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Divine 4 - Battle cry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khimky Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mishka Palov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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230 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khimky Alexis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mishka Palov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexis feints and as Palov raises his hands in defense, Alexis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palov's guard.
Alexis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Palov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexis has managed to get both his arms back between Palov's legs - danger averted.
Palov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexis controls the pace.
Alexis wants to stand but Palov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Palov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexis is aware though and is defending well.
Alexis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexis fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexis gets a clinch.
Alexis manages to break the clinch.
Palov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alexis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palov is keeping the position for now.
Palov can't keep his opponent in guard - Alexis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alexis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palov defends it well.
Alexis is trying to control the action in half guard but Palov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alexis is breathing heavily.
Palov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Palov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexis throws a big right hand that misses.
Alexis wants to pass the guard but Palov is keeping the position.
Palov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexis is aware though and is defending well.
Alexis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palov 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexis trying to control but Palov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Palov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alexis is fending him off so far but Palov persists. Nope, Alexis circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alexis trying to mount his opponent but Palov defends it.
Alexis wants to control but Palov is keeping him busy.
Alexis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palov to regain full guard.
Palov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexis wants to control from the top but Palov keeps moving.
Alexis looking to sit in guard and control but Palov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palov stands up from Alexis's guard - Palov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Palov tries to clinch but Alexis moves away
and Alexis counters with a series of strikes. Palov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alexis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khimky Alexis dominated that round.
That's time! Alexis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alexis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Palov.
Alexis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alexis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alexis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Palov is bucking up trying to escape but Alexis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alexis landing punches.
Alexis content just to control the position here.
Alexis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palov hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexis lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palov is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexis has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexis lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palov tries to hold on but Alexis postures up.
Alexis with good strikes from the mount here!
Khimky Alexis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palov is working to get back to half guard.
Palov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alexis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Palov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alexis with good strikes from the mount here!
Alexis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexis trying to control but Palov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexis lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alexis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palov tries to lock up and control but Alexis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palov is squirming around, avoiding Alexis's attempts to control the action.
Alexis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Palov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Palov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Palov wants to control from the top but Alexis keeps moving.
Alexis wants to stand but Palov is controlling the position.
Palov tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexis is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alexis trying to keep a closed guard but Palov is proving a slippery customer.
Palov is looking to stand up but Alexis won't let him.
Alexis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palov is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palov throws a sloppy head kick and Alexis moves out of range easily.
Palov tries to land a body kick
and Alexis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Palov keeping hold of Alexis's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palov trying to control but Alexis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khimky Alexis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Palov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexis as he avoids it easily.
Alexis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palov did well to prevent Alexis getting side control.
Alexis working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alexis lands a nice short elbow.
Palov is staying active underneath Alexis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alexis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alexis lands a heavy elbow.
Alexis lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexis is landing with some decent strikes but Palov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis controlling from mount.
Palov wants to hold on but Alexis pushes him away.
Alexis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alexis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palov looks a forlorn figure.
Alexis controlling from mount.
Palov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alexis throws some wild stikes that Palov manages to avoid easily.
Alexis throwing strikes here but Palov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Palov regains half guard.
Alexis is trying to control the action in half guard but Palov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexis.
Alexis trying to control from half guard but Palov is working away.
Palov is looking to control Alexis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palov avoid being mounted?
Alexis trying to control from Palov's half guard. Palov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexis!
Palov moves to take his opponent's back.
Alexis wants to escape the position.
Palov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Palov avoiding Alexis 's attempts to control his hands.
Alexis trying to get back to his feet but Palov is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palov looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Alexis taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mishka Palov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Loyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael DeGarmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loyd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Throwdown - Burn. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theodore Loyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael DeGarmo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeGarmo doesn't manage to clinch there - Loyd circles away.
DeGarmo misses with a wild combination.
DeGarmo tries to clinch up.
