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VFCR Round 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Yschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garland Oars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demitri Yschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garland Oars!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yschenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Yschenko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oars cracks Yschenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oars trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oars lands with some strikes.
Oars with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Yschenko working to try and regain half guard.
Yschenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yschenko tries to get out of the position.
Yschenko wants to hold on but Oars pushes him away.
Yschenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oars postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yschenko looks a forlorn figure.
Oars scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oars scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yschenko is rocked!
Oars landing strikes from the mount and Yschenko is in trouble!
Oh Yschenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oars avoids the attempt from Yschenko to control.
Yschenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Oars postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yschenko looks a forlorn figure.
Oars can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yschenko is looking to escape.
Oars cracks Yschenko with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garland Oars!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Raven (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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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Drummond!
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, Diego Raven!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drummond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Drummond misses.
Drummond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drummond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Diego Raven has been cut.
Drummond seems to be stalking Raven here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Raven drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arnold Drummond!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Gavrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Gavrik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leto Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Gavrik misses.
Gavrik misses with a wild combination.
Atreides wants to clinch up but Gavrik keeps it at a distance.
Gavrik digs a good hook to Atreides's body.
Gavrik scores with a nice right hand.
Gavrik throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atreides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gavrik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gavrik throws a series of punches but Atreides moves out of range.
Gavrik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gavrik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atreides. Gavrik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavrik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nikolai Gavrik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atreides throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gavrik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavrik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gavrik misses with a looping right.
Gavrik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavrik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavrik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atreides.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gavrik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gavrik with a nice cross.
Gavrik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atreides stuns Gavrik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gavrik.
Gavrik is breathing heavily.
Atreides dodges the punch combination from Gavrik.
Atreides shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gavrik's guard.
Atreides chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides passes Gavrik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gavrik is defending against the submission attempts here by Atreides.
Atreides looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Atreides trying to control from half guard but Gavrik is working away.
Gavrik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Atreides is looking to advance position but Gavrik won't allow it.
Atreides working over Gavrik with some ground and pound. Gavrik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Atreides winds up and cracks Gavrik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Atreides lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Atreides is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavrik is trying to stand back up but Atreides is controlling him
Atreides trying to pass the guard but Gavrik defending well.
Atreides landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gavrik is trying to stand up here but Atreides is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavrik tries to kick Atreides off in order to stand up. Atreides Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Atreides is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gavrik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gavrik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Atreides asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atreides is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gavrik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atreides landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Atreides's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gavrik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Atreides connects with a decent elbow.
Atreides grinds an elbow into Gavrik's temple.
Atreides is putting a hurting on Gavrik here, landing some big shots from side control.
Atreides prevents Gavrik from escaping the position.
Gavrik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Atreides on the ground.
Atreides is looking to take a break and control but Gavrik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atreides works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atreides prevents Gavrik from escaping the position.
Atreides is putting a hurting on Gavrik here, landing some big shots from side control.
Atreides has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atreides in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leto Atreides will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gavrik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atreides throws the kick towards the body but Gavrik avoids it.
Gavrik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gavrik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavrik throws a series of punches but Atreides avoids them all with ease.
Atreides dodges the punch combination from Gavrik.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gavrik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gavrik misses with a series of wild punches.
Atreides will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavrik moves out of range as Atreides strikes.
The fighters circling - Gavrik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavrik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atreides bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Atreides's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Atreides grinds an elbow into Gavrik's temple.
Gavrik wants to get back to his feet but Atreides drags him back down.
Atreides lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Atreides lands a nice forearm strike.
Atreides prevents Gavrik from escaping the position.
Atreides is chipping away with strikes.
Gavrik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Atreides connects with a decent elbow.
Atreides in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Atreides working the ground and pound from side control.
Atreides is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gavrik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Atreides landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavrik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Atreides creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gavrik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gavrik tries to get out of the position.
Atreides working the ground and pound from side control.
Gavrik takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Atreides grinds an elbow into Gavrik's temple.
Atreides is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gavrik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gavrik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gavrik pushes Atreides away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Atreides gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Atreides happy to just control the position for now.
Atreides wants to control but Gavrik is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides landing strikes.
Atreides connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gavrik some visible discomfort.
