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RSFL 1: Iceberg vs Drago PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Heininger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Red Nose as his entrance music. Craig White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Heininger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig White!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heininger throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Heininger.
Heininger throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heininger throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a head kick. That will keep Heininger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Heininger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heininger misses with a few strikes there.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Heininger.
White wants to clinch.
White scores with a head kick.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White rushes Heininger and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
White landing knees to the body.
Heininger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White blocking some punches.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by White.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heininger's face.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heininger's face.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heininger lands a left hand.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heininger working aggressively here.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger throws a head punch that misses.
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heininger.
Heininger misses with some punches.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heininger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
White stalls.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a knee to the body.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
White with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heininger misses with some punches.
White blocking some punches.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White crunches a lovely knee into Heininger's ribcage.
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Heininger 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.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dennis Heininger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White avoids the head kick by Heininger.
Dennis Heininger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heininger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heininger throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
White blocking some punches.
Dennis Heininger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heininger working aggressively here.
White lands a knee to the head.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heininger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heininger working aggressively here.
White blocks an uppercut.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heininger.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from White.
It looks like Dennis Heininger has been cut.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White blocking some punches.
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White landing knees to the head.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Heininger gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
Heininger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heininger misses with the head strike.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heininger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heininger throws a head punch that misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heininger working aggressively here.
White stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heininger.
White landing knees to the head.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White landing knees to the head.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White blocking some punches.
White slowing the pace effectively.
White blocks an uppercut.
White working Heininger over with knees to the body.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger takes a knee right on the jaw!
White scores with a knee to the head.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Heininger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Heininger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heininger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heininger dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Heininger's head and hops out.
No joy there for Heininger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heininger fails in his attempt to clinch.
White is looking to clinch but Heininger is avoiding it.
Heininger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Heininger. Heininger gets slowly back to his feet.
White stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Heininger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heininger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Heininger falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a big head kick but Heininger shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heininger tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Heininger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Heininger shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heininger misses with a body kick.
Heininger clinches with his opponent.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heininger backwards.
White stalling.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heininger's face.
Heininger throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heininger misses with some punches.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White landing knees to the head.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Heininger blocks with his arms.
White blocks an uppercut.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heininger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heininger.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heininger working aggressively here.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Heininger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heininger's face.
White with a knee to the head.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White has Heininger pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from White.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heininger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heininger has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Heininger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Heininger is blocking nicely.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White trying to stall but Heininger improves his position.
Craig White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennis Heininger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dennis Heininger.
Well Heininger 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dennis Heininger!
Dennis Heininger made sure to mention his sponsor, Nuclear Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norbert Schwager Ii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Schwager Ii misses.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager Ii thuds his right hand into Beaver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schwager Ii connects with a jab.
Schwager Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwager Ii.
Beaver closes the distance and pushes Schwager Ii back into the cage.
Beaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwager Ii controls his hands.
Beaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Beaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwager Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
Beaver tries to land a knee to the head but Schwager Ii blocks with his arms.
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!
Beaver connects with a knee to the head.
Beaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver works on Schwager Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Schwager Ii is trying to force a seperation but Beaver has the dominant position.
Schwager Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beaver as Schwager Ii tries to tie him up.
Beaver lands an elbow that stopped Schwager Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Beaver landing knees to the head.
Beaver scores with a shot to the side of Schwager Ii's head.
Beaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Beaver lands an uppercut.
Beaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schwager Ii blocks an elbow strike from Beaver.
Beaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwager Ii avoids it.
Beaver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaver.
Schwager Ii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schwager Ii blocks an uppercut.
Beaver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwager Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaver working aggressively here.
Beaver lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Beaver.
Beaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Beaver.
Beaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwager Ii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Beaver lands a left hand.
Beaver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwager Ii dodges an elbow strike from Beaver.
Beaver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beaver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beaver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Beaver misses with a knee to the head.
Beaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaver lands with a right to the head.
Beaver pushes Schwager Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaver tries a knee to the head but Schwager Ii blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beaver tries a knee to the head but Schwager Ii blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaver.
Beaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schwager Iis head.
Beaver pushes Schwager Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaver.
Beaver has a couple of punches blocked by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii is trying to maintain a safe position but Beaver gets an underhook and turns Schwager Ii into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beaver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Beaver dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Schwager Ii. Those never looked like landing.
A solid body kick from Beaver.
Norbert Schwager Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Beaver with a series of wild strikes but Beaver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwager Ii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schwager Ii swings for the body but Beaver moves out of range.
Beaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwager Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaver is just out of range.
