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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Uotsec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Richards is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerald Uotsec!
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, Dick Richards!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uotsec.
Uotsec swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Uotsec - just one landing.
Richards misses with a shot to the body
and Uotsec counters with a right hand to the body.
Uotsec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uotsec misses with a hook.
Richards walks into a jab.
Uotsec misses with a straight right.
Uotsec throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Uotsec circles away.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uotsec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uotsec swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Uotsec looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards wants to clinch.
Uotsec drops Richards with a beautiful combination! Richards stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Uotsec is looking for the KO!
Richards is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uotsec fakes the body blow, causing Richards to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Richards goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerald Uotsec!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerald Uotsec thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fondels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio D Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Fondels!
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, Sergio D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Fondels.
Fondels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fondels with a nice cross.
D Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
D Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Fondels.
An inside leg kick from Fondels misses.
Fondels lands a leg kick that knocks D Cruz off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fondels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fondels missing with a left hand there. D Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fondels.
We've been told by Fondels's head coaches at Ironfist Athletics that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
D Cruz blocks a leg kick.
D Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fondels defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Fondels misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Fondels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Andy Fondels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio D Cruz.
Fondels pushes D Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fondels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of D Cruzs head.
Fondels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fondels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fondels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Cruz.
D Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
D Cruz moves forwards but Fondels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fondels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fondels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
D Cruz looks winded!
Fondels connects with a leg kick. D Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fondels cracks D Cruz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fondels has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning D Cruz to stand back up!
D Cruz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fondels scores with a shot to the body.
Andy Fondels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fondels throws a monster overhand right that drops D Cruz! Fondels follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Fondels!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy comes to the cage accompanied by Маечка. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
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, Tony Tron!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chetkiy fails to land the takedown.
Tron lands a nice shot to the body.
Chetkiy misses with a hook. Tron ducked under it nicely.
Chetkiy misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Tron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chetkiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Chetkiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tron lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Petia Chetkiy has been cut.
Chetkiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chetkiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chetkiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chetkiy momentarily.
Tron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chetkiy misses with an uppercut.
Chetkiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chetkiy moves into the clinch.
Chetkiy misses with a body punch.
Chetkiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chetkiy lands a takedown into guard.
Chetkiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tron is trying to keep Chetkiy in close.
Chetkiy cracks Tron with a solid left hand.
Chetkiy throws a big right hand that misses.
Chetkiy postures up in Tron's guard and throws a big left but Tron blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chetkiy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chetkiy wants to pass the guard but Tron is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tron is controlling Chetkiy's posture.
Tron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chetkiy stops Tron from standing up.
Chetkiy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Tron wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tron misses with a series of wild punches.
Chetkiy slips a jab and a cross from Tron.
Tron moves away from the strike by Chetkiy.
A swing and a miss from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy misses with a body shot.
Tron lands with an overhand left.
Tron slaps away a takedown attempt from Chetkiy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Chetkiy misses with a shot to the body
and Tron counters with a left and a right that stings Chetkiy.
Chetkiy closes the distance and clinches.
Chetkiy misses with some punches.
Tron being controlled against the cage.
Tron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chetkiy has Tron pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petia Chetkiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chetkiy misses with a punch to the body.
Tron tries to throw a body punch but Chetkiy avoids it by throwing Tron back against the cage.
Tron tries to break the clinch but Chetkiy is controlling the position.
Chetkiy lands a shoulder strike.
Tron working hard to break the clinch.
Chetkiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chetkiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tron's elbow.
Chetkiy stalling against the cage.
Chetkiy tries to work over Tron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chetkiy's elbow.
Tron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chetkiy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chetkiy as Tron tries to tie him up.
Chetkiy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tron's efforts to push away.
Tron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chetkiy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chetkiy.
Chetkiy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chetkiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tron being controlled here, momentarily.
Chetkiy stands up over Tron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tron trying to keep a closed guard but Chetkiy is proving a slippery customer.
Chetkiy postures up in Tron's guard and throws a big left but Tron blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petia Chetkiy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petia Chetkiy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chetkiy on the side of the head.
Tron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chetkiy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chetkiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chetkiy moves into the clinch successfully.
Chetkiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chetkiy misses with a body punch.
Tron blocks a body shot from Chetkiy.
A head punch on the inside from Chetkiy fails to land.
Tron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chetkiy keeps control of Tron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chetkiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tron misses with a double jab.