Atreides tries for a kimura but Gavrik is defending well.
Gavrik pushes Atreides away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Atreides gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Leto Atreides has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atreides wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gavrik keeps working.
Gavrik wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gavrik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gavrik fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gavrik shoots and misses
and Atreides makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atreides shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gavrik defends it nicely.
Atreides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolai Gavrik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavrik clinches up with Atreides and pushes him back against the cage.
Atreides changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gavrik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Atreides ducks under a wild hook from Gavrik.
Gavrik scores with a one two! Atreides had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gavrik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavrik fails to land with a series of punches.
Atreides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Atreides showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Atreides misses the shot to the body.
Atreides drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Atreides throws a solid leg kick but Gavrik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atreides.
Gavrik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atreides.
Gavrik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atreides has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Atreides scores with a shot to the body.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Atreides wants to control but Gavrik is keeping him busy.
Atreides is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atreides looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavrik is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Atreides there.
Atreides lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Atreides is looking for a kimura here.
Atreides is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gavrik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gavrik kicks off Atreides and gets to his feet.
Gavrik tries to keep at a distance but Atreides has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atreides jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gavrik walks away with a smile on his face. Atreides gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavrik manages to avoid it.
Atreides walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atreides misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gavrik keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavrik misses with a few strikes there.
Gavrik scores with a punch to the head.
Gavrik misses with a jab to the body
and Atreides counters with a takedown into side control.
Gavrik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Atreides is looking to take a break and control but Gavrik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gavrik taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavrik is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gavrik takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Atreides connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gavrik some visible discomfort.
Gavrik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Atreides asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gavrik wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Atreides tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gavrik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Atreides has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Atreides cracks Gavrik with a big right hand but Gavrik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gavrik wants to get back to his feet but Atreides drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Atreides tries to clinch up.
Gavrik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gavrik tries to clinch but Atreides moves away
and Atreides counters with a right hand to the body.
Atreides has Gavrik up against the cage in a clinch.
Gavrik has had enough of the clinch but Atreides keeps him there for the moment.
Gavrik working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gavrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gavrik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Atreides tightens his grip and picks Gavrik up, before dumping him to the ground. Gavrik manages to land in guard.
Nikolai Gavrik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavrik will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Atreides working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atreides working some strikes from top position.
Gavrik wants to get back to his feet but Atreides is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leto Atreides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atreides sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leto Atreides comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atreides winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leto Atreides!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivok Smolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brent Squires has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brent Squires seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Squires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivok Smolar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smolar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Smolar coming out on top.
It looks like Brent Squires has been cut.
Squires throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Smolar to counter with a crisp jab.
Squires gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smolar is not content to let Squires control the position.
Squires working Smolar over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires tries to pass to full mount but Smolar defends it.
Squires thows a huge punch but Smolar dodges it nicely.
Squires trying to control from half guard but Smolar is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squires stands up and beckons Smolar to join him on the feet.
Smolar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smolar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Squires shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smolar as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smolar counters with a one-two to the body.
Squires moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Squires scores with a hook to the body. Smolar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smolar misses with a double jab.
Squires throws a solid leg kick but Smolar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Squires.
Smolar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Squires.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squires lands a glancing blow to the side of Smolar's head.
Squires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smolar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squires circles away quickly and effectively.
Squires misses with a straight left.
Smolar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smolar duly obliges.
Smolar misses with a double jab
and Squires counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Squires.
Squires pushes down on Smolar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squires performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Squires throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Squires stalling away here and it's allowed Smolar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Squires trying to control the position from guard on top but Smolar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Squires is looking to work some ground and pound but Smolar has wrist control.
Squires is looking to advance position but Smolar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Squires tries to hold on but Smolar pushes him away.
Squires tries to reverse the position but Smolar maintains control.
Smolar stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but Smolar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smolar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivok Smolar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brent Squires's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Squires feints and as Smolar raises his hands in defense, Squires changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smolar wants to stand but Squires is controlling the position.
Squires throwing strikes but missing.
Squires wants to control from the top but Smolar keeps moving.
Squires trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Squires throws and elbow that misses. Smolar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Squires's guard. Nice move by Smolar!
