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RFC 15: Challengers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole MacGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn comes to the cage accompanied by Dixie. MacGrath is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Likin Park-Qwerty. Cole MacGrath has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Augustus Autumn's chin.
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole MacGrath!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGrath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Autumn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
MacGrath not doing much here.
MacGrath is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Autumn!
MacGrath in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacGrath content just to control the position here.
MacGrath is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Autumn is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Autumn flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. MacGrath anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Autumn and secures both hooks! This could be bad! MacGrath slips an arm under Autumn chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. MacGrath has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. MacGrath is squeezing on Autumn like an anaconda would it's prey. Autumn fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cole MacGrath!
After the fight, Cole MacGrath was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yurij Zhideev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Triple Hhh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurij Zhideev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Triple Hhh's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurij Zhideev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Triple Hhh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhideev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zhideev showed some decent athleticism there.
Hhh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhideev with the ground and pound but Hhh uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zhideev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hhh's guard.
Hhh has momentary wrist control but Zhideev slips an elbow through the middle.
Zhideev wants to stand but Hhh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zhideev is looking to advance position but Hhh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Zhideev wants to control but Hhh is having none of it.
Zhideev is looking to get to half guard.
Hhh throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zhideev because Hhh loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hhh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Zhideev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zhideev cracks Hhh with a solid left hand.
Hhh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zhideev cracks Hhh with a solid left hand.
Zhideev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hhh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hhh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhideev wants to pass the guard but Hhh is keeping the position.
Zhideev distracts Hhh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhideev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zhideev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhideev distracts Hhh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zhideev landing with the ground and pound.
Zhideev working some strikes from top position.
Zhideev connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhideev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hhh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zhideev is aware though and is defending well.
Zhideev is in close to Hhh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zhideev passes into half guard.
Zhideev works his way into side control.
Zhideev scores with punches from side control.
Hhh is rocked!
Zhideev is working Hhh over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hhh is still in real trouble! Can Zhideev finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hhh tries to buck Zhideev off but Zhideev is having none of it.
Hhh seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhideev lands a big left to the face of Hhh, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Zhideev and another - Hhh is out! Zhideev stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yurij Zhideev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dulsan Kuciak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Kobra 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dulsan Kuciak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mister Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuciak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobra.
Kobra lands a big shot that drops Kuciak! Can he finish him?
It looks like Dulsan Kuciak has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kuciak dives on top into guard.
Kobra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kobra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuciak controls the pace.
Kobra looking for a guillotine here but Kuciak defends easily.
Kuciak slips nicely into half guard.
Kobra looking for submissions off his back.
Kobra looking for submissions off his back.
Kobra has a hand on Kuciak's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kuciak takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra can't escape the position.
Kuciak controlling the position easily from mount.
Kobra defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuciak.
Kobra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuciak cracks Kobra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kuciak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuciak is working for a guillotine from mount but Kobra frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kobra is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra is squirming around, avoiding Kuciak's attempts to control the action.
Kuciak wants to finish this one by submission but Kobra is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuciak.
Kuciak stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobra misses with a takedown
and Kuciak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuciak.
Kobra looks winded!
Kuciak wants to control from the top but Kobra keeps moving.
Kuciak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobra is looking for a triangle but Kuciak pushes his legs off easily.
Kuciak could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuciak is looking to work some ground and pound but Kobra has wrist control.
Kuciak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kobra looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kuciak has picked Kobra up and slammed him! Kobra can't keep hold of the triangle and Kuciak manages to pass to side control!
Kobra is trying to improve his position.
Kuciak stands up.
Kuciak closes the distance and clinches.
Kuciak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobra misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuciak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuciak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuciak stalling.
Kuciak pulls Kobra into guard.
Kuciak pushes Kobra off and gets back to his feet.
Kuciak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuciak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kobra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kuciak's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuciak seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Dulsan Kuciak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dulsan Kuciak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kobra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuciak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kobra's guard now.
Kuciak postures up in Kobra's guard and throws a big left but Kobra blocks it.
Kuciak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kuciak trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobra looking for subs off his back but Kuciak has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kuciak not doing much here.
Kobra looking for submissions off his back.
Kobra is breathing heavily.
Kuciak is looking to advance position but Kobra won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuciak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Dulsan Kuciak wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuciak walks into a stiff left hand from Kobra.
Kobra fails with the takedown
and Kuciak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuciak.
Kuciak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kobra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kuciak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kobra has Kuciak in his guard.
Kuciak is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulsan Kuciak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobra looking for subs off his back but Kuciak has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuciak is trying to work for a kimura but Kobra is defending well.
Kuciak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kobra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuciak sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kobra actively working from the bottom here.
Kuciak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kobra is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuciak content just to control the position here.
