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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Peter Parker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Parker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parker. Parker obviously looking to wear him down.
Geist drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Geist creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Geist landing strikes.
Geist scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Parker to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker regains half guard.
Geist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker tries to kick Geist off but Geist keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker missing with punches from the bottom.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Geist working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Geist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Geist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Geist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Geist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Geist is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.
Parker is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Geist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Geist scores with a couple of nice shots.
Geist stalling away here and it's allowed Parker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Geist throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Geist is aware though and is defending well.
Geist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Geist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Geist stays in close to Parker's body and controls the position.
Parker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Geist postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Geist trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker is trying to control the position but Geist postures up.
Parker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Geist is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Parker.
Geist is chipping away with strikes.
Geist cracks Parker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Geist prevents Parker from escaping the position.
Geist lands a nice forearm strike.
Parker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Geist connects with a decent elbow.
Parker is letting Geist control him for a moment.
Geist trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geist working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Geist politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Geist prefers to stall for the moment though.
Geist scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Geist politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Geist prefers to stall for the moment though.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Geist is putting a hurting on Parker here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geist wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Geist tries to advance to mount but Parker denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Geist dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Geist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Geist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parker actively working from the bottom here.
Geist lands with a punch from half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geist working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Geist drops an elbow to the side of Parker's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geist working over Parker with some ground and pound. Parker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker is rocked!
Geist lands a big elbow - Parker is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Geist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Geist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rui Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Balboa dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on Balboa's head and hops out.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira thows a body kick. Balboa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferreira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferreira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferreira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balboa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferreira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ferreira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Balboa.
Balboa working the head and body with strikes.
Balboa slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira wants to improve his position but Balboa is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira gets back to full guard.
Balboa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa postures up in Ferreira's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira blocks it.
Balboa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balboa throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferreira is trying to keep Balboa in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
Ferreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balboa counters with a shoot takedown. Ferreira fights it but they end up in guard.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Balboa thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
Balboa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ferreira wants to stand and escape but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Balboa is proving a slippery customer.
Balboa pushing down on Ferreira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ferreira is looking to control Balboa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ferreira avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Balboa slips a nice elbow through Ferreira's hands, connecting with Ferreira's forehead.
Balboa working over Ferreira with some ground and pound. Ferreira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balboa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Balboa passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Balboa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Balboa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balboa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balboa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Balboa lands a couple of digs.
Balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balboa defends well.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferreira's head.
Balboa lands a couple of digs.
Balboa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balboa passes Ferreira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferreira has hold of Balboa's hands but Balboa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ferreira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Balboa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa is working for a kimura but Ferreira is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balboa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferreira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balboa landing some decent shots from guard.
Balboa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Balboa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balboa is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferreira has wrist control.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balboa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balboa distracts Ferreira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Balboa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balboa postures up in Ferreira's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira blocks it.
Balboa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ferreira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ferreira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ferreira!
Balboa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ferreira.
Ferreira working the strikes but Balboa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to control. Balboa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ferreira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Balboa is trying to stand up here but Ferreira is controlling him well.
Ferreira is keen to just control but Balboa is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to stall here but Balboa recovers full guard.
Ferreira wanted to stand there but Balboa had control of the position.
Ferreira wants to stand and escape but instead Balboa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Balboa chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balboa is in close to Ferreira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balboa stands and throws Ferreira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Balboa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Balboa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ferreira is trying to escape and Balboa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ferreira is forced to tap! Nice work there by Balboa! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocky Balboa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emilio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voskresensky.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Voskresensky misses the shot to the body.
Voskresensky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Voskresensky throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa works Voskresensky's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Voskresensky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Voskresensky.
Voskresensky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voskresensky looks gassed!
Voskresensky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbosa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Voskresensky rolls with it to try and escape but Barbosa cranks on the arm and Voskresensky is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emilio Barbosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riku Tiirismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhajit Zemenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riku Tiirismaa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Tiirismaa!
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, Rhajit Zemenov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemenov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiirismaa as he avoids it easily.
Zemenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiirismaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiirismaa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zemenov is trying to control Tiirismaa's posture but Tiirismaa avoids it.
Zemenov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tiirismaa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tiirismaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zemenov is just riding it out for now. Tiirismaa eventually gives up the hold.
Zemenov pushes Tiirismaa off looking to stand but Tiirismaa dives back in and keeps control.
Tiirismaa seems to be working for a kimura but Zemenov defends the submission attempt.
