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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conde Koma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conde Koma!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove throws a head kick that misses.
Koma tries to clinch but Grove is having none of it.
Grove tries to keep at a distance but Koma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grove tries to circle away but Koma has him pinned against the ropes.
Grove tries to break the clinch but Koma is controlling the position.
Grove avoiding damage as Koma throws knees to the body.
Koma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grove backwards.
Grove keeps control of Koma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grove breaks from the clinch.
Grove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grove.
Koma closes the distance and clinches.
Grove breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koma tries to clinch up.
Koma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grove's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grove duly obliges.
Grove tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koma tries to clinch there but Grove circles away.
Grove scores with a nice strike.
Koma lands with a cross.
Grove misses with a head kick.
Koma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grove stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grove misses with a takedown attempt - Koma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koma is looking to clinch.
Koma closes the distance and pushes Grove back into the ropes.
Koma breaks the clinch.
Koma tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grove manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koma moves in looking to clinch but Grove pushes him off.
Koma tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grove manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grove throws a leg kick which misses Koma's front leg but catches the back leg as Koma tries to avoid it.
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!
Koma rushes Grove and presses him up against the ropes.
Koma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Koma manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koma tries to clinch up.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Koma.
Koma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koma cracks Grove with a good jab.
Grove scores with a head kick.
Grove's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grove duly obliges.
Koma clinches up against the ropes.
Grove looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grove lands a head kick!
Grove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grove lands a high kick!
Koma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koma misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koma drives through and clinches with Grove against the ropes.
Koma can't find room to land a body shot as Grove controls the action.
Grove manages to break the clinch.
Grove lands a leg kick that knocks Koma off balance momentarily.
Koma blocks a head kick by Grove.
Koma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grove tries to clinch up but Koma circles away and keeps his distance.
Koma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grove throws a right hand that Koma ducks under and follows up with a left that Koma also avoids with ease.
Koma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koma wants to clinch.
Grove throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koma counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Koma looks at the referee who does nothing so Koma lands a crushing right that sends Grove to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conde Koma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Procurator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vasiliev's choice of entrance music: Zombie by The Cranberries. Esteban Procurator is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esteban Procurator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Procurator misses.
Procurator stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasiliev. Vasiliev gets slowly back to his feet.
Procurator misses with a body kick.
Procurator avoids the head kick by Vasiliev.
Vasiliev misses with a takedown attempt
and Procurator counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasiliev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Procurator paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasiliev misses with a low kick.
Vasiliev misses with a takedown attempt - Procurator sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Esteban Procurator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vasiliev.
Procurator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasiliev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oleg Vasiliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Procurator tries to roll over but Vasiliev keeps him under control.
Vasiliev is pressing down on Procurator's thigh, looking to free his foot. Procurator is holding on for now.
Procurator has his hands clasped together around Vasiliev's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev seems to be working for a kimura but Procurator defends the submission attempt.
Vasiliev thows a huge punch but Procurator dodges it nicely.
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasiliev is looking to take a break and control but Procurator is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procurator wants to get back to full guard.
Procurator trying to control from the bottom.
Vasiliev seems to be looking for submissions.
Vasiliev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Procurator sees it coming and defends easily.
Procurator keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procurator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasiliev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Procurator's head.
Procurator gets full guard.
Procurator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasiliev is one step ahead there.
Procurator knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vasiliev on the ground.
Vasiliev is looking to work some ground and pound but Procurator has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oleg Vasiliev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vasiliev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Procurator leaves Vasiliev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Procurator misses with an uppercut
and Vasiliev counters with a left to the body.
Procurator thows a leg kick but Vasiliev checks it
and Vasiliev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Procurator's guard now.
Procurator is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vasiliev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Procurator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasiliev preventing the sweep.
Vasiliev tries to free his leg and advance position but Procurator is retaining full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vasiliev throwing strikes but missing.
Procurator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Procurator tries to get out of the position.
Vasiliev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasiliev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev wants to control from the top but Procurator keeps moving.
Vasiliev won't allow Procurator to sweep him here.
Procurator keeping full guard, as Vasiliev tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Procurator looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasiliev is looking to clinch but Procurator is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev slips a jab from Procurator.
Vasiliev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Procurator circles away.
Vasiliev with a poor takedown
and Procurator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esteban Procurator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vasiliev.
