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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka has chosen keep running up that hill as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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187 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Yawoka circles away and keeps his distance.
Yawoka fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yawoka.
Jaa stuffs the takedown.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berik Yawoka.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yawoka is defended easily by Jaa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yawoka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaa.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yawoka.
Yawoka doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaa circles away.
Jaa rushes Yawoka and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yawoka tries to pull guard but Jaa won't allow it.
Yawoka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yawoka is looking for a takedown.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yawoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yawoka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yawoka looks winded!
Jaa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaa jumps into guard, dragging Yawoka to the mat.
Jaa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yawoka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Yawoka postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaa is retaining full guard.
Jaa looking for a guillotine here but Yawoka defends easily.
Jaa wants to sweep here but Yawoka controlling him for the moment.
Yawoka trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Jaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka forces his way into half guard.
Yawoka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yawoka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaa is just riding it out for now. Yawoka eventually gives up the hold.
Jaa is looking for a sweep. Yawoka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yawoka is working for a kimura but Jaa is defending it quite comfortably.
Yawoka is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jaa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yawoka.
Yawoka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaa sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yawoka is looking to advance position but Jaa won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yawoka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Berik Yawoka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Yawoka or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaa which made him look bad.
Jaa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yawoka is fending him off so far but Jaa persists. Nope, Yawoka circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yawoka tries for a takedown but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka goes for a double leg but Jaa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Jaa continues to drive forward.
Yawoka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yawoka throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
Yawoka lands a couple of elbows.
Yawoka slips nicely into half guard.
Yawoka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yawoka lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Yawoka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yawoka is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yawoka is looking for a kimura but Jaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yawoka to get the leverage.
Jaa is staying active underneath Yawoka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yawoka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yawoka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jaa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Berik Yawoka!
As Berik Yawoka got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I take you down I tap you out I help you up and send you home '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobroma Garvonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Cyran (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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25
169 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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, Kobroma Garvonin!
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, Dominik Cyran!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvonin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cyran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garvonin somewhat.
Cyran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garvonin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garvonin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cyran holds on and takes a little breather.
Cyran controls Garvonin momentarily but Garvonin frees himself.
Garvonin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garvonin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvonin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cyran seems keen to control Garvonin's posture.
Garvonin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cyran is keeping the position for now.
Cyran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garvonin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garvonin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garvonin wants to pass the guard but Cyran is keeping the position.
Garvonin is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin looking to sit in guard and control but Cyran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garvonin keeping moving, preventing Cyran from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garvonin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cyran working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cyran scoring with some ground and pound.
Cyran trying to control but Garvonin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cyran looking to sit in guard and control but Garvonin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cyran is keeping the position for now.
Cyran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin is pushing down on Cyran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cyran is fighting to maintain full guard but Garvonin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garvonin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garvonin content just to control the position here.
Cyran working to try and regain half guard.
Garvonin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobroma Garvonin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cyran slaps away a takedown attempt from Garvonin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garvonin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cyran to the ground. Garvonin is now in Cyran's guard.
Garvonin trying to control but Cyran is working from the bottom.
Garvonin looking to sit in guard and control but Cyran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garvonin trying to control the position.
Garvonin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cyran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Kobroma Garvonin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Garvonin misses with a takedown attempt
and Cyran counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garvonin!
Kobroma Garvonin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cyran wants to control but Garvonin is keeping him busy.
Garvonin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garvonin is not content to let Cyran control the position.
Cyran working away.
Cyran working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garvonin manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garvonin trying to control but Cyran postures up.
Garvonin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cyran scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garvonin is not content to let Cyran control the position.
Cyran seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cyran is trying to control. Garvonin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cyran is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cyran slips a nice elbow through Garvonin's hands, connecting with Garvonin's forehead.
Garvonin taking some punishment here, with Cyran in his half guard.
Cyran throwing shots but Garvonin is blocking nicely.
Cyran is stalling here. Garvonin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cyran seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Garvonin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Garvonin wants to control for a moment but Cyran uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin wants to pass the guard but Cyran is defending well.
Garvonin stops Cyran from getting back to his feet.
Cyran is looking for a sweep. Garvonin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cyran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cyran keeping moving, preventing Garvonin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyran controlling the position.
