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Adrenaline MMA #13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolor Pulchra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolor Pulchra is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Clinton!
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, Dolor Pulchra!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulchra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clinton.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Clinton throws a head kick that misses.
Pulchra gets a takedown into half guard.
Pulchra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clinton keeps working.
Pulchra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulchra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clinton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clinton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulchra working Clinton over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clinton is looking for a sweep. Pulchra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clinton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pulchra on the ground.
Pulchra winds up and cracks Clinton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clinton manages to get to full guard.
Pulchra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulchra works over Clinton with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clinton looking for a sweep. Not yet Clinton, not yet.
Pulchra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clinton wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulchra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pulchra working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pulchra trying to control but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Clinton trying to strike off his back.
Pulchra passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clinton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clinton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pulchra is stalling in the full guard.
Pulchra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulchra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clinton trying to keep a closed guard but Pulchra is proving a slippery customer.
Pulchra chips away with some ground and pound.
Clinton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pulchra's guard.
Clinton is working Pulchra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pulchra throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Pulchra trying to keep a closed guard but Clinton is proving a slippery customer.
Clinton tries to free his leg and advance position but Pulchra is retaining full guard.
Clinton throwing strikes from guard but Pulchra blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pulchra is on top in guard.
Pulchra passes into half guard.
Clinton is looking for a sweep. Pulchra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pulchra winds up and cracks Clinton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clinton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Clinton is trying to get back to full guard.
Pulchra slows the pace down in half guard.
Pulchra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clinton trying to hold on to Pulchra's head to control him but Pulchra postures up.
Pulchra trying to control the action but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Clinton taking some punishment here, with Pulchra in his half guard.
Clinton is refusing to be controlled, as Pulchra sits in half guard.
Clinton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pulchra jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Clinton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulchra lands a few punches from side control.
Pulchra working the ground and pound.
Pulchra looks up at the clock and then as Clinton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pulchra smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pulchra moves into full mount!
Pulchra with good strikes from the mount here!
Pulchra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pulchra landing punches.
Pulchra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clinton's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulchra working Clinton over with strikes here.
Clinton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clinton tries to lock up and control but Pulchra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clinton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolor Pulchra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clinton throws a sloppy head kick and Pulchra moves out of range easily.
Clinton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulchra.
Bill Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulchra ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.
Clinton shoots and misses
and Pulchra counters by moving into the clinch.
Pulchra is trying to trip Clinton. He has hold of a leg but Clinton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pulchra persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pulchra forces his way into half guard.
Pulchra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pulchra slips a nice elbow through Clinton's hands, connecting with Clinton's forehead.
Pulchra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clinton!
Clinton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clinton is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton taking shots to the head.
Pulchra cracks Clinton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pulchra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clinton is trying desperately to improve position.
Pulchra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pulchra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pulchra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulchra landing strikes from the mount.
Clinton is rocked!
Pulchra cracks Clinton with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolor Pulchra!
Our winner, Dolor Pulchra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ping Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sten Sax has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ping Lin's chin.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ping Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sten Sax!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax thuds his right hand into Lin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sax blocks a head kick by Lin.
Sax with a jab.
Lin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA in the buildup to the fight.
Sax pounces like a tiger and cracks Lin with a vicious hook! Lin is down but not out! Sax follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sten Sax!
During a confident post fight interview, Sten Sax thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Benassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Rugalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Benassi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Rugalov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugalov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rugalov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benassi.
Benassi misses with a low kick.
Rugalov drives through with a takedown into Benassi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rugalov passes Benassi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rugalov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benassi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rugalov is controlling the pace.
Rugalov trying to mount his opponent but Benassi defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugalov not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ivan Rugalov.
Rugalov misses with a kick to the body.
Benassi throws out a leg kick but Rugalov moves out of range and Benassi only half commits.
Benassi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benassi counters with a single leg into guard. Rugalov didn't expect that.
Rugalov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Benassi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rugalov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benassi being controlled here momentarily.
Benassi prevents Rugalov from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugalov has Benassi pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Rugalov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rugalov shoots in and drives through. Benassi sprawls well.
Rugalov scores with a takedown into Benassi's guard.
Benassi wants to control but Rugalov passes easily into half guard.
Benassi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rugalov on the ground.
Benassi strikes from the bottom but Rugalov passes into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugalov lands a big shot there that rocks Benassi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benassi is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rugalov is landing with some decent strikes but Benassi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rugalov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Benassi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rugalov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benassi is trying to escape the mount.
Rugalov content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugalov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rugalov with the ground and pound from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rugalov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Benassi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benassi is working hard here to advance position.
