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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maua Wauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alex Jump has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Jump!
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, Maua Wauna!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wauna clinches up with Jump and pushes him back against the cage.
Jump trying to stall but Wauna improves his position.
Wauna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jump has Wauna pressed against the cage, preventing Wauna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wauna tries to circle away but Jump has him pinned against the cage.
Jump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jump breaks the clinch.
Wauna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wauna seems to be working for a kimura but Jump defends the submission attempt.
Jump knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wauna on the ground.
Jump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wauna seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wauna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wauna throwing shots but Jump is blocking nicely.
Wauna is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jump is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maua Wauna!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Nash has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCurnin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCurnin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nash tries to bum rush McCurnin with a series of wild strikes but McCurnin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCurnin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nash is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nash throws a shot from downtown. McCurnin moves away and avoids it.
McCurnin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCurnin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nash lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nash misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash really is a fat lump.
Nash lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nash lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Nash does no damage.
A punch combination from McCurnin misses.
McCurnin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash swinging wildly here.
McCurnin shoots for a double leg takedown but Nash sprawls well. He's pushed McCurnin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robin Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCurnin misses with a double jab.
McCurnin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nash misses with a two punch combination.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCurnin wants to slow Nash down by chopping away at his legs.
Nash scores with a leg kick.
Nash checks a leg kick nicely.
McCurnin tries to clinch up.
Nash has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Nash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCurnin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nash.
McCurnin closes the distance and clinches.
McCurnin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nash is looking to break free of the clinch but McCurnin has double underhooks.
Nash lands an elbow inside that McCurnin shrugs off.
McCurnin breaks from the clinch.
McCurnin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nash scores with a head kick. McCurnin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCurnin avoids the head kick by Nash.
McCurnin forces Nash back against the cage and clinches.
Nash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin breaks the clinch.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick
letting McCurnin counter with a right hand.
McCurnin shoots in for a takedown but Nash shows good takedown defense.
Robin Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery McCurnin.
McCurnin looks winded!
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash throws a series of punches but McCurnin moves out of range.
Nash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nash tries to bum rush McCurnin with a series of wild strikes but McCurnin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCurnin takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCurnin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCurnin slips a jab and a cross from Nash.
Nash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCurnin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCurnin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nash is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCurnin.
Nash misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin has closed the distance and engaged Nash in a clinch.
McCurnin pushes off an throws an elbow but Nash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCurnin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
McCurnin breaks from the clinch.
Nash looks to throw the jab but McCurnin is out of range.
McCurnin gets a clinch.
McCurnin is stalling here.
McCurnin has Nash pressed against the cage, preventing Nash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nash is trying to break the clinch but McCurnin is controlling him.
McCurnin breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nash lands with a nice combination. McCurnin backs away looking to recover.
Nash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Nash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCurnin's head.
McCurnin tries to clinch but Nash moves out of range.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
McCurnin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nash.
Nash connects with a high kick.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nash misses with a wild combination.
McCurnin misses with a hook.
Nash checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCurnin takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurnin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robin Nash is winning the standup battle so far.
McCurnin dodges the punch combination from Nash.
McCurnin lands a jab to Nash's midsection.
Nash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCurnin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and McCurnin moves out of range easily.
McCurnin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
McCurnin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nash throws a right and a left that McCurnin avoids nicely.
McCurnin dodges the punch combination from Nash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nash scores with a one two! McCurnin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nash there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Nash.
McCurnin scores with a takedown into Nash's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCurnin is looking to stand up but Nash won't let him.
Nash wants to stand but McCurnin is controlling the 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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McCurnin is looking to stand up but Nash won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nash throws a right and a left that McCurnin avoids nicely.
Robin Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCurnin avoids the head kick by Nash.
McCurnin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nash tries to break the clinch but McCurnin is controlling the position.
Nash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McCurnin.
Nash manages to break the clinch.
McCurnin wants to clinch.
Nash throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCurnin has closed the distance and engaged Nash in a clinch.
McCurnin breaks from the clinch.
McCurnin takes the fight into the clinch.
Nash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCurnin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nash's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCurnin stops Nash from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCurnin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nash looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Avery McCurnin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McCurnin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nash lands a head kick!
Nash scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch lands to the side of Nash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nash throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCurnin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCurnin slips a jab and a cross from Nash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCurnin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash looks to land a combination but McCurnin avoids it well.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
McCurnin has Nash up against the cage in a clinch.
Nash fails to pull guard.
McCurnin gets through Nash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nash is trying to break the clinch but McCurnin is controlling him.
Nash working hard to break the clinch.
Nash is trying to pull guard but McCurnin has him pressed against the cage.
McCurnin breaks the clinch.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and McCurnin moves out of range easily.
McCurnin has Nash up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin is struggling to control the position.
