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RSFL 12: Savage vs. Ismailov 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Emlek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arbaren Antracello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramazan Emlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arbaren Antracello!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emlek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Antracello eats them both and turns towards Emlek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Emlek tries for a takedown but Antracello circles away easily
and Antracello counters with a shoot takedown. Emlek fights it but they end up in guard.
Emlek wants to sweep here but Antracello controlling him for the moment.
Emlek throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Emlek looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Antracello puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Emlek misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Emlek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emlek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antracello distracts Emlek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antracello slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Emlek is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Antracello off and has taken his back!
Emlek cracks Antracello with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Antracello from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Emlek somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Antracello is trapped and Emlek is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Emlek punches Antracello on the ear.
Emlek softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Emlek is trying to stick to Antracello's back but Antracello is turning into Emlek. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Emlek's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Antracello.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emlek throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emlek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Antracello slips nicely into half guard.
Emlek tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emlek has hold of Antracello's hands but Antracello slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Emlek is in trouble now - Antracello has advanced to mount!
Antracello swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arbaren Antracello!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rovigatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Mcgruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Rovigatti!
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, Randy Mcgruger!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgruger takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcgruger blocks an elbow strike from Rovigatti.
Mcgruger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rovigatti pulls Mcgruger into guard.
Rovigatti pushes a forearm under Mcgruger's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mcgruger is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Rovigatti!
Tony Rovigatti really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Square Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lapis's choice of entrance music: Once Solemn . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donk. Lapis catches Erschov right on the button with a cross.
Erschov moves in looking to clinch but Lapis pushes him off.
Lapis lunges at Erschov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Erschov's hand.
Erschov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lapis circles away.
Erschov swings for the body but Lapis moves out of range.
Lapis gets a clinch.
Erschov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erschov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lapis to keep the fight standing.
Erschov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Erschov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lapis is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Erschov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapis blocks an uppercut.
Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Lapis. No joy for Erschov on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erschov fails with the takedown
and Lapis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erschov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapis counters by clinching up.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov has Lapis up against the cage in a clinch.
Erschov lands a knee to the head.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapis avoids the head kick by Erschov.
Lapis pushes Erschov up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erschov throws a wild body kick that Lapis sees coming a mile off.
Erschov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lapis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Erschov somewhat.
Erschov tries to keep at a distance but Lapis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lapis breaks the clinch.
Erschov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erschov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Erschov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lapis throws a series of punches but Erschov avoids them all with ease.
Erschov misses with a two punch combination.
Erschov misses with a takedown
enabling Lapis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Erschov backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapis moves into the clinch.
Lapis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Erschov.
Lapis breaks the clinch.
Erschov shoots and misses
and Lapis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Erschov's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lapis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Erschov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lapis has managed to get both his arms back between Erschov's legs - danger averted.
Erschov is breathing heavily.
Lapis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lapis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lapis trying to control but Erschov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Erschov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lapis wants to pass the guard but Erschov is keeping the position.
Andrey Lapis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Erschov shoots and misses
and Lapis counters with a takedown into side control.
Lapis controls the position.
Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Erschov is trying to escape and Lapis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Erschov is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lapis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Lapis!
A relieved looking Andrey Lapis 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 Si Sangtain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bozidar Pozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: KAO TITANIK TI NA POD PADAS !!!. Si Sangtain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bozidar Pozer's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Sangtain!
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, Bozidar Pozer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozer misses with a looping left.
Pozer throws an off balance right hand
and Sangtain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sangtain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pozer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sangtain trying to land knees to the body.
Sangtain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pozer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Sangtain.
Pozer looks winded!
Pozer managing to block the knees to the body from Sangtain.
Sangtain jumps guard and drags Pozer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pozer is posturing up here but Sangtain has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pozer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pozer has to tap! Slick submission there by Sangtain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Si Sangtain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolja Rapajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapajic has chosen ZOLTAN !!! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Kwiatkowski!
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, Kolja Rapajic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiatkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Rapajic with a poor takedown
and Kwiatkowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kwiatkowski misses with a wild combination.
Rapajic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rapajic forces his way into half guard.
Rapajic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kwiatkowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rapajic seems to be looking for submissions.
Kwiatkowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rapajic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rapajic's back!
Kwiatkowski has the hooks in. Rapajic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rapajic showing good submission defense here.
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!
Rapajic tries to roll but Kwiatkowski sticks to his back.
Rapajic won't enjoy being in this position. Kwiatkowski looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Rapajic is tapping - it's over boys! Kwiatkowski picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Kwiatkowski!
In his post fight interview, Adam Kwiatkowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Cashner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Venger's choice of entrance music: Live and Let Die. Vladimir Venger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Cashner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Cashner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Venger!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashner moves in looking to clinch but Venger pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cashner tries to clinch up but Venger circles away and keeps his distance.
Venger cracks a nice hook into Cashner's ribs.
Cashner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cashner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venger lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Cashner falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vladimir Venger!
A victorious Vladimir Venger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Ismailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by All Shall Perish - Wage Slaves. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Ismailov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Savage!
It looks like Magomed Ismailov has been cut.
Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ismailov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ismailov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ismailov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ismailov checks a low kick from Savage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savage instigates a clinch.
Ismailov is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savage prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov looking for a takedown.
Jack Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Ismailov.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
Savage is trying to maintain a safe position but Ismailov gets an underhook and turns Savage into the cage.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ismailov's defenses.
Savage is pressed up against the cage. Ismailov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Savage down to the mat. Savage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Savage lands a big head kick that sends Ismailov tumbling to the mat! Savage takes a step backwards and waves Ismailov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ismailov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Ismailov is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Ismailov blocks a head kick by Savage.
Ismailov avoids the head kick by Savage.
Savage keeps Ismailov at a distance using the push kick.
Ismailov looks winded!
Savage misses with a head kick.
Ismailov seems to have recovered his senses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Savage.
Savage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Savage lands.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Ismailov swats away the attempt to clinch by Savage.
Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage cracks the inside of Ismailov's front leg.
Ismailov dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Ismailov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage feints and then cracks Ismailov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ismailov down.
Savage scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Savage slams his shin into Ismailov's torso.
Savage lands a big head kick that sends Ismailov tumbling to the mat! Savage takes a step backwards and waves Ismailov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
A head kick misses from Savage.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage cracks Ismailov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ismailov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Savage pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ismailov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Savage!
Jack Savage retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jack Savage 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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