Schwager Ii misses with a few strikes there.
Schwager Ii cracks Beaver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schwager Ii loads up on a big right hand but Beaver slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Beaver.
Schwager Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Beaver's shoulder, as Beaver tries to avoid the shot.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab
and Beaver counters with a thumping low kick.
Beaver misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwager Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schwager Ii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beaver counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schwager Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beaver counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Beaver with a series of wild strikes but Beaver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwager Ii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schwager Ii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beaver pushes Schwager Ii up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
Schwager Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beaver blocking some punches.
Beaver lands a knee to the head.
Beaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwager Ii controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beaver lands an elbow that stopped Schwager Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Beaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Schwager Ii won't want to take too many of those.
Schwager Ii blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Beaver.
Schwager Ii avoids a wild elbow strike from Beaver.
A head punch on the inside from Beaver fails to land.
Beaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Beaver lands a shot to the body.
Schwager Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beaver has him pressed against the cage.
Beaver lands with a right to the head.
Schwager Ii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beaver.
Beaver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beaver lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Beaver.
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!
Schwager Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beaver lands a nice elbow.
Beaver lands a nice uppercut.
Harry Beaver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schwager Ii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beaver is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beaver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Beaver dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schwager Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Beaver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schwager Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beaver circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab
letting Beaver counter with a right hand.
Schwager Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaver.
Schwager Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Schwager Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Beaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii misses with the combination.
Schwager Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beaver darts in and clinches Schwager Ii up against the cage.
Beaver misses with a knee to the head.
Schwager Ii tries to break the clinch but Beaver is controlling the position.
Beaver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwager Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beaver lands a shoulder strike.
Beaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schwager Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beaver presses Schwager Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaver scores with a shoulder strike.
Beaver lands with a light punch inside.
Schwager Ii takes a shot to the head.
Beaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beaver lands an uppercut.
Beaver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schwager Ii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Beaver lands an elbow inside.
Schwager Ii takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beaver misses with a punch to the body.
Beaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwager Ii backwards.
Beaver throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver working aggressively here.
Beaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schwager Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beaver lands a nice shot to the body.
Schwager Ii avoids the elbow strike from Beaver, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Beaver as the two fighters clinch.
Schwager Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beaver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaver moves away.
Schwager Ii misses with an uppercut
and Beaver counters with a left to the body.
Beaver slips a jab and a cross from Schwager Ii.
Beaver thumps Schwager Ii with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Beaver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beaver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schwager Ii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager Ii lands the left hand.
Schwager Ii lands with a shot to the body.
Harry Beaver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager Ii. Beaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beaver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schwager Ii's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Schwager Ii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwager Ii throws a body punch but Beaver moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Beaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beaver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Beaver!
Harry Beaver thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Zhuravlevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
285 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Zhuravlevich!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhuravlevich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhuravlevich counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zhuravlevich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zhuravlevich tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhuravlevich wants a takedown but no success here.
Zhuravlevich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuravlevich goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nathan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Zhuravlevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Zhuravlevich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhuravlevich slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhuravlevich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zhuravlevich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhuravlevich is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zhuravlevich persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Zhuravlevich postures up.
Zhuravlevich stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee has his feet on Zhuravlevich's thighs here. He's pushed Zhuravlevich off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Zhuravlevich screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Kinsella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Erschov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Kinsella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinsella keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Erschov wants to clinch but Kinsella slips to the side
and Kinsella counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Erschov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinsella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erschov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan Kinsella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erschov closes the distance and clinches up with Kinsella, looking for a takedown. Erschov pushes Kinsella against the cage but Kinsella circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kinsella throws a right and a left that Erschov avoids nicely.
Kinsella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erschov misses with a head kick.
Kinsella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erschov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erschov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinsella swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinsella misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinsella swats away the attempt to clinch by Erschov.
Kinsella moves out of range as Erschov throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kinsella fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinsella lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erschov circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Kinsella.
Kinsella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov wants to clinch up but Kinsella keeps it at a distance.
Kinsella lands an overhand right.
Kinsella falls off balance throwing a combination
and Erschov counters with a head kick.
Kinsella misses with a few strikes there.
Erschov fails to land the takedown.
Logan Kinsella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Erschov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erschov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kinsella stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kinsella wants it to stay on the feet.
Erschov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Erschov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kinsella misses.
Erschov dodges the punch combination from Kinsella.
Kinsella misses with a two punch combination.
Erschov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kinsella.
Erschov throws a sloppy head kick and Kinsella moves out of range easily.
Erschov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kinsella counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erschov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kinsella would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kinsella is breathing heavily.