Rugalov controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Rugalov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rugalov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benassi is looking for a sweep. Rugalov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rugalov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rugalov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benassi tries to get to full guard but Rugalov has control of the leg.
Rugalov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Rugalov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rugalov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benassi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rugalov won't allow Benassi to sweep him here.
Rugalov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rugalov pushes down on Benassi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benassi is looking to improve his position.
Rugalov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Rugalov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rugalov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benassi wants to control but Rugalov is keeping busy.
Rugalov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugalov tries to stand and escape but Benassi is controlling the position.
Rugalov prevents Benassi from improving his position.
Rugalov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ivan Rugalov.
Rugalov gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugalov lands a few punches from side control.
Benassi looks to move to half guard but instead Rugalov has passed into mount! Damn!
Rugalov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benassi's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Rugalov.
Benassi is rocked!
Benassi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Benassi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivan Rugalov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rugalov working for a guillotine from mount but Benassi is in no mood to give up.
Rugalov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rugalov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Benassi covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Rugalov!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimka Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Diggs (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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265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimka Medvedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs swinging wildly here.
Diggs moves into range and clinches up with Medvedev.
Stalling in the clinch from Medvedev.
Medvedev stops a takedown attempt from Diggs.
Diggs breaks the clinch.
Diggs misses with a double jab
and Medvedev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Medvedev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Clay Diggs has been cut.
Medvedev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Medvedev under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Medvedev counters with a nice body shot.
Diggs looks winded!
Diggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Medvedev counters with a nice right hand that sends Diggs toppling to the canvas! Diggs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Medvedev finish him?!
Diggs is rocked!
Medvedev Throws a clean left jab. Medvedev Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Diggs's chin! Diggs crumbles to the ground and Medvedev follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Medvedev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dimka Medvedev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fists Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Kong Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fists Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bundy misses its intended target.
Bundy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bundy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bundy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lightning's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bundy under the eye.
Lightning fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bundy tries to bum rush Lightning with a series of wild strikes but Lightning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightning connects with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lightning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lightning fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bundy on the side of the head.
Bundy misses with a straight left.
Lightning is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bundy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Bundy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lightning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bundy throws out a loose jab but Lightning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Bundy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lightning connects with a looping right hand.
Lightning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is looking to clinch but Lightning is avoiding it.
Bundy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lightning.
No joy there for Lightning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightning moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Lightning.
Bundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bundy clinches with his opponent.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Bundy.
Bundy works on Lightning's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lightning looks winded!
Bundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lightning is trying to break free.
Bundy lands a right hand.
Lightning takes a shot to the head.
Bundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Bundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands a body shot.
Lightning is trying to force a seperation but Bundy has the dominant position.
Bundy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Bundy.
Bundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bundy.
Bundy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
Bundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Bundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bundy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lightning or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bundy.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Fists Lightning has been cut.
Bundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightning is rocked!
Bundy throws a big uppercut that drops Lightning! More strikes from Bundy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lightning lies dazed against the cage as Bundy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Kong Bundy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Nessan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nessan comes to the cage accompanied by Aqua - Barbie Girl. Ivan Pupkoff acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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263 lbs
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227 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Nessan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pupkoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nessan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pupkoff circles away.
Pupkoff scores with a leg kick.
Nessan dodges the punch combination from Pupkoff.
Pupkoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nessan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ivan Pupkoff has been cut.
Pupkoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pupkoff darts in and clinches Nessan up against the cage.
Nessan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nessan defending well as Pupkoff loads up on a big left hand.
Ivan Pupkoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pupkoff throws a low kick, looking for Nessan's leg but Nessan calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nessan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pupkoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Nessan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pupkoff counters with a low kick, right behind Nessan 's knee.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pupkoff has closed the distance and engaged Nessan in a clinch.
Pupkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pupkoff keeps the fight on the outside.
Pupkoff misses with the combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff misses with the combination.
Pupkoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nessan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nessan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pupkoff.
Pupkoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Nessan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pupkoff.
Nessan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pupkoff circles away.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nessan.
Nessan throws a series of punches but Pupkoff moves out of range.
Pupkoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nessan is breathing heavily.
Pupkoff forces Nessan back against the cage and clinches.
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pupkoff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nessan circles away quickly and effectively.
Nessan moves in looking to clinch but Pupkoff pushes him off.
Pupkoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Nessan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nessan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nessan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nessan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Pupkoff. Those never looked like landing.
Pupkoff rushes Nessan and presses him up against the cage.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Nessan avoids them all with ease.
Pupkoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nessan moves in looking to clinch but Pupkoff pushes him off.
Pupkoff moves into range and clinches up with Nessan.
