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Fight Night VI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ybuTb gaBau raBHo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ybuTb gaBau raBHo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Jackson!
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, ybuTb gaBau raBHo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gaBau raBHo has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and gaBau raBHo moves out of range easily.
gaBau raBHo shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed gaBau raBHo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson gets to mount! gaBau raBHo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
gaBau raBHo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
gaBau raBHo wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gaBau raBHo tries to control Jackson's body but Jackson pushes him off. gaBau raBHo squirms to his side and now Jackson has his back!
gaBau raBHo rolls, trying to escape but Jackson keeps control of the position.
gaBau raBHo trying to control the position but Jackson manages to sink in the hooks.
Jackson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
gaBau raBHo holding both Jackson 's hands and preventing any damage.
gaBau raBHo looks gassed!
gaBau raBHo has hold of Jackson's leg, trying to break free but it's let Jackson lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! gaBau raBHo is turning an unusual color here� he's out! Jackson throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shane Jackson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Edblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Edblad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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136 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Tyson Lyons!
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, Sebastian Edblad!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edblad as he avoids it easily.
Tyson Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
Edblad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edblad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Edblad.
Lyons shoots in for a double leg but Edblad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edblad as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edblad swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Edblad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edblad swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyons.
Lyons looks for a takedown but Edblad sprawls well.
Lyons fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons has a takedown stuffed.
Lyons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lyons is breathing heavily.
Edblad misses with the combination.
Edblad looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyons shoots for a takedown but Edblad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lyons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edblad defends it nicely.
Edblad swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyons misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Edblad. No joy for Lyons on that attempt.
Edblad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edblad. Lyons does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edblad's waist but Edblad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lyons off to one side.
Edblad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Edblad.
Edblad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edblad distracts Lyons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edblad postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow.
Edblad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Edblad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edblad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edblad scoring with some ground and pound.
Edblad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edblad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edblad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyons keeping moving, preventing Edblad from controlling successfully.
Edblad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edblad postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow.
Edblad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edblad throwing strikes from guard but Lyons blocks nicely.
Edblad chips away with some ground and pound.
Edblad wants to control from the top but Lyons keeps moving.
Lyons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edblad on the ground.
Edblad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons trying to keep a closed guard but Edblad is proving a slippery customer.
Edblad stands up over Lyons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edblad landing some decent shots from guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Edblad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edblad thows a body shot but no joy.
Edblad swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edblad manages to avoid it.
Lyons fails with the takedown
and Edblad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edblad 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.
Edblad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Edblad is nestled in close to Lyons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edblad lands with a punch from half guard.
Edblad uses his free foot to push down on Lyons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lyons.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edblad lands a big shot there that rocks Lyons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount and Lyons is in trouble!
Edblad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lyons?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edblad lands a big shot there that rocks Lyons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edblad looking to finish Lyons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lyons!
Edblad landing punches.
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lyons's face.
Edblad landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
Edblad dominating with strikes here.
Lyons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edblad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lyons hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edblad landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Edblad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edblad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edblad landing shots from mount.
Lyons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount.
Edblad with a couple of short strikes.
Lyons can't escape the position.
Lyons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edblad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lyons?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edblad lands a heavy elbow.
Edblad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edblad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edblad with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edblad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lyons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edblad with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Lyons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edblad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edblad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edblad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount and Lyons is in trouble!
Edblad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sebastian Edblad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lyons is working to get back to half guard.
Edblad scoring with strikes but Lyons is staying in there.
Edblad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Edblad with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edblad avoids the attempt from Lyons to control.
Edblad is landing with some decent strikes but Lyons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Edblad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount and Lyons is in trouble!
Edblad looking to finish Lyons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lyons!
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lyons's face.
Edblad with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edblad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lyons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edblad lands a nice shot to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Edblad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lyons darts in trying to clinch
and Edblad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lyons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edblad.
Lyons trying to control but Edblad postures up.
Edblad lands with a punch from half guard.
Edblad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edblad working over Lyons with some ground and pound. Lyons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lyons wants to control but Edblad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Edblad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edblad lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edblad is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edblad lands a nice short elbow.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
Edblad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Edblad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Edblad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Edblad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edblad drops an elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad drops an elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad 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.
Ground and pound from Edblad.
Lyons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edblad is working away from the top position though.
Edblad is nestled in close to Lyons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edblad working the head and body with strikes.
Edblad winds up and cracks Lyons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edblad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Edblad working the head and body with strikes.
Lyons wants to control but Edblad is keeping busy.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
Edblad lands strikes from half guard.
Lyons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Edblad there.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
Edblad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edblad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyons is looking to get back to full guard here but Edblad has managed to pass to side control instead.
Edblad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lyons is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edblad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edblad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Edblad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edblad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lyons looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
Sebastian Edblad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edblad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edblad working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Lyons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyson Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Edblad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edblad 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 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Edblad!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Golybev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Golybev!