Loyd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. DeGarmo is trying to defend but Loyd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Loyd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Loyd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Loyd is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Loyd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Theodore Loyd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perseus Danae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Vazquez!
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, Perseus Danae!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazquez tries for a takedown but Danae sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danae digs a good body shot into Vazquez's ribs.
Danae slaps away a takedown attempt from Vazquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vazquez is breathing heavily.
Danae gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Danae.
Danae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danae cracks Vazquez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Danae has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vazquez to stand back up!
Vazquez is rocked!
It looks like Javier Vazquez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danae throws an uppercut from hell that sends Vazquez clean off his feet! He's out cold! Danae stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Perseus Danae!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nino Blaze struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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293 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Marley!
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, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Blaze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Marley walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
Blaze with a jab.
Blaze has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze tries to circle away but Marley has him pinned against the cage.
Marley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaze's efforts to push away.
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Blaze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Blaze cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blaze gets a clinch.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Marley prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Blaze tries to circle away but Marley has him pinned against the cage.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze clinches up with Marley and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze gets a clinch.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marley goes for a takedown attempt but Blaze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaze's efforts to push away.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Marley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze moves into the clinch.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
It looks like Bob Marley has been cut.
Blaze works over Marley's head and body with a nice combination.
Blaze moves into the clinch successfully.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into rage.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blaze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blaze tries to circle away but Marley has him pinned against the cage.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze works over Marley's head and body with a nice combination.
Blaze takes the fight into the clinch.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze lands with a nice combination. Marley backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to break free.
Marley prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blaze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blaze lands a left and a right that send Marley crashing to the mat, dazed. Blaze thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Marley is rocked!
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Marley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaze drops Marley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marley looks back up at him and smiles so Blaze waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right-left combo lands from Blaze.
Blaze lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Marley can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Blaze and Marley drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Blaze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nino Blaze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekah Chou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peekah Chou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peekah Chou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chou really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chou thows a big elbow that misses.
Chou has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weichanthal keeping moving, preventing Chou from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weichanthal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weichanthal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chou is looking to escape.
Weichanthal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chou squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chou is looking to escape.
Weichanthal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Weichanthal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chou on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chou tries to get out of the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Weichanthal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weichanthal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chou.
Weichanthal is looking to clinch but Chou is avoiding it.
John Weichanthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weichanthal swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peekah Chou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weichanthal has managed to clinch.
Weichanthal lands a good knee to the midsection. Chou won't want to take too many of those.
Weichanthal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weichanthal tries a knee to the head but Chou blocks it.
Weichanthal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weichanthal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Weichanthal wants it to stay on the feet.
Weichanthal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chou blocks a head kick by Weichanthal.
Weichanthal moves into the clinch successfully.
Weichanthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the head.
Weichanthal slowing the pace effectively.
Weichanthal looks gassed!
Weichanthal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chou shoots in for a takedown but Weichanthal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Weichanthal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chou somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Chou moves out of range.
Chou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Weichanthal really wants to buck Chou off and get back to his feet.
Chou unloading with bombs!
Chou pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chou working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Weichanthal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weichanthal throws a sloppy head kick and Chou moves out of range easily.
Chou fails to land the takedown.
Chou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peekah Chou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Chou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weichanthal moves in looking to clinch but Chou pushes him off.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chou shoots for a double leg takedown but Weichanthal sprawls well. He's pushed Chou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weichanthal swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Chou moves out of range.
Chou keeps the fight on the outside.
Chou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weichanthal's waist but Weichanthal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chou off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Weichanthal. No joy for Chou on that attempt.
Weichanthal leaves Chou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weichanthal pushes Chou up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chou blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weichanthal obliges.
Weichanthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Peekah Chou has been cut.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but Chou blocks with his arms.
Weichanthal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Weichanthal tries a knee to the head but Chou blocks it.
Weichanthal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chou blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weichanthal.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the head.
Weichanthal manages to break the clinch.