Smolar tries to stand but Squires is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is pulling down on Smolar's head to control his posture.
Smolar is looking to stand up but Squires won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Squires throws a leg kick that misses.
Squires lands with a nice body punch.
Smolar throws a jab but it's blocked by Squires.
Squires misses with an uppercut.
Squires is looking to score with low kicks.
Squires just misses with a punch to the body.
Squires shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smolar pinned against the cage. Smolar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smolar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smolar misses with the combination.
Smolar throws a right hand that Squires ducks under and follows up with a left that Squires also avoids with ease.
A combination from Squires does no damage.
Smolar misses with a combination
and Squires counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smolar won't be happy with that.
Squires tries to move to mount but Smolar blocks the move with his legs.
Squires tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smolar regains half guard, as Squires was trying to land strikes.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires wants to take a breather but Smolar is having none of it.
Squires is looking to stall here but Smolar recovers full guard.
Squires won't allow Smolar to get back to his feet.
Squires advances position into side control!
Smolar parries the strikes from Squires easily there. Squires is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smolar to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smolar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Squires.
Squires throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Squires crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Squires crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smolar throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Smolar moves out of range of the leg kick from Squires.
Smolar throws a leg kick but Squires sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brent Squires's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Squires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smolar swivels and escapes.
Squires misses with a double jab
and Smolar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Squires moves away from the strike by Smolar.
Squires scores with a body shot.
Squires fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brent Squires is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squires throws a hook but Smolar avoids it easily.
Smolar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smolar avoids the body shot from Squires.
Smolar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squires.
A big right from Squires misses.
Smolar looks for the body kick but Squires saw that one coming.
Squires looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smolar!
Squires thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires tries to control but Smolar wriggling away.
Squires throwing strikes but Smolar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Squires wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smolar keeps working.
Squires missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squires is looking to stall here but Smolar recovers full guard.
Squires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smolar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Squires looking to sit in guard and control but Smolar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Squires working a defensive guard but Smolar passes into half guard.
Smolar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ivok Smolar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smolar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Squires.
Good shot there by Smolar.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Smolar pushes him off.
Squires will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Smolar. No joy for Squires on that attempt.
Squires misses with a low kick.
Squires scores with a nice head shot.
Squires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smolar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smolar throws a combination that misses
and Squires counters with a left and a right that stings Smolar.
Smolar stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smolar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smolar dodges the punch combination from Squires.
A right-left combo lands from Squires.
Smolar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Squires counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smolar's knee momentarily.
Squires swinging wildly here.
Smolar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Squires counters with a nice body shot.
Ivok Smolar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squires tries to clinch
and Smolar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Squires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smolar's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squires throwing strikes from guard but Smolar blocks nicely.
Squires 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.
Squires trying to control but Smolar is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smolar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Squires showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Squires 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Squires!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mitsi fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dengel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Backlash" by Front Line Assembly. mitsi fili has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wells Dengel!
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, mitsi fili!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel thuds a left hand into fili's body.
fili displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
fili scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
fili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
fili looks to land a combination but Dengel avoids it well.
fili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dengel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dengel slips a jab and a cross from fili.
fili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
fili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dengel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dengel trying to control the action but fili is working from the bottom.
Dengel working away.
Dengel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dengel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel wants to stand but fili has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dengel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dengel lands a head kick. fili smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
mitsi fili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dengel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming fili to the mat! fili manages to get full guard.
Dengel wants to control from the top but fili keeps moving.
Dengel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dengel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dengel is controlling him.
Dengel thows a big elbow that misses.
fili looks gassed!
Dengel gets to his feet - fili follows without any prompting.
fili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
fili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dengel.
Dengel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in fili's half guard.
Dengel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dengel stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dengel showed some decent athleticism there.
Dengel gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
fili misses with a double jab.
Dengel dodges the punch combination from fili.
fili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dengel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dengel wants to control the pace but fili is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dengel working for a submission but fili is keeping him at bay.
fili is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dengel unloads with some shots from mount but fili bucks and avoids them well.
