with a straight right.
StPierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinescu moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinescu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sinescu works StPierre's body with a nice hook.
Sinescu misses with a kick to the body.
Sinescu moves into range and clinches up with StPierre.
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!
StPierre managing to block the knees to the body from Sinescu.
StPierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sinescu taking a breather.
StPierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
StPierre keeps control of Sinescu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinescu swats away the attempt to clinch by StPierre.
Sinescu tries to bum rush StPierre with a series of wild strikes but StPierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Sinescu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sinescu. That one must have hurt.
StPierre fails to land the takedown.
Sinescu throws a series of punches but StPierre avoids them all with ease.
StPierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinescu manages to avoid it.
Sinescu misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinescu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Sinescu.
Sinescu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
StPierre throws a body punch but Sinescu moves out of range.
StPierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sinescu misses with a two punch combination.
StPierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
StPierre takes a jab right on the kisser.
StPierre swings for the body but Sinescu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre misses with a wild body shot.
Claudiu Sinescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
StPierre shoots in for a takedown but Sinescu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinescu clinches up against the cage.
Sinescu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
StPierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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!
Sinescu stalling in the clinch.
StPierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sinescu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for StPierre.
StPierre has Sinescu pressed against the cage, preventing Sinescu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sinescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinescu breaks the clinch.
Sinescu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
George StPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinescu gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudiu Sinescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinescu 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudiu Sinescu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Archavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafeal Heimlech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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243 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zane Archavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafeal Heimlech!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archavin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Archavin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Archavin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heimlech defends it well.
Archavin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heimlech avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Archavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archavin stalling away here and it's allowed Heimlech to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Archavin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heimlech swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archavin passes Heimlech's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Archavin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Archavin is taking a breather. Heimlech says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archavin wants to stand but Heimlech has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Archavin is looking to take a break and control but Heimlech is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zane Archavin.
Archavin misses with a body shot.
Archavin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Archavin is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archavin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Heimlech looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zane Archavin just wasn't active enough.
Heimlech changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Archavin tries to avoid it but Heimlech manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Archavin to the ground. Archavin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Archavin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heimlech is looking to clinch.
Archavin stuffs the takedown.
Archavin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Archavin showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech is staying active underneath Archavin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zane Archavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Archavin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archavin wants to take a breather but Heimlech is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Archavin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Archavin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Archavin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Archavin trying to control from half guard but Heimlech is working away.
Archavin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Heimlech looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Archavin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlech tries to clinch up but Archavin circles away and keeps his distance.
Archavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Archavin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Archavin wants to control from the top but Heimlech keeps moving.
Archavin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Archavin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Archavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heimlech is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zane Archavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Archavin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Archavin is looking to take a break and control but Heimlech is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A lull in the action here as Archavin stalls from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zane Archavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Archavin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimlech is looking to regain half guard here but Archavin keeps moving and retains side control.
Archavin wants to control but Heimlech is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Archavin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Archavin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heimlech sprawls well initially but Archavin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heimlech tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Archavin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Archavin is keen to just control but Heimlech is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zane Archavin just wasn't active enough.
Heimlech tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archavin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Heimlech was covering up waiting for the punch and Archavin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Heimlech has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Heimlech wants to stand up but Archavin is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zane Archavin.
Archavin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Archavin lands in his opponent's guard.
Zane Archavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Archavin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archavin wants to control from the top but Heimlech keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zane Archavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Heimlech shoots in for a takedown but Archavin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Archavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heimlech can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heimlech is defended easily by Archavin.
Archavin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heimlech is staying active underneath Archavin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zane Archavin just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heimlech.
Zane Archavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafeal Heimlech.
Archavin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heimlech's guard.
Heimlech 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.
Heimlech can't keep his opponent in guard - Archavin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archavin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Archavin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Heimlech.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Archavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Archavin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Archavin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alchuk Andromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alchuk Andromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Leone!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andromov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leone back to the cage. Andromov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andromov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andromov with a hook.