Chou drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chou with a nice head shot there.
Chou prevents Weichanthal from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chou working some strikes from top position.
Chou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weichanthal pushes Chou off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Weichanthal stuffs the takedown.
Weichanthal misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for Chou with that takedown attempt.
Chou shoots in for a double leg but Weichanthal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chou feints and as Weichanthal raises his hands in defense, Chou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal has his feet on Chou's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chou tries for a takedown but Weichanthal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Weichanthal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chou.
Weichanthal rushes Chou and presses him up against the cage.
Weichanthal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Weichanthal lands an elbow inside.
Weichanthal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Chou is having none of it.
No luck for Chou with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Weichanthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peekah Chou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Weichanthal clinches.
Weichanthal scores with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal working Chou over with knees to the body.
Chou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Weichanthal lands an elbow inside.
Chou tries for a takedown but Weichanthal manages to get underhooks.
Weichanthal is pressed up against the cage. Chou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weichanthal down to the mat. Weichanthal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peekah Chou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weichanthal defends it nicely.
Chou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weichanthal circles away.
Weichanthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Chou circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weichanthal stuffs the takedown attempt from Chou. Chou gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weichanthal clinches with his opponent.
Weichanthal connects with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Weichanthal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weichanthal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chou looking for a takedown.
Weichanthal stops a takedown attempt from Chou.
Weichanthal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Weichanthal working Chou over with knees to the body.
Chou has Weichanthal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Weichanthal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weichanthal is pushing Chou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chou wants a takedown but no success here.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weichanthal misses with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Weichanthal.
Chou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weichanthal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weichanthal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chou.
Chou wants a takedown but no success here.
Weichanthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weichanthal misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal prevents the takedown attempt.
Weichanthal misses with an elbow strike.
Weichanthal manages to break the clinch.
Chou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weichanthal circles away.
Chou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Weichanthal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chou throwing strikes but missing.
Weichanthal wriggles free and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chou is defended easily by Weichanthal.
Chou darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal is trying to stand up here but Chou is controlling him well.
Chou drops an elbow to the side of Weichanthal's head.
Weichanthal is trying to stand.
Chou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chou trying to control the action but Weichanthal is working from the bottom.
Chou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chou performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Weichanthal has hold of Chou's hands but Chou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Weichanthal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weichanthal 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for John Weichanthal!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for John Weichanthal!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for John Weichanthal!
John Weichanthal wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kokoszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "This Is England" by The Clash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kokoszynski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokoszynski misses with a wild body shot.
ONeill blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kokoszynski.
ONeill fails with the takedown.
ONeill swats away the attempt to clinch by Kokoszynski.
ONeill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokoszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ONeill at a distance.
ONeill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
ONeill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokoszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ONeill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kokoszynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill wants to control from the top but Kokoszynski keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ONeill looking to sit in guard and control but Kokoszynski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ONeill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kokoszynski is one step ahead there.
ONeill keeping moving, preventing Kokoszynski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ONeill controls Kokoszynski momentarily but Kokoszynski frees himself.
ONeill wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kokoszynski wants to clinch up but ONeill keeps it at a distance.
Kokoszynski thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokoszynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kokoszynski keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as ONeill blocks the leg kick.
Kokoszynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kokoszynski lands a nice hook to ONeill's body. ONeill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kokoszynski misses with a body shot.
Kokoszynski takes a swing at ONeill's ribcage but misses.
Kokoszynski misses with a wild body shot.
ONeill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kokoszynski throws a leg kick which misses ONeill's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeill tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kokoszynski!
ONeill tries to control but Kokoszynski wriggling away.
Kokoszynski has given up his back.
Kokoszynski manages to reverse the position and now he's in ONeill's guard. Nice work there by Kokoszynski.
Kokoszynski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Mickey ONeill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kokoszynski wants to clinch.
