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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ferk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferk comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prcKWXLQhPg. Kingman has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Ferk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaiah Kingman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferk misses with a double jab
and Kingman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferk throws a body punch but Kingman moves out of range.
Ferk drives through and clinches with Kingman against the cage.
Come on Kingman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferk.
Ferk has had enough of the clinch but Kingman keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kingman.
Kingman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferk tries to bum rush Kingman with a series of wild strikes but Kingman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingman shoots in for a takedown but Ferk shows good takedown defense.
Kingman shoots in but no luck this time.
Kingman dives in and grabs Ferk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferk pushes down on Kingman's head and hops out.
Marco Ferk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Kingman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferk blocks a head kick by Kingman.
Kingman throws a nice head kick!
Kingman cracks Ferk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kingman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferk but Ferk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kingman gets tackled into the cage by Ferk. Ferk maintains the clinch.
Kingman has Ferk pressed against the cage, preventing Ferk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferk moves into the clinch.
Kingman breaks from the clinch.
Ferk closes the distance and pushes Kingman back into the cage.
Kingman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferk has Kingman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ferk smiles and moves away.
Ferk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferk connects with a right hand. Kingman shakes it off.
No luck for Kingman with that takedown attempt.
Ferk throws a big shot that misses.
Ferk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Kingman lands but Ferk takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kingman or perhaps it was just good defense by Ferk which made him look bad.
Kingman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kingman fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingman looks winded!
Kingman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferk leaves Kingman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Kingman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferk misses with a wild combination.
Ferk moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ferk after a bit of a struggle.
Ferk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kingman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferk scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferk moves into the clinch.
Kingman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ferk 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.
Kingman throws a push kick but Ferk slaps the foot to one side.
Marco Ferk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferk looks to land a combination but Kingman avoids it well.
Kingman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingman lands a nice hook to Ferk's body. Ferk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kingman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kingman pinned against the cage. Kingman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kingman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kingman somewhat.
The fighters circling - Ferk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingman manages to avoid it.
Marco Ferk is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferk throws a series of punches but Kingman moves out of range.
Kingman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferk defends well and Kingman ends up having to push Ferk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kingman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ferk after a bit of a struggle.
Marco Ferk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Kingman.
Ferk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferk walks away with a smile on his face. Kingman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferk throws a hook but Kingman blocks it.
Ferk works over Kingman's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferk misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferk connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingman shoots in for a double leg but Ferk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kingman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Ferk misses.
Marco Ferk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferk circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kingman tries to work over Ferk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferk is leaning against Kingman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferk is trying to push Kingman away but Kingman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman tries to pull guard but Ferk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ferk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kingman prevents it.
Kingman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferk.
Ferk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kingman walks away with a smile on his face. Ferk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferk throws a looping overhand right but Kingman ducks down to avoid it.
Ferk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferk shoots in and drives through. Kingman sprawls well.
Ferk darts in and clinches Kingman up against the cage.
Ferk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kingman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingman instigates a clinch.
Kingman fails to pull guard.
Kingman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferk pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferk rushes Kingman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ferk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kingman ducks right into an uppercut from Ferk.
Ferk dives in for a single leg takedown but Kingman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kingman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ferk manages to break the clinch.
Ferk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kingman.
Nice sprawl there from Ferk as Kingman shoots in.
Ferk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kingman, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferk is trying to break the clinch but Kingman is controlling him.
Marco Ferk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kingman can't get the takedown.
Marco Ferk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Kingman.
Kingman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferk avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Ferk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingman wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingman dives in for a single leg takedown but Ferk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kingman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kingman tries to pull guard but Ferk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kingman managing to block the knees to the body from Ferk.
Ferk scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferk is trying to break free.
Kingman taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ferk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingman missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kingman.
Kingman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferk gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferk throws a nice looking combination but Kingman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferk forces Kingman back against the cage and clinches.
Kingman jumps guard but Ferk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ferk swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferk misses with a two punch combination.
Ferk throws a right and a left that Kingman avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferk misses with a body kick.