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!
Chetkiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chetkiy scrambles back to his feet.
Chetkiy is rocked!
Tron lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Chetkiy head around and knocks him out cold! Tron hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Tron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Tkyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Chalidow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Tkyka!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkyka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chalidow takes a step back to recover.
Chalidow shoots in but Tkyka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chalidow shoots for a takedown but Tkyka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chalidow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chalidow tries to clinch there but Tkyka circles away.
Tkyka keeps Chalidow at a distance using the push kick.
Chalidow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tkyka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chalidow is in Tkyka's guard.
Chalidow is pushing down on Tkyka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tkyka is fighting to maintain full guard but Chalidow has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalidow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tkyka makes his way to full guard, as Chalidow worked for a kimura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chalidow postures up and lands a big shot to Tkyka's brow.
Chalidow wants to control from the top but Tkyka keeps moving.
Chalidow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow is trying to control the action in half guard but Tkyka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chalidow is working for a submission of some sort.
Tkyka moves into full guard.
Chalidow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tkyka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tkyka has escaped and now he's on top!
Chalidow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tkyka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chalidow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chalidow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkyka throwing strikes from guard but Chalidow blocks nicely.
Tkyka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chalidow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chalidow is looking for a triangle but Tkyka pushes his legs off easily.
Tkyka is fighting to break Chalidow's control of his arms but Chalidow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chalidow trying to control the position.
Chalidow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tkyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tkyka pushes down on Chalidow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tkyka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkyka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tkyka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tkyka wants to control but Chalidow is keeping him busy.
Chalidow manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tkyka wants to control from the top but Chalidow keeps moving.
Chalidow is looking for a triangle here but Tkyka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tkyka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chalidow is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow is looking for a sweep.
Tkyka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tkyka controlling from side mount.
Chalidow struggling a bit here.
Chalidow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chalidow dodges the ground and pound from Tkyka.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chalidow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chalidow looking for submissions off his back.
Tkyka is just content to waste time from the top position. Chalidow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mamed Chalidow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chalidow shoots in looking for a takedown but Tkyka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chalidow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chalidow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tkyka pinned against the cage. Tkyka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tkyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Chalidow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tkyka counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Chalidow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tkyka throws a series of punches but Chalidow moves out of range.
Chalidow shoots in looking for a takedown but Tkyka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chalidow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tkyka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tkyka throws a series of punches but Chalidow avoids them all with ease.
Tkyka scores with a jab to the body.
Tkyka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tkyka.
Yuri Tkyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalidow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tkyka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tkyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chalidow. That did some damage!
Yuri Tkyka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tkyka.
Tkyka connects with a solid leg kick.
Tkyka digs a good body shot into Chalidow's ribs.
A jab from Tkyka does it's job there.
Chalidow is rocked!
Tkyka weaves into range and cracks Chalidow right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Chalidow goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tkyka is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Tkyka!
A victorious Yuri Tkyka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barril Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barril Salvador has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barril Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway closes the distance and clinches.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hathaway misses with the head strike.
Hathaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hathaway.
A frustrated look appears on Salvador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salvador stalls.
Salvador prevents a body shot from Hathaway.
Salvador is trying to force a seperation but Hathaway has the dominant position.
Hathaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvador working hard to break the clinch.
Hathaway looking to slow down the pace here.
Salvador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hathaway misses with a body punch.
Salvador can't find room to land a body shot as Hathaway controls the action.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway tries to clinch up but Salvador circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvador. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hathaway instigates a clinch.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvador clinches with his opponent.
Hathaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hathaway just leaning against Salvador, taking a breather.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.
Hathaway tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Hathaway back against the cage.
Hathaway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salvador avoids it.
Hathaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Hathaway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Salvador told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salvador paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hathaway is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salvador counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvador tries to keep at a distance but Hathaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salvador misses with the head strike.
Hathaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hathaway.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvador tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvador. Salvador gets slowly back to his feet.
Hathaway wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Salvador counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvador throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvador jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvador changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salvador takes the fight into the clinch.
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
Salvador forces Hathaway back against the cage and clinches.
Salvador working hard to break the clinch.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvador on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salvador misses with a wild body shot.
Hathaway rushes Salvador and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway has a couple of punches blocked by Salvador.
Hathaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Salvador wants to get back to striking at distance but Hathaway won't allow it.
