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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horacy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horacy Horse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacy Horse!
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, Angel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse throws a chopping leg kick but Torres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Torres blocks the low kick.
Horse throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Horse sprawling to the canvas! Horse rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torres finish him?!
Horse is rocked!
It looks like Horacy Horse has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres knocks out Horse with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Torres before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Torres picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel Torres!
In defeat, Horacy Horse stepped up to the mic, saying 'Neeeeeeeigh why did that happend?Congratulations to my opponent'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olek Furczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olek Furczyk!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furczyk moves out of range as Cormier throws a body kick.
Cormier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Furczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Furczyk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Furczyk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Furczyk duly obliges.
Cormier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furczyk.
Furczyk thumps Cormier with a low kick.
Furczyk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furczyk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Furczyk lands a left and a right that send Cormier crashing to the mat, dazed. Furczyk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cormier is rocked!
Furczyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Furczyk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cormier defends well and Furczyk ends up having to push Cormier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cormier can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Furczyk to work.
Furczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furczyk clinches up with Cormier and pushes him back against the cage.
Furczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Furczyk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cormier tries to clinch but Furczyk is having none of it.
Furczyk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cormier eats them both and turns towards Furczyk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cormier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Furczyk defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Cormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Furczyk misses with a takedown
and Cormier counters with a stiff right hand.
Furczyk scores with a head kick.
Furczyk dodges the punch combination from Cormier.
Furczyk throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furczyk lands the left hand.
Cormier darts in looking for a takedown but Furczyk gets double underhooks and turns Cormier into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furczyk scores with a three punch combo!
Furczyk rushes Cormier and presses him up against the cage.
Furczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Furczyk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Furczyk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cormier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Olek Furczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier shoots in but no luck this time.
Furczyk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Furczyk gets a clinch.
Furczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cormier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Furczyk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cormier.
Cormier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Furczyk circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk lands a head kick!
Furczyk throws a leg kick which misses Cormier's front leg but catches the back leg as Cormier tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Cormier. No joy for Furczyk on that attempt.
Cormier throws a head kick but Furczyk moves out of range.
A head kick from Furczyk lands but Cormier takes it in his stride.
Cormier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cormier is thwarting Furczyk's attempts to control the position.
Furczyk wants to stand back up but Cormier manages to pass into side control.
Cormier is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Furczyk looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cormier gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Furczyk is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cormier lets go of the hold and Furczyk can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Cormier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . Toddy Ruch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapis moves into the clinch.
Lapis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Lapis catches Ruch right on the button with a cross.
A nice combination there by Lapis.
Ruch ducks under a wild hook from Lapis.
Lapis misses with a few strikes there.
Lapis misses with an uppercut. Ruch saw that one coming.
Lapis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lapis throws a nice looking combination but Ruch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lapis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ruch walks into a straight right hand from Lapis.
Lapis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruch.
Lapis swings for the body but Ruch moves out of range.
Lapis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lapis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lapis misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Lapis misses.
Ruch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch misses with a looping left.
Ruch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lapis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lapis pushes Ruch up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lapis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lapis misses with a combination
and Ruch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lapis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruch backs up against the cage.
Ruch looks to land a left hand but Lapis moved out of range nicely.
Lapis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruch.
Lapis cracks Ruch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruch throws a series of punches but Lapis moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Lapis breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruch misses with an uppercut. Lapis saw that one coming.
Ruch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Ruch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lapis rushes Ruch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lapis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lapis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lapis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruch counters with a straight right hand.
Ruch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lapis counters by clinching up.
Lapis breaks the clinch.
Ruch loads up on a big right hand but Lapis slips the punch.
Ruch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ruch stuns Lapis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lapis takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lapis is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruch moves out of range as Lapis strikes.
Lapis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lapis moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruch.
Lapis misses with a double jab.
Ruch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lapis.
Ruch throws a right hand that Lapis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lapis also avoids with ease.
Ruch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lapis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lapis moves into the clinch.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapis gets a clinch.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapis pushes Ruch up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruch lands with an uppercut that bounces Lapis off the cage and back into range.
Ruch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lapis.
Lapis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lapis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruch throws out a powerful jab.
Ruch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lapis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruch back to the cage. Lapis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruch misses with a leg kick.
Lapis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruch circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lapis takes one to the chin there.
Lapis throws a nice looking combination but Ruch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lapis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruch.
Lapis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ruch back to the cage. Lapis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lapis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Lapis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lapis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lapis misses with the combination.
Lapis clinches.
Lapis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lapis throws a one two combo.
Ruch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lapis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruch scrambles back to his feet.
Lapis misses with a few strikes there.
Lapis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lapis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lapis moves out of range as Ruch strikes.
Lapis slips a jab from Ruch.
Ruch lands with a good body shot.
Lapis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lapis slips a jab and a cross from Ruch.
