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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Krusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Exp Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krusic comes into the arena with Lene Kosti - Warrior blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lemmy Krusic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Exp Two!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krusic clinches up with Two and pushes him back against the cage.
Krusic manages to break the clinch.
Krusic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Two defends well and Krusic ends up having to push Two into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Krusic pulls guard.
Two postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Two content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Two throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krusic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krusic tries to get out of the position.
Two trying to control but Krusic is working from the bottom.
Two throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Krusic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Two in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Two working some strikes from top position.
Two throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Two stands up over Krusic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Two postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Krusic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two being controlled here momentarily.
Krusic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Two throwing strikes from guard but Krusic blocks nicely.
Krusic keeping moving, preventing Two from controlling successfully.
Two cracks Krusic with a solid left hand.
Two throwing strikes from guard but Krusic blocks nicely.
Two tries to free his leg and advance position but Krusic is retaining full guard.
Krusic is breathing heavily.
Krusic has momentary wrist control but Two slips an elbow through the middle.
Two advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Two 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.
Two slips a nice elbow through Krusic's hands, connecting with Krusic's forehead.
Two is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two wants to take a breather but Krusic is having none of it.
Two not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Two landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Two throwing shots but Krusic is blocking nicely.
Two lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Two lands a nice short elbow.
Krusic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Two scores with a couple of nice shots.
Two working Krusic over with strikes.
Two takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krusic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Two sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krusic defending well though.
Two winds up and cracks Krusic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Krusic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krusic has hold of Two's hands but Two slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krusic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Two working the head and body with strikes.
Two lands with a punch from half guard.
We've been informed that Two has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Two is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krusic taking some punishment here, with Two in his half guard.
Two throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Two scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two wants to free his trapped foot but Krusic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krusic has hold of Two's hands but Two slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Two missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Two scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Two lands strikes from half guard.
Two lands with a punch from half guard.
Two missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Two drops an elbow to the side of Krusic's head.
Krusic won't allow Two to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Two is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Two missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Exp Two dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krusic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Two trying to control but Krusic is working from the bottom.
Exp Two has got the better of the ground game so far.
Two working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Two with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Two's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Two with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Two scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Two has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Two trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Two throws an elbow that misses. Krusic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Two's guard. Nice move by Krusic!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krusic stops Two from standing up.
Two has his feet on Krusic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krusic fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krusic misses with a straight left.
Two shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krusic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Two with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Two is working Krusic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Two postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Two throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Two accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Two content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Two advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two landing a few strikes.
Two scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Two creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Two landing strikes.
Krusic prevents Two from moving into mount.
Two lands a decent elbow from side control.
Two creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Two lands a few punches from side control.
Two trying to control the position but Krusic is working away.
Two landing strikes.
Two cracks Krusic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Krusic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Two connects with a decent elbow.
Two scores with a couple of short elbows.
Two is working Krusic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Two is chipping away with strikes.
Two scoring with punches from side control.
Two working the ground and pound.
Two grinds an elbow into Krusic's temple.
Krusic is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Krusic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Two is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krusic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Two connects with a decent elbow.
Two wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krusic keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two landing a few strikes.
Two working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Two scores with punches from side control.
Two working the body and head with strikes.
Two is looking to take a break and control but Krusic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Two scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh Krusic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Two lands a decent elbow from side control.
Two scores with a couple of short elbows.
Two scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Exp Two 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!
Two tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krusic defends well and Two ends up having to push Krusic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Krusic seems to have got his legs back now.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Krusic's takedown attempt.
Krusic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Two gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Two has clasped his hands together around Krusic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Two misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Two lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krusic down.
Krusic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Two working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Krusic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krusic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Two working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Two working the ground and pound from side control.
Krusic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Two trying to control the action but Krusic is working from the bottom.
Two in side control lands a decent elbow.
Krusic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Two in side control lands a decent elbow.
Two landing a few strikes.
Two works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Two is putting a hurting on Krusic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Two lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Two lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lemmy Krusic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Exp Two is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Two tries to advance to mount but can't.
Krusic is trying to get back to half guard.
Two staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Exp Two was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Two slips a jab from Krusic.
Krusic moves into range and clinches up with Two.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Krusic's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lemmy Krusic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Krusic regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Exp Two wasn't active enough on the ground.
Two bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Exp Two comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Two 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Exp Two!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Namiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes to the cage accompanied by Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Alec Namiki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alec Namiki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd scores with a leg kick.
Namiki misses with a head kick.
Shepherd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shepherd is rocked!
Namiki seems to be stalking Shepherd here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Shepherd drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alec Namiki!