Kokoszynski clinches but ONeill breaks the clinch
and ONeill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kokoszynski is pulling down on ONeill's head. It's preventing any offense from ONeill, at least for the moment.
ONeill tries to free his leg and advance position but Kokoszynski is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ONeill trying to control but Kokoszynski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill slips nicely into half guard.
ONeill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kokoszynski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
ONeill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kokoszynski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time ONeill.
ONeill trying to mount his opponent but Kokoszynski defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ONeill is just content to waste time from the top position. Kokoszynski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kokoszynski keeping full guard, as ONeill tries to pass.
ONeill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
ONeill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokoszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kokoszynski is trying to keep ONeill in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kokoszynski scores with the left hand. ONeill knows he should have avoided that one.
Mickey ONeill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kokoszynski tries to clinch but ONeill moves away
and ONeill counters with a single leg into guard. Kokoszynski didn't expect that.
Kokoszynski looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokoszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ONeill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kokoszynski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ONeill trying to move into half guard but instead Kokoszynski has managed to sweep!
ONeill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill wants to hit a switch here but Kokoszynski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for ONeill there!
ONeill tries to reverse the position but Kokoszynski maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONeill dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kokoszynski lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - ONeill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ONeill blocks a jab.
Kokoszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ONeill.
Kokoszynski misses with a low kick.
Kokoszynski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ONeill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey ONeill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kokoszynski.
ONeill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kokoszynski as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kokoszynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with ONeill, pushing him back against the cage.
ONeill can't get the takedown.
Kokoszynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ONeill.
Kokoszynski landing knees to the head.
Kokoszynski misses with an elbow over the top.
Kokoszynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. ONeill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kokoszynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ONeill blocks it with crossed arms.
Kokoszynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kokoszynski is trying to maintain a safe position but ONeill gets an underhook and turns Kokoszynski into the cage.
Kokoszynski looking to throw knees to the head but ONeill is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kokoszynski just misses with a elbow thrown towards ONeill's brow.
Kokoszynski has ONeill pressed against the cage, preventing ONeill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokoszynski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kokoszynski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through ONeill's defenses.
Kokoszynski trying to land knees to the body.
Kokoszynski lands an elbow inside.
Kokoszynski lands an elbow that stopped ONeill in his tracks for a moment.
Kokoszynski lands an elbow inside.
Kokoszynski connects with a nasty looking knee right to ONeill's face.
Kokoszynski lands an elbow inside.
Kokoszynski tries to land knees in the clinch but ONeill avoids the damage to the body.
Kokoszynski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from ONeill.
A left hand lands to the body for ONeill.
ONeill drags the fight down to the ground.
ONeill working a defensive guard but Kokoszynski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kokoszynski trying to control the position but ONeill is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill is looking to reverse the position.
Kokoszynski controlling the position.
ONeill sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
ONeill wants to get back to full guard but Kokoszynski has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ONeill is trying to reverse the position but instead Kokoszynski has taken his back - oops!
ONeill tries to escape the position.
ONeill rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
ONeill tries to get to full guard but Kokoszynski has control of the leg.
Kokoszynski trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kokoszynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ONeill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Mickey ONeill!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Mickey ONeill!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Mickey ONeill!
Mickey ONeill wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalski has chosen Born to Run as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Solid 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maciej Michalski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalski looks for the body kick but Kiefa saw that one coming.
Michalski throws a body punch but Kiefa moves out of range.
Kiefa throws a sloppy head kick and Michalski moves out of range easily.
Michalski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michalski swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiefa.
Michalski lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiefa defending well as Michalski loads up on a big left hand.
Michalski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kiefa's head.
Kiefa defending well as Michalski loads up on a big left hand.
Michalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michalski throws a big shot that misses.
Michalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses.
Kiefa has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Michalski as Kiefa tries to tie him up.
Michalski is trying to break the clinch but Kiefa is controlling him.
Michalski lands an uppercut.
Michalski is trying to break the clinch but Kiefa has him pressed against the cage.
