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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Rock (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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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Rock! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Panteleev wants to clinch and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Panteleev misses with a wild body shot. Panteleev misses with a wild combination.
Rock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target. Panteleev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock. Panteleev slips under a jab. Panteleev throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range. Panteleev misses with a wild body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rock misses with a body shot.
Panteleev tries to land a leg kick but Rock saw it coming and moves away.
Rock avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panteleev. Panteleev moves into range and connects with a jab. Rock avoids the head kick by Panteleev.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Panteleev.
A jab from Panteleev does it's job there. Rock thumps Panteleev with a low kick. Panteleev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock. Panteleev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rock's hands. The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Panteleev scores with a nice head shot. Leonid Panteleev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Panteleev gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Panteleev tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Rock is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Panteleev buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Panteleev!! Panteleev is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Rock throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Rock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Constanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draco Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adolfo Constanzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Draco Smith! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Constanzo throws a combination that misses and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Smith stops Constanzo from getting back to his feet.
Smith wants to advance to full mount but Constanzo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Constanzo wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Constanzo wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position. Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Constanzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Adolfo Constanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Constanzo misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard. Smith is stalling in the full guard. Constanzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Smith with a flurry of punches that miss. Smith working some strikes from top position. Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Constanzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Constanzo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Constanzo won't allow Smith to sweep him here. Constanzo wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Constanzo won't allow Smith to sweep him here. Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Constanzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard. Constanzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him. Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Constanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith throws a big right hand that misses. Constanzo keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully. Constanzo is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea. Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Constanzo is retaining full guard. Constanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Smith looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Constanzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Smith dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Constanzo misses its intended target. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Constanzo, as that shot connected.
Smith throws a jab when Constanzo was well out of range. Constanzo misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Constanzo didn't expect that. Constanzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him. Constanzo keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully. Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Constanzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith throws a big right hand that misses. Constanzo wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it. Smith trying to control but Constanzo is working from the bottom. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Constanzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control. Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Constanzo is not content to let Smith control the position. Constanzo wants to get back to his feet but Smith is dominant here and he's now got Constanzo's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Constanzo is trying to stand back up. Smith is riding his opponent, not letting Constanzo buck him off. Smith wants to control but Constanzo is keeping busy. Smith throwing sloppy strikes. Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Constanzo as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Smith!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Constanzo is trying to stand back up. Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Smith controls the action. Constanzo is trying to get back to his feet but Smith has full control of the position and if anything, Constanzo has just worked his way into a worse spot. Smith is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Constanzo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Constanzo for a finish.
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. Constanzo is trying to get back to his feet but Smith has full control of the position and if anything, Constanzo has just worked his way into a worse spot. Constanzo staying busy and making it hard for Smith to control. Constanzo is trying to get back to his feet but Smith has full control of the position and if anything, Constanzo has just worked his way into a worse spot. Smith is controlling the position but Constanzo somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Constanzo is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Smith lands with a punch from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Smith 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Constanzo throws out a powerful jab. Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Draco Smith has been cut. Constanzo throws an off balance right hand
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Constanzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him. Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Constanzo's head but Constanzo avoids it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Constanzo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Constanzo wants to get back to his feet. Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Constanzo, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Constanzo is trying to buck Smith off. Smith controlling the position from side mount. Constanzo wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Constanzo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Smith is looking to take a break and control but Constanzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Constanzo's legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Constanzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Constanzo pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Constanzo wants to get back to his feet. Constanzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith. Constanzo tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Constanzo misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control. Constanzo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Smith's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Draco Smith has got the better of the ground game so far. Constanzo is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smith working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Constanzo's thigh. Constanzo counters though and makes it back to full guard. Smith throws a big elbow that misses. Constanzo keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully. Constanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Constanzo is keeping the position for now. Adolfo Constanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Draco Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Constanzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight! Draco Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Smith 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Smith! Post fight, Draco Smith took to the microphone: 'It's been a long time coming'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes into the arena with My World- Kid Cudi blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luana Peroba Filgueiras was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taisumov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taisumov wants it to stay on the feet. Filgueiras tries to clinch there but Taisumov circles away.
Taisumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filgueiras gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Filgueiras. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Filgueiras. Filgueiras dives in for a single leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Taisumov breaks the clinch.
Filgueiras on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Filgueiras tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Taisumov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Taisumov looks to land a combination but Filgueiras avoids it well. Filgueiras jabs Taisumov to the body, keeping him at a distance. Filgueiras dives in for a single leg takedown but Taisumov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Aslan Taisumov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.
That's one minute gone in the round. Filgueiras gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taisumov tries to kick Filgueiras off but Filgueiras keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Filgueiras scoring with strikes to the body and head. Taisumov wants to get back to his feet.