Garvonin tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyran is retaining full guard.
Garvonin postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cyran managing to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dominik Cyran hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garvonin misses with a takedown attempt
and Cyran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobroma Garvonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvonin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyran prevents Garvonin from getting back to his feet.
Garvonin keeping moving, preventing Cyran from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Cyran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Garvonin misses with a takedown attempt
and Cyran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garvonin stops a takedown attempt from Cyran.
Garvonin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cyran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garvonin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cyran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobroma Garvonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyran is trying to drag Garvonin to the mat but Garvonin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Garvonin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cyran is trying to trip Garvonin. He has hold of a leg but Garvonin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cyran persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cyran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garvonin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cyran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cyran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cyran throws an elbow that misses. Garvonin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cyran's guard. Nice move by Garvonin!
Cyran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cyran keeping moving, preventing Garvonin from controlling successfully.
Cyran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garvonin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cyran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyran is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kobroma Garvonin.
Garvonin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cyran's half guard.
Garvonin wants to free his trapped foot but Cyran is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garvonin is working for a kimura but Cyran is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin prevents Cyran from improving his position.
Garvonin is trying to work for a kimura but Cyran is defending well.
Garvonin is thwarting Cyran's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garvonin wants to pass the guard but Cyran is defending well.
Garvonin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cyran is squirming around, avoiding Garvonin's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cyran can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvonin avoids the attempt from Cyran to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominik Cyran.
I think Cyran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Dominik Cyran!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Dominik Cyran!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dominik Cyran!
Dominik Cyran wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jonberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jonberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 37 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Jonberg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg is defended easily by Jonberg.
Schwarzeneg rushes Jonberg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Schwarzeneg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jonberg lands a knee to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Jonberg manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jonberg slowing the pace effectively.
Schwarzeneg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jonberg clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonberg just trying to survive but Schwarzeneg is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Schwarzeneg is looking to control Jonberg but Jonberg is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Schwarzeneg working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonberg is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Schwarzeneg misses with a punch to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Will Schwarzeneg go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jonberg showing good submission defense here.
Schwarzeneg has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jonberg has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jonberg tries to escape but Schwarzeneg has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
I would not like to be Jonberg right now.
Schwarzeneg is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Schwarzeneg throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Jonberg is keeping busy.
Schwarzeneg is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jonberg has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jonberg prevents Schwarzeneg from getting a body triangle.
Schwarzeneg has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jonberg's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Schwarzeneg's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg punches the canvas rather than the man.
Schwarzeneg patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg has managed to slip his arm under Jonberg's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jonberg is tapping out! Submission win for Schwarzeneg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Veli Schwarzeneg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clark Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clark Channell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channell missing with a left hand there. Leek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Channell's calf.
Leek fails to land with a series of punches.
Channell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leek.
Channell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Leek as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Leek.
Channell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Channell.
Leek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Channell.
Channell scores with a hook.
Leek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Channell scores with a body shot.
Crunch! Leek slams his shin into Channell's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Channell.
Leek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Channell is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Channell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Channell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leek.
Leek lands with an uppercut that bounces Channell off the ropes and back into range.
Channell scores with the left hand. Leek knows he should have avoided that one.
Channell misses with a wild body shot.
Clark Channell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell misses with an uppercut
and Leek counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Channell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leek is looking to control Channell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leek avoid being mounted?
Channell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Channell 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! Leek is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clark Channell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conde Koma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Procurator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conde Koma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esteban Procurator!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koma darts in trying to clinch
and Procurator counters with a shoot takedown. Koma fights it but they end up in guard.
Procurator is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Koma wants to stand up but Procurator is controlling him.
Procurator controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koma wants to stand up but Procurator is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Esteban Procurator hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koma darts in trying to clinch
and Procurator counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Koma's coaches at OLIMP GYM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Koma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Koma pushes Procurator away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Procurator gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Koma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Koma is letting Procurator control him for a moment.
Check out the look on Procurator's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee asks Procurator politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Procurator prefers to stall for the moment though.
Koma is trying to buck Procurator off.
Procurator taking a breather here.
