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QFC Tournament 381 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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244 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buzz Lightyear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightyear shoots in but Falcao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcao misses the target.
Falcao misses with a straight left.
Falcao scores with a jab to the body.
Falcao misses with a body shot.
Falcao stuffs the takedown attempt from Lightyear. Lightyear gets slowly back to his feet.
Falcao leaves Lightyear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Lightyear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Falcao misses with a right hand
and Lightyear counters with a stiff right hand.
Lightyear throws a nice looking combination but Falcao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcao scores with a sloppy right hand. Lightyear should have avoided that one.
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!
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightyear shoots in looking for a takedown. Falcao tries to sprawl out of it but Lightyear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Falcao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lightyear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Falcao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lightyear, pushing him back against the cage.
Falcao leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lightyear tries to break free but Falcao pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Falcao.
Lightyear is trying to pull guard but Falcao has him pressed against the cage.
Lightyear looking for a takedown.
Lightyear is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Falcao digs a right hand into Lightyear's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lightyear's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Falcao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Falcao landing knees to the head.
Falcao crunches a lovely knee into Lightyear's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao crunches a lovely knee into Lightyear's ribcage.
Falcao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lightyear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Falcao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Falcao.
It looks like Buzz Lightyear has been cut.
Falcao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lightyear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Falcao.
Falcao stalls.
Falcao lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Falcao.
Falcao landing knees to the head.
Lightyear is rocked!
Falcao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Lightyear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falcao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Falcao lands a big right hand that drops Lightyear! The killer instinct kicks in and Falcao finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Falcao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esquiva Falcao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Django Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Ravenbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman's entrance music is 100 Black Coffins. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Django Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Ravenbury!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Ravenbury. Beautiful body shot.
Ravenbury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
Freeman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ravenbury's half guard.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but Ravenbury defending well.
Freeman is taking a breather. Ravenbury says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Freeman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ravenbury doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freeman.
Freeman is looking to advance position but Ravenbury won't allow it.
Freeman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Freeman is trying to work for a kimura but Ravenbury is defending well.
Freeman not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ravenbury is just riding it out for now. Freeman eventually gives up the hold.
Freeman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ravenbury sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ravenbury is just riding it out for now. Freeman eventually gives up the hold.
Freeman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Freeman stops Ravenbury from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is looking to take a break and control but Ravenbury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freeman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ravenbury defends it well.
Freeman not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django Freeman dominated that 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.
Nice sprawl there from Ravenbury as Freeman shoots in.
Ravenbury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Freeman at a distance.
Freeman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ravenbury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Freeman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ravenbury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Ravenbury sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Django Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ravenbury scores with a punch to the head.
Ravenbury scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Django Freeman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Ravenbury. No joy for Freeman on that attempt.
Freeman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ravenbury throws a shot to the body.
Ravenbury scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Ravenbury.
Cody Ravenbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ravenbury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freeman momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Ravenbury, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Ravenbury against the cage but Ravenbury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Ravenbury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ravenbury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Freeman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Freeman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ravenbury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Freeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freeman walks into a left hand.
Ravenbury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freeman in his tracks.
Ravenbury cracks Freeman with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Freeman looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ravenbury finish him?
Freeman is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenbury circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Freeman to the canvas! Freeman doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ravenbury keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Ravenbury!
A very excited looking Cody Ravenbury 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Lawsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FlockA Vellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lawrence Lawsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, FlockA Vellie!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Vellie is just out of range.
Vellie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawsky.
Lawsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Lawsky misses.
Lawsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vellie.
Vellie throws a shot from downtown. Lawsky moves away and avoids it.
Lawsky slips under a jab from Vellie.
A left and a right from Vellie both land. Nice combination.
Vellie scores with a jab. Lawsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawsky blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vellie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vellie throws a looping overhand right but Lawsky ducks down to avoid it.
Vellie lands a slapping body shot.
Vellie lands with an uppercut that bounces Lawsky off the cage and back into range.
Vellie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawsky tries to land a front kick but Vellie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lawsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vellie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawsky throws out the jab.
Lawsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vellie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lawsky blocks the low kick.
Vellie throws a looping overhand right but Lawsky ducks down to avoid it.
Vellie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vellie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vellie throws a nice looking combination but Lawsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawsky throws a push kick but Vellie slaps the foot to one side.
Vellie tries to score with a low kick but Lawsky moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Lawsky.
Vellie throws a series of punches but Lawsky moves out of range.
Lawsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vellie throws out the jab.
Vellie looks to land a combination but Lawsky avoids it well.
Vellie tries to bum rush Lawsky with a series of wild strikes but Lawsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vellie throws out a leg kick but Lawsky moves out of range and Vellie only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Vellie.
Vellie wants to slow Lawsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Vellie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawsky under the eye.
Vellie is looking to chop away at Lawsky's legs.
Lawsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vellie misses with a few strikes there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vellie has eaten all the pies!
Lawsky avoids the body shot from Vellie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FlockA Vellie 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.
Lawsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vellie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lawsky. Lawsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vellie connects with an inside leg kick.
Lawsky throws a head kick but Vellie moves out of range.
Vellie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawsky checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Vellie.
Vellie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vellie scores with a nice strike.
Vellie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawsky is just out of range.
Lawsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vellie manages to avoid it.
FlockA Vellie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vellie thows a leg kick but Lawsky checks it
and Lawsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vellie's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vellie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vellie wants to sweep but no luck.
Vellie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lawsky seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vellie is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lawrence Lawsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Minkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Minkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Rasputin takes a swing at Minkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Rasputin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Mihail Minkkinen has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Rasputin. Beautiful body shot.
Rasputin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minkkinen.
Minkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Minkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Minkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasputin.
Minkkinen misses with a body shot.