Procurator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Procurator loads up on a big right hand but Vasiliev slips the punch.
Procurator swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasiliev.
Procurator throws a right hand that misses
and Vasiliev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vasiliev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procurator looking for a sweep. Not yet Procurator, not yet.
Procurator is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vasiliev throwing strikes but missing.
Procurator seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Procurator keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Vasiliev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vasiliev tries to clinch up.
Vasiliev misses with a double jab
and Procurator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasiliev goes for a double leg but Procurator avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Procurator continues to drive forward.
Vasiliev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasiliev holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Vasiliev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Procurator after a bit of a struggle.
Procurator works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Procurator can't find room to land a body shot as Vasiliev controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procurator breaks from the clinch.
Procurator is looking to clinch.
Procurator tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasiliev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasiliev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasiliev tries for a takedown but Procurator circles away easily
and Procurator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Esteban Procurator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vasiliev.
Procurator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Vasiliev misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procurator closes the distance and pushes Vasiliev back into the ropes.
Procurator breaks the clinch.
Vasiliev staying out of range there.
Procurator checks a low kick from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev misses with a double jab
and Procurator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasiliev swings for the body but Procurator moves out of range.
Vasiliev misses with a takedown attempt
letting Procurator counter with a right hand.
Procurator looks to throw the jab but Vasiliev is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasiliev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Procurator checks a leg kick.
Vasiliev shoots and misses
and Procurator counters with a straight right hand.
Vasiliev moves away from the strike by Procurator.
Vasiliev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Procurator.
Vasiliev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Procurator looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasiliev is just out of range.
Vasiliev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Procurator swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev checks a leg kick nicely.
Vasiliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Procurator throws a hook to the side of Vasiliev's head but Vasiliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Procurator looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasiliev is just out of range.
Procurator misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Vasiliev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Esteban Procurator is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasiliev misses with a double jab.
Vasiliev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Procurator.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Procurator showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasiliev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Oleg Vasiliev!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Esteban Procurator!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 36 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki moves out of range as Schwarzeneg strikes.
Nice combo by Por Pramuki! Oh, that's hurt him - Schwarzeneg falls to the canvas and Por Pramuki follows him into side control.
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
It looks like Veli Schwarzeneg has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Por Pramuki wants to stand but Schwarzeneg is controlling his arm.
Schwarzeneg is still in real trouble! Can Por Pramuki finish him?
Schwarzeneg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Por Pramuki dances in with a quick combination. Schwarzeneg is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Por Pramuki snaps Schwarzeneg's head back. Schwarzeneg stumbles backwards against the ropes. Por Pramuki steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Schwarzeneg's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Schwarzeneg just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buakaw Por Pramuki!
After the fight, Buakaw Por Pramuki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jonberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Jonberg!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James works the jab nicely.
James throws a right and a left that Jonberg avoids nicely.
Jonberg tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jonberg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jonberg doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James digs a good body shot into Jonberg's ribs.
A combination from James does no damage.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from James.
Danga de danga de dang - James scores with a four punch combination!
James avoids the head kick by Jonberg.
James jabs at Jonberg's body.
James lands with a nice combination. Jonberg backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonberg tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Jonberg misses with a low kick.
Jonberg tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonberg has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Jonberg has James pressed against the ropes, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jonberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jonberg stalling the fight.
Jonberg trying to land knees to the body.
James is trying to push Jonberg away but Jonberg has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonberg tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jonberg.
James blocks an elbow strike.
Jonberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jonberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Nice elbow from Jonberg.
James avoiding damage as Jonberg throws knees to the body.
Jonberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jonberg throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Jonberg lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Jonberg working James over with knees to the body.
James letting Jonberg take a breather here.
Jonberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Jonberg looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonberg slowing the pace effectively.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Jonberg has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Jonberg.
Jonberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Jonberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the ropes.
Jonberg looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse James will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jonberg tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Jesse James is winning the standup battle so far.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jonberg's head backwards.
James lands with a nice combination. Jonberg backs away looking to recover.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jonberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonberg wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and James counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jonberg! James lets Jonberg back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jonberg is rocked!
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonberg is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Jonberg is looking to clinch.
James lands with a right that hurts Jonberg. Jonberg looks to clinch but James throws a short knee that drops Jonberg. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jesse James!
