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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Oliokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Djuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Oliokov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Oliokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathias Djuric!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliokov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliokov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliokov showed some decent athleticism there.
Djuric moves into full guard.
Oliokov looking to sit in guard and control but Djuric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliokov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Djuric with a flurry of punches that miss.
Djuric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Djuric has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Djuric's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Djuric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliokov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliokov tries to get out of the position.
Djuric trying to control but Oliokov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliokov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Djuric throwing strikes but missing.
Djuric throws a strike but Oliokov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliokov landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliokov is stalling in the full guard.
Djuric is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliokov is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliokov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Djuric keeps moving.
Oliokov is stalling in the full guard.
Djuric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliokov is one step ahead there.
Oliokov looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Djuric has wrist control.
Oliokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Djuric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliokov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Djuric tries to clinch up but Oliokov circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Djuric.
A punch combination from Oliokov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Djuric throws a sloppy head kick and Oliokov moves out of range easily.
Djuric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djuric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathias Djuric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djuric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliokov shoots in for a takedown but Djuric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Djuric avoids the head kick by Oliokov.
Oliokov is breathing heavily.
Djuric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djuric moves in looking to clinch but Oliokov pushes him off.
Djuric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djuric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliokov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oliokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Djuric has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Djuric working for a triangle but Oliokov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Oliokov 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.
Oliokov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliokov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Djuric misses with a combination
and Oliokov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliokov wants to control but Djuric is keeping him busy.
Oliokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliokov slips a nice elbow through Djuric's hands, connecting with Djuric's forehead.
Oliokov is looking to take a break and control but Djuric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliokov throws a strike but Djuric avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Oliokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliokov is looking to advance position but Djuric has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Djuric landing punches.
Oliokov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Djuric.
BOOM! Djuric connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djuric unloads with some shots from mount but Oliokov bucks and avoids them well.
Djuric working the ground and pound effectively.
Djuric with the ground and pound from mount.
Oliokov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Djuric dominating with strikes here.
Oliokov is trying to escape the mount.
Oliokov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Djuric 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.
Oliokov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Djuric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliokov has managed to get both his arms back between Djuric's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliokov.
Oliokov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Djuric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliokov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliokov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliokov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Djuric's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliokov trying to control from Djuric's half guard. Djuric has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Oliokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliokov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Djuric prevents Oliokov from improving position.
Oliokov taking a breather here.
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 Yuri Oliokov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliokov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oliokov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliokov is trying to control the action in half guard but Djuric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Djuric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliokov.
Oliokov controlling the action here.
Djuric trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliokov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Djuric is refusing to be controlled, as Oliokov sits in half guard.
Djuric is trying to control but can't.
Djuric is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Oliokov is staying active.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Djuric tries to clinch but Oliokov moves away
and Oliokov counters by clinching up.
Djuric misses with an elbow strike.
Djuric is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Djuric looking to throw knees to the head but Oliokov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Djuric throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliokov.
Oliokov has hold of one of Djuric's legs. Djuric is fighting the takedown attempt but Oliokov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Oliokov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliokov looking to pass the guard.
Oliokov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Djuric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliokov has managed to get both his arms back between Djuric's legs - danger averted.
Oliokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Djuric keeps moving.
Oliokov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mathias Djuric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Djuric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Djuric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Djuric keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliokov postures up and lands a big shot to Djuric's brow.
Djuric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliokov tries to free his leg and advance position but Djuric is retaining full guard.
Yuri Oliokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliokov looking to sit in guard and control but Djuric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Djuric throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Djuric scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yuri Oliokov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Djuric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Oliokov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliokov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Oliokov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoltan Hoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morozov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morozov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zoltan Hoos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoos lands a left and a right that send Morozov crashing to the mat, dazed. Hoos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Morozov is rocked!
It looks like Boris Morozov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov ducks into an uppercut from Hoos and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoltan Hoos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Boev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boev has chosen Hatebreed - Destroy everything as his entrance music. Nasir Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nasir Jones!
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, Alexandr Boev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Alexandr Boev has been cut.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boev tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boev tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Boev crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boev has a takedown stuffed.