Rufus Shepherd was interviewed post fight and said 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Joad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andrew Havener has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrew Havener seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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164 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Joad!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Joad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Havener tries to throw a body punch but Joad avoids it by throwing Havener back against the cage.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joad avoiding damage as Havener throws knees to the body.
Joad is trying to break free.
Joad avoiding damage as Havener throws knees to the body.
Havener with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Havener has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Havener looking to throw knees to the head but Joad is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Havener.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joad avoids it.
Joad can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joad managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joad avoids it.
Havener is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Havener pushes off an throws an elbow but Joad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Havener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joad avoids it.
Havener prevents Joad from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joad working hard to break the clinch.
Havener stalls.
Joad is trying to break the clinch but Havener is controlling him.
Havener lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tom Joad has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havener misses with a knee strike.
Joad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Havener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Havener stalling against the cage.
Joad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Havener pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Joad.
Havener doesn't manage to clinch there - Joad circles away.
Havener lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Havener changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener connects with a nice looking jab.
Havener doesn't manage to clinch there - Joad circles away.
Havener tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joad is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and Havener counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Joad! He's just covering up as Havener starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Havener!
Post fight, Andrew Havener stared into the camera and said 'Thanks to the training made possible by Academy of Combat and my manager Bobby B. To the next one. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao GuardaChuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Zadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think GuardaChuva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The rebirth. Zadov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hu Ha kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vasiliy Zadov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao GuardaChuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Zadov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadov leaves GuardaChuva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
GuardaChuva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zadov counters with a body kick that stops GuardaChuva in his tracks momentarily.
GuardaChuva fails with the takedown
and Zadov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao GuardaChuva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
GuardaChuva is breathing heavily.
GuardaChuva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. GuardaChuva showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zadov is trying to stand.
GuardaChuva throws a strike but Zadov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zadov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
GuardaChuva won't allow Zadov to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as GuardaChuva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zadov wants to stand but GuardaChuva is controlling the position.
Zadov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GuardaChuva postures up in Zadov's guard and throws a big left but Zadov blocks it.
GuardaChuva is working Zadov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zadov wants to get back to his feet but GuardaChuva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
GuardaChuva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
GuardaChuva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zadov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
GuardaChuva throws a big right hand that misses.
GuardaChuva throws a big elbow that misses.
Zadov has momentary wrist control but GuardaChuva slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
GuardaChuva landing some decent shots from guard.
GuardaChuva lands a couple of digs.
GuardaChuva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zadov wants to stand up but GuardaChuva is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zadov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
GuardaChuva distracts Zadov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as GuardaChuva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
GuardaChuva distracts Zadov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
GuardaChuva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zadov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with GuardaChuva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
GuardaChuva postures up in Zadov's guard and throws a big left but Zadov blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zadov can do anything to dispel that myth.
GuardaChuva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
GuardaChuva stops Zadov from standing up.
GuardaChuva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
GuardaChuva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
GuardaChuva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zadov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GuardaChuva is looking to work some ground and pound but Zadov has wrist control.
GuardaChuva lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GuardaChuva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zadov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GuardaChuva chips away with some ground and pound.
Zadov is still in real trouble! Can GuardaChuva finish him?
We've been hearing that GuardaChuva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
GuardaChuva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
GuardaChuva gets to his feet and stands over Zadov, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Zadov felt that one! GuardaChuva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Zadov from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao GuardaChuva!
Joao GuardaChuva made sure to mention his sponsor, Ice Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen The Prince as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Anderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bigalo drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Bigalo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo lands a knee to the body.
Bigalo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Bigalo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson looks winded!
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bigalo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bigalo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bigalo obliges.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bigalo obliges.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anderson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bigalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Bigalo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Bigalo lands a nice knee to the body.
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bigalo.
Bigalo scores with a knee to the head.
Bigalo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson is rocked!
Bigalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigalo finish him?
Bigalo has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Anderson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bigalo, and another! Anderson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Duce Bigalo!
A relieved looking Duce Bigalo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales comes to the cage accompanied by Party Up. Akulenko has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Corrales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corrales.
Corrales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corrales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Akulenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akulenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corrales.
Corrales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akulenko as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Corrales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akulenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Corrales.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Corrales.
Akulenko lands a head kick!
Akulenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akulenko lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akulenko scores with a head kick. Corrales tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akulenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Corrales is rocked!
Akulenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oh Corrales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corrales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whack! Akulenko lands a heavy head kick that drops Corrales. The ref tackles Akulenko to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Corrales was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eugeniy Akulenko!
