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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Wazowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 lbs
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150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Wazowski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov moves in looking to clinch but Wazowski pushes him off.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Wazowski is avoiding it.
Kozlov jabs at Wazowski's body.
Wazowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wazowski defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Wazowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wazowski slips a jab from Kozlov.
Wazowski misses the jab.
Wazowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kozlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wazowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Wazowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mike Wazowski has been cut.
Wazowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazowski can't break the clinch.
Kozlov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Mike Wazowski's cut even more.
Kozlov lands a damaging elbow.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Wazowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kozlov lands a damaging elbow.
Wazowski working hard to break the clinch.
Kozlov'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.
A shot in the inside from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to work over Wazowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlov lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kozlov fails to land.
Wazowski blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Wazowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wazowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kozlov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wazowski's brow.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kozlov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wazowski's brow.
Wazowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozlov.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wazowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wazowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
The cut above Mike Wazowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kozlov lands an elbow just above Wazowski 's eye.
Kozlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Wazowski.
Kozlov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski working hard to break the clinch.
Wazowski can't break the clinch.
Kozlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kozlov taking a breather.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kozlov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Wazowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov lands an elbow just above Wazowski 's eye.
Wazowski is rocked!
Mike Wazowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Wazowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksandr Kozlov!
A relieved looking Aleksandr Kozlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Lewinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vort Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewinski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shoot from the hip. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raymond Lewinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vort Under!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Under connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Under gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Under avoiding damage as Lewinski throws knees to the body.
Lewinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Under is defending well for now.
Under breaks the clinch.
Under is looking to clinch but Lewinski is avoiding it.
Lewinski shoots and misses
and Under counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Under takes the fight into the clinch.
Under breaks the clinch.
Under gets a clinch.
Lewinski tries to pull guard but Under holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewinski drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewinski tries to score a body lock takedown but Under shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lewinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Under breaks the clinch.
Under clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lewinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Under blocks an elbow strike from Lewinski.
Under tries to circle away but Lewinski has him pinned against the cage.
Under controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewinski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Under gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Under gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewinski.
Under is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lewinski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Under after a bit of a struggle.
Under's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Under closes the distance and pushes Lewinski back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under jumps guard and drags Lewinski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lewinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewinski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Under manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lewinski has Under in his guard.
Lewinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Under gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Under stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Under cracks Lewinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Under fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewinski, pushing him back against the cage.
Under drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewinski trying to control but Under is working from the bottom.
Lewinski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewinski throws a strike but Under rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewinski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Under is looking to stand up but Lewinski won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vort Under dominated that round.
That's time! Lewinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Under leaves Lewinski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Under stuffs the takedown.
Lewinski darts in looking for a takedown but Under gets double underhooks and turns Lewinski into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lewinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewinski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Under is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Under jumps guard and drags Lewinski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lewinski advances to half guard.
Under trying to control but Lewinski postures up.
Lewinski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Under knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Under trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewinski tries to stand and escape but Under actually recovers to full guard.
Lewinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Under works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewinski throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewinski trying to control but Under is working from the bottom.
Under not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewinski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Under is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lewinski, into his guard.
Under landing some decent shots from guard.
Under avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Under is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewinski has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewinski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lewinski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Under defends it easily.
Lewinski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Under stands and steps away. Lewinski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Under misses with a head kick.
Under closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Under stops a takedown attempt from Lewinski.
Lewinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Under pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Under gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewinski.
Under manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Under closes the distance and clinches.
Lewinski is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Under breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raymond Lewinski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lewinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lewinski has gone for a leg lock! Under slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lewinski's guard.
Under chips away with some ground and pound.
Under stands up and waves to Lewinski to follow him.
A combination from Under does no damage.
Lewinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Under pushes Lewinski up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewinski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Under gets control of Lewinski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Under will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewinski looking to sit in guard and control but Under gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Under throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewinski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Under should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lewinski has tightened it up now! Under should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raymond Lewinski!
A relieved looking Raymond Lewinski 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonapart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Remigio Valerio Heitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napoleon Bonapart has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Napoleon Bonapart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucio Remigio Valerio Heitor!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonapart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonapart lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bonapart is stalling in the full guard.
Remigio Valerio Heitor wants to sweep here but Bonapart controlling him for the moment.