Erschov is pulling down on Kinsella's head. It's preventing any offense from Kinsella, at least for the moment.
Erschov has a closed guard, preventing Kinsella from standing up.
Kinsella has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Erschov controls Kinsella momentarily but Kinsella frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexei Erschov wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Erschov is defended easily by Kinsella.
Good shot there by Kinsella.
Erschov moves in looking to clinch but Kinsella pushes him off.
A left and a right from Kinsella both land. Nice combination.
Erschov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kinsella manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kinsella looks to land a combination but Erschov avoids it well.
Kinsella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erschov tries to clinch up but Kinsella circles away and keeps his distance.
Erschov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kinsella tries to sprawl out of it but Erschov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kinsella manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kinsella fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Erschov with that takedown attempt.
Erschov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kinsella.
Kinsella misses with a double jab.
Erschov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kinsella as he avoids it easily.
Kinsella leaves Erschov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erschov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinsella misses with a series of wild punches.
Erschov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erschov gets a clinch.
Kinsella keeps control of Erschov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erschov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erschov can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Erschov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kinsella scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Erschov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erschov shoots for a double leg takedown but Kinsella sprawls well. He's pushed Erschov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Kinsella.
Kinsella throws a nice looking combination but Erschov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kinsella looks to land a combination but Erschov avoids it well.
Alexei Erschov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinsella misses with a double jab.
Erschov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erschov shoots in but Kinsella avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kinsella stuffs the takedown.
Logan Kinsella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Erschov.
Kinsella misses with a few strikes there.
Kinsella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinsella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erschov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Logan Kinsella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinsella keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kinsella swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov tries to clinch there but Kinsella circles away.
Erschov looks to land a combination but Kinsella avoids it well.
Erschov instigates a clinch.
Erschov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinsella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Erschov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kinsella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Erschov has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Erschov.
Kinsella is trying to break free.
Erschov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kinsella after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erschov is trying to break the clinch but Kinsella is controlling him.
Erschov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinsella's face.
Erschov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kinsella fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erschov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kinsella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erschov tries for a takedown but Kinsella sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Erschov wants to clinch.
Kinsella throws a combination. Erschov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Erschov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kinsella tries to sprawl out of it but Erschov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kinsella manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Erschov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinsella swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kinsella, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erschov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erschov dodges the punch combination from Kinsella.
Erschov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinsella closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kinsella misses with the combination.
Logan Kinsella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinsella looks to land a combination but Erschov avoids it well.
Erschov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erschov is looking to clinch.
Erschov tries to clinch but Kinsella is having none of it.
Erschov tries to clinch but Kinsella is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kinsella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erschov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erschov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kinsella.
Erschov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinsella scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kinsella displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Erschov.
Kinsella keeps the fight on the outside.
Erschov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kinsella manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erschov wants to clinch.
Kinsella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexei Erschov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Erschov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Erschov shoots in for a takedown but Kinsella shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kinsella throws a right and a left that Erschov avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Erschov misses its intended target.
Erschov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinsella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erschov shoots in and drives through. Kinsella sprawls well.
Erschov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kinsella looks to land a combination but Erschov avoids it well.
Erschov looks for a takedown but Kinsella sprawls well.
Logan Kinsella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Erschov.
Erschov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters circling a little - Erschov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Erschov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erschov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kinsella swivels and escapes.
Erschov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Kinsella, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kinsella looks to land a combination. Erschov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kinsella tries to bum rush Erschov with a series of wild strikes but Erschov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinsella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsella throws a right and a left that Erschov avoids nicely.
Kinsella tries to bum rush Erschov with a series of wild strikes but Erschov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erschov misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinsella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinsella throws a series of punches but Erschov moves out of range.
Erschov shoots in looking for a takedown but Kinsella manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Erschov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kinsella tries to bum rush Erschov with a series of wild strikes but Erschov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinsella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kinsella leaves Erschov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kinsella looks to land a combination. Erschov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Erschov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Erschov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinsella.
Erschov shoots in but Kinsella avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erschov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Kinsella. No joy for Erschov on that attempt.
Kinsella misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinsella looks to land a combination but Erschov avoids it well.
Erschov has closed the distance and engaged Kinsella in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinsella.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Erschov.
Erschov is trying to pull guard but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage.
Erschov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinsella blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erschov is looking for a takedown.
Erschov tries to pull guard but Kinsella holds him up against the cage and eventually Erschov drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kinsella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erschov shoots for a double leg takedown but Kinsella sprawls well. He's pushed Erschov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kinsella misses with a two punch combination.