Lapis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapis pushes Ruch up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lapis.
Lapis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lapis throws a right hand that Ruch ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruch also avoids with ease.
Ruch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapis clinches up against the cage.
Ruch is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lapis to keep the fight standing.
Lapis breaks from the clinch.
Lapis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lapis blocks a jab.
Ruch jabs at Lapis's body.
Lapis tries to clinch up.
Lapis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lapis circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruch 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruch throws a series of punches but Lapis avoids them all with ease.
Ruch throws a head kick that misses.
Ruch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lapis.
Sloppy strikes from Lapis. Those never looked like landing.
Lapis throws out a loose jab but Ruch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruch fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruch misses the shot to the body.
Ruch works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Lapis.
Lapis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruch, pushing him back against the cage.
Lapis breaks from the clinch.
Lapis closes the distance and clinches.
Lapis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lapis avoids the body shot from Ruch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis misses with a two punch combination.
Andrey Lapis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lapis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lapis breaks from the clinch.
Lapis rushes Ruch and presses him up against the cage.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lapis misses with the combination.
Lapis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruch throws a hook but Lapis avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruch. That snapped Lapis's head back.
Ruch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lapis's head backwards.
Lapis missing with a left hand there. Ruch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruch dodges the punch combination from Lapis.
Ruch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Ruch lands.
Jab, jab by Lapis - just one landing.
Ruch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruch misses with a few strikes there.
Ruch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Lapis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapis manages to avoid it.
Lapis lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lapis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruch.
Ruch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lapis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lapis misses with a two punch combination.
Toddy Ruch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lapis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruch circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toddy Ruch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lapis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lapis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lapis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lapis.
Lapis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lapis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruch looks to land a left hand but Lapis moved out of range nicely.
Ruch looks to land a combination but Lapis avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lapis.
Ruch throws the left hand but Lapis avoids the punch easily.
Lapis throws a combination that misses
and Ruch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lapis throws out a loose jab but Ruch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lapis breaks the clinch.
Ruch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ruch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis misses with the combination.
A jab from Ruch misses.
Lapis drives through and clinches with Ruch against the cage.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lapis.
Ruch takes a swing at Lapis's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Ruch misses.
Lapis fails to land with a series of punches.
Lapis clinches up against the cage.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruch throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis moves into the clinch.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Ruch.
Lapis rushes Ruch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Lapis does no damage.
Ruch connects with a looping right hand.
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 nice combination there by Lapis.
A big left from Lapis misses.
Ruch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lapis scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Ruch - just one landing.
Lapis lands with a nice body punch.
Ruch misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lapis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lapis walks into a jab.
Ruch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lapis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lapis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lapis moves into range and clinches up with Ruch.
Lapis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lapis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lapis checks a leg kick.
Ruch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lapis has time to react.
Lapis is rocked!
Ruch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruch dodges the punch combination from Lapis.
Ruch throws a series of strikes that have Lapis backpedaling.
Oh Lapis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruch scores with a nice head shot.
Ruch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruch cracks Lapis with a hook to the temple - Lapis is on wobbly legs here! Ruch swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lapis falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ruch wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toddy Ruch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by clubbed to death . Sergey Romanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickinson!
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, Sergey Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dickinson.
Romanov throws a hook but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson moves into range and clinches up with Romanov.
Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Dickinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romanov's head.
Romanov looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
Dickinson misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Dickinson's head coaches at Ivan's house of pain [200$] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dickinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Dickinson wants to clinch.
Dickinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romanov is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romanov.
Dickinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Dickinson avoids a kick to the body.
Dickinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Romanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a straight right.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanov circles away.
Dickinson has a takedown stuffed.
Romanov throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
Dickinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dickinson has closed the distance and engaged Romanov in a clinch.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickinson shoots in but Romanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Romanov breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
Dickinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanov swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Romanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sergey Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romanov throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
Romanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot lands for Romanov.
Romanov digs a good hook to Dickinson's body.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dickinson should have avoided that one.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Romanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov is adopting a defensive guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Dickinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romanov misses the shot to the body.
Dickinson drives through and clinches with Romanov against the cage.
Romanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Romanov lands a right hand.
Dickinson is trying to force a seperation but Romanov has the dominant position.
Dickinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Romanov.
Dickinson has a couple of punches blocked by Romanov.
Dickinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dickinson has Romanov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romanov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romanov is defending well for now.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Romanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dickinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Dickinson slips the punch.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Dickinson checks it.
Romanov dips to his left and cracks Dickinson with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
Romanov lands a body shot.
Romanov throws a lazy right hand but Dickinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romanov looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Romanov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Dickinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Romanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romanov drops Dickinson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dickinson looks back up at him and smiles so Romanov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dickinson is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dickinson throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Romanov misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanov digs a good hook to Dickinson's body.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Romanov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dickinson sprawling to the canvas! Dickinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Romanov finish him?!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dickinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horrible takedown by Dickinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanov which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dickinson's calf.