Remigio Valerio Heitor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Remigio Valerio Heitor can't keep his opponent in guard - Bonapart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Remigio Valerio Heitor won't allow Bonapart to pass to mount.
Bonapart 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonapart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Remigio Valerio Heitor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonapart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've been hearing that Bonapart has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonapart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remigio Valerio Heitor wants to improve his position but Bonapart is controlling well.
Bonapart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bonapart seems to be looking for submissions.
Bonapart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Remigio Valerio Heitor keeps working.
Bonapart decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonapart waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Remigio Valerio Heitor. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Remigio Valerio Heitor to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Lucio Remigio Valerio Heitor has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remigio Valerio Heitor can't keep his opponent in guard - Bonapart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bonapart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonapart is working for a kimura but Remigio Valerio Heitor is defending it quite comfortably.
Bonapart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remigio Valerio Heitor wants to control but Bonapart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bonapart passes to side control.
Bonapart decides to stand back up.
Bonapart lands a body shot.
Bonapart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bonapart sends Remigio Valerio Heitor down but not out. Bonapart dives into side control looking to finish.
Remigio Valerio Heitor is rocked!
Bonapart scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Remigio Valerio Heitor is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bonapart can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Bonapart!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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160 lbs
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160 lbs
14 - 19 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Great elbows
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Devlin coming out on top.
Devlin moves into the clinch.
Anier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Devlin has him pressed against the cage.
Anier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anier decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anier is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Devlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Devlin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Devlin wants to get up but he can't break Anier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Devlin stopping the sweep attempt from Anier.
Devlin wants to get up but he can't break Anier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Devlin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Devlin wanted to stand there but Anier had control of the position.
Anier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Devlin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anier controls Devlin momentarily but Devlin frees himself.
Anier is looking for a triangle but Devlin pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier working a defensive guard here.
Devlin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anier's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Devlin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anier shoots in but no luck this time.
Devlin has Anier up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Devlin smiles and moves away.
Anier is looking to clinch.
Devlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Devlin as he jumps to the side.
Jonathan Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier tries to clinch but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin misses with a double jab.
Devlin has managed to clinch.
Anier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Devlin.
Anier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Devlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anier jumps guard and drags Devlin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devlin wants to get up but he can't break Anier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Devlin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anier looking to score a takedown here. Devlin is defending well but Anier drives through and ends up in Devlin's guard.
Anier won't allow Devlin to get back to his feet.
Devlin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
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!
Anier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier advances to half guard.
Devlin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Devlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonathan Devlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anier.
Anier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Devlin takes the fight into the clinch.
Devlin slowing the pace effectively.
Devlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Devlin being controlled against the cage.
Devlin tries to stall but Anier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anier is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anier has Devlin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Devlin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Devlin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Devlin drives through and clinches with Anier against the cage.
Anier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Devlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anier wants to get back to striking at distance but Devlin won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Anier won't want to take too many of those.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Devlin lands an uppercut.
Devlin leaning against his opponent.
Anier has had enough of the clinch but Devlin keeps him there for the moment.
Anier is looking for a takedown.
Devlin working aggressively here.
Anier lands an elbow just above Devlin 's eye.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anier rushes Devlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Devlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Devlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Devlin lands an elbow that stopped Anier in his tracks for a moment.
Devlin crunches a lovely knee into Anier's ribcage.
Devlin misses with a knee strike.
Devlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Devlin to keep the fight standing.
Devlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anier dodges an elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anier blocks the elbow strike.
Anier tries to score a body lock takedown but Devlin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jonathan Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Anier looking to throw knees to the head but Devlin is blocking nicely.
Anier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Devlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anier dives in and grabs Devlin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Devlin pushes down on Anier's head and hops out.
Devlin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Devlin.
Anier digs a right hand underneath Devlin's ribcage. Devlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Devlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anier is breathing heavily.
Anier is trying to pull guard but Devlin has him pressed against the cage.
Devlin tries a knee to the head but Anier blocks it.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Devlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Devlin.
Jonathan Devlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Devlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
Devlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anier blocks an elbow strike.
Anier is trying to force a seperation but Devlin has the dominant position.
Devlin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Devlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anier tries to break free but Devlin pushes him back against the cage.
Devlin avoiding damage.
Devlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anier blocks the elbow strike.
Anier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Devlin prevents it.
Anier is working for takedown but Devlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Devlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anier backwards.
Anier is trying to force a seperation but Devlin has the dominant position.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin managing to block the knees to the body from Anier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Devlin.