Salvador managing to block the knees to the body from Hathaway.
A shot in the inside from Salvador.
Salvador lands an uppercut.
Hathaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Hathaway lands a nice shot to the body.
Hathaway slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hathaway for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Salvador is looking to break free of the clinch but Hathaway has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hathaway - that landed with a thud.
Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hathaway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hathaway wants to stand but Salvador is controlling his arm.
Salvador is not content to let Hathaway control the position.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet but Hathaway drags him back down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Hathaway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hathaway takes the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvador.
Hathaway blocks an uppercut.
Mike Hathaway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salvador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hathaways head.
Hathaway lands a body shot.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the side of Salvador's head.
Hathaway misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hathaway.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salvador creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Salvador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hathaway. No joy for Salvador on that attempt.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Salvador is having none of it.
Salvador looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to clinch up.
Barril Salvador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but Hathaway is out of range.
Salvador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Hathaway.
Hathaway has closed the distance and engaged Salvador in a clinch.
Hathaway has a couple of punches blocked by Salvador.
Hathaway keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hathaway.
Still in the clinch, Hathaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hathaway stalling in the clinch.
Hathaway gets through Salvador's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hathaway keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hathaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to land knees in the clinch but Salvador avoids the damage to the body.
Hathaway has Salvador pressed against the cage, preventing Salvador from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salvador is trying to break free.
Hathaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hathaway taking a breather.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the side of Salvador's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hathaway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salvador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvador is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hathaway misses with some punches.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salvador with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salvador scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a low kick as Salvador jumps back.
Salvador swats away the attempt to clinch by Hathaway.
Hathaway wants to clinch
and Salvador counters with a stiff right hand.
Salvador is looking to clinch but Hathaway is avoiding it.
A jab from Salvador misses.
Salvador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hathaway's waist but Hathaway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvador off to one side.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salvador has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Hathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barril Salvador.
Hathaway instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvador's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Salvador on the inside.
Hathaway lands a shot to the body.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Mike Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvador misses with an uppercut. Hathaway saw that one coming.
Salvador lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hathaway tries to clinch there but Salvador circles away.
Hathaway drives through and clinches with Salvador against the cage.
Salvador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvador tries to clinch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Barril Salvador has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway wants to clinch but Salvador slips to the side
and Salvador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hathaway is looking to clinch.
Salvador tries for a takedown but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hathaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barril Salvador's cut.
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!
Salvador dives in and grabs Hathaway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hathaway pushes down on Salvador's head and hops out.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador throws a lazy uppercut
and Hathaway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salvador moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off.
Salvador closes the distance and pushes Hathaway back into the cage.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salvador has a couple of punches blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salvador looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Salvador - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hathaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvador is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hathaway.
Salvador is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway scores with a hook to the body.
Hathaway lands a big right hand that drops Salvador! The killer instinct kicks in and Hathaway finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hathaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hathaway!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Tricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Tricksen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tricksen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Tricksen - just one landing.
Tricksen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rock manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tricksen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rock goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tricksen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rock's guard! Nice work there by Tricksen!
Tricksen won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock trying to control but Tricksen is working from the bottom.
Tricksen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is pushing down on Tricksen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tricksen is fighting to maintain full guard but Rock has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tricksen has hold of Rock's hands but Rock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rock is stalling here. Tricksen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tricksen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tricksen working away.
Tricksen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tricksen stands up.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Rock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nick Tricksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen wants to clinch.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown but Tricksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tricksen misses with a double jab.
A jab from Rock misses.
Rock avoids the body shot from Tricksen.
Rock misses with a hook
and Tricksen counters with a right hand to the body.
Tricksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Nick Tricksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tricksen closes the distance and pushes Rock back into the cage.
Rock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tricksen walks away with a smile on his face. Rock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tricksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tricksen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tricksen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Tricksen.
Tricksen misses with an uppercut
and Rock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tricksen pushes Rock off looking to stand but Rock dives back in and keeps control.
Rock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tricksen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tricksen is trying to stand up here but Rock is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tricksen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tricksen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rock.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tricksen keeps working.
Tricksen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tricksen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rock.
Rock wants to control from the top but Tricksen keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Tricksen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rock scores with a jab. Tricksen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rock drops his hands momentarily and Tricksen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tricksen stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tricksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rock counters with a takedown into side control.