Jesse James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewell comes to the ring accompanied by White Dude. Steve Ewell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokousha clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Pokousha.
Pokousha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ewell is defending well.
Ewell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pokousha's efforts to push away.
Pokousha has a couple of punches blocked by Ewell.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pokousha's defenses.
Pokousha is working for takedown but Ewell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ewell prevents a body shot from Pokousha.
Pokousha manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pokousha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pokousha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ewell controls the pace.
Pokousha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ewell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ewell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Ewell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Ewell moves out of range.
Pokousha scores with a decent looking hook.
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokousha circles away.
Pokousha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewell moves away.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokousha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ewell tries to clinch but Pokousha is having none of it.
Pokousha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ewell counters with a takedown into side control.
Pokousha is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell is looking to take a break and control but Pokousha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Ewell working away.
Pokousha prevents Ewell from moving into mount.
Ewell trying to control the action but Pokousha is working from the bottom.
Pokousha is looking for a sweep.
Ewell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pokousha stops Ewell from passing to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ewell slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha is trying to control Ewell's posture but Ewell avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pokousha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ewell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pokousha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Pokousha finds it's way through Ewell's defenses.
Pokousha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ewell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pokousha closes the distance but Ewell moves to the side
and Ewell counters with a head kick that drops Pokousha to the mat! Pokousha scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pokousha is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokousha circles away.
Ewell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ewell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pokousha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pokousha closes the distance but Ewell moves to the side
and Ewell counters with a body kick.
Ewell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ewell tries to clinch up.
Pokousha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ewell. That one must have hurt.
Steve Ewell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pokousha looks winded!
Ewell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ewell wants it to stay on the feet.
Steve Ewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pokousha misses with a left hand
and Ewell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pokousha's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ewell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pokousha rushes Ewell and presses him up against the ropes.
Ewell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Ewell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pokousha is trying to pull guard but Ewell has him pressed against the ropes.
Ewell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pokousha fails to land the takedown.
Ewell gets caught flat footed, as Pokousha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pokousha throws a strike but Ewell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ewell trying to control but Pokousha is working from the bottom.
Ewell won't allow Pokousha to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha looking to control.
Ewell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pokousha keeping moving, preventing Ewell from controlling successfully.
Pokousha being controlled here, momentarily.
Steve Ewell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pokousha goes for a double leg but Ewell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ewell continues to drive forward.
Steve Ewell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
Pokousha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ewell crunches a lovely knee into Pokousha's ribcage.
Pokousha is breathing heavily.
Ewell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pokousha's defenses.
Ewell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ewell.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewell lands an elbow just above Pokousha 's eye.
Pokousha is still on wobbly legs! Can Ewell finish him?
Ewell scores a nice knee to the body.
Pokousha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pokousha seems to have recovered his senses.
Ewell looking to stall.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Pokousha in his tracks for a moment.
Pokousha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ewell has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pokousha.
Ewell is pressed up against the ropes. Pokousha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ewell down to the mat. Ewell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pokousha wants to clinch up but Ewell keeps it at a distance.
Ewell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokousha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pokousha keeps the fight on the outside.
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Pokousha circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ewell landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Pokousha in his tracks for a moment.
Ewell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ewell lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewell is trying to stall.
Ewell can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Ewell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ewell lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Ewell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ewell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pokousha can do to turn this around?
Ewell lands an elbow inside that Pokousha shrugs off.
Ewell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ewell taking a breather.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Pokousha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewell lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Nice elbow from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow that stopped Pokousha in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pokousha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steve Ewell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewell lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ewell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ewell pushes Pokousha up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ewell lands a damaging elbow.
Ewell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pokousha takes an elbow to the temple.
Ewell pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Pokousha! Ewell unloads with more strikes and Pokousha sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Ewell!
A very excited looking Steve Ewell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Jaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven NZonzi's chin.
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180 lbs
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160 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
11 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven NZonzi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. NZonzi tries to avoid it but Jaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag NZonzi to the ground. NZonzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
NZonzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but NZonzi is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NZonzi breaks the clinch.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with NZonzi, pushing him back against the ropes.
NZonzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
NZonzi ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. NZonzi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
NZonzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
NZonzi trying to control the position.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but NZonzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. NZonzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but NZonzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
NZonzi has Jaa pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Jaa.
