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RSFL 13: Wallace vs. Overeem PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farooq Al Jawad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Jawad comes to the cage accompanied by Syrian National Anthem. Sebastian Drago looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Farooq Al Jawad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Drago!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Jawad takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Jawad lands an elbow inside.
Al Jawad stalling.
Al Jawad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Jawad is pushing Drago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Al Jawad seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Al Jawad drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Al Jawad keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Drago stops Al Jawad from standing up.
Al Jawad throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Jawad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jawad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drago hang on?
Drago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Al Jawad lands a heavy elbow.
Drago is in all sorts of trouble here.
Al Jawad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
Al Jawad throws some wild stikes that Drago manages to avoid easily.
Al Jawad unloads with some shots from mount but Drago bucks and avoids them well.
Drago wants to hold on but Al Jawad pushes him away.
Al Jawad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Drago doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Drago bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Jawad wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Drago manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jawad is looking to escape.
Al Jawad is looking to control Drago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Jawad avoid being mounted?
Al Jawad is breathing heavily.
Al Jawad is not content to let Drago control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking for a kimura but Al Jawad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drago to get the leverage.
Al Jawad kicks off Drago and gets to his feet.
Al Jawad tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Jawad wants to clinch but Drago slips to the side
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago tries to break free but Al Jawad pushes him back against the cage.
Al Jawad lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
Drago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Jawad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Jawad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Jawad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Drago jumps guard but Al Jawad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Al Jawad breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Jawad rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Al Jawad walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farooq Al Jawad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Drago.
Al Jawad tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Jawad moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Jawad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Jawad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Jawad gets control of Drago's arms and successfully pulls guard. Al Jawad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Al Jawad throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Al Jawad looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Jawad, not yet.
Drago drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drago jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farooq Al Jawad dominated that round.
That's time! Al Jawad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al Jawad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Jawad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Jawad tries to clinch up.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Jawad circles away.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farooq Al Jawad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Jawad moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Jawad.
Al Jawad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago tries to pull guard but Al Jawad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Al Jawad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Al Jawad lands with a right to the head.
Al Jawad is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jawad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Al Jawad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Jawad connects with a knee to the head.
Al Jawad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Al Jawad slows down the pace here.
Drago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Al Jawad smiles and moves away.
Farooq Al Jawad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Drago.
Al Jawad has closed the distance and engaged Drago in a clinch.
Al Jawad manages to pull guard.
Al Jawad wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Al Jawad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al Jawad tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jawad is striking but Drago is not phased and passes to half guard.
Drago is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Al Jawad gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Jawad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drago wants to pass the guard but Al Jawad is keeping the position.
Al Jawad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drago controls the pace.
Al Jawad wants to get back to his feet but Drago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Jawad wants to control the position but Drago says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Al Jawad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drago stops Al Jawad from getting back to his feet.
Drago looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Jawad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Jawad wants to get back to his feet.
Al Jawad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farooq Al Jawad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Al Jawad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Jawad.
Drago tries to break free but Al Jawad pushes him back against the cage.
Drago tries to pull guard but Al Jawad holds him up against the cage and eventually Drago drops back down to his feet.
Drago can't get the takedown.
Al Jawad slows down the pace here.
Drago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Al Jawad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Farooq Al Jawad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Drago.
Drago pulls guard successfully.
Al Jawad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Al Jawad stands up and waves to Drago to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Jawad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jawad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago tries to keep at a distance but Al Jawad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Jawad misses with a knee strike.
Al Jawad is pushing Drago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Al Jawad throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Jawad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Al Jawad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Jawad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drago uses from the top position.
Al Jawad wants to sweep here but Drago controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Jawad wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Drago manages to pass to side control.
Drago is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Al Jawad is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sebastian Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Gordon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Pete Gordon has been cut.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gordon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gordon's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gordon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Pete Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Gordon is rocked!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gordon's face.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gordon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pete Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Gordon's ribcage.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Gordon is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Gordon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Pete Gordon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gordon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Gordon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Gordon shrugs it off though.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gordon tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Gordon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Otoole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Cash!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otoole is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Cash misses with a knee to the head.
Cash tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Otoole smiles and moves away.
Cash clinches up with Otoole and pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but Cash blocks with his arms.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but Cash blocks it.
Cash jumps guard but Otoole stands there with Cash around his waist. Cash gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Otoole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Otoole lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Otoole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Otoole preventing the sweep.
Cash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Otoole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Otoole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cash moves into the clinch successfully.
Cash tries to pull guard but Otoole holds him up against the cage and eventually Cash drops back down to his feet.
Mickey Otoole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Cash.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Cash avoids the elbow strike from Otoole, against the cage.
Otoole lands with a short shot to the head.
Cash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otoole tries to clinch but Cash moves out of range.
Mickey Otoole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otoole leaves Cash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cash.
Cash looks winded!
Otoole moves to clinch but Cash breaks away
and Cash counters with a stiff right hand.
Otoole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otoole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otoole moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Otoole.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
Otoole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash managing to block the knees to the body from Otoole.
Cash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Otoole is keeping busy.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Otoole has the dominant position.
Otoole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cash fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otoole is fending him off so far but Cash persists. Nope, Otoole circles away and we're back to standing.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Otoole darts in trying to clinch
and Cash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Otoole.