Kuciak is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kobra darts in trying to clinch
and Kuciak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Kuciak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuciak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kobra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuciak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuciak slows the pace down in half guard.
Kobra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dulsan Kuciak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dulsan Kuciak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuciak scores with a takedown into Kobra's guard.
Kuciak trying to control but Kobra is working from the bottom.
Kobra looking for a guillotine here but Kuciak defends easily.
Kuciak advances to half guard.
Kuciak decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kobra throws a looping overhand right but Kuciak ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuciak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobra regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra gets full guard.
Kobra looking for a guillotine here but Kuciak defends easily.
Kuciak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kuciak has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kuciak looking to pass the guard.
Kuciak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kobra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuciak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuciak tries to free his leg and advance position but Kobra is retaining full guard.
Kuciak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kobra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuciak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuciak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuciak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kobra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuciak has managed to get both his arms back between Kobra's legs - danger averted.
Kobra throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kuciak escapes and throws Kobra's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuciak trying to control the position but Kobra is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuciak happy to just control the position for now.
Kobra takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuciak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuciak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kobra shoots in for a double leg but Kuciak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dulsan Kuciak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuciak looking to score a takedown here. Kobra is defending well but Kuciak drives through and ends up in Kobra's guard.
Kuciak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kobra's head.
Kobra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuciak's guard.
Kuciak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kobra defends well.
Kobra pushes down on Kuciak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobra in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kuciak tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kobra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mister Kobra!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Samuilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sirenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuilov comes to the cage accompanied by Flipsyde - Someday. Tommy Sirenni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Samuilov!
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, Tommy Sirenni!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirenni has his takedown stuffed
and Samuilov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sirenni won't allow Samuilov to pass to mount.
Samuilov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sirenni is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sirenni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sirenni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Samuilov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Samuilov cracks Sirenni with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuilov advances to half guard.
Samuilov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Samuilov moves into full mount! Sirenni won't be happy about that!
Samuilov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Samuilov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sirenni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuilov controlling the position easily from mount.
Sirenni working to try and regain half guard.
Sirenni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Samuilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samuilov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Samuilov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sirenni has worked his arm free - good work by Sirenni!
Samuilov trying to control the action but Sirenni is working from the bottom.
Samuilov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sirenni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sirenni gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov is looking to take a break and control but Sirenni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samuilov content to control rather than advance.
Sirenni actively working from the bottom here.
Samuilov 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.
Sirenni trying to control here.
Samuilov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuilov throws a strike but Sirenni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov passes Sirenni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Samuilov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sirenni missing with punches from the bottom.
Sirenni wants to control but Samuilov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sirenni trying to control but Samuilov postures up.
Sirenni wants to get back to full guard.
Samuilov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Samuilov trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni is staying active underneath Samuilov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sirenni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samuilov is thwarting Sirenni's attempts to control the position.
Samuilov works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirenni tries to lock up and control but Samuilov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Samuilov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samuilov has a takedown stuffed.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Samuilov enables Sirenni to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Samuilov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sirenni tries to stand but Samuilov is controlling from the bottom.
Samuilov working a defensive guard here.
Sirenni wants to control from the top but Samuilov keeps moving.
Samuilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samuilov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirenni wants to control from the top but Samuilov keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Sirenni was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Samuilov tries to sprawl but Sirenni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sirenni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samuilov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sirenni prevents Samuilov from improving his position.
Sirenni is thwarting Samuilov's attempts to control the position.
Sirenni wants to control but Samuilov is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni seems to be working for a kimura but Samuilov defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuilov is staying active underneath Sirenni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like Sirenni is going to stand back up.
Samuilov tries to get to full guard but Sirenni has control of the leg.
Samuilov is refusing to be controlled, as Sirenni sits in half guard.
Samuilov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Samuilov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirenni is one step ahead there.
Sirenni stands and throws Samuilov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Samuilov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sirenni off and has taken his back!
Samuilov is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Samuilov gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Samuilov gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Samuilov apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sirenni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Samuilov to the mat! Samuilov manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sirenni trying to control but Samuilov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Samuilov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Samuilov has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuilov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirenni has wrist control.
Samuilov won't allow Sirenni to sweep him here.
Sirenni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samuilov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samuilov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Samuilov is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirenni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sirenni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Samuilov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sirenni tries for a takedown but Samuilov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samuilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samuilov shoots in and drives through. Sirenni sprawls well.
Sirenni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Samuilov is not content to let Sirenni control the position.
Samuilov is looking for a sweep. Sirenni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sirenni is keen to just control but Samuilov is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuilov is defending against the submission attempts here by Sirenni.
Samuilov tries to roll over but Sirenni keeps him under control.
Sirenni trying to control from Samuilov's half guard. Samuilov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sirenni wants to control from the top but Samuilov keeps moving.
Sirenni looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni is fighting to break Samuilov's control of his arms but Samuilov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Samuilov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sirenni's guard.