Erschov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kinsella tries to sprawl out of it but Erschov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kinsella manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Erschov dodges the punch combination from Kinsella.
Erschov drives through and clinches with Kinsella against the cage.
Kinsella avoiding damage as Erschov throws knees to the body.
Kinsella has Erschov pressed against the cage, preventing Erschov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erschov trying to stall but Kinsella improves his position.
Kinsella dodges an elbow strike from Erschov.
Kinsella wants to get back to striking at distance but Erschov won't allow it.
Erschov is trying to break free.
Erschov is working for takedown but Kinsella is calmly controlling the position for now.
Erschov tries a body shot but Kinsella blocks it.
Logan Kinsella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erschov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinsella's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erschov jumps guard but Kinsella turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexei Erschov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erschov throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexei Erschov.
I've got Erschov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Erschov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dameko Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Goranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dameko Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Goranov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer misses with a series of wild punches.
Brewer clinches with his opponent.
Brewer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goranov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Goranov gets control of Brewer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goranov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goranov holds on and takes a little breather.
Goranov looking to control.
Brewer wants to stand but Goranov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goranov wants to sweep here but Brewer controlling him for the moment.
Brewer drops back looking for a leg! Goranov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goranov manages to kick Brewer off! Brewer jumps back into Goranov's guard.
Brewer is breathing heavily.
Brewer postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goranov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brewer is one step ahead there.
Goranov is looking for a triangle but Brewer pushes his legs off easily.
Goranov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brewer is one step ahead there.
Goranov seems keen to control Brewer's posture.
Brewer stands up from Goranov's guard - Brewer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Goranov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brewer sprawls well initially but Goranov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Goranov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brewer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goranov.
Goranov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer has hold of Goranov's hands but Goranov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Goranov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brewer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goranov seems to be working for a kimura but Brewer defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brewer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goranov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brewer is not content to let Goranov control the position.
Goranov wants to pass to mount but Brewer is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goranov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goranov wants to work for an arm triangle but Brewer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goranov winds up and cracks Brewer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goranov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brewer is just riding it out for now. Goranov eventually gives up the hold.
Goranov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brewer keeps working.
Goranov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goranov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goranov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brewer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goranov working over Brewer with some ground and pound. Brewer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brewer is rocked!
Goranov stands up and beckons Brewer to join him on the feet.
Oh Brewer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goranov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goranov connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Brewer out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Goranov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Oliveira (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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200 lbs
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205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korotkov misses with a few strikes there.
Korotkov throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Korotkov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Korotkov with the ground and pound but Oliveira regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Korotkov controlling the pace.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Korotkov has control of the leg.
Korotkov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korotkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkov tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Korotkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
Korotkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Korotkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Hugo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Korotkov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Korotkov closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Korotkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Korotkov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
Korotkov forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira fails to pull guard.
Korotkov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oliveira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira being controlled against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Korotkov has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Korotkov.
Oliveira should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Korotkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Korotkov is defending well.
Korotkov lands a body shot.
Korotkov digs a right hand into Oliveira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov jumps guard and drags Oliveira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Korotkov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
Korotkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Korotkov trying to pass the guard but Oliveira defending well.
Korotkov is working for a kimura but Oliveira is defending it quite comfortably.
Korotkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliveira has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliveira can't keep his opponent in guard - Korotkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Korotkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliveira is just riding it out for now. Korotkov eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korotkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Korotkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Korotkov misses with a wild combination.
Korotkov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Korotkov somewhat.
Korotkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Korotkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korotkov has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Korotkov.
Korotkov pulls Oliveira into guard.
Korotkov is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkov has control of Oliveira's left arm, preventing Oliveira from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korotkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Korotkov is wriggling around but Oliveira manages to pass to half guard.
Oliveira is keen to just control but Korotkov is a slippery customer.
Korotkov wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Korotkov keeps working.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Korotkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Korotkov manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Korotkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korotkov keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Artem Korotkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korotkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira trying to control but Korotkov is working from the bottom.
Hugo Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Korotkov tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Korotkov sprawls well. Korotkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Korotkov tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Korotkov wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Korotkov is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Korotkov trying to control here.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Korotkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Korotkov controlling the position well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Korotkov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korotkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Korotkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korotkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Korotkov.
No luck for Korotkov with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korotkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korotkov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliveira somewhat.
Korotkov lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Korotkov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Oliveira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Korotkov clinches.
Korotkov tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Korotkov back against the cage.
Korotkov breaks from the clinch.
Korotkov scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Korotkov blocks the body kick.