Kiefa lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiefa lands an elbow inside that Michalski shrugs off.
Kiefa blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kiefa.
Michalski tries to circle away but Kiefa has him pinned against the cage.
Kiefa breaks the clinch.
Kiefa doesn't manage to clinch there - Michalski circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiefa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Michalski.
Kiefa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michalski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kiefa is looking to clinch but Michalski is avoiding it.
Kiefa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiefa is looking to clinch.
Michalski throws a push kick but Kiefa slaps the foot to one side.
Michalski misses with a straight right.
Kiefa tries to clinch up but Michalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiefa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michalski misses with a low kick.
Kiefa staying out of range there.
Michalski looks gassed!
Kiefa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kiefa lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Maciej Michalski has been cut.
Kiefa lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiefa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiefa slips a straight right by Michalski.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch but Michalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa wants to clinch.
Kiefa tries to clinch but Michalski is having none of it.
Michalski throws an overhand right that lands on Kiefa's shoulder, as Kiefa tries to avoid the shot.
Whack! Kiefa lands a heavy head kick that drops Michalski. The ref tackles Kiefa to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Michalski was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). It Kiefa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard LaRocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Party Like a Rockstar by The ShopBoys . LaRocque has chosen sleepless night - by King Diamond as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard LaRocque!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis stuffs the takedown.
LaRocque tries to move into range but Adonis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adonis slaps away a takedown attempt from LaRocque, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adonis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaRocque tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adonis swivels and escapes.
Jeremy Adonis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard LaRocque.
Adonis throws a shot to the body.
LaRocque looks gassed!
Adonis lands a left and a right that send LaRocque crashing to the mat, dazed. Adonis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Adonis cracks LaRocque on the jaw with a powerful right hand and LaRocque falls backwards against the cage. Adonis follows up with more strikes that drop LaRocque to his knees. Adonis keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save LaRocque! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Adonis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zver Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Chalikiopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Chalikiopolous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zver Borcuha!
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, Stefan Chalikiopolous!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borcuha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borcuha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chalikiopolous can do anything to dispel that myth.
Borcuha 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.
Chalikiopolous is trying to stand.
Borcuha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chalikiopolous has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chalikiopolous pushes Borcuha off looking to stand but Borcuha dives back in and keeps control.
Borcuha is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcuha seems to be looking for submissions.
Borcuha is breathing heavily.
Borcuha is looking for a kimura but Chalikiopolous is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borcuha to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalikiopolous wants to stand back up but Borcuha manages to pass into side control.
Chalikiopolous wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Borcuha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Borcuha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chalikiopolous has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chalikiopolous wants to get back to his feet but Borcuha drags him back down.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Chalikiopolous misses the target.
Chalikiopolous scores with a one two! Borcuha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Borcuha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chalikiopolous.
Borcuha shoots in and drives through. Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
Borcuha moves out of range of the body kick from Chalikiopolous.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chalikiopolous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Stefan Chalikiopolous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borcuha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous misses with a series of wild punches.
Chalikiopolous throws a nice looking combination but Borcuha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stefan Chalikiopolous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalikiopolous swinging wildly here.
Chalikiopolous throws a sloppy head kick and Borcuha moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chalikiopolous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borcuha doesn't seem bothered though.
Chalikiopolous displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Borcuha takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Chalikiopolous looks to score with a jab to the body but Borcuha is just out of range.
Chalikiopolous misses with a double jab.
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chalikiopolous scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chalikiopolous connects with a jab.
Chalikiopolous moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Chalikiopolous dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Borcuha ducks under a wild hook from Chalikiopolous.
Borcuha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borcuha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chalikiopolous defends it nicely.
Zver Borcuha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Borcuha fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chalikiopolous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borcuha in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcuha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chalikiopolous avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zver Borcuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chalikiopolous throws a right and a left that Borcuha avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borcuha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a left hand but Borcuha moved out of range nicely.