Sirenni can't keep his opponent in guard - Samuilov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Samuilov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samuilov controlling from mount.
Samuilov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sirenni?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirenni is looking to improve his position but Samuilov isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Samuilov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sirenni wants to hold on but Samuilov pushes him away.
Samuilov working Sirenni over with strikes here.
Sirenni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sirenni is trying to escape the mount.
Alex Samuilov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samuilov wants to control the pace but Sirenni is squirming around nicely.
Sirenni is working to get back to half guard.
Sirenni is squirming around, avoiding Samuilov's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov scoring with strikes but Sirenni is staying in there.
Samuilov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sirenni is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Samuilov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Colston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Danski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Colston!
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, Stefan Danski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Colston lands a nice hook to Danski's body. Danski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danski looking to score a takedown here. Colston is defending well but Danski drives through and ends up in Colston's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Danski won't allow Colston to get back to his feet.
Danski throwing strikes from guard but Colston blocks nicely.
Danski prevents Colston from getting back to his feet.
Danski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Danski trying to control but Colston is working from the bottom.
Colston is looking to stand up but Danski isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colston keeping moving, preventing Danski from controlling successfully.
Danski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danski with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danski won't allow Colston to get back to his feet.
Danski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danski won't allow Colston to get back to his feet.
Colston trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Danski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danski with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Colston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danski stands up from Colston's guard - Danski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Danski dives in and grabs Colston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Colston pushes down on Danski's head and hops out.
Colston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danski's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colston thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danski misses with a takedown attempt - Colston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danski tries to clinch up but Colston circles away and keeps his distance.
Danski tries to clinch but Colston is having none of it.
Danski tries to clinch but Colston moves out of range.
Colston just misses with a punch to the body.
Sean Colston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Colston's waist but Colston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danski off to one side.
Sean Colston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Danski.
Danski misses with a two punch combination.
Colston looks to score with a jab to the body but Danski is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danski manages to avoid it.
Colston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danski.
Colston scores with a nice strike.
Danski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colston sprawls well. Colston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danski gets slowly back to his feet.
Colston is looking to wear down Danski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Colston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danski looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Colston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colston doesn't manage to clinch there - Danski circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Danski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Colston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danski rushes Colston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danski stalling the fight.
Danski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colston pushes Danski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colston is trying to break the clinch but Danski has him pressed against the cage.
Danski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Colston uses from the top position.
Colston wants to get up but he can't break Danski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Colston wants to stand and escape but instead Danski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Colston wants to stand up but Danski is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Colston pushes Danski off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danski struggles to land a body shot inside as Colston controls his hands.
Colston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colston swings for the body but Danski moves out of range.
Danski shoots in looking for a takedown but Colston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danski closes the distance but Colston moves to the side
and Colston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Colston lands a nice looking body shot.
Colston connects with a body shot.
Danski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sean Colston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danski manages to avoid it.
Danski avoids the body shot from Colston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colston as he avoids it easily.
Colston slaps away a takedown attempt from Danski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sean Colston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Danski.
Danski is breathing heavily.
Colston throws a good cross that connects.
Colston catches Danski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colston thows a body shot but no joy.
Danski tries to close the distance and clinch but Colston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danski was well out of range. Poor timing from Colston.
Colston swats away the attempt to clinch by Danski.
Danski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Colston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danski misses with a combination
and Colston counters with a nice body shot.
Colston misses with a body shot.
Colston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colston, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Colston dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Danski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colston.
Colston misses with a shot to the body
and Danski counters by moving into the clinch.
Danski keeps control of Colston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danski is working Colston over against the cage.
Danski effectively controlling the action here.
Danski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danski wants a takedown but no success here.
Danski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Colston tries to pull guard but Danski won't allow it.
Danski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danski was well out of range. Poor timing from Colston.
Danski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danski tries to clinch but Colston moves out of range.
Colston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colston misses the shot to the body.
Danski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sean Colston is winning the standup battle so far.
Colston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston digs a good hook to Danski's body.
Danski clinches.
Danski breaks from the clinch.
Danski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Colston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danski at a distance.
Danski closes the distance and clinches.
Danski wants to take the fight to the mat but Colston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sean Colston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Danski.
Danski has Colston pushed against the cage.
Danski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danski tries to throw a body punch but Colston avoids it by throwing Danski back against the cage.
Danski avoiding damage.
Danski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danski has Colston pressed against the cage, preventing Colston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danski misses with the head strike.
Colston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colston misses the shot to the body.
Danski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danski misses with a punch on the inside.
Danski struggles to land a body shot inside as Colston controls his hands.
Danski misses with some punches.
Danski leaning against his opponent.
Danski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Colston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danski moves away.
Colston looks to score with a jab to the body but Danski is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Colston.
Danski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Danski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Danski!
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