Otoole lands a knee to the head.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
Cash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cash tries for a takedown but Otoole manages to get underhooks.
Otoole tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Cash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otoole.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cash creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Otoole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cash's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash throws a punch but it's blocked by Otoole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cash manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Otoole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otoole moves into the clinch successfully.
Otoole keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otoole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otoole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Otoole is looking for a takedown.
Otoole has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cash clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cash looking very determined here, making life difficult for Otoole.
Otoole keeps control of the position easily here as Cash tries to buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cash is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otoole is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey Otoole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Cash dodges an elbow strike from Otoole.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cash blocks it with crossed arms.
Cash has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Otoole after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otoole gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cash regains guard.
Otoole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cash 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.
Otoole slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otoole has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Otoole gets to his feet - Cash follows without any prompting.
Cash swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoole.
Cash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Otoole but Otoole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cash is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole doesn't manage to clinch there - Cash circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash throws a right and a left that Otoole avoids nicely.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otoole gets a clinch.
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cash.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Otoole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otoole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Otoole lands an elbow just above Cash 's eye.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Otoole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Otoole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cash has hold of one of Otoole's legs. Otoole is fighting the takedown attempt but Cash gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Otoole wants to get back to his feet but Cash is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Otoole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cash manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otoole content to stall in guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cash can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otoole trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Otoole dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Cash slams his shin into Otoole's torso.
Cash moves into range and clinches up with Otoole.
Otoole has Cash pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Otoole pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cash tumbling to the mat - Otoole dives into Cash's guard.
Otoole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Otoole defends it easily.
Otoole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Otoole looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Mickey Otoole wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Otoole moves out of range as Cash strikes.
Otoole misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cash is defended easily by Otoole.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Cash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mickey Otoole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Otoole tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
Otoole wants to clinch.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole pushes off an throws an elbow but Cash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but Cash blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cash is defending well for now.
Cash can't get the takedown.
Otoole lands a takedown into guard.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Otoole from controlling successfully.
Otoole content to stall in guard here.
Mickey Otoole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mickey Otoole just wasn't active enough.
Otoole tries to clinch but Cash moves out of range.
Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cash after a bit of a struggle.
Cash fails to pull guard.
Mickey Otoole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Cash.
Otoole keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cash is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash is trying to break free.
Otoole keeps control of Cash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otoole is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cash is defending well.
Harry Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash tries to pull guard but Otoole won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Otoole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otoole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Otoole!
A victorious Mickey Otoole 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Dmitriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago gets a double leg takedown into Dmitriev's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drago has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dmitriev to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Drago is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dmitriev pulls down on the head and he's put Drago to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mihail Dmitriev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zu Korov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toddy Ruch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zu Korov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruch.
Ruch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Korov is able to avoid easily.
Korov rushes Ruch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korov lands a nice knee to the body.
Korov with a knee to the head.
Korov landing knees to the head.
Korov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Korov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruch being controlled against the cage.
Ruch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Korov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Korov lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruch won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korov leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch tries to pull guard but Korov holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruch drops back down to his feet.
Ruch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Korov uses from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ruch has his feet on Korov's thighs here. He's pushed Korov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Korov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toddy Ruch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhenka Mechenyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod The Iceberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mechenyj comes into the arena with Status Quo- In the ary now blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhenka Mechenyj!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod The Iceberg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Iceberg swings for the body but Mechenyj moves out of range.
The Iceberg throws a nice looking combination but Mechenyj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Iceberg misses with a body shot.
The Iceberg throws a right and a left that Mechenyj avoids nicely.
Rod The Iceberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Iceberg throws a head kick that misses
and Mechenyj counters with a shoot takedown. The Iceberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Mechenyj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Iceberg is keeping the position for now.
The Iceberg trying to keep a closed guard but Mechenyj is proving a slippery customer.
Mechenyj has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Iceberg is proving hard to escape from.
Mechenyj won't allow The Iceberg to sweep him here.
The Iceberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mechenyj defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mechenyj slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mechenyj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iceberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mechenyj trying to control but The Iceberg is working from the bottom.
Mechenyj drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mechenyj jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mechenyj drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mechenyj jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mechenyj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mechenyj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mechenyj won't allow The Iceberg to sweep him here.
Mechenyj landing with the ground and pound.
The Iceberg keeping moving, preventing Mechenyj from controlling successfully.
Mechenyj is pushing down on The Iceberg's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Iceberg is fighting to maintain full guard but Mechenyj has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Iceberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mechenyj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Iceberg is keeping the position for now.
Mechenyj postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mechenyj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Iceberg trying to keep a closed guard but Mechenyj is proving a slippery customer.
Mechenyj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mechenyj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Iceberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mechenyj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mechenyj is sitting in close to The Iceberg's body. The Iceberg has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mechenyj is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mechenyj is tapping! That was a very nice submission by The Iceberg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rod The Iceberg!
Rod The Iceberg is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rod The Iceberg made sure he mentioned Red Square Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aramite Wallace (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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254 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aramite Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Overeem misses
and Wallace counters with a head kick. That will keep Overeem thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Overeem shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a flying knee that drops Overeem! Wallace dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aramite Wallace! Aramite Wallace retains his heavyweight title!
Aramite Wallace very nearly forgot to thank Red Square Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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