Jaa fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
NZonzi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
NZonzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from NZonzi.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. NZonzi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa jumps guard but NZonzi turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and NZonzi avoids it.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
NZonzi scores a nice knee to the body.
NZonzi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NZonzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
NZonzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaa's head.
Jaa is rocked!
NZonzi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. NZonzi showed some decent athleticism there.
Oh Jaa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi is controlling the pace.
Jaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steven NZonzi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
NZonzi has closed the distance and engaged Jaa in a clinch.
NZonzi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jaa uses from the top position.
Jaa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
NZonzi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaa defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa trying to control but NZonzi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven NZonzi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
NZonzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaa tries to sprawl out of it but NZonzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steven NZonzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but NZonzi avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
NZonzi jumps guard but Jaa turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
NZonzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot.
NZonzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
NZonzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
NZonzi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
NZonzi is trying to pull guard but Jaa turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven NZonzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NZonzi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from NZonzi.
NZonzi lands a nice elbow.
NZonzi breaks from the clinch.
NZonzi closes the distance and clinches up with Jaa, looking for a takedown. NZonzi pushes Jaa against the ropes but Jaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
NZonzi lands a jab to the nose.
NZonzi throws a low kick but Jaa moves out of range easily.
Jaa gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. NZonzi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
NZonzi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by NZonzi - just one landing.
That kick from NZonzi tenderised Jaa's leg. Jaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for NZonzi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
NZonzi connects with a solid leg kick.
NZonzi tests Jaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
NZonzi lands with a good body shot.
NZonzi connects with an inside leg kick.
NZonzi moves into range and clinches up with Jaa.
NZonzi breaks the clinch.
NZonzi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
NZonzi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jaa quickly recovers to half guard.
NZonzi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steven NZonzi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
NZonzi misses the shot to the body.
NZonzi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaa. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from NZonzi.
NZonzi scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaa should have avoided that one.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
NZonzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NZonzi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaa defends it nicely.
NZonzi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts NZonzi as he jumps to the side.
Steven NZonzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
NZonzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NZonzi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
NZonzi darts in and clinches Jaa up against the ropes.
NZonzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven NZonzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
NZonzi lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaa's head.
NZonzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by NZonzi.
NZonzi scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
NZonzi works Jaa's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NZonzi clinches up with Jaa and pushes him back against the ropes.
NZonzi breaks the clinch.
NZonzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
NZonzi throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NZonzi instigates a clinch.
NZonzi missing with knees to the body.
NZonzi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but NZonzi is blocking nicely.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but NZonzi is blocking nicely.
NZonzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. NZonzi smiles and moves away.
NZonzi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
NZonzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
NZonzi instigates a clinch.
NZonzi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
NZonzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaa pinned against the ropes. Jaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts NZonzi as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but NZonzi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NZonzi leaves Jaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Jaa. No joy for NZonzi on that attempt.
Steven NZonzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
NZonzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jaa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with NZonzi, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
NZonzi jumps guard but Jaa stands there with NZonzi around his waist. NZonzi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Well,Jaa is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi pulls guard successfully.
Jaa wants to control from the top but NZonzi keeps moving.
NZonzi is trying to keep Jaa in close.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but NZonzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
NZonzi scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaa should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from NZonzi as Jaa shoots in.
Jaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck for Jaa with that takedown attempt.
NZonzi misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by NZonzi.
NZonzi looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
NZonzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
NZonzi misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown but NZonzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaa moves out of range as NZonzi throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NZonzi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
NZonzi lands with a kick to the temple. Jaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
NZonzi lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa throws a solid leg kick but NZonzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven NZonzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well NZonzi 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 for Steven NZonzi!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Steven NZonzi!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Steven NZonzi!
Steven NZonzi wins by unanimous decision!
Steven NZonzi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka comes into the arena with keep running up that hill blaring out of the sound system. Yauch has chosen Fight For Your Right To Party as his entrance music. Adam Yauch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
187 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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23
179 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yawoka wants to clinch up but Yauch keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Yawoka or perhaps it was just good defense by Yauch which made him look bad.
Yauch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yawoka's head.
Yauch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yawoka stands and throws Yauch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yawoka controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yawoka working the ground and pound but Yauch is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yauch, who protects the arm well.