Nessan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pupkoff controls his hands.
Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Pupkoff connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nessan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Joe Nessan has been cut.
Pupkoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Pupkoff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nessan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nessan tries to break free but Pupkoff pushes him back against the cage.
Pupkoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Nessan has double underhooks.
Nessan is trying to push Pupkoff away but Pupkoff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Pupkoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pupkoff has Nessan up against the cage in a clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Pupkoff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pupkoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pupkoff has closed the distance and engaged Nessan in a clinch.
Pupkoff is looking to break free of the clinch but Nessan has double underhooks.
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nessan tries to clinch up
and Pupkoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Nessan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nessan throws a series of punches but Pupkoff avoids them all with ease.
Nessan tries to clinch up but Pupkoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Pupkoff rushes Nessan and presses him up against the cage.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff misses with a double jab.
Ivan Pupkoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pupkoff slips a jab and a cross from Nessan.
Pupkoff moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff throws a nice looking combination but Nessan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pupkoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pupkoff closes the distance and pushes Nessan back into the cage.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nessan misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pupkoff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pupkoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nessan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pupkoff misses with a wild combination.
Pupkoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nessan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nessan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pupkoff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pupkoff scores with a leg kick.
Pupkoff clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nessan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pupkoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pupkoff is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nessan rather than just go for the knockout.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Nessan avoids the body shot from Pupkoff.
Nessan looks to land a combination but Pupkoff avoids it well.
Pupkoff tries to bum rush Nessan with a series of wild strikes but Nessan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pupkoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nessan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pupkoff circles away.
Nessan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nessan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pupkoff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff is looking to clinch.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that Nessan avoids nicely.
Nessan tries to clinch up but Pupkoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Nessan avoids the head kick by Pupkoff.
Pupkoff moves into range and clinches up with Nessan.
Nessan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pupkoff is trying to break free.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Pupkoff.
Nessan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pupkoff scoring well with a low kick there.
Pupkoff rushes Nessan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Pupkoff has closed the distance and engaged Nessan in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff is trying to break the clinch but Nessan is controlling him.
Ivan Pupkoff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nessan tries to circle away but Pupkoff has him pinned against the cage.
Pupkoff is trying to break the clinch but Nessan has him pressed against the cage.
Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nessan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nessan works over Pupkoff's head and body with a nice combination.
Pupkoff darts in and clinches Nessan up against the cage.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff pushes Nessan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nessan breaks the clinch.
Nessan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pupkoff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nessan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pupkoff.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pupkoff. Nessan does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Pupkoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pupkoff looks to land a combination but Nessan avoids it well.
Pupkoff rushes Nessan and presses him up against the cage.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff tries to bum rush Nessan with a series of wild strikes but Nessan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nessan slips a jab and a cross from Pupkoff.
Nessan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pupkoff feints and then cracks Nessan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nessan down.
Nessan tries to clinch up but Pupkoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Pupkoff misses with a double jab.
Nessan tries to bum rush Pupkoff with a series of wild strikes but Pupkoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Nessan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pupkoff drives through and clinches with Nessan against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Nessan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pupkoff circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff looks to land a combination but Nessan avoids it well.
Pupkoff rushes Nessan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff tests Nessan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nessan throws a right hand that Pupkoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Pupkoff also avoids with ease.
Nessan tries to clinch up but Pupkoff circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nessan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nessan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nessan throws a right and a left that Pupkoff avoids nicely.
Pupkoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nessan misses with a two punch combination.
Pupkoff tries to bum rush Nessan with a series of wild strikes but Nessan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe Nessan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pupkoff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pupkoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nessan swings wildly with an uppercut but Pupkoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff moves into range and clinches up with Nessan.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff rushes Nessan and presses him up against the cage.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pupkoff drives through and clinches with Nessan against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Pupkoff closes the distance and clinches.
Pupkoff has had enough of the clinch but Nessan keeps him there for the moment.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nessan forces Pupkoff back against the cage and clinches.
Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff looks to land a combination. Nessan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe Nessan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. Nessan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pupkoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nessan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pupkoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nessan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pupkoff.
Pupkoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pupkoff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Good leg kick by Pupkoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pupkoff.
Pupkoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pupkoff misses with a wild combination.
Pupkoff throws a nice looking combination but Nessan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nessan throws a series of punches but Pupkoff moves out of range.
Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pupkoff forces Nessan back against the cage and clinches.
Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff moves into the clinch.
Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivan Pupkoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pupkoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pupkoff lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Pupkoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pupkoff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ivan Pupkoff!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Ivan Pupkoff!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ivan Pupkoff!
Ivan Pupkoff wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Pupkoff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Joe Nessan was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a Barbie Girl!'.
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FIGHT
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