Kingman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferk to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferk shoots in for a takedown but Kingman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kingman throws a series of strikes that have Ferk backpedaling.
Ferk scores with a one two! Kingman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kingman fails with the takedown.
Kingman looks for a takedown but Ferk sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferk swings widly with a right hand
and Kingman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferk has Kingman up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ferk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Ferk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferk 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ferk!
A relieved looking Marco Ferk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smeder Balovich (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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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smeder Balovich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balovich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reis was covering up waiting for the punch and Balovich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Balovich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reis has momentary wrist control but Balovich slips an elbow through the middle.
Balovich trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
Balovich is working Reis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balovich wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Balovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balovich is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balovich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Balovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Smeder Balovich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Balovich to score an easy takedown into full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Balovich working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Reis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balovich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balovich wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Balovich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balovich wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Balovich throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Reis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balovich on the ground.
Balovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reis is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balovich passes Reis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balovich stalling.
Balovich lands strikes from half guard.
Balovich working the head and body with strikes.
Reis wants to get back to his feet.
Balovich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balovich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Balovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balovich lands with a punch from half guard.
Balovich stops Reis from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balovich is working for a submission of some sort.
Balovich uses his free foot to push down on Reis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reis.
Balovich lands a big elbow.
Balovich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reis taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Balovich cracks Reis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reis taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smeder Balovich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balovich shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jose Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis tries to clinch but Balovich moves out of range.
Reis looks to clinch
and Balovich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Balovich from controlling successfully.
Balovich working some strikes from top position.
Balovich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Balovich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balovich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Balovich forces his way into half guard.
Balovich drops an elbow to the side of Reis's head.
Reis taking some punishment here, with Balovich in his half guard.
Reis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reis is looking to get back to is feet but Balovich passes into side control.
Balovich works to advance to full mount. Reis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Reis is squirming around, avoiding Balovich's attempts to control the action.
Reis really wants to buck Balovich off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Balovich is working for a guillotine from mount but Reis frees his head quite easily.
Balovich tries to control but Reis wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis taking shots to the head.
Balovich lands with some strikes.
Balovich scoring with strikes but Reis is staying in there.
Balovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balovich tries to control but Reis wriggling away.
Balovich lands a couple of good shots and Reis has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Balovich is punishing Reis with some ground and pound.
Balovich is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Reis is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Smeder Balovich!
Our winner, Smeder Balovich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolando Dimagiba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marc Lewis Dillinger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolando Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger looking to score a takedown here. Dimagiba is defending well but Dillinger drives through and ends up in Dimagiba's guard.
Dillinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dimagiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dimagiba working for a triangle but Dillinger defends it easily.
Dillinger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dimagiba gets back to half guard.
Dillinger is looking for a kimura but Dimagiba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dillinger to get the leverage.
Dillinger wants to free his trapped foot but Dimagiba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dillinger is keen to just control but Dimagiba is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba manages to get to full guard.
Dillinger stands up over Dimagiba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger stopping the sweep attempt from Dimagiba.
Dillinger postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimagiba trying to keep a closed guard but Dillinger is proving a slippery customer.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dillinger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dillinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Dimagiba has wrist control.
Dillinger drops back looking for a leg! Dimagiba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dimagiba manages to kick Dillinger off! Dillinger jumps back into Dimagiba's guard.
Dillinger stopping the sweep attempt from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dimagiba's head.
Dillinger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dillinger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dillinger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dimagiba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dillinger has Dimagiba in his guard.
Dillinger is trying to control the position but Dimagiba postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger wants to stand but Dimagiba is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba postures up.
Dillinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dimagiba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dillinger looks winded!
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillinger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dimagiba advances to half guard.
Dillinger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dimagiba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dimagiba's back!
Dimagiba defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dimagiba trying to control but not successfully.
Dillinger keeps control of the position as Dimagiba tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba staying busy and making it hard for Dillinger to control.
Dillinger patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dimagiba is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
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!
Dimagiba is working hard here to advance position.
Dimagiba is trying to stand back up.
Dimagiba staying busy and making it hard for Dillinger to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillinger not allowing Dimagiba to control his hands.