Procurator looks up at the clock and then as Koma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Procurator smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Procurator slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koma is pushing Procurator's head away, looking to escape. Procurator manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Procurator misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Procurator tries to score with some ground and pound. Koma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koma seems a little lost for a moment, as Procurator dominates the positioning.
Koma is trying to buck Procurator off.
Procurator happy to just control the position for now.
Koma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Koma wants to get back to his feet but Procurator drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procurator controls the position.
Procurator connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koma some visible discomfort.
Koma is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Procurator asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Procurator lands a nice forearm strike.
Koma is pushing Procurator's head away, looking to escape. Procurator manages to hold on to the position though.
Procurator lands some shots froms side control.
Koma wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Procurator tries to score with some ground and pound. Koma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Procurator is putting a hurting on Koma here, landing some big shots from side control.
Procurator is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koma pushes Procurator away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Procurator gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Procurator controlling the position from side mount.
Koma bucks up and tries to throw Procurator off but instead Procurator has got his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Procurator controlling the positon.
Procurator lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Koma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Procurator dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koma throws a right hand that Procurator ducks under and follows up with a left that Procurator also avoids with ease.
Koma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Procurator counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Koma's guard now.
Procurator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koma is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Procurator dives into side control.
Procurator fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Procurator in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Koma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Procurator is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procurator tries to advance to mount but Koma denies him.
Procurator lands some shots froms side control.
Koma prevents Procurator from moving into mount.
Koma tries to escape but Procurator is in control.
Koma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Procurator.
Procurator slows the pace down.
Koma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Procurator.
Koma wants to get back to his feet but Procurator is dominant here and he's now got Koma's back!
Koma is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koma trying to get back to his feet but Procurator is in full control for now.
Procurator softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Procurator slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koma looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Koma is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Procurator.
Koma wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Procurator has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Koma.
Procurator controlling from the back.
Procurator loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Koma hold on?
Procurator is landing with strikes. Koma can't take much more of this.
Koma looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Procurator connects with a big shot to the side of Koma's head.
Procurator scores with punches to the body.
Koma is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Procurator.
Koma wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good control from Procurator.
Koma has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Procurator lands a shot to the body.
Procurator has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koma controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Procurator is looking for the choke from the back position but Koma is controlling his hands well.
Koma looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Koma takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Procurator cracks Koma with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Koma from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Koma is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Procurator slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Oh Koma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Procurator lands shots to the head and Koma turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban Procurator!
Esteban Procurator decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
182 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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32
180 lbs
15 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
James tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the ropes.
Green working aggressively here.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Green counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Green wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Green trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Green throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
James wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Green thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Green stops James from standing up.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Green drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green has an active guard here but James has managed to pass into half guard.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James is thwarting Green's attempts to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green wants to control but James passes into side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James stands up.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
James misses with a double jab.
A jab from James misses.
James lands a slapping body shot.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Green thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
James is looking to escape.
James trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green is sneakily working for an arm triangle but James sees it coming and defends easily.
Green is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Green tries to stand but can't do so whilst James controls his leg.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green prevents James from standing back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Green working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James misses with a combination
and Green counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Green throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
James wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
James can't keep his opponent in guard - Green advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Green drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Green looking to control.
Green has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
Green is trying to keep James in close.
James wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand but Green has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Green looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arthur Green.
Green takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James dodges the punch combination from Green.
Jesse James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green wants to clinch.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
James is rocked!
James misses with a two punch combination.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters by gaining double undehooks. He picks up James and carries him across to his own corner. OH, that's a monster slam and James is out cold! A brutal end to the fight and credit to Green for not following up with any more shots. He recognised that James was out. Good sportsmanship.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Arthur Green!
A victorious Arthur Green 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gearo Husamanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Husamanto's choice of entrance music: paradise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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29
184 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gearo Husamanto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Husamanto misses with a takedown
and JonesJr counters with a two punch combo.
Husamanto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from JonesJr finds it's way round the side to connect with Husamanto's head.
JonesJr lands with a shot to the body.
Husamanto fails with the takedown.
JonesJr cracks Husamanto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Husamanto.
Tiger JonesJr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gearo Husamanto.
JonesJr drops Husamanto with a left and a right! Oh, Husamanto is hurt - JonesJr dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Gearo Husamanto has been cut.