Zemenov is trying to get back to full guard.
Tiirismaa is looking for a kimura here.
Tiirismaa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemenov misses with a takedown
and Tiirismaa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tiirismaa wants to stand but Zemenov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tiirismaa won't allow Zemenov to get back to his feet.
Zemenov wants to sweep but no luck.
Tiirismaa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zemenov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tiirismaa prevents Zemenov from getting back to his feet.
Zemenov looks gassed!
Tiirismaa drops back looking for a leg! Zemenov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zemenov manages to kick Tiirismaa off! Tiirismaa jumps back into Zemenov's guard.
Zemenov has his feet on Tiirismaa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tiirismaa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zemenov won't be happy with that.
Riku Tiirismaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhajit Zemenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemenov stops Tiirismaa from passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tiirismaa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zemenov, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiirismaa tries to move to mount but Zemenov blocks the move with his legs.
Tiirismaa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zemenov is looking for a sweep.
Zemenov is trying to buck Tiirismaa off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tiirismaa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zemenov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zemenov is pushing Tiirismaa's head away, looking to escape. Tiirismaa manages to hold on to the position though.
Tiirismaa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zemenov, who protects the arm well.
Zemenov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tiirismaa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tiirismaa drops back looking for a leg! Zemenov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zemenov manages to kick Tiirismaa off! Tiirismaa jumps back into Zemenov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tiirismaa prevents Zemenov from getting back to his feet.
Tiirismaa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zemenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zemenov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiirismaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Zemenov trying to control but Tiirismaa is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zemenov throws and elbow that misses. Tiirismaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zemenov's guard. Nice move by Tiirismaa!
Tiirismaa wants to pass the guard but Zemenov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Tiirismaa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zemenov with a poor takedown
so Tiirismaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tiirismaa passes Zemenov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tiirismaa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zemenov controls his leg.
Tiirismaa wants to work for an arm triangle but Zemenov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zemenov tries to roll over but Tiirismaa keeps him under control.
Riku Tiirismaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiirismaa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tiirismaa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zemenov's half guard.
Tiirismaa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tiirismaa is thwarting Zemenov's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemenov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zemenov is breathing heavily.
Zemenov misses with a takedown
and Tiirismaa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zemenov's guard now.
Tiirismaa pushing down on Zemenov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tiirismaa is working for a submission of some sort.
Tiirismaa stops Zemenov from getting back to his feet.
Zemenov is defending against the submission attempts here by Tiirismaa.
Tiirismaa wants to stand but Zemenov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov has one foot on Tiirismaa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zemenov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zemenov trying to control but Tiirismaa is working from the bottom.
Zemenov wants to pass the guard but Tiirismaa is keeping the position.
Tiirismaa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zemenov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemenov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiirismaa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiirismaa has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa stands up from Zemenov's guard - Tiirismaa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tiirismaa scores with a takedown into Zemenov's guard.
Tiirismaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zemenov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zemenov is trying to keep Tiirismaa in close.
Tiirismaa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiirismaa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zemenov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zemenov has escaped and now he's on top!
Tiirismaa looking to control.
Zemenov trying to control but Tiirismaa is working from the bottom.
Zemenov works over Tiirismaa with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiirismaa scores with a short punch from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Tiirismaa dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zemenov fails with the takedown
and Tiirismaa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tiirismaa pulls guard successfully.
Zemenov looking to sit in guard and control but Tiirismaa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tiirismaa forces his way into half guard.
Zemenov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tiirismaa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zemenov sees it coming and defends easily.
Zemenov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zemenov is looking for a sweep. Tiirismaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiirismaa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiirismaa decides to stand and escape the position.
Zemenov shoots and misses
so Tiirismaa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tiirismaa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zemenov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zemenov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zemenov!
Zemenov working the ground and pound but Tiirismaa is defending the strikes.
Tiirismaa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from Zemenov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Zemenov crashes against the mat.
Tiirismaa wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Tiirismaa is not content to let Zemenov control the position.
Tiirismaa regains half guard there - taking advantage of Zemenov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tiirismaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zemenov!
Zemenov tries to hold on but Tiirismaa pushes him away.
Zemenov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tiirismaa.
Zemenov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tiirismaa.
Tiirismaa avoids the attempt from Zemenov to control.
Zemenov regains half guard.
Tiirismaa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riku Tiirismaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov pushes Tiirismaa off looking to stand but Tiirismaa dives back in and keeps control.
Zemenov tries to get to full guard but Tiirismaa has control of the leg.
Tiirismaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zemenov is just riding it out for now. Tiirismaa eventually gives up the hold.
Tiirismaa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zemenov sees it coming and defends easily.
Zemenov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rhajit Zemenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiirismaa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Tiirismaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiirismaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riku Tiirismaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovechkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kasabian - Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Boris Dragonov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Boris Dragonov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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278 lbs
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237 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dragonov misses.
Dragonov drops Ovechkin with a beautiful combination! Ovechkin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dragonov is looking for the KO!
Ovechkin is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Ovechkin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragonov throws a head kick that misses.
Ovechkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragonov finish him?
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Ovechkin avoids them all with ease.
Ovechkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Ovechkin ducks under a wild hook from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands with a shot to the body.
Dragonov sends Ovechkin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dragonov is motioning to the referee to let Ovechkin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Alexander Ovechkin's cut even more.
Crack! Dragonov connects with the perfect overhand right and Ovechkin falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Dragonov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Dragonov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Giel (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jones Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giel stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giel slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch but Giel moves away
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Giel ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Giel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giel.
Silva throws a one two combo.
It looks like Paul Giel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giel swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Giel slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel slips under a jab.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jones Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Silva connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giel throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giel tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Giel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Paul Giel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giel lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a nice body shot.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Giel works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Jones Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giel was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a hook.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Giel lands with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paul Giel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Giel ducks down to avoid it.
Giel scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones Silva's cut is getting worse.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
Giel checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva looks to clinch
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab when Giel was well out of range.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Giel's shoulder, as Giel tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Giel.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giel swinging wildly here.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Giel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Giel defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giel circles away.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Silva cracks Giel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Giel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Giel tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giel scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a right hand to the body.
Giel looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Giel shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel slips a straight right by Silva.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel scores with a body shot.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
Silva shoots in but Giel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Giel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a combination
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Giel.
Giel tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Giel scores with a four punch combination!
Giel scores with a nice head shot.
Paul Giel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giel looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Giel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giel 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Giel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Yankowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yankowy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Just Can't Hate Enough kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Hugh Honey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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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, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Yankowy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey throws a right and a left that Yankowy avoids nicely.
Honey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yankowy manages to avoid it.
Honey throws a nice looking combination but Yankowy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Honey throws a right and a left that Yankowy avoids nicely.
Honey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yankowy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Honey sprawls well initially but Yankowy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Honey taking some punishment here, with Yankowy in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yankowy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yankowy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yankowy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey wants to improve his position but Yankowy is controlling well.
Yankowy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Honey defending well though.
Yankowy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Honey tries to roll over but Yankowy keeps him under control.
Yankowy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honey wants to control but Yankowy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yankowy avoids the body shot from Honey.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honey scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jon Yankowy has been cut.
Hugh Honey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honey misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy tries to clinch up but Honey circles away and keeps his distance.
Honey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yankowy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yankowy throws a sloppy head kick and Honey moves out of range easily.
Honey leaves Yankowy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yankowy blocks a jab.
Honey digs a good hook to Yankowy's body.
Honey scores with a shot to the body.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yankowy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Yankowy.
Yankowy looks gassed!
Honey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Honey wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Honey does no damage.
Honey is looking to wear down Yankowy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honey tries to bum rush Yankowy with a series of wild strikes but Yankowy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honey lands a slapping body shot.
Yankowy dodges the punch combination from Honey.
Yankowy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Honey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yankowy somewhat.
Honey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey misses with a double jab.
Yankowy slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
Honey throws a series of punches but Yankowy avoids them all with ease.
Honey stalks Yankowy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yankowy's face. Yankowy staggers backwards, shaken.
Yankowy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honey.
Honey throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yankowy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankowy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yankowy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Yankowy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honey misses with the combination.
Yankowy is looking to clinch.
Yankowy fails to land the takedown.
Yankowy shoots in looking for a takedown. Honey tries to sprawl out of it but Yankowy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Honey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Honey does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yankowy dodges the punch combination from Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honey fails to land with a series of punches.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Honey throws a series of punches but Yankowy moves out of range.
Honey throws a jab when Yankowy was well out of range.
Yankowy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Honey as he avoids it easily.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Yankowy.
Honey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yankowy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Honey.
Honey takes a swing at Yankowy's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Yankowy is just out of range.
Yankowy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Honey keeps the fight on the outside.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Yankowy is just out of range.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Yankowy moved out of range nicely.
Honey throws a series of punches but Yankowy moves out of range.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Honey lands with a good body shot.