Dimagiba is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dillinger lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Lewis Dillinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dillinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rolando Dimagiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillinger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dillinger wants to take a breather but Dimagiba is having none of it.
Dillinger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dimagiba is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillinger wants to free his trapped foot but Dimagiba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dimagiba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dillinger prevents Dimagiba from improving his position.
Dillinger is keen to just control but Dimagiba is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillinger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dimagiba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dillinger, into his guard.
Dillinger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dimagiba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A punch combination from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger has a takedown stuffed.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Dillinger is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger shoots and misses
and Dimagiba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimagiba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dillinger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dillinger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dillinger prevents Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Dimagiba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillinger is one step ahead there.
Dimagiba keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Dillinger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dillinger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marc Lewis Dillinger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dillinger scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Dillinger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dimagiba will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dimagiba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dillinger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dillinger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dillinger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dimagiba is trying to control the position but Dillinger postures up.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dimagiba is keeping the position for now.
Dillinger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dimagiba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dillinger, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba looking to pass the guard.
Dillinger managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimagiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillinger is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marc Lewis Dillinger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dillinger throws the left hand but Dimagiba avoids the punch easily.
Dillinger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dimagiba sprawls well. Dimagiba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Dimagiba moves into range and clinches up with Dillinger.
Dillinger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dimagiba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dillinger has clasped his hands together around Dimagiba's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dillinger trying to control the position but Dimagiba is working away.
Dillinger is trying to get an arm triangle but Dimagiba is defending well.
Dillinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillinger throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dimagiba works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is not content to let Dillinger control the position.
Dimagiba tries to roll over but Dillinger keeps him under control.
Dimagiba manages to get to full guard.
Dillinger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dimagiba's head.
Dillinger postures up and lands a big shot to Dimagiba's brow.
Dillinger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dimagiba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dillinger, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is trying to keep Dimagiba in close.
Dimagiba drops back looking for a leg! Dillinger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dillinger manages to kick Dimagiba off! Dimagiba jumps back into Dillinger's guard.
Dillinger keeping full guard, as Dimagiba tries to pass.
Dillinger controlling the position.
Dillinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dillinger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillinger winds up and cracks Dimagiba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dillinger.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dimagiba gets full guard.
Dillinger trying to control but Dimagiba is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba looking to control.
Dimagiba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillinger advances position into side control!
Dillinger scoring with punches from side control.
Dillinger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dimagiba down.
Dillinger tries for a kimura but Dimagiba is defending well.
Dillinger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dimagiba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dimagiba sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Lewis Dillinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dillinger 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 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Lewis Dillinger!
A very excited looking Marc Lewis Dillinger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kirill Chernicin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tate working away.
Chernicin is letting Tate control him for a moment.
Tate stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tate leaves Chernicin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chernicin is looking to clinch.
Chernicin tries to clinch up.
Chernicin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chernicin wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chernicin's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chernicin is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate pushes Chernicin up against the cage in a clinch.
Chernicin letting Tate take a breather here.
Chernicin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirill Chernicin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernicin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chernicin shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tate.
Tate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chernicin is trying to control Tate's posture but Tate avoids it.
Chernicin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tate decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chernicin tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Chernicin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Chernicin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chernicin throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tate showed some decent athleticism there.
Tate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chernicin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernicin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tate pulls his head out easily.
Tate is looking for a kimura but Chernicin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tate to get the leverage.
Chernicin is defending against the submission attempts here by Tate.
Chernicin trying to control but Tate postures up.
Tate is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chernicin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tate lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chernicin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tate maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Chernicin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tate has cracked it and Chernicin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tetsuya Tate!
A relieved looking Tetsuya Tate 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ushman Haszan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dem Myan Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ushman Haszan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ushman Haszan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dem Myan Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haszan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayer.
Haszan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haszan counters with a one-two to the body.
Mayer shoots and misses
and Haszan counters with a series of strikes that sends Mayer to the canvas! Haszan follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Mayer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haszan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mayer covers up, he's hurt! Haszan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Haszan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Haszan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ushman Haszan!