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, Alexander Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povetkin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Golybev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Golybev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Povetkin trying to control the position but Golybev is working away.
Golybev prevents Povetkin from improving position.
Golybev dodges the ground and pound from Povetkin.
Povetkin is looking to take a break and control but Golybev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Povetkin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golybev tries to buck Povetkin off but Povetkin is having none of it.
Povetkin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Golybev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Golybev misses with a takedown
and Povetkin counters by moving into the clinch.
Golybev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Povetkin prevents it.
Povetkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Golybev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Golybev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golybev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Povetkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Golybev is breathing heavily.
Povetkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Golybev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Povetkin's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Povetkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Povetkin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Golybev could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Povetkin has cracked it and Golybev is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Povetkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Povetkin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Siqueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AJ Siqueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Siqueira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Siqueira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lands with a hook. Siqueira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Siqueira throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Siqueira crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Siqueira is rocked!
Siqueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Siqueira off to one side.
Oh Siqueira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith throws an overhand right that has Siqueira reeling! Smith follows up with more punches and Siqueira is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitre Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitre Romanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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131 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felipe Cunha!
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, Dimitre Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cunha jabs at Romanov's body.
Cunha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cunha slips a straight right by Romanov.
Cunha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cunha moves out of range of the strikes.
Cunha lands with a straight right. Romanov didn't see that one coming.
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!
Romanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Cunha lands the left hand.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Cunha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cunha works over Romanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Romanov digs a good hook to Cunha's body.
Romanov staying out of range there.
Cunha throws a body punch but Romanov moves out of range.
Romanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cunha misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Cunha misses with a double jab.
Cunha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunha is just out of range.
Romanov misses with a body punch
and Cunha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cunha looks to land a left hand but Romanov moved out of range nicely.
Cunha scores with a shot to the body.
Romanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cunha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cunha scores with a punch to the head.
Romanov misses the shot to the body.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanov misses with a shot to the body
and Cunha counters with a nice uppercut.
Cunha walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romanov looks gassed!
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunha.
Cunha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romanov misses with a straight left.
Romanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cunha lands the left hand.
Cunha is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cunha scores with the left hand. Romanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Cunha throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Cunha swings for the body but Romanov moves out of range.
Cunha throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Romanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Cunha looks to land a left hand but Romanov moved out of range nicely.
Cunha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
Cunha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Romanov connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunha.
Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Cunha.
Romanov throws a one two combo.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Cunha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunha jabs Romanov right on the nose. Romanov blinks but takes it well.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cunha.
Cunha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Romanov lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov dodges the punch combination from Cunha.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
Romanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cunha counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanov. Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunha lands with an uppercut that bounces Romanov off the cage and back into rage.
Romanov misses with a straight right.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Cunha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunha throws a combination that misses
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cunha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunha lands a jab to Romanov's midsection.
Cunha cracks Romanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Cunha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cunha connects with the punch.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Cunha slips the punch.
Romanov cracks Cunha with a good jab.
Cunha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cunha lands a jab.
Cunha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cunha throws a jab when Romanov was well out of range.
Cunha throws a left that rocks Romanov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cunha dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Romanov regain composure!
Romanov is rocked!
Cunha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romanov, who protects the arm well.
Romanov is still in real trouble! Can Cunha finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunha trying to control the position but Romanov is working away.
Romanov sneaks back into half guard.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov is looking to improve his position.
Cunha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No joy there for Cunha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunha lands a jab-cross combination.
Felipe Cunha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov misses with a straight right.
Romanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cunha rather than just go for the knockout.
Romanov connects with a body shot.
Cunha tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunha.
Romanov misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Cunha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cunha.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Cunha avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Cunha.
Cunha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romanov misses with a hook. Cunha ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunha. Romanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cunha misses with an uppercut.
Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunha is just out of range.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunha misses with an uppercut.
Romanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cunha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanov misses with a hook to the body
and Cunha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov moves out of range as Cunha strikes.
Nice body punch from Romanov.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunha.
Cunha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Romanov finds it's target.
Romanov moves out of range as Cunha strikes.
Romanov lunges at Cunha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cunha's hand.
Romanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cunha throws out the jab.
Romanov misses with a body shot
and Cunha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cunha misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha throws a hook but Romanov blocks it.
Cunha misses with a body punch
and Romanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Romanov throws a combination that misses
and Cunha counters with a nice body shot.
Romanov looks to throw the jab but Cunha is out of range.
Cunha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cunha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunha.
Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanov.
Romanov slips under a jab from Cunha.
Cunha lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunha misses with a body punch
letting Romanov counter with a right hand.
Cunha throws a looping overhand right but Romanov ducks down to avoid it.
Cunha misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Romanov.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Cunha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romanov slips a straight right by Cunha.