Devlin wants to stall.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
Anier blocks an elbow strike.
Anier tries to score a body lock takedown but Devlin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anier blocks an elbow strike.
Devlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devlin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anier is trying to pull guard but Devlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anier takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anier is trying to pull guard but Devlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Devlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Devlin lands a knee to the head.
Anier blocks an elbow strike from Devlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Devlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Devlin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anier tries to clinch but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anier counters with a head kick. That will keep Devlin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Devlin moves into the clinch.
Anier tries to pull guard but Devlin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
Devlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devlin is pushing Anier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Devlin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anier is keeping busy.
Devlin managing to block the knees to the body from Anier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anier scores with a push kick.
Devlin rushes Anier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Devlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anier jumps guard.
Devlin wanted to stand there but Anier had control of the position.
Anier working for a triangle but Devlin defends it easily.
Devlin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anier doesn't manage to clinch there - Devlin circles away.
Anier tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anier wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to get back to striking at distance but Devlin won't allow it.
Devlin misses with a knee strike.
Devlin pushes Anier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devlin lands an elbow inside.
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!
Anier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Devlin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Devlin tries to stall but Anier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anier wants a takedown but no success here.
Anier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Devlin stalling against the cage.
Devlin lands a nice uppercut.
Devlin lands an uppercut.
Anier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Devlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anier blocks an elbow strike from Devlin.
Anier lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin tries a body shot but Anier blocks it.
Devlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anier jumps guard but Devlin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Devlin to keep the fight standing.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Devlin is looking to control Anier's arms but Anier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Devlin has his back to the cage.
Anier is looking for a takedown.
Anier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devlin.
Devlin lands an elbow inside that Anier shrugs off.
Devlin pushes Anier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anier working hard to break the clinch.
Anier dodges an elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anier jumps guard.
Devlin wants to stand but Anier is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anier gets tackled into the cage by Devlin. Devlin maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Devlin is looking to escape.
Devlin is staying active underneath Anier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anier trying to control from Devlin's half guard. Devlin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Devlin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anier off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Devlin. No joy for Anier on that attempt.
Petter Anier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Devlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devlin lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Devlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Devlin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Devlin!
Jonathan Devlin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cadmea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Cadmea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Cadmea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadmea tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cadmea tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Cadmea is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Cadmea is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Cadmea tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadmea can't break the clinch.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage, preventing Cadmea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cadmea manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cadmea's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadmea wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Cadmea's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cadmea wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cadmea is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Cadmea is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Victor Cadmea has been cut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Cadmea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cadmea is looking for a takedown.
Cadmea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Cadmea.
Smith rushes Cadmea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cadmea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage, preventing Cadmea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cadmea's face.
Cadmea takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadmea avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Cadmea dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith keeps control of Cadmea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cadmea blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cadmea.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Cadmea breaks the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cadmea wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Cadmea is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Cadmea's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith pushes Cadmea up against the cage in a clinch.
Cadmea is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Cadmea fails to pull guard.
Cadmea takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadmea is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Chuck Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadmea avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Cadmea tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Cadmea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadmea is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Cadmea blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Cadmea jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cadmea tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Cadmea drops back down to his feet.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Cadmea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadmea avoids it.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cadmea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cadmea avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Cadmea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cadmea tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands an elbow just above Cadmea 's eye.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cadmea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadmea is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cadmea avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadmea is defending well for now.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Cadmea managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cadmea's brow.
Cadmea decides to pull guard.
Cadmea has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea working a defensive guard here.
Cadmea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith wants to stand but Cadmea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Cadmea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cadmea is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith has Cadmea pressed against the cage, preventing Cadmea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Cadmea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cadmea goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith clinches up with Cadmea and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cadmea manages to break the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadmea's defenses.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands an elbow just above Cadmea 's eye.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadmea blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Cadmea in his tracks for a moment.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadmea blocks an elbow strike.
Cadmea avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cadmea is rocked!
A knee to the head by Smith.
Oh Cadmea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Smith lands a big elbow that drops Cadmea! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cadmea is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Smith!
After the fight, Chuck Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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20
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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18
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Lagk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gustaffson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustaffson with a poor takedown
and Lagk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lagk.
Gustaffson has had enough of the clinch but Lagk keeps him there for the moment.
Gustaffson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lagk won't allow it.
Gustaffson'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.
Gustaffson tries to break free but Lagk pushes him back against the cage.
Gustaffson missing with knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gustaffson 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.