Yawoka throws a strike aimed at the side of Yauch's head but Yauch avoids it well.
Yawoka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yauch keeps working.
Yawoka working the head with strikes.
Yauch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yawoka is controlling him well.
Yauch sneaks out the side door and pushes Yawoka away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yauch.
Yawoka shoots in and drives through. Yauch sprawls well.
Yauch moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yauch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yawoka backwards.
Yauch lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yawoka is trying to drag Yauch to the mat but Yauch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Yauch.
Yawoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yauch.
Yauch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yawoka is breathing heavily.
Yauch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yawoka backwards.
A short right from Yauch.
Yauch lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Yauch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch pushes Yawoka back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yauch misses with a knee strike.
Yauch drops Yawoka with a big knee straight up the middle! Yawoka is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yawoka is rocked!
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!
Yauch cracks Yawoka with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Yauch!
A relieved looking Adam Yauch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
39 - 24 - 1 |
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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
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Palo pushes Kalaso away with a front kick.
Kalaso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palo cracks Kalaso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palo's corner calls for a 1-2. Palo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Palo catches Kalaso right on the button with a cross.
Kalaso throws a right hand that Palo ducks under and follows up with a left that Palo also avoids with ease.
Kalaso shoots in but Palo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalaso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palo slips a jab and a cross from Kalaso.
Palo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Palo is having none of it.
Kalaso misses with a wild combination.
Kalaso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palo.
Kalaso looks to land a combination but Palo avoids it well.
Palo blocks a head kick by Kalaso.
Palo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalaso in his tracks.
Kalaso dodges the punch combination from Palo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalaso somewhat.
Palo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kalaso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palo connects with the punch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Palo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso moves in looking to clinch but Palo pushes him off.
Kalaso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvi Kalaso.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palo throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalaso takes one to the side of the head.
Kalaso moves out of range of the leg kick from Palo.
Nice sprawl there from Palo as Kalaso shoots in.
Kalaso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kalaso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalaso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palo lands a nice looking body shot.
Palo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kalaso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palo circles away quickly and effectively.
Palo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palo drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Palo lands a knee to the body.
Kalaso looks winded!
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalaso's face.
Kalaso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalaso is rocked!
Palo stalling against the ropes.
Kalaso is still on wobbly legs! Can Palo finish him?
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
Palo prevents Kalaso from breaking the clinch.
Kalaso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Palo breaks the clinch.
Kalaso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalaso fails with the takedown.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Palo! Kalaso is out on his feet! Palo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kalaso is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kalaso is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauno Palo!
Our winner, Tauno Palo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the ring accompanied by Untouchable . Jargo Leek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leek throws an off balance right hand
and Le counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le takes a shot to the head.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leek manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Leek lands.
A jab lands there for Leek.
Leek missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le swings for the body but Leek moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Le.
Leek moves into range and clinches up with Le.
Leek is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
A short left from Le.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leek's elbow.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Le.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Leek avoids it by throwing Le back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Leek fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek lands a right hand.
Leek has Le pressed against the ropes.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Leek misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leek.
Leek is trying to push Le away but Le has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leek as Le tries to tie him up.
Le lands a shot to the body.
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Leek controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
A right handed body shot lands from Le.
Leek looks winded!
Leek tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Leek back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leek.
Le avoiding damage.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leek breaks the clinch.
Le scores with a body shot.
Leek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Leek throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leek managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leek's face.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Leek is blocking nicely.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leek's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a body shot.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leek throws a leg kick
and Le counters by clinching up.
Leek pushes Le back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Le lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
Leek managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Leek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leek looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Leek backwards.
Le lands a body shot.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leek is trying to break the clinch but Le has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le blocks a body shot from Leek.
Leek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Leek.
Leek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Leek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leek scores with a nice right hand.
Leek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leek misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leek thows a leg kick but Le checks it
and Le counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le lands a body punch.
Le lands a right hand.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le lands an elbow just above Leek 's eye.
Le tries a body shot but Leek blocks it.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Le lands a nice uppercut.
Le lands an uppercut.
Leek is rocked!
Le dips a shoulder and cracks Leek with a mighty uppercut! Leek falls back against the ropes and Le unloads with a barrage of strikes! Leek is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Le screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Le!
Cung Le retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cung Le made sure he mentioned HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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