Honey lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Honey connects with a right hand. Yankowy shakes it off.
Honey misses with the combination.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honey throws a jab when Yankowy was well out of range.
Honey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Honey misses.
Hugh Honey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yankowy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honey but Honey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yankowy closes the distance and clinches up with Honey, looking for a takedown. Yankowy pushes Honey against the cage but Honey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yankowy moves away from the strike by Honey.
Honey lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Honey.
Honey cracks Yankowy with an open hand slap.
Honey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yankowy.
Honey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Honey throws a right and a left that Yankowy avoids nicely.
Yankowy fails to land the takedown.
Yankowy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honey, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Yankowy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yankowy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yankowy slips a jab from Honey.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Yankowy drops his hands momentarily and Honey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yankowy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Yankowy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Honey's guard.
Yankowy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Honey pulls Yankowy in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Honey manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yankowy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yankowy wants to sweep but no luck.
Honey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yankowy keeping moving, preventing Honey from controlling successfully.
Honey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yankowy's guard.
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.
Yankowy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Honey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yankowy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yankowy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Honey stands and steps away. Yankowy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Honey tests Yankowy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honey throws a right and a left that Yankowy avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honey but Honey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Honey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yankowy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honey throws out a loose jab but Yankowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yankowy dodges the punch combination from Honey.
Honey misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Honey misses.
Some wild striking there from Honey.
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.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yankowy.
Honey scores with a hook.
Yankowy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Yankowy.
Honey throws a right hand that Yankowy ducks under and follows up with a left that Yankowy also avoids with ease.
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Honey misses with a two punch combination.
Honey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Honey scores with a nice right hand.
Jon Yankowy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honey, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Prager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Prager!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Z avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prager shoots and misses
and Z counters with a single leg into guard. Prager didn't expect that.
Z passes into half guard.
Z moves into full mount! Prager won't be happy about that!
Z takes Prager's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Prager is in trouble.
Prager looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Z working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Z is persistently looking for the submission but Prager is defending it well.
Prager controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Z's arms.
Prager is trying to get back to his feet but Z has full control of the position and if anything, Prager has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Z is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Prager has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prager is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Z has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Prager has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Z is breathing heavily.
Z is looking for the choke from the back position but Prager is controlling his hands well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prager trying to get back to his feet but Z is in full control for now.
Prager defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Z's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prager wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prager fending off the submission attempt from Z.
Prager trying to get back to his feet but Z is in full control for now.
Prager is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Z patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Z working for a choke but Prager is defending well.
Prager controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Z looking to break Prager's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Prager remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Z will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Prager defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Prager has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Z is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Prager defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prager has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Prager preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Z.
Z misses with an elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Z tightening his grip on Prager, looking for the choke.
Prager is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Z dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Z shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Prager napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Z thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Prager is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Z asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Z tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Z working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prager is trying to buck Z off.
Z is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prager can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Z is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prager has escaped the position, nice work there.
Z tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Z has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Prager wants to get back to his feet but Z drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Z. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Z is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prager knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Prager is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Z is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prager has escaped the position, nice work there.
Prager is pushing Z's head away, looking to escape. Z manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Z is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prager has escaped the position, nice work there.
Z thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Prager wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Z working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prager wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prager has escaped the position, nice work there.
Prager is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Z tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Z has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Prager wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Z dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Z with a poor takedown
and Prager counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Z thinking.
Z tries to clinch but Prager is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Z.
Prager throws a left and a right that both miss
and Z counters with a shoot takedown. Prager fights it but they end up in guard.
Prager keeping full guard, as Z tries to pass.
Prager wriggles free and stands up.
Z tries to keep at a distance but Prager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Z pulls guard.
Prager landing with the ground and pound.
Prager wants to stand but Z is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prager tries to stand but Z is controlling from the bottom.
Z escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prager gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Z working for a triangle but Prager defends it easily.
Prager wants to stand but Z is controlling his posture from full guard.
Prager is looking to work some ground and pound but Z has wrist control.
Z working for a triangle but Prager defends it easily.
Prager is in close to Z's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prager trying to control but Z is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Prager wants to stand but Z has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Z working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prager doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prager manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Prager stopping the sweep attempt from Z.
Prager postures up in Z's guard and throws a big left but Z blocks it.
Jay Z overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Z looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prager keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Z's head.
Prager tries to stand but Z is controlling from the bottom.
Prager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Z looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Z working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prager doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prager manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Z manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prager manages to get himself to full guard.
Z passes Prager's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Z trying to pass the guard but Prager defending well.