JonesJr tries to stand but Husamanto is controlling his head.
JonesJr has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
JonesJr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Husamanto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and JonesJr counters with a left and a right that hurts Husamanto! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! JonesJr jumps into full mount!
Husamanto is rocked!
JonesJr controlling the position easily from mount.
JonesJr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Husamanto is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JonesJr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Husamanto is trying to escape the mount.
Husamanto wants to control but JonesJr is having none of it.
JonesJr wants to get back to his feet but Husamanto is holding on tight.
Husamanto is squirming around, avoiding JonesJr's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
JonesJr stands up from mount. Strange move.
JonesJr dips to his left and cracks Husamanto with an uppercut!
Husamanto fails to land the takedown.
JonesJr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
JonesJr jabs Husamanto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Husamanto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has JonesJr pinned against the ropes. JonesJr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Husamanto has his takedown stuffed
and JonesJr counters with a nice uppercut.
Husamanto looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Husamanto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. JonesJr tries to avoid it but Husamanto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag JonesJr to the ground. JonesJr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
JonesJr scores with the left hand. Husamanto knows he should have avoided that one.
Husamanto is trying desperately to land a takedown but JonesJr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Husamanto.
JonesJr lands a lovely overhand right.
JonesJr lands a head shot.
JonesJr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
JonesJr feints with a jab and clips Husamanto right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Husamanto is sent crashing into the canvas and JonesJr leaps in for the kill! Husamanto tries to get to his feet but JonesJr is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Husamanto is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger JonesJr!
A victorious Tiger JonesJr 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewell comes to the ring accompanied by White Dude. Barker has chosen The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. Steve Ewell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Barker's chin.
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24 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ewell was well out of range. Poor timing from Barker.
Barker tries to score with a low kick but Ewell moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Barker.
Ewell checks a low kick from Barker.
Barker tries to bum rush Ewell with a series of wild strikes but Ewell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Ewell as Barker shoots in.
Ewell instigates a clinch.
Ewell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barker is defending well for now.
Barker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ewell to keep the fight standing.
Barker has picked Ewell up - he's going for a ride! Barker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ewell is trying to stand.
Barker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ewell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewell taking some punishment here, with Barker in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewell sees it coming and defends easily.
Barker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barker wants to control but Ewell is keeping him busy.
Barker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell tries to kick Barker off but Barker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barker drops an elbow to the side of Ewell's head.
Ewell wants to get back to his feet.
Ewell wants to control but Barker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barker thows a huge punch but Ewell dodges it nicely.
Barker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ewell defends it well.
Barker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barker wants to take a breather but Ewell is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker is looking for a kimura here.
Barker is looking to stall here but Ewell recovers full guard.
Ewell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ewell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ewell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewell keeping full guard, as Barker tries to pass.
Ewell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ewell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barker, into his guard.
Ewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Barker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewell is really struggling to control Barker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ewell is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barker misses with a takedown attempt - Ewell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ewell pinned against the ropes. Ewell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barker misses with a lunging right hand
and Ewell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barker's guard now.
Ewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Barker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker working for a triangle but Ewell defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewell looking to sit in guard and control but Barker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ewell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barker is controlling him.
Barker throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barker throws a big right hand that misses.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ewell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ewell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barker throws a big elbow that misses.
Barker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barker throws an elbow that misses. Ewell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barker's guard. Nice move by Ewell!
Ewell wants to control from the top but Barker keeps moving.
Barker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ewell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ewell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barker working for a triangle but Ewell defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ewell sitting in guard here, content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker looking for a guillotine here but Ewell defends easily.
Ewell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Barker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick by Barker misses
and Ewell counters with a series of strikes. Barker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barker's corner calls for a 1-2. Barker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barker misses with a leg kick
and Ewell counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Ewell.
It looks like William Barker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ewell pinned against the ropes. Ewell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ewell doesn't manage to clinch there - Barker circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barker throws a good cross that connects.
Ewell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ewell has his hands on Barker's head, controlling the position.
Barker trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a strike but Ewell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ewell preventing the sweep.
Ewell trying to control but Barker is working from the bottom.