Nash tries to circle away but McCurnin has him pinned against the cage.
Nash jumps guard but McCurnin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nash is trying to break the clinch but McCurnin is controlling him.
Nash wants to break free but McCurnin has control.
McCurnin tries to pull guard but Nash forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCurnin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCurnin manages to break the clinch.
Nash throws a head kick but McCurnin moves out of range.
Nash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash fails to land with a series of punches.
Nash misses with a wild combination.
Nash misses with a series of wild punches.
McCurnin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nash.
Nash tries to work over McCurnin's front leg with a kick but McCurnin checks it.
McCurnin misses with a body kick.
Nash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCurnin. That did some damage!
Nash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCurnin.
Nash delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nash throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with a wild combination.
McCurnin tries to clinch there but Nash circles away.
Nash throws a nice looking combination but McCurnin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCurnin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nash throws a series of punches but McCurnin avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCurnin is looking to clinch but Nash is avoiding it.
Nash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCurnin.
McCurnin clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCurnin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robin Nash.
I think Nash 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Avery McCurnin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Shunkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Babilon Mamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunkov's entrance music is Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit. A fine choice. Ahmed Babilon Mamed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Shunkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shunkov tries to keep at a distance but Mamed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shunkov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shunkov trying to control but Mamed is working from the bottom.
Mamed looking for a guillotine here but Shunkov defends easily.
Mamed has his hands on Shunkov's head, controlling the position.
Mamed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shunkov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamed avoids the attempt from Shunkov to control.
Mamed dominating with strikes here.
Shunkov is rocked!
Shunkov tries to lock up and control but Mamed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Shunkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mamed raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shunkov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shunkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mamed postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Shunkov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mamed around the waist but Mamed pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mamed is the winner by TKO! Mamed jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Mathers Lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Mathers Lll has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bruce Mathers Lll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckich slips under a jab from Mathers Lll.
Nice defenses there by Tuckich.
Mathers Lll throws an off balance right hand
and Tuckich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuckich.
Tuckich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mathers Lll being controlled here, momentarily.
Mathers Lll wants to stand up but Tuckich is controlling him.
Tuckich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuckich stays in close to Mathers Lll's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hans Tuckich hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tuckich throws a jab when Mathers Lll was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich dodges the punch combination from Mathers Lll.
Tuckich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mathers Lll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuckich shoots for a takedown but Mathers Lll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mathers Lll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mathers Lll looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A punch combination from Mathers Lll misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tuckich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mathers Lll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mathers Lll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Mathers Lll.
Mathers Lll works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mathers Lll misses with a few strikes there.
Tuckich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mathers Lll misses with a double jab.
Mathers Lll really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mathers Lll throws a lazy right hand but Tuckich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich shoots in for a takedown but Mathers Lll shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce Mathers Lll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Tuckich.
Tuckich shoots in looking for a takedown but Mathers Lll manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuckich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot by Mathers Lll.
Mathers Lll throws a series of punches but Tuckich moves out of range.
Tuckich moves out of range as Mathers Lll strikes.
A jab from Mathers Lll misses.
Mathers Lll misses with a two punch combination.
Mathers Lll misses with a hook. Tuckich ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich shoots in for a takedown but Mathers Lll shows good takedown defense.
Tuckich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuckich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mathers Lll sprawls well initially but Tuckich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tuckich wants to work for an arm triangle but Mathers Lll is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tuckich is looking for a kimura but Mathers Lll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tuckich to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuckich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Tuckich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tuckich prevents Mathers Lll from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Tuckich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mathers Lll misses with a few strikes there.
Tuckich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mathers Lll did well to prevent Tuckich getting side control.
Tuckich lands strikes from half guard.
Mathers Lll tries to kick Tuckich off but Tuckich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tuckich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tuckich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mathers Lll is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuckich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Tuckich has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mathers Lll is not content to let Tuckich control the position.
Mathers Lll is trying to stand up here but Tuckich is controlling him well.
Tuckich moves nicely into side control.
Tuckich looks up at the clock and then as Mathers Lll takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tuckich smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich is looking to take a break and control but Mathers Lll is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mathers Lll defending against the ground and pound.
Tuckich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mathers Lll is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mathers Lll gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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!
Tuckich wants to control the pace but Mathers Lll is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Tuckich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuckich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mathers Lll's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tuckich goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mathers Lll is on top in guard.
Tuckich has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mathers Lll should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tuckich has tightened it up now! Mathers Lll should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hans Tuckich!
After winning the bout, Hans Tuckich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov has chosen Manowar - Holy War as his entrance music. Victor Frolov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frolov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frolov is trying to defend but Johnson Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson Jr with the ground and pound but Frolov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Frolov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frolov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Frolov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frolov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Frolov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov looking to pass the guard.