Prager tries to kick Z off but Z keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Z works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z landing strikes from the mount.
Z is working for a guillotine from mount but Prager frees his head quite easily.
Prager is trying to stand up.
Peter Prager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Z is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Prager is surviving well by controlling Z's body position as best he can.
Prager throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prager wants to try and get back to his feet.
Prager swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Z showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Z, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Z!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Petroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Wasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Petroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Wasserman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petroni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petroni dives in and grabs Wasserman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wasserman pushes down on Petroni's head and hops out.
Petroni takes the fight into the clinch.
Petroni wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Petroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasserman is struggling to control the position.
Petroni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Petroni is trying to maintain a safe position but Wasserman gets an underhook and turns Petroni into the cage.
Wasserman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wasserman taking a breather.
Wasserman controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anatoly Wasserman.
Wasserman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petroni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petroni fails to pull guard.
Wasserman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petroni.
Wasserman looking to slow down the pace here.
Wasserman tries a knee to the head but Petroni blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petroni.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petroni as Wasserman tries to tie him up.
Wasserman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petroni blocks it with crossed arms.
Wasserman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petroni blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasserman is struggling to control the position.
Wasserman trying to stall but Petroni improves his position.
Wasserman connects with a knee to the head.
Petroni pulls Wasserman into guard.
Wasserman looking to pass the guard.
Petroni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wasserman is controlling him.
Petroni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wasserman prevents Petroni from taking his back.
Wasserman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wasserman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Petroni wants to control the pace but Wasserman is squirming around nicely.
Petroni is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wasserman misses with a takedown
and Petroni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petroni wants to control but Wasserman is keeping him busy.
Petroni tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wasserman controls his leg.
Petroni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wasserman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wasserman tries to kick Petroni off but Petroni keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wasserman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wasserman.
Wasserman wants to stand up but Petroni is controlling him.
That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petroni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petroni trying to control the position but Wasserman is working away.
Wasserman sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Petroni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petroni feints and as Wasserman raises his hands in defense, Petroni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wasserman is looking to stand up but Petroni isn't so interested in that idea.
Petroni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wasserman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Petroni off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wasserman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petroni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wasserman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wasserman wants it to stay on the feet.
Petroni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wasserman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petroni lunges at Wasserman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wasserman's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petroni throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wasserman was covering up waiting for the punch and Petroni finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Petroni tries to stand but Wasserman is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wasserman is on top in guard.
Wasserman trying to control but Petroni is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petroni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petroni is on top in guard.
Petroni is looking to stand up but Wasserman won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petroni preventing the sweep.
Petroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wasserman wants to stand up but Petroni is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wasserman is on top in guard.
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.
Petroni looking for a triangle here. Wasserman is fighting it but it looks tight! Petroni pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wasserman is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcelo Petroni!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Steakworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Steakworth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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285 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Steakworth!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxtable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steakworth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huxtable misses with a few strikes there.
Huxtable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steakworth connects with a single shot there.
Huxtable moves in looking to clinch but Steakworth pushes him off.
Steakworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huxtable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huxtable ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steakworth avoids the head kick by Huxtable.
Huxtable throws a chopping leg kick but Steakworth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steakworth walks into a jab.
Steakworth has a takedown stuffed.
Huxtable throws a head kick that misses
and Steakworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huxtable throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steakworth shoots in looking for a takedown. Huxtable tries to sprawl out of it but Steakworth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huxtable 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.
Huxtable feints and then cracks Steakworth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steakworth down.
Huxtable tries to close the distance and clinch but Steakworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huxtable clobbers Steakworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steakworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Huxtable is looking to clinch.
Huxtable avoids the body shot from Steakworth.
Steakworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cliff Huxtable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxtable lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steakworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steakworth throws a leg kick that is checked
and Huxtable counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steakworth's knee momentarily.
Steakworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxtable.
Steakworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable throws a looping overhand right but Steakworth ducks down to avoid it.
Huxtable throws a lazy head kick
and Steakworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steakworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxtable.
Huxtable throws a sloppy head kick and Steakworth moves out of range easily.
Steakworth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Steakworth duly obliges.
Steakworth misses with the body kick
and Huxtable counters with a nice leg kick.
Huxtable throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steakworth's head.
Huxtable wants to clinch but Steakworth slips to the side
and Steakworth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Huxtable.
Steakworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Huxtable sprawls well initially but Steakworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steakworth wants to take a breather but Huxtable is having none of it.