Lagk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lagk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A bit of stalling here from Lagk.
Gustaffson tries to break free but Lagk pushes him back against the cage.
Gustaffson tries to circle away but Lagk has him pinned against the cage.
Lagk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustaffsons head.
Gustaffson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lagk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gustaffson up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander Gustaffson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk drives through and clinches with Gustaffson against the cage.
Come on Lagk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lagk.
Knees to the body from Lagk.
Gustaffson tries to break free but Lagk pushes him back against the cage.
Gustaffson is trying to break the clinch but Lagk has him pressed against the cage.
Lagk jumps into guard, dragging Gustaffson to the mat.
Gustaffson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lagk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lagk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lagk!
Lagk is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lagk looks up at the clock and then as Gustaffson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lagk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustaffson taking a bit of punishment here - Lagk scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson is not content to let Lagk control the position.
Lagk content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lagk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gustaffson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lagk wants to control but Gustaffson is keeping him busy.
Lagk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lagk trying to control the position but Gustaffson is working away.
Lagk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gustaffson is looking to regain half guard here but Lagk keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk tries for a kimura but Gustaffson is defending well.
Gustaffson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lagk has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gustaffson can't escape the position.
Lagk lands a heavy elbow.
Lagk tries to control but Gustaffson wriggling away.
Gustaffson is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gustaffson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lagk.
Gustaffson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lagk is tapping! Great win for Gustaffson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Gustaffson!
A very excited looking Alexander Gustaffson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pita Liva (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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290 lbs
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280 lbs
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World class MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pita Liva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liva.
Liva throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liva avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a takedown attempt - Liva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cooke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liva tries to avoid it but Cooke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liva to the ground. Liva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooke gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Liva wants to control but Cooke postures up.
Liva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooke haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Liva is looking for a sweep.
Cooke tries for a kimura but Liva is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Liva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cooke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liva is in a horrible position here. Cooke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Liva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cooke.
Cooke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cooke has control of Liva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Liva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cooke postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Liva badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Cooke around the waist but Cooke pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Cooke is the winner by TKO! Cooke jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Cooke!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Cooke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (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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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Stig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight tries to clinch but Stig is having none of it.
Wight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wight has Stig up against the cage in a clinch.
Wight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lex Wight has been cut.
Stig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wight's defenses.
Wight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stig's elbow.
Stig working aggressively here.
Stig blocks an elbow strike from Wight.
Stig tries a body shot but Wight blocks it.
Stig misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig tries to throw a body punch but Wight avoids it by throwing Stig back against the cage.
Wight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stig avoids it.
Stig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stig avoiding damage as Wight throws knees to the body.
Wight blocks an elbow strike.
Wight wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Stig.
Wight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stig.
Wight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
Stig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wight pushes off an throws an elbow but Stig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stig missing with knees to the body.
Stig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wight.
Stig blocks an uppercut.
Stig working Wight over with knees to the body.
Stig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Stig dodges an elbow strike from Wight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stig.
Stig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wight or not.
Wight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stig blocks an uppercut.
Stig lands a body shot.
Wight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wight trying to stall but Stig improves his position.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stig lands an elbow inside that Wight shrugs off.
Wight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wight missing with knees to the body.
Stig throws an elbow that misses.
Wight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wight scores with a shot to the side of Stig's head.
Stig blocks an elbow strike.
Stig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stig misses with a punch to the body.
Stig managing to block the knees to the body from Wight.
Wight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stig has him pressed against the cage.
Stig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wights head.
Stig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stig lands an elbow inside that Wight shrugs off.
Wight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight tries to land a knee to the head but Stig blocks with his arms.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stig avoids it.
Stig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
Wight is trying to push Stig away but Stig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stig missing with knees to the body.
Stig works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wight is looking to control Stig's arms but Stig gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wight has his back to the cage.
Wight trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wight takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wight throws an elbow but misses.
Wight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Stig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lex Wight's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stig lands a jab to Wight's midsection.
Wight tries to clinch but Stig moves away
and Stig counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wight tries to clinch up
and Wight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wight clinches up with Stig and pushes him back against the cage.
Stig swings wildly with an uppercut but Wight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wight blocks an uppercut.
Stig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wight's efforts to push away.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Stig avoids the damage to the body.
Stig blocks an elbow strike from Wight.
Wight looking to slow down the pace here.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stig fails to land.
The referee calls for Wight to work.
Wight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Stig.