Ewell looking to sit in guard and control but Barker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barker stops Ewell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker postures up in Ewell's guard and throws a big left but Ewell blocks it.
Barker is working Ewell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barker postures up in Ewell's guard and throws a big left but Ewell blocks it.
Barker is pushing down on Ewell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ewell is fighting to maintain full guard but Barker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Barker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ewell because Barker loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barker controlling from mount.
Ewell gets back to half guard.
Barker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ewell is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewell is refusing to be controlled, as Barker sits in half guard.
Barker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Barker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for William Barker!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for William Barker!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for William Barker!
William Barker wins by unanimous decision!
William Barker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen Hank Williams SR. as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
39 - 32 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 32 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palo throws a right hand that Kalaso ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalaso also avoids with ease.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Palo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalaso throws a sloppy head kick
and Palo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalaso needs to keep his hands up - Palo had a free shot at his head there.
That kick from Palo tenderised Kalaso's leg. Kalaso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Palo.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaso moves away.
Palo has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Palo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kalaso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalaso backwards.
Palo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalaso.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Palo throws an elbow but misses.
Kalaso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palo blocks an elbow strike from Kalaso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso shoots in but Palo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvi Kalaso.
Palo tries a head kick but it misses.
Palo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalaso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palo can pounce on him.
Palo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kalaso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalaso.
Palo scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palo.
Kalaso shoots for a double leg takedown but Palo sprawls well. He's pushed Kalaso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kalaso under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Kalaso with that takedown attempt.
Kalaso clinches up with Palo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kalaso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalaso throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palo.
Kalaso tries to stall but Palo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palo looks for the body kick but Kalaso saw that one coming.
Palo lands with a hook. Kalaso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalaso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kalaso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palo's face.
Kalaso has Palo pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Palo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalaso's brow.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kalaso blocks an uppercut.
Kalaso is trying to break the clinch but Palo is controlling him.
Palo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalaso misses with some punches.
Palo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palo managing to block the knees to the body from Kalaso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo pushes Kalaso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kalaso looks winded!
A knee to the head by Palo.
Palo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kalaso misses with an elbow strike.
Palo misses with a knee to the head.
Palo looking to throw knees to the head but Kalaso is blocking nicely.
Palo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalasos head.
Palo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kalaso can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Palo.
A short uppercut from Palo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palo lands an uppercut.
Kalaso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palo is defending well for now.
Palo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kalaso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palo connects with a knee to the head.
Kalaso is trying to break the clinch but Palo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalaso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palo lands a knee to the body.
Palo breaks from the clinch.
Palo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalaso off the ropes and back into range.
Kalaso is trying desperately to land a takedown but Palo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kalaso.
Palo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kalaso at a distance.
Palo pushes Kalaso away with a front kick.
Kalaso wants to clinch up but Palo keeps it at a distance.
Palo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Palo circles away.
Palo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalasos head.
Palo lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo scores with a knee to the head.
Kalaso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kalaso is rocked!
Palo gets through Kalaso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalaso is still on wobbly legs! Can Palo finish him?
Palo lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kalaso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palo pushes Kalaso against the ropes. Palo is working some dirty boxing. Palo pushes off with a quick right hook! Kalaso goes down! Kalaso tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Palo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauno Palo!
A victorious Tauno Palo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes into the arena with Untouchable blaring out of the sound system. 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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183 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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28
173 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schwager falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schwager has had enough of the clinch but Le keeps him there for the moment.
Le scores with a shot to the side of Schwager's head.
Le lands an elbow just above Schwager 's eye.
It looks like Norbert Schwager has been cut.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Le working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le drops Schwager with a big knee straight up the middle! Schwager is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schwager is rocked!
Le takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le thuds his shin into the meat of Schwager's side.
Schwager has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Le's head coaches at GTi 888 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Schwager takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Le takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schwager throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Schwager connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Schwager darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Le misses with a head kick.
Schwager throws a combination that misses
and Le counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le.
Schwager blocking some punches.
Schwager is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwager's face.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schwager is still on wobbly legs! Can Le finish him?
Le jerks Schwager's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Schwager drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Le goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Le because Schwager was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Cung Le!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cung Le waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158's logo in front of the cameras.
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