Borcuha looks for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
Chalikiopolous stuffs the takedown attempt from Borcuha. Borcuha gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chalikiopolous lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borcuha circles away quickly and effectively.
Borcuha shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but Borcuha avoids them all with ease.
Chalikiopolous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chalikiopolous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borcuha.
Chalikiopolous looks to score with a jab to the body but Borcuha is just out of range.
Chalikiopolous misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Borcuha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borcuha tries for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chalikiopolous misses with a wild combination.
Chalikiopolous lands a jab-cross combination.
Borcuha dodges the punch combination from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha tries for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borcuha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Chalikiopolous. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chalikiopolous.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chalikiopolous throws a sloppy head kick and Borcuha moves out of range easily.
Borcuha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chalikiopolous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borcuha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chalikiopolous swivels and escapes.
Chalikiopolous throws a low kick, looking for Borcuha's leg but Borcuha calmly moves out of range.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
Chalikiopolous motions for Borcuha to come forward. Chalikiopolous throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chalikiopolous goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Chalikiopolous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chalikiopolous tests Borcuha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chalikiopolous throws a jab but it's blocked by Borcuha.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borcuha.
Borcuha avoids the body shot from Chalikiopolous.
No joy there for Chalikiopolous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chalikiopolous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chalikiopolous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but Borcuha moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borcuha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chalikiopolous is fending him off so far but Borcuha persists. Nope, Chalikiopolous circles away and we're back to standing.
Borcuha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chalikiopolous throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous misses with a double jab.
Borcuha shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Borcuha moves away from the strike by Chalikiopolous.
Horrible takedown by Borcuha or perhaps it was just good defense by Chalikiopolous which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zver Borcuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Chalikiopolous looks for the body kick but Borcuha saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Chalikiopolous lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borcuha doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Borcuha shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalikiopolous works over Borcuha's head and body with a nice combination.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borcuha.
Borcuha dodges the punch combination from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous misses with a looping right.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but Borcuha avoids them all with ease.
Borcuha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chalikiopolous kicks Borcuha off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous misses with the combination.
Borcuha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Borcuha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Borcuha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Borcuha prevents Chalikiopolous from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Chalikiopolous is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Borcuha yanks on the arm and Chalikiopolous is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Borcuha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zver Borcuha!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Busmalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Busmalis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Necro - Push it to the limit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Busmalis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busmalis digs a good hook to Stanislav's body.
Stanislav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Busmalis.
Busmalis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Busmalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanislav moves away.
Busmalis misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanislav lands the left hand.
Stanislav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Busmalis. Busmalis obviously looking to wear him down.
Stanislav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Busmalis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busmalis connects with a right hand. Stanislav shakes it off.
Busmalis swings for the body but Stanislav moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busmalis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stanislav.
Busmalis throws a body punch but Stanislav moves out of range.
Stanislav with a nice cross.
It looks like Igor Busmalis has been cut.
Busmalis throws a series of punches but Stanislav avoids them all with ease.
Busmalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busmalis is looking to clinch.
Busmalis misses with a wild body shot.
Stanislav moves out of range of the strikes.
Busmalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Busmalis loads up on a big right hand but Stanislav slips the punch.
Busmalis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Busmalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanislav manages to avoid it.
Stanislav gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Busmalis tries to clinch but Stanislav moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Busmalis!
Busmalis works Stanislav's body with a nice hook.
Igor Busmalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Busmalis lands a glancing blow to the side of Stanislav's head.
Stanislav moves away from the strike by Busmalis.
Busmalis lands a slapping body shot.
Busmalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Busmalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanislav moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav throws a combination that misses
and Busmalis counters with a left to the body.
Stanislav looks gassed!
Stanislav dodges the punch combination from Busmalis.
Busmalis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanislav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Busmalis. Stanislav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Busmalis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Busmalis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Busmalis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Busmalis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Busmalis digs a good body shot into Stanislav's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Busmalis.
