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SBFC Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka Ongka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caron instigates a clinch.
Ongka is trying to break free.
Caron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ongka is trying to pull guard but Caron has him pressed against the cage.
Caron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ongkas head.
Ongka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Caron to keep the fight standing.
Ongka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caron smiles and moves away.
John Caron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ongka Ongka.
Ongka gets tackled into the cage by Caron. Caron maintains the clinch.
Caron has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ongka uses from the top position.
Ongka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caron is keeping the position for now.
Caron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ongka is aware though and is defending well.
Ongka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ongka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ongka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron can't keep his opponent in guard - Ongka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ongka prevents Caron from improving his position.
Caron trying to hold on to Ongka's head to control him but Ongka postures up.
Ongka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caron keeps working.
Ongka 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. Caron tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ongka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ongka Ongka!
A very excited looking Ongka Ongka rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusky comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Semenov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Krovostok-Biography. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Little Rusky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rusky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Rusky avoids it well.
That kick from Semenov tenderised Rusky's leg. Rusky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Semenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semenov throws a right hand that Rusky ducks under and follows up with a left that Rusky also avoids with ease.
Rusky tries to bum rush Semenov with a series of wild strikes but Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rusky!
Semenov tries to bum rush Rusky with a series of wild strikes but Rusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Semenov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rusky dips to his left and cracks Semenov with an uppercut!
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Semenov counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Rusky.
Semenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Semenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rusky.
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Semenov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenov. That's going to slow Rusky down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rusky throws a right hand that Semenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Semenov also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
Semenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rusky.
Semenov slips a jab from Rusky.
Rusky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rusky tests Semenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Rusky does it's job there.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Rusky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rusky throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little Rusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semenov.
Rusky throws a right hand that Semenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Semenov also avoids with ease.
Rusky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Semenov slips a jab and a cross from Rusky.
Rusky is breathing heavily.
Semenov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
That kick from Semenov tenderised Rusky's leg. Rusky is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Semenov counters with a left to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Semenov!
Semenov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Semenov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a left and a right that stings Rusky.
Nice uppercut there from Rusky.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Semenov lands a head kick. Rusky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Semenov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rusky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Rusky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rusky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rusky's head.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rusky's head.
Semenov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Semenov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Rusky.
Semenov lands a high kick!
Rusky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rusky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rusky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rusky throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusky misses with a two punch combination.
Semenov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rusky throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Rusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Rusky.
Semenov cracks the inside of Rusky's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand
and Semenov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semenov slips a jab from Rusky.
Semenov lands a leg kick that knocks Rusky off balance momentarily.
Semenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rusky circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rusky.
Rusky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
Semenov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Semenov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rusky loads up on a big right hand but Semenov slips the punch.
Semenov cracks the inside of Rusky's front leg.
Rusky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rusky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Semenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rusky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Rusky does no damage.
Semenov tries to bum rush Rusky with a series of wild strikes but Rusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rusky loads up on a big right hand but Semenov slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Semenov. Those never looked like landing.
Semenov walks into a stiff left hand from Rusky.
Nice defenses there by Semenov.
Semenov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semenov throws a sloppy head kick and Rusky moves out of range easily.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Rusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rusky misses with a double jab
and Semenov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little Rusky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semenov scores with a three punch combo!
Rusky scores with a nice head shot.
Semenov slips a jab and a cross from Rusky.
Semenov staying out of range there.
Rusky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maxim Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenov. That's going to slow Rusky down.
Rusky throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Semenov.
Semenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rusky's head.
Semenov connects with an inside leg kick.
Semenov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Semenov lands a head kick. Rusky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov throws a series of strikes that have Rusky backpedaling.
Rusky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rusky misses with a combination
and Semenov counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusky's calf.
Semenov connects with a solid leg kick.
Rusky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Rusky lands.
Semenov lands a right hook to the body.
Semenov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rusky.
Semenov lands a head kick!
Rusky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semenov can pounce on him.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Rusky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semenov can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenov lands with a slapping head kick.
Semenov throws a combination that misses
and Rusky counters with a two punch combo.
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Semenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rusky throws a nice looking combination but Semenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rusky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Semenov.
Semenov lands a high kick!
Semenov throws a head kick that half lands.
A right-left combo lands from Semenov.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Rusky avoids nicely.
Rusky misses with a wild combination.
Rusky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Semenov counters with a good low kick that Rusky was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Semenov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rusky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenov. Semenov obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov throws a leg kick which misses Rusky's front leg but catches the back leg as Rusky tries to avoid it.
Rusky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rusky slips a jab and a cross from Semenov.
Nice uppercut there from Rusky.
Rusky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rusky.
Semenov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semenov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Semenov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rusky misses with a combination
and Semenov counters with an outside leg kick.
Rusky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semenov lands a high kick!
Rusky misses with a two punch combination.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Rusky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Semenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rusky throws a right hand that misses
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Rusky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rusky misses with the combination.
Rusky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semenov scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov throws a head kick that Rusky semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
A punch lands to the side of Semenov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rusky throws a right and a left that Semenov avoids nicely.
Rusky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Rusky misses.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusky's calf.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Rusky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rusky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semenov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Semenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rusky back to the cage. Semenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a thumping low kick.