Boev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Boev has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nasir Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelian Pasternach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aurelian Pasternach!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasternach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boiko to the mat! Boiko manages to get full guard.
Pasternach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boiko is keeping the position for now.
Pasternach 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.
Boiko keeping full guard, as Pasternach tries to pass.
Pasternach is looking to work some ground and pound but Boiko has wrist control.
Pasternach trying to control the position from guard on top but Boiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasternach slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boiko wants to stand but Pasternach is controlling the position.
Pasternach is looking to work some ground and pound but Boiko has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boiko misses with a double jab.
Pasternach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boiko sprawls well. Boiko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pasternach gets slowly back to his feet.
Boiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasternach.
Pasternach shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boiko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pasternach tries for a kimura but Boiko is defending well.
Boiko pushes Pasternach away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pasternach gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pasternach throws a strike aimed at the side of Boiko's head but Boiko avoids it well.
Pasternach thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pasternach scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boiko bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Left hook, right uppercut from Boiko.
Boiko lands a left and a right that send Pasternach crashing to the mat, dazed. Boiko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pasternach is rocked!
Pasternach looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pasternach closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boiko did well to prevent Pasternach getting side control.
Boiko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pasternach on the ground.
Pasternach stalling away here and it's allowed Boiko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pasternach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boiko is keeping the position for now.
Boiko keeping moving, preventing Pasternach from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasternach has gone for a leg lock! Boiko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pasternach's guard.
Boiko wanted to stand there but Pasternach had control of the position.
Pasternach looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boiko tries to stand but Pasternach is controlling from the bottom.
Pasternach 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.
Pasternach throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pasternach looking for subs off his back but Boiko has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boiko wants to stand up but Pasternach has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pasternach looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pasternach is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boiko pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Boiko is going to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pasternach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pasternach tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boiko swivels and escapes.
Boiko's corner calls for a 1-2. Boiko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Boiko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boiko throws a series of punches but Pasternach avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Pasternach or perhaps it was just good defense by Boiko which made him look bad.
A punch lands to the side of Pasternach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pasternach.
Pasternach cracks Boiko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boiko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pasternach goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boiko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pasternach but great work by Boiko.
Boiko tries to stand but Pasternach is controlling his head.
Boiko decides to stand back up. Boiko steps back and let's Pasternach get back to his feet.
Boiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasternach fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Boiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko misses with the combination.
Ivan Boiko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pasternach closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boiko circles away.
Ivan Boiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aurelian Pasternach.
Pasternach fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boiko sprawls well initially but Pasternach persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boiko taking some punishment here, with Pasternach in his half guard.
Pasternach wants to work for an arm triangle but Boiko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boiko is trying to stand back up but Pasternach is controlling him
Pasternach is working for a submission of some sort.
Pasternach lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasternach wants to work for an arm triangle but Boiko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pasternach looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pasternach is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boiko defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasternach is working for a submission of some sort.
Pasternach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasternach looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pasternach trying to pass the guard but Boiko defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boiko throws a nice looking combination but Pasternach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boiko.
Boiko throws a jab but it's blocked by Pasternach.
Boiko fakes the leg kick and cracks Pasternach in the body.
Boiko lands a jab.
Pasternach shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boiko defends it nicely.
Boiko lands a two punch combo.
Ivan Boiko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Boiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasternach fails with a takedown attempt.
Boiko lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Boiko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boiko feints and then cracks Pasternach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pasternach down.
Boiko connects with a looping right hand.
Boiko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pasternach fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boiko sprawls well initially but Pasternach persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pasternach is working for a submission of some sort.
Pasternach is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boiko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pasternach wants to take a breather but Boiko is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasternach is looking for a kimura but Boiko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pasternach to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasternach is looking for a kimura but Boiko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pasternach to get the leverage.
Boiko wants to get back to his feet.
Boiko is defending against the submission attempts here by Pasternach.
Aurelian Pasternach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pasternach tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boiko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pasternach.
Boiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasternach circles away quickly and effectively.
Boiko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boiko is looking to score with low kicks.
Pasternach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boiko throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pasternach shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pasternach was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pasternach goes for an armbar but Boiko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boiko.