Dengel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
fili holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dengel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
fili is looking to clinch.
fili misses with a few strikes there.
fili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dengel circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from fili misses.
fili misses with a jab, cross combination.
fili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
fili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dengel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dengel stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
fili steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dengel. That one must have hurt.
fili misses with the combination.
fili is breathing heavily.
fili misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili throws a right and a left that Dengel avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Dengel finds it's target.
Dengel scores a takedown into full mount!
Dengel stands up from mount. Strange move.
Dengel shoots in and bounces fili off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
fili can't keep his opponent in guard - Dengel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dengel stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows fili to get to his feet.
fili misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel shoots for a double leg takedown but fili sprawls well. He's pushed Dengel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dengel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from fili.
fili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
fili misses with a series of wild punches.
Dengel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dengel showed some decent athleticism there.
Dengel is just content to waste time from the top position. fili takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dengel wants to control from the top but fili keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! fili is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! fili has escaped and now he's on top!
fili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dengel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, fili has managed to get both his arms back between Dengel's legs - danger averted.
fili avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
fili wanted to stand there but Dengel had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and fili defends well.
fili wants to stand but Dengel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dengel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
fili fails with an attempt to clinch.
fili lands with a nice body punch.
fili throws a right hand that Dengel ducks under and follows up with a left that Dengel also avoids with ease.
fili swinging wildly here.
Dengel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dengel escapes and gets back to his feet.
fili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dengel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dengel wants to control but fili is keeping him busy.
Dengel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili gets caught flat footed, as Dengel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dengel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
fili wants to clinch.
fili throws a series of punches but Dengel moves out of range.
fili misses with a few strikes there.
Dengel is trying hard to land a takedown here. fili sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
fili scores with a three punch combo!
fili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dengel circles away quickly and effectively.
mitsi fili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by fili.
Dengel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. fili manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dengel trying to control but fili is working from the bottom.
Dengel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dengel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dengel gets to his feet. fili looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dengel slips under a jab from fili.
fili is looking to clinch but Dengel is avoiding it.
Dengel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili wants to sweep here but Dengel controlling him for the moment.
Dengel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dengel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fili can do to turn this around?
Dengel trying to control but fili is working from the bottom.
Dengel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wells Dengel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dengel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dengel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dengel gets to his feet. fili looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dengel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
mitsi fili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dengel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. fili did well to prevent Dengel getting side control.
Dengel decides to stand up.
fili throws a right hand that Dengel ducks under and follows up with a left that Dengel also avoids with ease.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dengel is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dengel throwing strikes from guard but fili blocks nicely.
mitsi fili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dengel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wells Dengel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dengel, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wells Dengel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piak Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piak Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandre Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a body kick that misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Nogueira.
It looks like Piak Drake has been cut.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Nogueira there.
Nogueira moves out of range of the body kick.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Alexandre Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drake has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Nogueira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
A frustrated look appears on Nogueira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Drake working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Drake working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Drake working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
Nogueira managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Nogueira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nogueira.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Nogueira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira taking a breather.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nogueira's efforts to push away.
Nogueira wants to break free but Drake has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nogueira working hard to break the clinch.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Nogueira shrugs off.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Nogueira.
Drake has Nogueira pressed against the cage, preventing Nogueira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nogueira is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nogueira avoids it.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Drake holds him up against the cage and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nogueira's defenses.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piak Drake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nogueira controlling the position from side mount.
Nogueira trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Drake tries to improve position but can't.
Drake is trying to get back to his feet.
Drake is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake connects with a solid leg kick.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira's knee but Nogueira avoids it well.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nogueira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Nogueira is predictable there
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Drake wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nogueira prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake wants to control but Nogueira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to bum rush Nogueira with a series of wild strikes but Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Piak Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira checks a low kick from Drake.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Nogueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogueira is trying to control. Drake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nogueira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nogueira's back!
Nogueira covering up well under a series of strikes from Drake.
Drake trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Nogueira covers up after that shot from Drake.
Drake somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Drake missing with strikes from the back.
Drake throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Drake thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nogueira has hold of Drake's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Drake throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nogueira 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!
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake wants to clinch but Nogueira slips to the side
and Nogueira counters with a straight right hand.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Drake 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Nogueira throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira works Drake's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Nogueira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Piak Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake lands with a kick to the temple. Nogueira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Nogueira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Piak Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nogueira.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Nogueira's shoulder, as Nogueira tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Nogueira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake throws a leg kick but Nogueira moved away.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira's knee but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Drake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nogueira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piak Drake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Head has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Preston!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Head defends it nicely.