Romanov misses with a leg kick.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Dickinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romanov is working Dickinson over against the cage.
Romanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
Romanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Romanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanov avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Romanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sergey Romanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson blocking some punches.
Romanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Dickinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanovs head.
Romanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romanov tries a body shot but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romanov is keeping busy.
Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Richard Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romanov throws a low kick but Dickinson moves out of range easily.
Romanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson slips a straight right by Romanov.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dickinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dickinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dickinson tries to get into range but Romanov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Dickinson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Romanov scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Romanov!
A relieved looking Sergey Romanov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uno Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roushimar Lombardo (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 light 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, Uno Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roushimar Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Lombardo.
It looks like Uno Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Lombardo.
Johnson has been working on his balance at Red Square Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lombardo.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Lombardo is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lombardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lombardo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Uno Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roushimar Lombardo.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Lombardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson moves out of range as Lombardo strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
Lombardo misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Lombardo is looking for a takedown.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Lombardo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Lombardo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo looking for a takedown.
Lombardo looks winded!
Lombardo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lombardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lombardo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lombardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Lombardo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Lombardo.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lombardo takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson pushes Lombardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Lombardo takes a shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson pushes Lombardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Lombardo keeps it at a distance.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lombardo looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uno Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombardo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lombardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Lombardo from standing up.
Johnson 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.
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lombardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lombardo pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Lombardo backing up. Lombardo nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab from Lombardo.
A big right from Lombardo misses.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Lombardo avoids it well.
Roushimar Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Lombardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson throws a push kick but Lombardo slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson clinches up with Lombardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Lombardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Johnson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uno Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lombardo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Lombardo avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Lombardo blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Lombardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Lombardo can't get the takedown.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Lombardo's takedown attempt.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Uno Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roushimar Lombardo.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Lombardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lombardo is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Roushimar Lombardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Uno Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo is looking for a takedown.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Lombardo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lombardo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lombardo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uno Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Johnson!
Uno Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Red Square Fight Gear 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kreig Hanug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeged Kranik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreig Hanug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Kreig Hanug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yeged Kranik!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kranik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanug really is a fat lump.
Hanug fails to land the takedown.
Kranik looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kranik is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanug actively working from the bottom here.
Hanug trying to control from the bottom.
Kranik seems to be working for a kimura but Hanug defends the submission attempt.
Kranik is looking for a kimura here.
Kranik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kranik is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hanug has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hanug definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kranik is working for a kimura but Hanug is defending it quite comfortably.
Hanug looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hanug manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kranik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hanug working for a triangle but Kranik defends it easily.
Hanug is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kranik is aware though and is defending well.
Hanug has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kranik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kranik tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanug is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kranik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kranik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hanug is trying to keep Kranik in close.
Kranik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kranik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hanug is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kranik looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kranik drops back looking for a leg! Hanug is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanug manages to kick Kranik off! Kranik jumps back into Hanug's guard.
Kranik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hanug is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kranik is aware though and is defending well.
Hanug is looking for a triangle but Kranik pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kranik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanug is keeping the position for now.
Hanug is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kranik is aware though and is defending well.
Kranik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kranik won't allow Hanug to sweep him here.
Kranik advances to half guard.
Hanug is defending against the submission attempts here by Kranik.
Hanug wants to improve his position but Kranik is controlling well.
Kranik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kranik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hanug is just riding it out for now. Kranik eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanug is holding on to half guard well.
Kranik is working for a kimura but Hanug is defending it quite comfortably.
Kranik is trying to work for a kimura but Hanug is defending well.
Hanug looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kranik is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kranik is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yeged Kranik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kranik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kranik wants it to stay on the feet.
Kranik shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanug manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kranik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kranik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hanug lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kranik!
Kranik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hanug working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hanug is working for a guillotine from mount but Kranik frees his head quite easily.
Hanug is working for a guillotine from mount but Kranik frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanug is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kranik is surviving well by controlling Hanug's body position as best he can.
Kranik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kranik wants to hold on but Hanug pushes him away.
Hanug working for a submission but Kranik is keeping him at bay.
Kranik can't escape the position.
Hanug jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kranik manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hanug looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kranik wants to control but Hanug postures up.
Hanug working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kranik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kranik regains half guard.
Hanug is looking for a kimura here.
Kranik trying to hold on to Hanug's head to control him but Hanug postures up.
Kranik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanug pulls his head out easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kranik is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kranik has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hanug. Oh but Kranik has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hanug goes limp - he's gone! Kranik jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yeged Kranik! Yeged Kranik retains his featherweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Armack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wherever I May Roam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodney Armack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Armack's head.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Armack slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
A right-left combo lands from Manison.
Manison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Manison.
Armack is rocked!
Manison plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Armack to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Armack just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Konstantin Manison 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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