Frolov keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnson Jr wants to stand up but Frolov is controlling him.
Frolov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson Jr is trying to control the position but Frolov postures up.
Johnson Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Frolov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Frolov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frolov sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson Jr's head.
Johnson Jr looking to control.
Frolov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson Jr has wrist control.
Johnson Jr pulls Frolov in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frolov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
Frolov passes Johnson Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frolov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frolov is stalling in the full guard.
Frolov looking to pass the guard.
Frolov with a nice head shot there.
Frolov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frolov looking to pass the guard.
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
Frolov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Victor Frolov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson Jr misses with a takedown
and Frolov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov lands a jab to the nose.
Frolov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frolov's guard.
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!
Frolov working for a triangle but Johnson Jr defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frolov jabs at Johnson Jr's body.
Frolov scores with the left hand. Johnson Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Frolov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frolov is fending him off so far but Johnson Jr persists. Nope, Frolov circles away and we're back to standing.
Demetrious Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson Jr wants to clinch up but Frolov keeps it at a distance.
Frolov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Frolov lands in his opponent's guard.
Frolov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson Jr is trying to control the position but Frolov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frolov throwing strikes but missing.
Frolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Frolov is proving a slippery customer.
Demetrious Johnson Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Frolov looking to score a takedown here. Johnson Jr is defending well but Frolov drives through and ends up in Johnson Jr's guard.
Frolov trying to control but Johnson Jr is working from the bottom.
Johnson Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson Jr keeping full guard, as Frolov tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frolov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Frolov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frolov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Frolov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frolov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frolov scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov lands an elbow.
Frolov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frolov trying to control the position but Johnson Jr is working away.
Johnson Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnson Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Frolov controlling from mount.
Frolov working Johnson Jr over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov landing shots from mount.
Johnson Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Johnson Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frolov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson Jr looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frolov is looking to work his way around to Johnson Jr's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Frolov wants to control the pace but Johnson Jr is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Frolov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson Jr is squirming around, avoiding Frolov's attempts to control the action.
Frolov lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johnson Jr wants to clinch but Frolov slips to the side
and Frolov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frolov lands a jab to Johnson Jr's midsection.
Johnson Jr looks for the body kick but Frolov saw that one coming.
Johnson Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson Jr is rocked!
Frolov works Johnson Jr's body with a nice hook.
Oh Johnson Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frolov blocks a head kick by Johnson Jr.
Frolov throws a shot to the body.
Johnson Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Frolov scores with a shot to the body.
Frolov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Johnson Jr enables Frolov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Johnson Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Frolov stays in close to Johnson Jr's body and controls the position.
Frolov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frolov controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
Victor Frolov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Victor Frolov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Frolov lands a jab to the head.
Frolov jabs Johnson Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frolov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson Jr to the mat! Johnson Jr manages to get full guard.
Frolov wants to control from the top but Johnson Jr keeps moving.
Frolov throwing strikes from guard but Johnson Jr blocks nicely.
Johnson Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frolov landing with the ground and pound.
Frolov advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frolov takes a little break here. Johnson Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson Jr is not content to let Frolov control the position.
Frolov is staying tight to Johnson Jr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson Jr keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Frolov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Frolov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frolov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Check out the look on Frolov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Frolov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson Jr parries the strikes from Frolov easily there. Frolov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson Jr to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Victor Frolov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frolov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Frolov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Johnson Jr could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Frolov has cracked it and Johnson Jr is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Frolov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Frolov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umba Matumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras shoots in for a takedown but Matumba shows good takedown defense.
Matumba swinging wildly here.
Matumba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Filgueiras gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matumba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matumba gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Filgueiras is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matumba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Umba Matumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.
Filgueiras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matumba.
Matumba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Filgueiras has his takedown stuffed
and Matumba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matumba.
Matumba has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Matumba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Filgueiras, up you get!
Matumba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Filgueiras eats them both and turns towards Matumba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Luana Peroba Filgueiras has been cut.
Matumba fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matumba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filgueiras. That did some damage!
Filgueiras shoots in for a double leg but Matumba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filgueiras looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Matumba has knocked Filgueiras down with a huge combo! Matumba steps away and waves a wobbly Filgueiras back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Filgueiras is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matumba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filgueiras moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filgueiras with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matumba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Filgueiras is still in real trouble! Can Matumba finish him?
Matumba looking to pass the guard.
Filgueiras seems to have recovered his senses.
Matumba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Matumba digs a good body shot into Filgueiras's ribs.
Matumba lands a left and a right that send Filgueiras crashing to the mat, dazed. Matumba thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Matumba connects with a solid leg kick.
Matumba feints with a jab and clips Filgueiras right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Filgueiras is sent crashing into the canvas and Matumba leaps in for the kill! Filgueiras tries to get to his feet but Matumba is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Filgueiras is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umba Matumba!
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