Semenov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Semenov.
Little Rusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxim Semenov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusky's calf.
Rusky throws a hook to the side of Semenov's head but Semenov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rusky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenov. Semenov obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rusky backs up against the cage.
Semenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenov throws a head kick that half lands.
Semenov lands with a shot to the body.
Rusky misses with a double jab
and Semenov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Semenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rusky misses with an uppercut
and Semenov counters with a nice leg kick.
Semenov slips under a jab.
Rusky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Semenov walks into a stiff left hand from Rusky.
Semenov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rusky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Semenov counters with an inside leg kick.
Semenov scores with a hook to the body. Rusky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Semenov.
Rusky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semenov.
Semenov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Semenov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rusky throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a thumping low kick.
Semenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Semenov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rusky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusky misses with a lunging right hand
and Semenov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rusky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Semenov lands a body shot.
Rusky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Semenov's head backwards.
Semenov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rusky.
Rusky misses with a hook
and Semenov counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov scores with a leg kick.
Semenov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Rusky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rusky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rusky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Semenov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenov. That's going to slow Rusky down.
Semenov lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Semenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Semenov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Semenov!
Maxim Semenov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valera Kamenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malsom Kima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenskiy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The only. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valera Kamenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malsom Kima!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenskiy swinging wildly here.
Kima throws the left hand but Kamenskiy avoids the punch easily.
Kamenskiy is looking to clinch but Kima is avoiding it.
Kamenskiy moves in looking to clinch but Kima pushes him off.
Kamenskiy is looking to land body kicks.
Kamenskiy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamenskiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamenskiy scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Valera Kamenskiy has been cut.
Kamenskiy is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malsom Kima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kima lands with a shot to the body.
Kima feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kamenskiy sprawling to the canvas! Kamenskiy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kima finish him?!
Kamenskiy is rocked!
Kima cracks Kamenskiy's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Kamenskiy slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kima can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malsom Kima!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malsom Kima thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almaz Method (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almaz Method is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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161 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Almaz Method!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Method feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Method is aware though and is defending well.
Method distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Method is pushing down on Pettis 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pettis is fighting to maintain full guard but Method has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Method postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pettis to stand up.
Method throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Method is in Pettis 's guard.
Method is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!
Method sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pettis 's guard.
Method is looking for a kimura here.
Method stalling.
Method is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Method seems to be looking for submissions.
Method stalling.
Method passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pettis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Method on the ground.
Pettis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pettis is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Method looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pettis tries to hold on but Method postures up.
Pettis working to try and regain half guard.
Method content just to control the position here.
Pettis tries to hold on but Method pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Method controlling from mount.
Pettis is in a horrible position here. Method smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Method prevents Pettis from getting the reversal.
Method sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pettis working to try and regain half guard.
Method is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Pettis is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Almaz Method!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Serious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Serious!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serious.
Serious throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacobs counters by moving into the clinch.
Serious is looking to break free of the clinch but Jacobs has double underhooks.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Serious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serious swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobs counters with a single leg into guard. Serious didn't expect that.
Serious working a defensive guard here.
Jacobs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Serious's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs advances position into side control!
Serious on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Sam Serious has been cut.
Serious is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Serious is rocked!
That has opened up Sam Serious's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a big left to the face of Serious, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Jacobs and another - Serious is out! Jacobs stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Glen Jacobs!
Glen Jacobs is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Never Surrender by Lion. Baha Beison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Rossi!
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, Baha Beison!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Dilan Rossi has been cut.
Beison throws a series of punches but Rossi avoids them all with ease.
Rossi moves into the clinch.
Rossi tries a body shot but Beison blocks it.
Beison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rossi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rossi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beisons head.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
Beison has picked Rossi up - he's going for a ride! Beison dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rossi wants to get back to full guard.
Beison throwing shots but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Rossi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rossi keeping hold of Beison's head, controlling as best he can.
Beison is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison is thwarting Rossi's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi wants to get back to full guard.
Beison is pressing down on Rossi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rossi is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beison lands a head shot.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beison.
Dilan Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Rossi misses.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Beison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beison takes one to the side of the head.
Rossi darts in and clinches Beison up against the cage.
Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Beison backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi stalls.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossi gets through Beison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rossi pushes Beison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beison working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Rossi.
Rossi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Beison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rossi.
Beison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rossi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rossi stalls.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beison backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Beison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Beison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rossi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dilan Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baha Beison.
Beison misses with a head kick.
Rossi lands a head shot.
Rossi has managed to clinch.
Beison tries to score a body lock takedown but Rossi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beison is looking for a takedown.
Rossi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beison looks winded!
Rossi lands an uppercut.
It looks like Baha Beison has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a left to the head.
Rossi presses Beison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rossi works on Beison's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beisons head.
Beison is rocked!
Rossi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beison is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Rossi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body.
Rossi lands a big right hand that drops Beison! The killer instinct kicks in and Rossi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rossi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dilan Rossi!
Dilan Rossi retains his lightweight title!
An intense looking Dilan Rossi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Sub me once, shame on me... sub me twice? NEVER GONNA HAPPEN, HRO!'.
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