No joy there for Cunha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunha throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
Romanov tries to bum rush Cunha with a series of wild strikes but Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunha looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanov is just out of range.
Romanov scores with a shot to the body.
Cunha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cunha loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov swings for the body but Cunha moves out of range.
Cunha misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunha.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Cunha moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov blocks a jab.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cunha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cunha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunha.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cunha loads up on a big right hand but Romanov slips the punch.
Cunha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanov digs a good body shot into Cunha's ribs.
Cunha misses with an uppercut.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Cunha does no damage.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Cunha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov looks to land a combination but Cunha avoids it well.
Cunha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunha punishes Romanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Romanov misses with the combination.
Romanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunha is just out of range.
Cunha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Romanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunha manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cunha!
Romanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Romanov lands a nice shot that snaps Cunha's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cunha throws the left hand but Romanov avoids the punch easily.
Romanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunha.
Felipe Cunha is winning the standup battle so far.
Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunha.
Cunha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Cunha lands a right hook to the body.
Cunha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Romanov throws a hook but Cunha avoids it easily.
Romanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunha was well out of range. Poor timing from Romanov.
Cunha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cunha to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanov throws a hook but Cunha avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cunha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cunha.
Cunha throws a shot from downtown. Romanov moves away and avoids it.
Cunha with a jab.
Cunha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimitre Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Felipe Cunha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Cunha's head but Cunha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cunha moves out of range as Romanov strikes.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanov looks to land a left hand but Cunha moved out of range nicely.
Romanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Cunha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cunha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Cunha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between aigars brencis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aigars berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brencis comes into the arena with petter blaring out of the sound system. aigars berzins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aigars brencis!
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, aigars berzins!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
berzins defending well as brencis loads up on a big left hand.
berzins defending well as brencis loads up on a big left hand.
berzins throws a lazy right hand but brencis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
brencis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like aigars berzins has been cut.
berzins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
brencis moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! berzins goes down! Can brencis finish him!?
berzins is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
berzins wants to get back to his feet but brencis passes into half guard.
berzins is still in real trouble! Can brencis finish him?
brencis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows berzins to get to his feet.
berzins throws a hook but brencis avoids it easily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. brencis engages and cracks berzins with a massive lead left hook - berzins tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! brencis is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). aigars brencis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dank has chosen Major Lazer - Pon De Floor as his entrance music. Ivan Mika could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Dank's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dank!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika loads up on a big right hand but Dank slips the punch.
Dank takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dank shoots in for a takedown but Mika shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dank.
Some wild striking there from Mika.
A punch combination from Mika misses.
Dank avoids the body shot from Mika.
Dank moves out of range as Mika strikes.
Mika swinging wildly here.
Mika looks to land a combination but Dank avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika misses with a series of wild punches.
Mika ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mika displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dank.
Mika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mika swivels and escapes.
Ivan Mika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dank.
Mika misses with an uppercut. Dank saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dank.
Dank scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mika sneaks back into half guard.
Dank is working for a kimura but Mika is defending it quite comfortably.
Dank seems to be working for a kimura but Mika defends the submission attempt.
Dank looks gassed!
Mika tries to roll over but Dank keeps him under control.
Mika wants to get back to his feet.
Mika trying to hold on to Dank's head to control him but Dank postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dank is looking for a kimura but Mika is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dank to get the leverage.
Dank wants to work for an arm triangle but Mika is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mika makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Oooh a lovely combination from Mika sends Dank down but not out. Mika dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Frank Dank has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mika happy to just control the position for now.
Dank is looking for a sweep.
Mika will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dank is being controlled here.
Dank stops Mika from passing to mount.
Dank is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mika is looking to take a break and control but Dank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dank tries to buck Mika off but Mika is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mika misses with an uppercut.
Mika lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Mika does it's job there.
Mika connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dank's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dank decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mika knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dank on the ground.
Mika works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Mika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mika's waist but Mika gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dank off to one side.
Mika takes a swing at Dank's ribcage but misses.
Ivan Mika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mika moves away.
Mika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mika is fending him off so far but Dank persists. Nope, Mika circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Mika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dank doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Frank Dank's cut even more.
Mika with a nice cross.
Mika is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dank drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ivan Mika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika scores with a body shot.
Dank is breathing heavily.
Mika misses with the combination.
Mika lands with a hook. Dank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mika digs a good hook to Dank's body.
Mika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mika lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The cut above Frank Dank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mika scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mika looks to land a left hand but Dank moved out of range nicely.
Mika leaves Dank with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivan Mika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dank.
Mika lands a nice hook to Dank's body. Dank takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mika lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Mika does no damage.
Mika scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mika tries to bum rush Dank with a series of wild strikes but Dank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dank takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mika scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frank Dank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Dank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Mika!
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