In defeat, Joseph Corrales stepped up to the mic, saying 'imma just go home and get some ass'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
167 lbs
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22
161 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews dives in and scores a takedown into Lima's guard.
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Lima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lima won't allow Matthews to get back to his feet.
Lima pushing down on Matthews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lima is on him like a limpet, forcing Matthews back against the cage.
Matthews lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lima wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matthews prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Lima suckers Matthews into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Lima is now in Matthews's guard!
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lima is controlling him.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to stand up but Lima is controlling him.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Lima tries to pass.
Lima wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet but Lima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to stand and escape but instead Matthews has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Matthews won't allow Lima to sweep him here.
Lima throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Matthews escapes and throws Lima's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Matthews working the strikes but Lima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matthews trying to mount his opponent but Lima defends it.
Lima has hold of Matthews's hands but Matthews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Matthews seems content to control.
Matthews 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.
Lima is looking to escape.
Lima is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Matthews is nestled in close to Lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima is refusing to be controlled, as Matthews sits in half guard.
Lima manages to get to full guard.
Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lima tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. Lima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lima lands with a cross.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lima can pounce on him.
Matthews shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matthews looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lima wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matthews throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lima to regain full guard.
Matthews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews throws an elbow that misses. Lima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matthews's guard. Nice move by Lima!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lima is controlling him.
Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matthews wriggles free and stands up.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima looks to land a right hand but Matthews moved out of range.
Matthews connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews is looking to land body kicks.
Matthews bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima prevents Matthews from standing back up.
Lima is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Matthews kicks off Lima and gets to his feet.
Douglas Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima moves out of range as Matthews throws a body kick.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews jabs at Lima's body.
Lima lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima darts in trying to clinch
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Lima closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lima is rocked!
It looks like Douglas Lima has been cut.
Lima wants to stay close but Matthews steps back to make room for something. Lima seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Matthews and Lima drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clay Matthews!
A relieved looking Clay Matthews thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fever . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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21
163 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Galasso is looking for a sweep.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Galasso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nikolaev working the body and head with strikes.
Galasso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nikolaev connects with a decent elbow.
Galasso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galasso is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev cracks Galasso with a big elbow.
Galasso is trying to get back to half guard.
Galasso gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Galasso is looking for a sweep. Nikolaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Galasso's hands, connecting with Galasso's forehead.
Nikolaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galasso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nikolaev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Galasso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nikolaev pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Galasso's hands, connecting with Galasso's forehead.
Nikolaev winds up and cracks Galasso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Galasso is looking for a sweep. Nikolaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nikolaev is keen to just control but Galasso is a slippery customer.
Nikolaev seems to be looking for submissions.
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Galasso's hands, connecting with Galasso's forehead.
Nikolaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nikolaev lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nikolaev lands a nice short elbow.
Galasso is trying to get back to full guard.
Galasso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nikolaev winds up and cracks Galasso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Galasso's hands, connecting with Galasso's forehead.
Well, if Nikolaev 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.
Nikolaev 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Galasso is trying to get back to full guard.
Galasso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galasso actively working from the bottom here.
Nikolaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Galasso's hands, connecting with Galasso's forehead.
Galasso actively working from the bottom here.
Nikolaev lands strikes from half guard.
Nikolaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nikolaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nikolaev drops an elbow to the side of Galasso's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galasso keeps working.
Galasso looking for submissions off his back.
Galasso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nikolaev pulls his head out easily.
Nikolaev working the head and body with strikes.
Galasso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nikolaev pulls his head out easily.
Nikolaev 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.
Nikolaev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Galasso has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nikolaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Galasso's hands, connecting with Galasso's forehead.
Nikolaev winds up and cracks Galasso with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nikolaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Nikolaev seems content to control.
Nikolaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nikolaev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Galasso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nikolaev.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nikolaev connects with a nice short shot to Galasso's temple.
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galasso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Galasso looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Nikolaev there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nikolaev connects with a nice short shot to Galasso's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nikolaev trying to mount his opponent but Galasso defends it.
Nikolaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nikolaev pushes Galasso up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikolaev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Galasso regains guard immediately.
Nikolaev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nikolaev lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galasso is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nikolaev has his hands clasped together but Galasso extends and breaks Nikolaev's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Galasso.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enzo Galasso!
A very excited looking Enzo Galasso made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Volya Nikolaev had this to say: 'I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
162 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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21
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
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, Jay Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beison counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beison looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beison is trying to work for a kimura but Tyler is defending well.
Beison 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! Tyler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baha Beison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Santana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
169 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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21
158 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Stanley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stanley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santana tries to avoid it but Stanley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santana to the ground. Santana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Santana.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Santana.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Santana.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Santana throws a hook but Stanley avoids it easily.