During a confident post fight interview, Ushman Haszan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Mamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov has chosen My World- Kid Cudi as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Mamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Mamedov moves to clinch but Taisumov breaks away
and Taisumov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamedov tries to clinch up
and Taisumov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Oleg Mamedov has been cut.
Taisumov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taisumov counters with a nice body shot.
Taisumov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mamedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Taisumov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamedov moves in looking to clinch but Taisumov pushes him off.
Mamedov tries to clinch up
and Taisumov counters with a nice right hand that sends Mamedov toppling to the canvas! Mamedov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Taisumov finish him?!
Mamedov is rocked!
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!
Mamedov moves to clinch but Taisumov breaks away
and Taisumov counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Mamedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamedov fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Taisumov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Mamedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taisumov counters with a left and a right... And another left! Mamedov is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslan Taisumov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mackintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Mackintosh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Mackintosh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland swings for the body but Mackintosh moves out of range.
Holland lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Holland.
A jab from Mackintosh misses.
Holland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holland misses with a looping right.
Andrew Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holland lands a slapping body shot.
Holland scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Holland.
Holland dips to his left and cracks Mackintosh with an uppercut!
Mackintosh connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holland thuds a left hand into Mackintosh's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackintosh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holland tries to bum rush Mackintosh with a series of wild strikes but Mackintosh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mackintosh moves out of range as Holland throws a body kick.
Holland lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackintosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Holland as he connects with a hook.
Mackintosh looks to land a body kick but Holland moved away.
Holland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mackintosh is rocked!
Holland is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Mackintosh like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Mackintosh from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Holland!
An out of breath Andrew Holland thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcellas Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Pepper- Stormtrooper. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
154 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcellas Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Puch seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Puch advances position into side control!
Wallace tries to buck Puch off but Puch is having none of it.
Wallace manages to work his way to half guard, despite Puch's best efforts.
Puch trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
My spies in Zero Tolerance inform me that Puch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puch is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sun Tzu's Art of War, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Puch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wallace is not content to let Puch control the position.
Wallace trying to control but Puch postures up.
Puch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wallace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Puch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wallace is controlling Puch's trapped leg to prevent Puch from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch is trying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace taking some punishment here, with Puch in his half guard.
Puch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch is pressing down on Wallace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wallace is holding on for now.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puch works his way into side control.
Wallace regains half guard.
Puch winds up and cracks Wallace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Puch is controlling well.
Wallace is looking to get back to full guard here but Puch has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Puch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puch scoring with punches from side control.
Puch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wallace isn't going anywhere.
Wallace manages to get back to half guard.
Wallace gets back to full guard.
Puch postures up.
Puch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Puch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puch trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Puch passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace tries to get to full guard but Puch has control of the leg.
Puch is looking for a kimura here.
Puch is looking for a kimura but Wallace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Puch to get the leverage.
Puch is looking for a kimura here.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch dominated that round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Puch shoots in.
Puch goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Marcellas Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puch tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Puch drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Puch misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puch was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace stuffs the takedown attempt from Puch. Puch gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Marcellas Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Puch shoots in.
Puch looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Puch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcellas Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch fails to land the takedown.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puch shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace throws a jab when Puch was well out of range.
Puch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Puch tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puch looking to score a takedown here. Wallace is defending well but Puch drives through and ends up in Wallace's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wallace wants to control but Puch is keeping busy.
Wallace is pressing down on Puch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puch wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wallace 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch cracks Wallace with a solid left hand.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace is trying to keep Puch in close.
Puch wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puch defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puch postures up and lands a big shot to Wallace's brow.
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Marcellas Wallace will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace lands with a nice combination. Puch backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puch is defended easily by Wallace.
Puch with a poor takedown
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcellas Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Puch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcellas Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Puch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puch with a poor takedown
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Puch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wallace's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puch distracts Wallace with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Puch passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robledo Puch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Puch seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Wallace missing with punches from the bottom.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Puch tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Wallace throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Puch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wallace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puch advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puch is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Puch wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace is defending against the submission attempts here by Puch.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Puch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wallace wants to control but Puch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Puch throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puch defends well.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Puch pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puch trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puch 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robledo Puch.
I think Puch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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