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CFS 28: Fighting Spirit PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nicolas Arenas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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184 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miquel Costas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costas throws a lazy right hand but Arenas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costas pushes Arenas up against the cage in a clinch.
Costas breaks the clinch.
Arenas missing with a left hand there. Costas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miquel Costas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arenas slips under a jab from Costas.
A slow jab from Costas misses its intended target.
A jab from Costas finds it's way through Arenas's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Costas. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Arenas.
Arenas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Miquel Costas has been cut.
Arenas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Costas. Those never looked like landing.
Costas tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas throws a right and a left that Arenas avoids nicely.
Arenas throws out a loose jab but Costas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arenas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costas misses with a double jab.
Arenas misses the shot to the body.
Costas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costas. Arenas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arenas ducks under a wild hook from Costas.
Costas looks to land a right hand but Arenas moved out of range.
Costas throws a series of punches but Arenas avoids them all with ease.
Arenas lands a nice looking body shot.
Costas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Costas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arenas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Costas is controlling him well.
Costas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arenas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Costas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Arenas some visible discomfort.
Arenas is looking to regain half guard here but Costas keeps moving and retains side control.
Costas cracks Arenas with a big right hand but Arenas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Costas working the body and head with strikes.
Arenas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas pushes Costas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Costas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Arenas tries to bench press Costas off him but Costas keeps the position.
Arenas tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Costas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arenas?
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!
Costas manages to capitalize on a mistake by Arenas to take his back!
Costas is landing with strikes from the back.
Costas is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Costas lands strikes to the head.
Arenas looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Costas trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Arenas doesn't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costas cracks Arenas with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Arenas from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Costas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Costas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miquel Costas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arenas misses with a double jab.
Costas throws an overhand right that lands on Arenas's shoulder, as Arenas tries to avoid the shot.
Costas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costas landing knees to the body.
Costas breaks the clinch.
Costas closes the distance and pushes Arenas back into the cage.
Arenas wants to take the fight to the mat but Costas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Costas breaks from the clinch.
Costas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costas throws a right and a left that Arenas avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costas is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Costas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arenas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Costas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Costas tries to land a knee to the head but Arenas blocks with his arms.
Arenas tries for a takedown but Costas manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Arenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costas breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Costas as he connects with a hook.
Nicolas Arenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costas doesn't manage to clinch there - Arenas circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arenas moves out of range as Costas throws a body kick.
Costas scores with a one two! Arenas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Nicolas Arenas has been cut.
Arenas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costas. Costas obviously looking to wear him down.
Costas throws a nice looking combination but Arenas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costas misses with a series of wild punches.
Costas throws a nice looking combination but Arenas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costas moves into range and clinches up with Arenas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arenas is working for takedown but Costas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costas prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas breaks from the clinch.
Costas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Costas lands with a shot to the body.
Arenas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costas. Costas obviously looking to wear him down.
Arenas thows a body shot but no joy.
Arenas dodges the punch combination from Costas.
Arenas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arenas stalks Costas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Costas's face. Costas staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas throws a push kick but Arenas slaps the foot to one side.
Costas moves into the clinch.
Costas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costas scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arenas.
Both fighters circling a little - Costas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Costas moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costas lands a hook that snaps the head of Arenas backwards.
Costas avoiding damage.
Costas gets underhooks to prevent Arenas's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Costas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Costas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arenas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arenas misses with a straight left.
Costas misses with a body shot.
Costas tries to close the distance and clinch but Arenas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arenas throws an off balance right hand
and Costas counters with a left to the body.
Costas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costas throws an overhand right that lands on Arenas's shoulder, as Arenas tries to avoid the shot.
Arenas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costas.
Arenas misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costas tries to land a front kick but Arenas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arenas misses with a right hand
and Costas counters with a head kick.
Arenas misses with a two punch combination.
Costas darts in and clinches Arenas up against the cage.
Arenas letting Costas take a breather here.
Costas breaks the clinch.
Costas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arenas, pushing him back against the cage.
Costas manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Arenas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costas forces Arenas back against the cage and clinches.
Costas gets underhooks to prevent Arenas's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Costas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arenas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arenas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Costas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Costas manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costas.
Costas misses with a two punch combination.
Costas fails to land with a series of punches.
Costas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas throws a front kick aimed at Arenas's knee but Arenas avoids it well.
Arenas avoids the head kick by Costas.
Arenas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arenas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costas.
Costas throws a body punch but Arenas moves out of range.
Arenas slips a jab from Costas.
Arenas looks to score with a jab to the body but Costas is just out of range.
Costas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costas misses with a series of wild punches.