Minkkinen lands with an overhand left.
Rasputin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minkkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rasputin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minkkinen connects with a single shot there.
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Minkkinen swings for the body but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin instigates a clinch.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin works on Minkkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Minkkinen jumps guard but Rasputin stands there with Minkkinen around his waist. Minkkinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rasputin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rasputin.
Minkkinen looks winded!
Come on Minkkinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Minkkinen wants to break free but Rasputin has control.
Rasputin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
Rasputin presses Minkkinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Minkkinen blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rasputin lands a right hand.
Rasputin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minkkinen backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minkkinen backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
Rasputin cracks Minkkinen with a nice body shot.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Minkkinen is rocked!
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Minkkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
A short right from Rasputin.
Rasputin creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Minkkinen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Minkkinen drops to his knees and Rasputin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Valkovenäläinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Valkovenäläinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valkovenäläinen is trying to stall.
Maybe Valkovenäläinen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Valkovenäläinen wants to break free but Pavlovich has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Pavlovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valkovenäläinen looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
Pavlovich lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkovenäläinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovich has double underhooks.
Pavlovich just leaning against Valkovenäläinen, taking a breather.
Pavlovich continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Valkovenäläinen jumps guard but Pavlovich stands there with Valkovenäläinen around his waist. Valkovenäläinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valkovenäläinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pavlovich walks away with a smile on his face. Valkovenäläinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pavlovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valkovenäläinen on the side of the head.
Valkovenäläinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlovich moves out of range of the body kick from Valkovenäläinen.
Valkovenäläinen throws the kick towards the body but Pavlovich avoids it.
Anton Pavlovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valkovenäläinen connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valkovenäläinen misses with a body kick.
Pavlovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Pavlovich loads up on a big right hand but Valkovenäläinen slips the punch.
Valkovenäläinen misses with a body kick.
Valkovenäläinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valkovenäläinen throws a leg kick but Pavlovich moved away.
Pavlovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Valkovenäläinen's head.
A slow jab from Pavlovich misses its intended target.
Valkovenäläinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valkovenäläinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Valkovenäläinen tenderised Pavlovich's leg. Pavlovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pavlovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valkovenäläinen.
Valkovenäläinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valkovenäläinen tries to land a front kick but Pavlovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valkovenäläinen is breathing heavily.
Valkovenäläinen staying out of range there.
Valkovenäläinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pavlovich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valkovenäläinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavlovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavlovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich pushes Valkovenäläinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valkovenäläinen's efforts to push away.
Pavlovich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valkovenäläinen takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlovich.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlovich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlovich lands with a right to the head.
Pavlovich lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Pavlovich will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valkovenäläinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlovich throws out the jab.
Valkovenäläinen cracks the inside of Pavlovich's front leg.
Pavlovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valkovenäläinen jumps guard but Pavlovich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Pavlovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valkovenäläinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valkovenäläinen backwards.
Pavlovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valkovenäläinens head.
Pavlovich stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavlovich as Valkovenäläinen tries to tie him up.
Pavlovich scores with a shot to the side of Valkovenäläinen's head.
Pavlovich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valkovenäläinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovich has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavlovich as Valkovenäläinen tries to tie him up.
Pavlovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valkovenäläinen takes a shot to the head.
Pavlovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Pavlovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valkovenäläinens head.
Pavlovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Pavlovich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pavlovich lands a nice uppercut.
Pavlovich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valkovenäläinen.
A bit of stalling here from Pavlovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anton Pavlovich.
Pavlovich tests Valkovenäläinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valkovenäläinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valkovenäläinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valkovenäläinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with a straight right.
Pavlovich clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Pavlovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Pavlovich lands.
Valkovenäläinen lands a front kick.
Valkovenäläinen misses with a head kick.
Vladimir Valkovenäläinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pavlovich cracks Valkovenäläinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlovich swings for the body but Valkovenäläinen moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valkovenäläinen.
Valkovenäläinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valkovenäläinen has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valkovenäläinen throws a leg kick but Pavlovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlovich blocks a leg kick.
Valkovenäläinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valkovenäläinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valkovenäläinen throws a body kick that misses.
Pavlovich clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Pavlovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlovich is leaning against Valkovenäläinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vladimir Valkovenäläinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavlovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlovich slows down the pace here.
Pavlovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Pavlovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlovich lands a shoulder strike.
Valkovenäläinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pavlovich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pavlovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlovich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pavlovich lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Valkovenäläinen backwards.
Pavlovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pavlovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valkovenäläinen backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Pavlovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pavlovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Anton Pavlovich!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Anton Pavlovich!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Anton Pavlovich!
Anton Pavlovich wins by unanimous decision!
Anton Pavlovich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbie Millicent Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forrest Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barbie Millicent Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millicent Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Millicent Roberts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Millicent Roberts wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Millicent Roberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Millicent Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Millicent Roberts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
Millicent Roberts working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millicent Roberts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Millicent Roberts scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millicent Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Millicent Roberts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Millicent Roberts in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Millicent Roberts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millicent Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Millicent Roberts works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Millicent Roberts looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Millicent Roberts trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millicent Roberts controlling from mount.
Williams tries to buck Millicent Roberts off but he can't manage it.
Millicent Roberts controlling the position easily from mount.
Millicent Roberts lands a nice shot to the head.
Millicent Roberts working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams can't escape the position.
Millicent Roberts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
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.
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!
Millicent Roberts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Millicent Roberts dominating with strikes here.
Millicent Roberts looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Millicent Roberts lands a couple of good shots and Williams has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Millicent Roberts is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Williams has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Millicent Roberts has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Williams taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Millicent Roberts doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Barbie Millicent Roberts!
A victorious Barbie Millicent Roberts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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