Korotkov closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Korotkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korotkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korotkov rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkov is trying to drag Oliveira to the mat but Oliveira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Korotkov after a bit of a struggle.
Artem Korotkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Oliveira.
Korotkov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Korotkov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Korotkov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Korotkov clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov lands a left hand.
Korotkov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliveira up against the cage.
Oliveira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Korotkov won't allow it.
Oliveira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Korotkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korotkov stalling.
Korotkov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Korotkov avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Korotkov is working Oliveira over against the cage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Korotkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Oliveira drops back down to his feet.
Artem Korotkov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Korotkov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
Korotkov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Korotkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Korotkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira wants to take the fight to the mat but Korotkov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korotkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Korotkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Korotkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oliveira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oliveira is trying to push Korotkov away but Korotkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Korotkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Korotkov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Korotkov drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Korotkov has him pressed against the cage.
Hugo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artem Korotkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korotkov lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Korotkov avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Korotkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Korotkov 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Korotkov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rach Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toddy Ruch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rach Ruch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toddy Ruch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rach Ruch misses with a series of wild punches.
Toddy Ruch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rach Ruch misses with a looping left.
Toddy Ruch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rach Ruch counters with a stiff right hand.
Toddy Ruch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rach Ruch stalks Toddy Ruch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toddy Ruch's face. Toddy Ruch staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Rach Ruch finds it's way through Toddy Ruch's defenses.
Rach Ruch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rach Ruch lands with an uppercut that bounces Toddy Ruch off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rach Ruch scores with a hook to the body. Toddy Ruch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toddy Ruch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toddy Ruch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rach Ruch stuns Toddy Ruch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toddy Ruch throws the kick towards the body but Rach Ruch avoids it.
Rach Ruch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toddy Ruch.
Toddy Ruch moves away from the strike by Rach Ruch.
Toddy Ruch misses with a hook.
Rach Ruch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rach Ruch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toddy Ruch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rach Ruch.
Toddy Ruch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toddy Ruch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rach Ruch lands a glancing blow to the side of Toddy Ruch's head.
Toddy Ruch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rach Ruch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toddy Ruch's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toddy Ruch looking for a triangle here. Rach Ruch is fighting it but it looks tight! Toddy Ruch pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rach Ruch is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Toddy Ruch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod The Iceberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Drago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Rod The Iceberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Drago.
It looks like Rod The Iceberg has been cut.
The Iceberg fails to land the takedown.
Drago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Iceberg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Drago throws a body punch but The Iceberg moves out of range.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago drives through with a takedown into The Iceberg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Drago wants to control from the top but The Iceberg keeps moving.
The Iceberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drago!
The Iceberg is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The Iceberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iceberg looking for a guillotine from mount but Drago is having none of it.
Drago keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drago is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Drago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Iceberg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Iceberg tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg has hold of Drago's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drago manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The Iceberg raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Iceberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drago is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg lands a heavy elbow.
The Iceberg get's back to his feet.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Drago does it's job there.
The Iceberg slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago misses with a combination
and The Iceberg counters with a series of strikes. Drago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Iceberg wants to clinch but Drago slips to the side
and Drago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Iceberg's guard now.
The Iceberg wants to get back to his feet but Drago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but The Iceberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Iceberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drago!
The Iceberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drago working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drago can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Iceberg wants to control the pace but Drago is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Drago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod The Iceberg'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.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Iceberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
The Iceberg is looking to clinch.
The Iceberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Iceberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Iceberg on the side of the head.
The Iceberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Drago.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago looking to score a takedown here. The Iceberg is defending well but Drago drives through and ends up in The Iceberg's guard.
The Iceberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drago really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Iceberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Iceberg trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iceberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drago landing with the ground and pound.
Drago won't allow The Iceberg to sweep him here.
The Iceberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drago scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago landing some decent shots from guard.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Iceberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drago is one step ahead there.
The Iceberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iceberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drago's guard.
Drago keeping moving, preventing The Iceberg from controlling successfully.
The Iceberg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drago looking for a sweep. Not yet Drago, not yet.
The Iceberg wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Rod The Iceberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Iceberg pushes down on Drago's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to improve his position but The Iceberg is controlling well.
Drago punching from the bottom.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as The Iceberg sits in half guard.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
The Iceberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drago can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to control but The Iceberg is having none of it.
Drago tries to improve his position but The Iceberg has taken his back! The Iceberg has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Drago tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! The Iceberg pushes Drago away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rod The Iceberg!
Rod The Iceberg gave a mention to Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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