Pasternach throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pasternach thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pasternach trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pasternach is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boiko gets to his feet - Pasternach follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasternach tries for a takedown but Boiko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boiko throws a head kick that Pasternach semi-blocks.
Pasternach looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pasternach trying to control but Boiko is working from the bottom.
Pasternach drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boiko dives on top into guard.
Boiko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivan Boiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pasternach looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasternach, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boiko wants to stand but Pasternach has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boiko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pasternach to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Boiko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pasternach pulls down on the head and he's put Boiko to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aurelian Pasternach!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Zabrawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Merit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Zabrawski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas Zabrawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Merit!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zabrawski circles away.
Nice body kick there by Merit.
Zabrawski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Merit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabrawski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Merit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zabrawski taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zabrawski is breathing heavily.
Zabrawski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Merit for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merit pushes Zabrawski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zabrawski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zabrawski trying to control the position but Merit is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merit is looking for a sweep.
Zabrawski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Merit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Merit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zabrawski on the side of the head.
It looks like Jonas Zabrawski has been cut.
Merit misses with a few strikes there.
Merit steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Zabrawski is out on his feet! Merit sets himself and nearly takes Zabrawski's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Merit!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kolkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Diaz!
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, Alexei Kolkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Kolkov both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Kolkov takes it in his stride.
Kolkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolkov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kolkov landing a few strikes.
Kolkov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kolkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kolkov tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolkov on the ground.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Kolkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz regains half guard, as Kolkov was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kolkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Kolkov is controlling well.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kolkov is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Kolkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kolkov there.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kolkov trying to control the pace.
Kolkov slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Kolkov wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kolkov is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolkov working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz trying to control but Kolkov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kolkov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kolkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kolkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Kolkov is controlling well.
Kolkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kolkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kolkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Kolkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Kolkov is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz pushes Kolkov off looking to stand but Kolkov dives back in and keeps control.
Kolkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolkov is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolkov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kolkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kolkov misses with a takedown
and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kolkov taking a breather.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kolkov smiles and moves away.
Kolkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kolkov manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Kolkov counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Diaz!
Kolkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz pushes Kolkov off looking to stand but Kolkov dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolkov moves into full mount! Diaz won't be happy about that!
Kolkov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diaz is rocked!
Kolkov lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Diaz! Kolkov sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Diaz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexei Kolkov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Fajardo (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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Skiter!
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, Rodrigo Fajardo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fajardo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Skiter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Skiter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skiter tries to get out of the position.
Fajardo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skiter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skiter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fajardo trying to pass the guard but Skiter defending well.
Skiter pushes Fajardo off looking to stand but Fajardo dives back in and keeps control.
Skiter 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Skiter is looking to clinch.
Fajardo shoots for a takedown but Skiter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skiter tries to clinch up.
Fajardo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Skiter is trying to stand back up but Fajardo is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajardo controlling the pace.
Fajardo prevents Skiter from standing back up.
Fajardo trying to control the action but Skiter is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Skiter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fajardo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skiter walks away with a smile on his face. Fajardo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skiter tries to close the distance and clinch but Fajardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fajardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skiter as he avoids it easily.
Randy Skiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Fajardo.
Skiter tries to clinch there but Fajardo circles away.
Fajardo throws a nice looking combination but Skiter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fajardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Skiter wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skiter tries to clinch but Fajardo is having none of it.
Fajardo misses with the combination.
Skiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skiter moves into range and clinches up with Fajardo.
Skiter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fajardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fajardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skiter wants to clinch
and Fajardo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fajardo.
Skiter breaks the clinch.
Skiter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fajardo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skiter's guard.
Skiter pushes Fajardo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Randy Skiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Skiter circles away.
Skiter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fajardo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skiter!
Fajardo looks gassed!
Skiter really wants to buck Fajardo off and get back to his feet.
Fajardo looking to control but Skiter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Skiter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Skiter is in a horrible position here. Fajardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Skiter really wants to buck Fajardo off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skiter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fajardo on the ground.
Fajardo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Skiter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fajardo is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Fajardo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodrigo Fajardo!
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