Santana drives through and clinches with Stanley against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stanley avoids the elbow strike from Santana, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Santana.
Stanley avoids a wild elbow strike from Santana.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stanley jumps guard but Santana stands there with Stanley around his waist. Stanley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stanley up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Santana's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Santana has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana just leaning against Stanley, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antonio Santana.
Santana clinches.
Santana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stanley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a nice elbow.
Stanley avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
Santana lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Santana.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Santana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Santana working Stanley over with knees to the body.
Santana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santana misses with a knee strike.
Stanley blocks an uppercut.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Stanley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santana scores a nice knee to the body.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stanley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santana smiles and moves away.
Stanley tries to work over Santana's front leg with a kick but Santana checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Stanley blocks the low kick.
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santana stalling in the clinch.
Santana avoiding damage as Stanley throws knees to the body.
Santana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanley is defending well for now.
Stanley jumps guard but Santana stands there with Stanley around his waist. Stanley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santana is working Stanley over against the cage.
Santana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santana slowing the pace effectively.
Stanley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santana can't find room to land a body shot as Stanley controls the action.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Santana won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santana tries to stall but Stanley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Santana.
Stanley blocks the elbow strike.
Santana pushes Stanley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana slows down the pace here.
Santana lands a left hand.
Stanley jumps guard but Santana turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana scores with a shot to the side of Stanley's head.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santana crunches a lovely knee into Stanley's ribcage.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stanley avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
Santana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Santana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana lands a shoulder strike.
Stanley avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Stanley takes an elbow to the temple.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
Santana misses with a knee strike.
Antonio Santana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stanley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stanley up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but Santana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santana.
Santana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanley.
Stanley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stanley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santana smiles and moves away.
Stanley tries to clinch up but Santana circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley tries to clinch but Santana moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stanley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stanley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Stanley from controlling successfully.
Santana trying to control the position.
Stanley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana is trying to keep Stanley in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stanley circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana has closed the distance and engaged Stanley in a clinch.
Santana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santana.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but Santana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanley.
Santana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stanley up against the cage.
Santana lands a nice elbow.
Come on Santana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santana misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Santana won't allow it.
Santana trying to stall but Stanley improves his position.
Santana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stanley.
Stanley jumps guard but Santana turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Stanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santana walks away with a smile on his face. Stanley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stanley 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.
Santana moves into range and clinches up with Stanley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Santana.
Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santana to keep the fight standing.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Santana forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stanley jumps guard but Santana stands there with Stanley around his waist. Stanley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santana misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santana obliges.
Santana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanley avoids it.
Santana has Stanley pushed against the cage.
Santana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santana misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santana is stalling here.
Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stanley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Stanley can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanley blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santana to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santana throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonio Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Antonio Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana clinches up with Stanley and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley avoiding damage as Santana throws knees to the body.
Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanley's defenses.
Stanley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Stanley tries to pull guard but Santana won't allow it.
Santana has Stanley pushed against the cage.
Stanley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stanley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santana has managed to get both his arms back between Stanley's legs - danger averted.
Stanley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santana forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santana!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stanley seems to be looking for submissions.
Santana is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Stanley jumps into side control!
Stanley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stanley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley trying to control the action but Santana is working from the bottom.
Stanley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Santana rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stanley's guard! Nice work there by Santana!
Stanley looking for subs off his back but Santana has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stanley wants to control but Santana is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana moves into full mount! Stanley won't be happy about that!
Stanley wants to control but Santana is having none of it.
Santana controlling from the full mount.
Stanley is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana wants to control the pace but Stanley is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Antonio Santana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Santana. Those never looked like landing.
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santana scores with a hook to the body. Stanley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stanley's sensitive parts.
Santana tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana throws a push kick but Stanley slaps the foot to one side.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Santana moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Stanley moves out of range easily.
Santana is looking to score with low kicks.
Santana scores with a nice body kick.
Santana throws a head kick but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley closes the distance and clinches up with Santana, looking for a takedown. Stanley pushes Santana against the cage but Santana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santana tries to clinch up.
Antonio Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley tries to keep at a distance but Santana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santana tries a knee to the head but Stanley blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanley's defenses.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
Santana has Stanley pushed against the cage.
Santana lands a left hand.
Santana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanley's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stanley avoids a wild elbow strike from Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is pressed up against the cage. Stanley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santana down to the mat. Santana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Antonio Santana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Antonio Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana moves into the clinch successfully.
Santana missing with knees to the body.
Santana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santana lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Santana.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marvin Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santana 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Santana! Antonio Santana retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Antonio Santana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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