Arenas misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costas circles away quickly and effectively.
Costas darts in and clinches Arenas up against the cage.
Costas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arenas throws a big shot that misses.
Costas stuns Arenas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Costas closes the distance and pushes Arenas back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costas pushes Arenas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costas prevents the takedown attempt.
Nicolas Arenas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miquel Costas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Arenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costas blocks an elbow strike from Arenas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Costas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Costas 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Costas!
Our winner, Miquel Costas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Garkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arsen Danielyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
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208 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Garkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arsen Danielyan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garkov wants to clinch up but Danielyan keeps it at a distance.
Danielyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danielyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Garkov.
Danielyan scores with the left hand. Garkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Garkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danielyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Danielyan misses.
Garkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danielyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danielyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Danielyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danielyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Danielyan circles away.
Garkov blocks a jab.
Garkov tries to clinch there but Danielyan circles away.
Garkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garkov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garkov looks for a takedown but Danielyan sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Danielyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garkov jabs Danielyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danielyan misses with a body shot.
Danielyan leaves Garkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Garkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Garkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garkov wants to clinch up but Danielyan keeps it at a distance.
Garkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danielyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Garkov digs a good hook to Danielyan's body.
Danielyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Danielyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garkov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danielyan backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Danielyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danielyan looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garkov does no damage.
Garkov wants to clinch up but Danielyan keeps it at a distance.
Garkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danielyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Garkov does no damage.
Garkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Garkov.
Garkov is trying to push Danielyan away but Danielyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garkov is trying to pull guard but Danielyan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garkov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garkov but Garkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Garkov lunges at Danielyan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danielyan's hand.
Garkov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danielyan backs up against the cage.
Danielyan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Danielyan's head.
Danielyan wants to clinch.
Danielyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garkov moves into range and clinches up with Danielyan.
Garkov is trying to break the clinch but Danielyan has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garkov fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Danielyan after a bit of a struggle.
Garkov tries to break the clinch but Danielyan is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garkov is trying to force a seperation but Danielyan has the dominant position.
Garkov has clasped his hands together around Danielyan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garkov trying to control the position but Danielyan is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garkov working the ground and pound but Danielyan is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Garkov dominated that 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.
Garkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Danielyan. Those never looked like landing.
Garkov throws a shot to the body.
Danielyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danielyan scores with a sloppy right hand. Garkov should have avoided that one.
Sergei Garkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garkov gets a clinch.
Danielyan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garkov fails to pull guard.
Danielyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garkov can't find room to land a body shot as Danielyan controls the action.
Garkov trying to stall but Danielyan improves his position.
Garkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garkov prevents the takedown attempt.
Garkov is pressed up against the cage. Danielyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garkov down to the mat. Garkov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sergei Garkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arsen Danielyan.
Danielyan is breathing heavily.
Danielyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Garkov circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garkov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garkov is trying to push Danielyan away but Danielyan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danielyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Garkov lands a shoulder strike.
Garkov misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garkov is trying to stall.
Garkov can't find room to land a body shot as Danielyan controls the action.
Danielyan managing to block the knees to the body from Garkov.
Garkov lands an uppercut.
Garkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Danielyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielyan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danielyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garkov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danielyan somewhat.
Danielyan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Garkov's guard now, I'm sure.
Garkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danielyan's guard.
Garkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garkov wants to control from the top but Danielyan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Danielyan has wrist control.
Garkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Danielyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Danielyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garkov throwing strikes but missing.
Garkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danielyan can't keep his opponent in guard - Garkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garkov controlling the pace.
Garkov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danielyan is staying active underneath Garkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danielyan is looking for a sweep. Garkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garkov lands a nice short elbow.
Garkov trying to mount his opponent but Danielyan defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Garkov 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garkov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garkov is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Danielyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sergei Garkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garkov misses with a double jab.
Sergei Garkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Danielyan scores with a one two! Garkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Sergei Garkov has been cut.
Danielyan misses with a wild body shot.
Danielyan misses with a looping right.
Garkov swinging wildly here.
Garkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danielyan slaps away a takedown attempt from Garkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Garkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danielyan misses with a double jab
and Garkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielyan misses with the combination.
Garkov throws a right and a left that Danielyan avoids nicely.
Garkov moves in looking to clinch but Danielyan pushes him off.
Garkov dips to his left and cracks Danielyan with an uppercut!
Garkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Danielyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danielyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danielyan moves into the clinch successfully.
Garkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Danielyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danielyan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garkov tries to throw a body punch but Danielyan avoids it by throwing Garkov back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garkov's efforts to push away.
Garkov lands a shot to the body.
Garkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danielyan tries to pull guard but Garkov won't allow it.
Garkov has Danielyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Danielyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Garkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Danielyan which made him look bad.
Garkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Danielyan throws a series of punches but Garkov moves out of range.
Garkov misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danielyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danielyan tries to keep at a distance but Garkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielyan is trying to drag Garkov to the mat but Garkov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Danielyan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danielyan blocks the elbow strike.
Garkov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danielyan's elbow.
Danielyan has Garkov pressed against the cage, preventing Garkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danielyan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garkov has Danielyan up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garkov stalling.
Garkov is working for takedown but Danielyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garkov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Garkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Danielyan controls his hands.
Garkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danielyan.
Garkov can't break the clinch.
Garkov is looking to control Danielyan's arms but Danielyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garkov has his back to the cage.
Arsen Danielyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garkov looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garkov misses with a punch to the body.
Danielyan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sergei Garkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danielyan's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Garkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garkov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Garkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Mola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Totoy Mola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mola's waist but Mola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mola swivels and escapes.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mola.
Mola has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Totoy Mola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mola as he jumps to the side.
Mola gets a double leg takedown into St Pierre's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mola slips nicely into half guard.
Mola prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre looks winded!
Mola is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mola trying to control from half guard but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mola pulls his head out easily.
Mola maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! St Pierre could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mola has cracked it and St Pierre is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Totoy Mola!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Lahm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Hood is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julian Lahm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Hood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hood ducks right into an uppercut from Lahm.
Hood moves forwards but Lahm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lahm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hood moves away.
Lahm scores with a jab to the body.
Lahm digs a good body shot into Hood's ribs.
Lahm connects with a looping right hand.
Lahm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lahm just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lahm as he connects with a hook.
Hood is rocked!
Hood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lahm counters with a right hand to the body.
Hood is still on wobbly legs! Can Lahm finish him?
Hood tries for a takedown but Lahm circles away easily
and Lahm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hood seems to have recovered his senses.
Hood has his takedown stuffed
and Lahm counters with a right hand to the body.
Julian Lahm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lahm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hood ducks right into an uppercut from Lahm.
Lahm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lahm lands the left hand.
Lahm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lahm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lahm cracks Hood with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hood falls to his knees and Lahm doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Lahm!
Julian Lahm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Laurinaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Veremko (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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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Laurinaitis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Veremko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurinaitis tries to keep at a distance but Veremko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Veremko doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurinaitis circles away.
Veremko tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurinaitis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veremko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laurinaitis lands a jab to the head.
Laurinaitis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veremko on the side of the head.
Laurinaitis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veremko looks to land a right hand but Laurinaitis moved out of range.
No joy there for Laurinaitis , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veremko swinging wildly here.
Veremko tries to clinch up but Laurinaitis circles away and keeps his distance.
Laurinaitis swats away the attempt to clinch by Veremko.
Veremko doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurinaitis circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurinaitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veremko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Veremko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laurinaitis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laurinaitis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veremkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Veremko is looking to clinch.
Veremko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laurinaitis 's head.
It looks like Bob Laurinaitis has been cut.
Laurinaitis throws a right hand that Veremko ducks under and follows up with a left that Veremko also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurinaitis misses with a double jab.
Veremko fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurinaitis looks to land a combination but Veremko avoids it well.
Veremko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Veremko throws a series of punches but Laurinaitis avoids them all with ease.
Laurinaitis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Veremko back to the cage. Laurinaitis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed right hand from Veremko misses the target.
Veremko blocks a jab.
Laurinaitis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veremko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veremko clinches.
Laurinaitis is looking for a takedown.
Veremko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laurinaitis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Laurinaitis manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veremko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurinaitis tries to advance to mount but Veremko instead regains half guard.
Veremko tries to kick Laurinaitis off in order to stand up. Laurinaitis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Laurinaitis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Veremko, who protects the arm well.
Veremko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Laurinaitis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurinaitis taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veremko explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Veremko walks into a left hand.
Veremko throws a head kick that misses.
Laurinaitis lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurinaitis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veremko.
Veremko tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurinaitis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veremko misses with a two punch combination.
Veremko dodges the punch combination from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Veremko has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Laurinaitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Laurinaitis 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laurinaitis looks to land a combination but Veremko avoids it well.
Laurinaitis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurinaitis misses with a hook. Veremko ducked under it nicely.
Veremko misses with a double jab.
Laurinaitis throws a series of punches but Veremko avoids them all with ease.
Laurinaitis sizes up Veremko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Veremko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Laurinaitis misses.