Preston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Preston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Preston throwing shots but Head is blocking nicely.
Preston is looking for a kimura here.
Head knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Preston on the ground.
Preston trying to mount his opponent but Head defends it.
Preston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Head tries to get to full guard but Preston has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head tries to kick Preston off but Preston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Preston is working for a kimura but Head is defending it quite comfortably.
Preston throwing shots but Head is blocking nicely.
Head is trying to stand up here but Preston is controlling him well.
Preston winds up and cracks Head with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Head is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Preston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Head swinging wildly here.
Head throws a hook but Preston blocks it.
Preston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Preston ducks right into an uppercut from Head.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Head connects with a right hand. Preston shakes it off.
Preston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
Head misses with a body shot.
Head lands a left and a right that send Preston crashing to the mat, dazed. Head thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Preston is rocked!
Preston defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Preston is still on wobbly legs! Can Head finish him?
Preston has closed the distance and engaged Head in a clinch.
Head content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Head tries to break the clinch but Preston is controlling the position.
Preston seems to have recovered his senses.
Preston is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richard Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Preston.
Head tries to break the clinch but Preston is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Preston is looking to clinch.
Preston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Preston looks gassed!
Preston wants to pass the guard but Head is defending well.
Head moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Preston trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Head looking to control.
Preston wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head looking to control.
Preston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Head pushes Preston off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Richard Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Head throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston slips a jab and a cross from Head.
Head misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preston dodges the punch combination from Head.
Head swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Head scores with a one two! Preston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Preston shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Head misses with a straight left.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Head throws a one two combo.
Head misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Preston moves into range and clinches up with Head.
Preston is working for takedown but Head is calmly controlling the position for now.
Preston presses Head against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Preston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Head.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Head's head.
Preston wants a takedown but no success here.
Richard Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Preston.
Preston being controlled against the cage.
Preston keeps control of Head as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Head tries to break the clinch but Preston is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Head content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Head blocks an uppercut.
Head breaks the clinch.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Head throws a right hand that Preston ducks under and follows up with a left that Preston also avoids with ease.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preston shoots for a double leg takedown but Head sprawls well. He's pushed Preston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Preston lands a head kick. Head smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A swing and a miss from Head.
Head lands a left and a right that send Preston crashing to the mat, dazed. Head thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Head misses with a straight right.
Head cracks Preston with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Preston falls to his knees and Head doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Head!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli comes to the cage accompanied by De la Souls, by POS. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Orlow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alli is looking to slow Orlow down with leg kicks.
Alli lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlow. Alli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alli misses with an uppercut. Orlow saw that one coming.
Alli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alli cracks the inside of Orlow's front leg.
Alli is looking to score with low kicks.
Alli tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alli wants to land a leg kick but Orlow is out of range.
Alli takes the fight into the clinch.
Alli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alli has Orlow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orlow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Orlow!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alli avoids the attempt from Orlow to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow is looking to get to half guard.
Alli cracks Orlow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Orlow is working to get back to half guard.
Alli is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alli looking to finish with strikes here!
Alli throws some wild stikes that Orlow manages to avoid easily.
Orlow blocking the ground and pound.
Orlow 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlow's head.
Alli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlow's head.
Alli is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Orlow is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Muhamad Alli!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalas comes into the arena with I Abstain, Converge blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
162 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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24
168 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Kalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Lappalainen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lappalainen walks into a left hand.
Kalas thumps Lappalainen with a low kick.
Kalas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lappalainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalas staying out of range there.
Lappalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalas has closed the distance and engaged Lappalainen in a clinch.
Lappalainen blocks an elbow strike.
Kalas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lappalainen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kalas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lappalainen looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Kalas.
Kalas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kalas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Kalas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalas lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Aslak Lappalainen has been cut.
Kalas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalas.
Lappalainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lappalainen is rocked!
Lappalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lappalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalas finish him?
Kalas finds Lappalainen's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Lappalainen flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kalas lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Lappalainen will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Kalas!
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