Stig throws a punch but it's blocked by Wight.
Stig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stig throws a head punch that misses.
Stig misses with some punches.
Stig misses with some punches.
Wight blocking some punches.
Stig misses with a body punch.
Stig lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stig's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stig lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stig has a couple of punches blocked by Wight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wight throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Stig misses with some punches.
Wight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stig's brow.
Stig lands with a right to the head.
Wight missing with knees to the body.
Wight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stig up against the cage.
Stig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stig working aggressively here.
Wight blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stig as Wight tries to tie him up.
Stig throws a punch but it's blocked by Wight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig working aggressively here.
Wight misses with a knee strike.
Stig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
A short right from Stig.
Stig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wight working aggressively here.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Stig avoids the damage to the body.
Stig gets through Wight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wight throws a head punch that misses.
Stig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Stig looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stig blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Stig.
Stig blocks an elbow strike from Wight.
Wight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
The Stig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stig tries a body shot but Wight blocks it.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wight lands a body shot.
Stig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stig misses with an elbow over the top.
Stig lands a hook that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Stig presses Wight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wight with a knee to the head.
Wight working hard to break the clinch.
Wight blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wight avoiding damage as Stig throws knees to the body.
Wight leaning against his opponent.
Stig throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Stig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lex Wight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stig throws a body punch but Wight moves out of range.
Wight tries to clinch but Stig moves away
and Stig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stig jabs at Wight's body.
Wight tries to clinch there but Stig circles away.
Wight moves to clinch but Stig breaks away
letting Stig counter with a right hand.
Stig is looking to slow Wight down with leg kicks.
Wight moves to clinch but Stig breaks away
and Stig counters with a right hand to the body.
Stig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wight under the eye.
Stig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wight's coach down at Russian Top Team (elite gym) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wight throws a front kick aimed at Stig's knee but Stig avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight tries to clinch up.
Wight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stig, pushing him back against the cage.
Wight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stig avoids it.
Wight trying to land knees to the body.
Wight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stig lands a hook that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wight misses with a punch on the inside.
Wight misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wight.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Stig avoids the damage to the body.
Stig lands a shoulder strike.
Wight throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stig misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wight looking to slow down the pace here.
Stig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wight wants to get back to striking at distance but Stig won't allow it.
Stig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wight or not.
Wight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stig lands a hook that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Stig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wight throws an elbow but misses.
Stig blocks an elbow strike from Wight.
Stig lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stig.
Stig misses with a punch on the inside.
Stig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wight's elbow.
Wight takes an elbow to the temple.
Stig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig tries to land knees in the clinch but Wight avoids the damage to the body.
Stig lands a hook that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wight.
Stig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wight.
A head punch on the inside from Wight fails to land.
Stig dodges an elbow strike from Wight.
Stig scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Stig.
Stig misses with an elbow strike.
Wight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stig blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wight missing with knees to the body.
Stig missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stig throws a punch but it's blocked by Wight.
Stig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Stig pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stig's brow.
Stig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wights head.
Wight is rocked!
Stig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wight is still on wobbly legs! Can Stig finish him?
Wight looking to stall.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Stig.
Stig working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Stig.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stig lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stig creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wight with a big uppercut! Wight tries to clinch up but Stig pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wight to the mat! Wight covers up and Stig unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Stig!
The Stig thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurendie Siberie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurendie Siberie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Kong Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siberie misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Siberie.
Siberie connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Siberie.
Siberie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Siberie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Bundy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siberie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Siberie.
Siberie scores with a one two! Bundy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like King Kong Bundy has been cut.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Siberie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bundy under the eye.
Bundy misses with a straight right.
Siberie misses with a wild combination.
Siberie looks to throw the jab but Bundy is out of range.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Siberie.
Siberie looks to throw the jab but Bundy is out of range.
Siberie thuds his right hand into Bundy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siberie feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bundy sprawling to the canvas! Bundy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Siberie finish him?!
A telegraphed right hand from Siberie misses the target.
Siberie feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bundy sprawling to the canvas! Bundy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Siberie finish him?!
Bundy is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Siberie.
Siberie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bundy.
We've been hearing reports that Siberie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bundy looks winded!
Siberie scores with the left hand. Bundy knows he should have avoided that one.
Siberie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siberie cracks Bundy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bundy falls to his knees and Siberie doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurendie Siberie!
Jurendie Siberie is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jurendie Siberie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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