Laurinaitis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veremko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Veremko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob Laurinaitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veremko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurinaitis to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veremko closes the distance and clinches.
Veremko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laurinaitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veremko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laurinaitis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Veremko counters with a left and a right... And another left! Laurinaitis is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maksim Veremko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermes Croko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alek Vonchan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
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25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hermes Croko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alek Vonchan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vonchan defends it nicely.
Croko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Croko fails with a takedown attempt.
Croko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vonchan swats away the attempt to clinch by Croko.
Vonchan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Croko.
Vonchan connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Croko to the floor! Vonchan dives in looking for the finish!
Croko is rocked!
It looks like Hermes Croko has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonchan wants to stand up but Croko is controlling the position.
Oh Croko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Croko seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonchan is thwarting Croko's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Croko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vonchan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Whack! Vonchan lands a heavy head kick that drops Croko. The ref tackles Vonchan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Croko was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alek Vonchan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalju Harju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harju comes to the cage accompanied by Hardwell - Spaceman. Power has chosen Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Max Power will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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20
174 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalju Harju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power wants to clinch but Harju slips to the side
and Harju counters with a nice body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Power blocks the leg kick.
Harju avoids the head kick by Power.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harju's calf.
Harju swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harju misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Harju takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harju moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harju has managed to clinch.
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!
Harju scores with a hook to the body.
Harju lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harju.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harju's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Power connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Harju on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harju tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power tries to circle away but Harju has him pinned against the cage.
Harju turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control but Harju postures up.
The referee asks Harju politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Harju prefers to stall for the moment though.
Power defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Power's face as Harju controls the position.
Power has one of Harju's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Harju controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Power looks for the body kick but Harju saw that one coming.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harju ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power lands with a kick to the temple. Harju shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harju throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harju moves away.
Power rushes Harju and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Harju controls the action.
Harju blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harju pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Power lands a right hand.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Harju's head.
Harju misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harju lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Harju.
Harju throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Harju tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a leg kick that misses.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harju's sensitive parts.
Harju scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power throws a low kick but Harju avoids it.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harju lands a jab to the nose.
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harju slips a jab and a cross from Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power looks to throw a body kick
and Harju makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Power thumps Harju with a low kick.
Power scores with a kick to the body.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Harju misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power misses with a leg kick
enabling Harju to counter with a crisp jab.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Harju is out of range.
Harju is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harju tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Power swivels and escapes.
Harju misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Harju misses the target.
Harju keeps the fight on the outside.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harju.
Power bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harju's 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!
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harju is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harju. That did some damage!
Power misses with a hook. Harju ducked under it nicely.
Power wants to clinch but Harju slips to the side
and Harju counters with an inside leg kick.
Harju ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Harju misses with a low kick.
Harju takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power avoids the head kick by Harju.
A solid body kick from Power.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harju.
Power darts in trying to clinch
and Harju counters with a left to the body.
Harju scores with a three punch combo!
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Harju counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harju's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power avoids the body shot from Harju.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power connects with a leg kick. Harju looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harju checks a leg kick.
Harju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harju sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harju throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Harju down.
Harju stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power catches Harju with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Max Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harju moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Nice jab there from Harju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harju scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harju throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Harju is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Harju throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Harju's head back.
Harju scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Harju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harju uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Harju throws a big shot that misses.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harju. That did some damage!
Harju misses with a series of wild punches.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harju fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalju Harju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harju misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Harju lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harju does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harju takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harju's sensitive parts.
Power lands a head shot.
Power throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch lands to the side of Harju 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harju is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Power backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Harju's temple! It sends Harju violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Power celebrates and the doctors try to help Harju!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Max Power!
After winning the bout, Max Power thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vviktung Bolski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vviktung Bolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ty Ming!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bolski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ming's guard.
Bolski wants to control from the top but Ming keeps moving.
Bolski throwing strikes but missing.
Bolski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bolski 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.
Bolski pushing down on Ming's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ming wants to get back to his feet.
Bolski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Bolski is keen to just control but Ming is a slippery customer.
Bolski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolski working over Ming with some ground and pound. Ming looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bolski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ming really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolski punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ming is squirming around, avoiding Bolski's attempts to control the action.
Bolski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ming is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Bolski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ming! More shots from Bolski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vviktung Bolski!
Vviktung Bolski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Imman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imman has chosen Bezimienni - Walka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Imman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imman slips a jab from Silva.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Imman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Imman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva keeping full guard, as Imman tries to pass.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Imman defends well.
Imman trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Imman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Imman tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Imman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Imman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Imman is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Imman has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Silva!
Rocco Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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