Leone is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leone is aggressively charging in as Andromov backs up avoiding any damage. Andromov tosses out a jab and Leone runs right into it face first! Leone is out cold! Andromov dropped down on all fours and is barking in Leone's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alchuk Andromov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuvaj Glavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonapart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Glavu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born to be Wild. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuvaj Glavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Napoleon Bonapart!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glavu throws a lazy right hand but Bonapart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Bonapart lands but Glavu takes it in his stride.
OH! Glavu has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Bonapart smells blood and charges in for the finish! Bonapart unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Glavu sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Napoleon Bonapart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myke Becherra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joakim Gustafsson!
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, Myke Becherra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becherra instigates a clinch.
Becherra stalling the fight.
Gustafsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Becherra lands an elbow inside.
Gustafsson goes for a takedown attempt but Becherra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Becherra has managed to clinch.
Becherra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustafsson's defenses.
Becherra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustafsson's defenses.
Gustafsson has clasped his hands together around Becherra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gustafsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Becherra wants to control but Gustafsson postures up.
Becherra is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gustafsson is controlling him well.
Gustafsson working away.
Gustafsson cracks Becherra with a big elbow.
Gustafsson is putting a hurting on Becherra here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gustafsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Becherra some visible discomfort.
Becherra wants to get back to his feet but Gustafsson drags him back down.
Gustafsson is putting a hurting on Becherra here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson cracks Becherra with a big right hand but Becherra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gustafsson 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.
Becherra taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gustafsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Becherra some visible discomfort.
Gustafsson lands a few punches from side control.
Becherra takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Becherra is looking to regain half guard here but Gustafsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gustafsson working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Becherra takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustafsson lands a few punches from side control.
Becherra takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Becherra is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gustafsson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joakim Gustafsson!
Post fight, Joakim Gustafsson took to the microphone: 'Props to Johny Cage for taking fight hes a good dude. I'm here to dominate 205 and my plan to do so continues! WARNING TO ALL!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Cony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Cony could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Diaz's chin.
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188 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Cony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz drops Cony with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cony looks back up at him and smiles so Diaz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Joseph Cony has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz sends Cony crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Diaz is motioning to the referee to let Cony up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cony is rocked!
Cony tries to get into range but Diaz steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Cony! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Diaz scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raginis has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Wladyslaw Raginis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raginis blocks a low kick nicely.
Pupkoff is looking to slow Raginis down with leg kicks.
Pupkoff is looking to chop away at Raginis's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Raginis blocks the leg kick.
Raginis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ivan Pupkoff has been cut.
Raginis throws the left hand but Pupkoff avoids the punch easily.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that Raginis avoids nicely.
Pupkoff misses with a wild body shot.
Raginis lands a lovely overhand right.
Pupkoff lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pupkoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pupkoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raginis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raginis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raginis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raginis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raginis winds up and cracks Pupkoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Raginis throwing shots but Pupkoff is blocking nicely.
Raginis is keen to just control but Pupkoff is a slippery customer.
Raginis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raginis lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but Pupkoff defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raginis wants to control but Pupkoff is keeping him busy.
Raginis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Raginis is trying to control. Pupkoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pupkoff has hold of Raginis's hands but Raginis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raginis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raginis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis throwing shots but Pupkoff is blocking nicely.
Pupkoff wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Raginis.
Raginis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raginis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pupkoff's head.
Raginis is pressing down on Pupkoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pupkoff is holding on for now.
Raginis trying to control the action but Pupkoff is working from the bottom.
Raginis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raginis is looking to take a break and control but Pupkoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raginis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raginis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy left from Raginis finds it's target.
Raginis scores with a hook to the body. Pupkoff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raginis catches Pupkoff napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Pupkoff to the canvas!
Pupkoff is rocked!
Ivan Pupkoff's cut is getting worse.
Pupkoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raginis on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raginis wants to control from the top but Pupkoff keeps moving.
Pupkoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Pupkoff blocks nicely.
Raginis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raginis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raginis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ivan Pupkoff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pupkoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jeez, Ivan Pupkoff's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Pupkoff's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wladyslaw Raginis!
Wladyslaw Raginis is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Wladyslaw Raginis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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