Busmalis cracks a nice hook into Stanislav's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busmalis lands a nice hook to Stanislav's body. Stanislav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Busmalis misses with a double jab
enabling Stanislav to counter with a crisp jab.
Busmalis lands a body shot.
Busmalis has Stanislav up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Busmalis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Busmalis leaning against his opponent.
Busmalis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Busmalis.
Busmalis digs a right hand underneath Stanislav's ribcage. Stanislav let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Busmalis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Busmalis breaks from the clinch.
Busmalis scores with a one two! Stanislav had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Busmalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Busmalis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Busmalis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Busmalis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Busmalis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Busmalis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Busmalis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stanislav up against the cage.
Stanislav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Busmalis works on Stanislav's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Busmalis.
A short left from Busmalis.
Busmalis is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Busmalis.
Busmalis lands a shoulder strike.
Busmalis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stanislav up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Busmalis breaks from the clinch.
Busmalis misses the shot to the body.
Stanislav is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Busmalis does no damage.
Busmalis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stanislav swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Busmalis counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanislav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Busmalis finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanislav's head.
Busmalis misses with a body shot.
Busmalis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Busmalis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Busmalis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanislav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Busmalis wants to clinch.
Busmalis is looking to wear down Stanislav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Busmalis misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Busmalis lands a glancing blow to the side of Stanislav's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Busmalis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Busmalis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Busmalis lands a slapping body shot.
Busmalis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanislav can do to turn this around?
Busmalis stalks Stanislav and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stanislav's face. Stanislav staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Busmalis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Busmalis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Busmalis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Busmalis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Busmalis scores with the left hand. Stanislav knows he should have avoided that one.
Busmalis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - Busmalis coming out on top.
Taras Stanislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Busmalis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busmalis misses with a double jab.
Busmalis scores with a nice body kick.
Stanislav has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stanislav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanislav takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stanislav takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Busmalis lands a right hook to the body.
Busmalis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanislav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Busmalis scores with a nice head shot.
Stanislav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Busmalis.
Stanislav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Busmalis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Busmalis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Busmalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanislav was well out of range. Poor timing from Busmalis.
A left lands for Busmalis.
Busmalis throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanislav.
Busmalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Busmalis misses with an uppercut.
Stanislav on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stanislav takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Busmalis misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanislav avoids the body shot from Busmalis.
Stanislav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Busmalis misses.
Busmalis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick from Busmalis lands but Stanislav takes it in his stride.
Stanislav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busmalis.
A shot to de liver by Busmalis. Beautiful body shot.
Busmalis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Busmalis tries to clinch up but Stanislav circles away and keeps his distance.
Busmalis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Busmalis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanislav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor Busmalis is winning the standup battle so far.
Busmalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Busmalis catches Stanislav right on the button with a cross.
Stanislav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Busmalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanislav was well out of range. Poor timing from Busmalis.
Stanislav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busmalis.
Busmalis connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanislav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Busmalis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Busmalis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanislav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Busmalis.
Busmalis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Busmalis duly obliges.
Busmalis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Busmalis lands a lovely overhand right.
Busmalis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stanislav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Busmalis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stanislav momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Busmalis misses with a combination
and Stanislav counters with a nice uppercut.
Busmalis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busmalis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanislav doesn't seem bothered though.
Busmalis thuds a left hand into Stanislav's body.
Busmalis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanislav circles away quickly and effectively.
Stanislav takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Busmalis.
Busmalis scores with a jab. Stanislav acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Busmalis thumps Stanislav with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Busmalis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Busmalis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taras Stanislav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanislav walks into a straight right hand from Busmalis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Busmalis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Busmalis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Igor Busmalis!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Igor Busmalis!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Igor Busmalis!
Igor Busmalis wins by unanimous decision!
Igor Busmalis is the new heavyweight champion!
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