Abu Rock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tricksen is trying to buck Rock off.
Rock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tricksen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricksen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rock misses with an uppercut. Tricksen saw that one coming.
Tricksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rock throws an elbow that misses. Tricksen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by Tricksen!
Rock keeping moving, preventing Tricksen from controlling successfully.
Tricksen won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Tricksen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tricksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rock is trying to control the position but Tricksen postures up.
Nick Tricksen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tricksen misses with a few strikes there.
Tricksen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rock rather than just go for the knockout.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Tricksen moved out of range.
Tricksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tricksen cracks Rock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abu Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock takes one on the button.
Tricksen throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Tricksen fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but Tricksen pushes him off.
Rock jabs Tricksen right on the nose. Tricksen blinks but takes it well.
Tricksen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rock circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen scores with a one two! Rock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tricksen.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tricksen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tricksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Tricksen moves out of range as Rock strikes.
Tricksen misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Rock just leaning against Tricksen, taking a breather.
Rock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tricksen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
Tricksen sizes up Rock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tricksen throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tricksen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rock prevents Tricksen from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tricksen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rock is on him like a limpet, forcing Tricksen back against the cage.
Rock wants to take the fight to the mat but Tricksen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tricksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tricksen throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock connects with a nice looking jab.
Tricksen gets a clinch.
Tricksen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tricksen walks away with a smile on his face. Rock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Rock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Tricksen. Those never looked like landing.
Tricksen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tricksen is trying to stand up here but Rock is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tricksen defending well though.
Rock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tricksen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tricksen tries to kick Rock off but Rock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tricksen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tricksen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rock wants to take a breather but Tricksen is having none of it.
Rock prevents Tricksen from standing back up.
Rock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tricksen sees it coming and defends easily.
Tricksen is trying to stand.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rock is trying to control. Tricksen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rock throws a strike but Tricksen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tricksen wants to stand up but Rock is controlling him.
Tricksen wriggles free and stands up.
Tricksen misses with a double jab
and Rock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tricksen's guard.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock throws a strike but Tricksen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tricksen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tricksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tricksen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock striking off his back but it's not causing Tricksen any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tricksen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Tricksen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam B Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. 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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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn scores with a nice body kick.
Christmas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glenn moves into the clinch.
Glenn tries to throw a body punch but Christmas avoids it by throwing Glenn back against the cage.
Christmas fails to pull guard.
Christmas jumps into guard, dragging Glenn to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Christmas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Glenn is working Christmas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Glenn slips nicely into half guard.
Glenn wants to take a breather but Christmas is having none of it.
Christmas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Christmas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas trying to keep a closed guard but Glenn is proving a slippery customer.
Glenn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glenn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Christmas trying to keep a closed guard but Glenn is proving a slippery customer.
Christmas looking for a sweep. Not yet Christmas, not yet.
Christmas working a defensive guard but Glenn manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Christmas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Glenn landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is being controlled here.
Glenn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christmas keeps working.
Glenn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Glenn working away.
Glenn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Glenn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Christmas being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christmas tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is working to get back to half guard.
Christmas is still trying to improve position.
Glenn avoids the attempt from Christmas to control.
Christmas is bucking up trying to escape but Glenn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Christmas is desperately trying to improve his position but Glenn has a good base and remains in mount.
Glenn landing strikes from the mount and Christmas is in trouble!
Glenn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Christmas has worked his arm free - good work by Christmas!
Christmas is not content to let Glenn control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Christmas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Christmas is letting Glenn control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam B Glenn dominated that round.
That's time! Glenn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Glenn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christmas.
Christmas shoots in and drives through. Glenn sprawls well.
Glenn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Christmas shoots in but no luck this time.
Sam B Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Christmas.
Christmas shoots for a double leg takedown but Glenn sprawls well. He's pushed Christmas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Glenn misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glenn trying to hold on to Christmas's head to control him but Christmas postures up.
Glenn is positioning himself well to prevent Christmas advancing to mount.
Glenn gets full guard.
Glenn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sam B Glenn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Christmas wants to control from the top but Glenn keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam B Glenn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Glenn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christmas.
Christmas slips a jab and a cross from Glenn.
Glenn motions for Christmas to come forward. Glenn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas gets tackled into the cage by Glenn. Glenn maintains the clinch.
Glenn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christmas up against the cage.
Glenn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Glenn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Christmas pulls Glenn into guard.