Huxtable looking for submissions off his back.
Huxtable gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huxtable is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable keeping moving, preventing Steakworth from controlling successfully.
Huxtable wants to stand up but Steakworth is controlling him.
Huxtable is trying to control the position but Steakworth postures up.
Steakworth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Huxtable is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steakworth passes Huxtable's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Huxtable is refusing to be controlled, as Steakworth sits in half guard.
Well, if Steakworth 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.
I looks like Steakworth might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steakworth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huxtable'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.
Huxtable is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Huxtable dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huxtable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Steakworth with that takedown attempt.
Steakworth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steakworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huxtable lands a head kick. Steakworth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Steakworth throws a leg kick
and Huxtable counters with a two punch combo.
Huxtable forces Steakworth back against the cage and clinches.
Huxtable gets underhooks to prevent Steakworth's takedown attempt.
Huxtable scores with a shot to the side of Steakworth's head.
Huxtable works on Steakworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Steakworth is trying to drag Huxtable to the mat but Huxtable just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cliff Huxtable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Steakworth.
Huxtable lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxtable gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steakworth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huxtable has him pressed against the cage.
Steakworth is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxtable obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huxtable - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huxtable tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steakworth avoids it.
Steakworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huxtable misses with a knee to the head.
Huxtable lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxtable throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huxtable misses with a knee strike.
Steakworth tries to pull guard but Huxtable won't allow it.
Huxtable is struggling to control the position.
Huxtable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steakworth backwards.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike.
Huxtable working aggressively here.
Huxtable slowing the pace effectively.
Huxtable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steakworth backwards.
Steakworth being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steakworth can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxtable.
Huxtable stalling in the clinch but Steakworth improves position.
Huxtable is leaning against Steakworth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huxtable misses with a punch to the body.
Steakworth manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Huxtable is looking to stand up but Steakworth won't let him.
Steakworth trying to control the position.
Huxtable trying to control the position from guard on top but Steakworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huxtable wants to stand but Steakworth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Huxtable is fighting to break Steakworth's control of his arms but Steakworth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable gets to his feet. Steakworth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Steakworth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steakworth stopping the sweep attempt from Huxtable.
Steakworth content to stall in guard here.
Huxtable pushes Steakworth off and scrambles back to his feet.
Huxtable takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Huxtable.
Huxtable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Steakworth.
Steakworth misses with a body shot.
Huxtable throws a front kick aimed at Steakworth's knee but Steakworth avoids it well.
Huxtable throws and low kick but Steakworth moves out of range easily.
Huxtable will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Huxtable doesn't manage to clinch there - Steakworth circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huxtable attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Huxtable tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steakworth counters with a nice body shot.
Steakworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huxtable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steakworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Huxtable dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Huxtable throws a head kick that misses.
Huxtable moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Steakworth.
Huxtable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huxtable takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huxtable scores with a head kick.
Steakworth throws a shot from downtown. Huxtable moves away and avoids it.
Steakworth blocks a head kick by Huxtable.
Steakworth looks to land a left hand but Huxtable moved out of range nicely.
Steakworth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Huxtable wants to land a leg kick but Steakworth is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steakworth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Huxtable is trying to defend but Steakworth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Steakworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huxtable does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steakworth is working for a kimura but Huxtable is defending it quite comfortably.
Huxtable wants to get back to his feet.
Huxtable wants to control but Steakworth is keeping busy.
Steakworth trying to pass the guard but Huxtable defending well.
Huxtable flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Huxtable throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steakworth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steakworth is defended easily by Huxtable.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huxtable.
Steakworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steakworth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steakworth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huxtable tries to avoid it but Steakworth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huxtable to the ground. Huxtable escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huxtable swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steakworth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huxtable tries to clinch
and Steakworth counters with a shoot takedown. Huxtable fights it but they end up in guard.
Huxtable punching from the bottom - just letting Steakworth know he's still in a fight.
Huxtable not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steakworth pushes down on Huxtable's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steakworth is thwarting Huxtable's attempts to control the position.
Steakworth prevents Huxtable from improving his position.
Huxtable manages to get to full guard.
Steakworth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Huxtable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steakworth manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable wants to get up but he can't break Steakworth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Steakworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steakworth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lionel Steakworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huxtable has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steakworth is proving hard to escape from.
Huxtable drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steakworth dives on top into guard.
Steakworth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steakworth pushes down on Huxtable's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Steakworth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Steakworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Huxtable 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Huxtable!
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FIGHT
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