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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blok's entrance music is Bangarang. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Blok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven lunges at Blok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blok's hand.
Craven clinches.
Craven pulls guard successfully.
Blok won't allow Craven to sweep him here.
Blok working some strikes from top position.
Blok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blok has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Craven has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blok has managed to get both his arms back between Craven's legs - danger averted.
Craven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Craven trying to control the position here.
Blok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Blok from controlling successfully.
Blok is sitting in close to Craven's body. Craven has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Blok is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Blok is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Craven.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Justin Craven!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Gubarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gubarev comes to the cage accompanied by Mutant Ninja. Damien Bishop 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Gubarev!
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, Damien Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gubarev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasily Gubarev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gubarev moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Vasily Gubarev has been cut.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Gubarev misses with a head kick.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gubarev doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gubarev is breathing heavily.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gubarev momentarily.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
Bishop tries to bum rush Gubarev with a series of wild strikes but Gubarev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gubarev under the eye.
Gubarev is rocked!
Gubarev is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Bishop just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Gubarev has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien Bishop!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jaicko Lawrence - Caribbean Girl . The key to victory for Brock Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Sullivan which made him look bad.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sullivan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
It looks like Brock Silva has been cut.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Sullivan has him pinned against the cage.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan gets a clinch.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Sullivan moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sullivan circles away.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Sullivan throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Sullivan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sullivan rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sullivan.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Sullivan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sullivan lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Sullivan gets a clinch.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Sullivan misses its intended target.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan gets a clinch.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sullivan moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Sullivan drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Sullivan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
James Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sullivan lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sullivan on his heels. He'll look to pass Sullivan's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sullivan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Sullivan lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sullivan.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Sullivan goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan.
Well,Silva is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Sullivan throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Sullivan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Brock Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sullivan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for James Sullivan!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for James Sullivan!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for James Sullivan!
James Sullivan wins by unanimous decision!
James Sullivan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gavrancic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavrancic comes to the cage accompanied by CVETIC . Denzel Kurt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Gavrancic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurt circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kurt to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kurt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kurt counters with a straight that turns Gavrancic's legs to rubber! Kurt pushes forward with more strikes and Gavrancic goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Kurt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cajuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimka Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Cajuru!
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, Dimka Medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Dimka Medvedev has been cut.
Cajuru lands a big uppercut and Medvedev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Medvedev looks OK. Cajuru waves Medvedev back to his feet!
Medvedev is rocked!
Jorge Cajuru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cajuru throws a right hand that misses
and Medvedev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Medvedev is still in real trouble! Can Cajuru finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cajuru is trying to stand.
Medvedev prevents Cajuru from improving his position.
Medvedev controlling the pace.
Cajuru is looking to control Medvedev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cajuru avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Medvedev prevents Cajuru from improving his position.
Cajuru is working hard here to advance position.
Medvedev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Medvedev seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Medvedev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Medvedev got wobbled bad by a big combination! Cajuru presses forward with punches and knees until Medvedev stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Medvedev closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cajuru!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Stamkos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Stamkos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Polk!
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, Alexander Stamkos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Polk.
Stamkos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Polk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polk scores with a nice strike.
Stamkos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Polk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stamkos somewhat.
Polk circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Polk counter with a right hand.
Polk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Polk wants it to stay on the feet.
Polk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stamkos tries to bum rush Polk with a series of wild strikes but Polk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander Stamkos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamkos fails with a takedown attempt.
James Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Stamkos.
Stamkos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Polk counters with a nice uppercut.
Stamkos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stamkos shoots in and drives through. Polk sprawls well.
Polk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stamkos is looking to clinch.
Polk lands a glancing blow to the side of Stamkos's head.
Stamkos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polk lands a nice shot that snaps Stamkos's head back.
Stamkos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stamkos looks winded!
Polk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamkos looks to throw the jab but Polk is out of range.
Polk stuns Stamkos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Polk.
Polk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stamkos tries to clinch there but Polk circles away.
Stamkos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Polk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Polk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stamkos doesn't seem bothered though.
Stamkos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Polk scores with a one two! Stamkos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stamkos is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stamkos is still on wobbly legs! Can Polk finish him?
Polk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polk scores with a nice right hand.
Polk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Polk cracks Stamkos on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stamkos falls backwards against the cage. Polk follows up with more strikes that drop Stamkos to his knees. Polk keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stamkos! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Polk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tajiri Kaneshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Kriksciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriksciunas has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Tajiri Kaneshiro looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tajiri Kaneshiro!
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, Ignas Kriksciunas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaneshiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriksciunas moves away.
Kaneshiro misses with a hook. Kriksciunas ducked under it nicely.
Kriksciunas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaneshiro.
Kaneshiro tries to sprawl but Kriksciunas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kriksciunas wants to pass to mount but Kaneshiro is defending the position.
Kriksciunas working the head and body with strikes.
Kriksciunas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kriksciunas stops Kaneshiro from getting back to his feet.
Kriksciunas content to control rather than advance.
Kriksciunas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaneshiro is just riding it out for now. Kriksciunas eventually gives up the hold.
Kaneshiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriksciunas is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kaneshiro still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kaneshiro has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kriksciunas is looking for a sweep.
Kriksciunas keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneshiro wants to stand but Kriksciunas is controlling his arm.
Kriksciunas is trying to improve his position.
Kriksciunas tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kaneshiro easily slips into full mount!
Kaneshiro wants to stand but Kriksciunas is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kriksciunas gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriksciunas is trying to stand up here but Kaneshiro is controlling him well.
Kriksciunas wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Kaneshiro is going to stand back up.
Kriksciunas tries to get to full guard but Kaneshiro has control of the leg.
It looks like Kaneshiro is going to stand back up.
Kriksciunas controlling the position for now.
Kriksciunas moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneshiro is standing up over Kriksciunas. Kriksciunas looks to escape but Kaneshiro dives into side control.
Kriksciunas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaneshiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaneshiro wants to stand but Kriksciunas has his arm trapped.
Kriksciunas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kriksciunas tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kaneshiro manages to move to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriksciunas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignas Kriksciunas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kriksciunas shoots in and drives through. Kaneshiro sprawls well.
Kriksciunas looks to land a right hand but Kaneshiro moved out of range.
Kaneshiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kriksciunas has time to react.
Kaneshiro misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Kaneshiro lands.
Kriksciunas pushes Kaneshiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaneshiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaneshiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kriksciunas has him pressed against the cage.
Kriksciunas effectively controlling the action here.
Kriksciunas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaneshiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kriksciunas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneshiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kriksciunas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaneshiro to keep the fight standing.
Tajiri Kaneshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignas Kriksciunas.
Kriksciunas breaks the clinch.
Kaneshiro lands with a straight right. Kriksciunas didn't see that one coming.
Kriksciunas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaneshiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kriksciunas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaneshiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ignas Kriksciunas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaneshiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kriksciunas is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaneshiro lands a slapping body shot.
Kriksciunas is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaneshiro finish him?
Kaneshiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kriksciunas is breathing heavily.
Kaneshiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaneshiro misses with a straight right.
Kaneshiro drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kriksciunas right on the button. Kriksciunas goes down! Kaneshiro follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kaneshiro gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tajiri Kaneshiro!
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