Christmas is trying to hold Glenn in close to prevent damage but Glenn has managed to pass into half guard.
Glenn is trying to control the action in half guard but Christmas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glenn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Christmas tries to roll over but Glenn keeps him under control.
Christmas is pressing down on Glenn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Christmas controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Glenn won't allow Christmas to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Christmas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christmas controls Glenn momentarily but Glenn frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam B Glenn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Glenn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glenn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glenn lands a front kick.
Glenn connects with a high kick.
Glenn misses with the combination.
Christmas closes the distance and clinches up with Glenn, looking for a takedown. Christmas pushes Glenn against the cage but Glenn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn closes the distance and clinches.
Christmas stalling in the clinch.
Christmas manages to pull guard.
Christmas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Glenn passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Christmas tries to buck Glenn off but Glenn is having none of it.
Glenn stands up and beckons Christmas to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Glenn tenderised Christmas's leg. Christmas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glenn lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam B Glenn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christmas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christmas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glenn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glenn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown but Glenn shows good takedown defense.
Glenn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christmas blocks the body kick.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glenn.
Glenn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christmas's head.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
Glenn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christmas is defended easily by Glenn.
Glenn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sam B Glenn is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Glenn jabs Christmas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christmas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glenn avoids it really well and circles away.
Sam B Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Christmas.
Christmas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glenn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christmas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Glenn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Glenn thuds a left hand into Christmas's body.
Glenn lands a nice looking body kick.
Sam B Glenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glenn slips a jab and a cross from Christmas.
Christmas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Glenn finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christmas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glenn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christmas is trying to pull guard but Glenn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Glenn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christmas is trying to maintain a safe position but Glenn gets an underhook and turns Christmas into the cage.
Glenn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Christmas pulls guard.
Christmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glenn defends well.
Glenn stays in close to Christmas's body and controls the position.
Glenn tries to free his leg and advance position but Christmas is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn passes Christmas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Christmas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Christmas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glenn defends well.
Christmas trying to keep a closed guard but Glenn is proving a slippery customer.
Christmas wants to sweep here but Glenn controlling him for the moment.
Glenn looking to sit in guard and control but Christmas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
John Christmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sam B Glenn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christmas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glenn manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Glenn controlling the action here for a moment.
Christmas tries to pull guard but Glenn won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Christmas obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Christmas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam B Glenn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glenn, 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 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam B Glenn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Salomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salomon was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Paris lands a jab to the head.
Salomon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paris misses with a low kick as Salomon jumps back.
Craig Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salomon darts in looking for a takedown but Paris gets double underhooks and turns Salomon into the cage.
Paris breaks from the clinch.
Salomon shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paris.
Paris throws a right hand that Salomon ducks under and follows up with a left that Salomon also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salomon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Salomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salomon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salomon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salomon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paris misses with a double jab.
Paris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Paris.
Paris lands a nice looking body shot.
Salomon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salomon slips a jab and a cross from Paris.
Salomon shoots in but Paris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paris gets in close and tags Salomon with a short punch that almost sends Salomon to the mat! Oh Salomon is in big trouble! He turns his back on Paris, trying to create some distance but Paris rushes him, striking wildly and Salomon goes down! The referee tackles Paris into the cage to end the fight! Paris is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Paris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorokhov circles away.
Dorokhov throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Dorokhov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dorokhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dorokhov. Dorokhov maintains the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Dorokhov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Dorokhov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorokhov lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Dorokhov cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dorokhov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorokhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorokhov blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dorokhov.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Dorokhov.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the body.
Dorokhov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Dorokhov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dorokhov digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
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!
Dorokhov landing knees to the head.
Dorokhov lands a right hand.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dorokhov lands with a light punch inside.
Dorokhov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva tries to clinch up but Dorokhov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva to the mat! Silva covers up and Dorokhov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sergey Dorokhov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison comes to the cage accompanied by Wherever I May Roam. Just Roll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison misses with a straight left.
Roll is looking to clinch.
Manison lands with a good body shot.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison throws a hook but Roll avoids it easily.
Manison tries to bum rush Roll with a series of wild strikes but Roll uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Roll.
Roll closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roll gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Just Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll tries to move into range but Manison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roll's hands.
Manison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Manison counters with a left and a right... And another left! Roll is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Konstantin Manison, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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