Filgueiras is figuring out what he wants to do next. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Filgueiras working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Filgueiras is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Filgueiras scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Filgueiras is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taisumov has managed to free his arm - good work. Taisumov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filgueiras on the ground. Filgueiras lands strikes from half guard. Taisumov is looking to escape. Taisumov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Filgueiras throwing shots but Taisumov is blocking nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Filgueiras seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taisumov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar comes to the cage accompanied by z Buta Wjeżdzam. Pozar Pozar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pozar Pozar! 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, Marc Lewis Dillinger! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pozar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pozar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Pozar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pozar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pozar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pozar clinches up with Dillinger and pushes him back against the cage. Dillinger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Dillinger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Pozar manages to break the clinch.
Pozar jabs Dillinger to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dillinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Dillinger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pozar just stands there and leans against the cage. Pozar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pozar misses with a head kick.
Pozar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Dillinger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Pozar manages to get to full guard.
Dillinger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillinger wants to control from the top but Pozar keeps moving. Dillinger drops back looking for a leg! Pozar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pozar manages to kick Dillinger off! Dillinger jumps back into Pozar's guard. Pozar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dillinger has his hands clasped together but Pozar extends and breaks Dillinger's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pozar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pozar Pozar! Pozar Pozar gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetsuya Tate has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tuckich misses with a body shot.
Tuckich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuckich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tuckich connects with a body shot. Tate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Tate wants to clinch. We've been hearing reports that Tate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Tuckich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Tate goes for a double leg but Tuckich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tuckich continues to drive forward. Tate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Tuckich trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tate managing to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tuckich with a flurry of punches that miss. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tuckich working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tuckich tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard. Tate is looking to stand up but Tuckich isn't so interested in that idea. Tate wants to improve his position but instead Tuckich has moved into half guard.
Tate is not content to let Tuckich control the position. Tuckich controlling the action here. Tate is refusing to be controlled, as Tuckich sits in half guard. Tuckich working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Tate is trying to maintain the position but Tuckich is very close to passing his half guard. Tuckich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Tuckich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Tuckich wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Hans Tuckich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tuckich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuckich lands with an overhand left. Tuckich just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuckich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tate rather than just go for the knockout. Tuckich looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range. Tuckich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate is looking to land body kicks. Tuckich swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Tuckich moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Tate tries for a takedown but Tuckich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Tuckich wants to clinch. Tuckich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tate on the side of the head. Tate staying out of range there. Tuckich shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily. Tuckich lands with a shot to the body. Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuckich leaves Tate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tuckich stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate. Tate gets slowly back to his feet. Tate darts in looking for a takedown but Tuckich gets double underhooks and turns Tate into the cage. Tate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Tate can't get the takedown.
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuckich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Tuckich tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tuckich is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tuckich tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tuckich is fending him off so far but Tate persists. Nope, Tuckich circles away and we're back to standing. Tuckich just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuckich. Tuckich tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Tuckich 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.
Tate shoots in but Tuckich avoids the takedown attempt easily. Tate is looking to clinch but Tuckich is avoiding it.
Tate throws a right hand that Tuckich ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuckich also avoids with ease. Tuckich looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range. Tuckich slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate, before circling back to the center of the mat. Tuckich missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tuckich tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tuckich scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuckich. Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Tate is working for a kimura but Tuckich is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tuckich gets full guard. Tate tries to stand but Tuckich is controlling from the bottom. Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuckich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Tate chips away with some ground and pound. Tate trying to control but Tuckich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Tate wants to pass the guard but Tuckich is keeping the position. Tuckich looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuckich, not yet. Tate being controlled here momentarily. Tuckich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tate is aware though and is defending well. Tate wants to control from the top but Tuckich keeps moving. Tate wants to stand but Tuckich is controlling his posture from full guard. Tate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Tuckich wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tuckich swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate. Tuckich dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tate moves into the clinch. Tuckich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Tuckich misses with a hook from the clinch. Tuckich is defending well against a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tate is looking to take this one to the mat. Tuckich manages to break the clinch.
Tuckich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuckich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tuckich won't be happy with that. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tate misses with the ground and pound. Tate working away. Tuckich is looking for a sweep. Tuckich can't do much from the bottom here. Tuckich is not content to let Tate control the position. Tate working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tate is trying to move to mount but Tuckich reverses beautifully and ends up in Tate's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tetsuya Tate will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tuckich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tate did well to prevent Tuckich getting side control. Tuckich slips a nice elbow through Tate's hands, connecting with Tate's forehead. Tate is trying to stand back up but Tuckich is controlling him
Tate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuckich scores with a couple of nice shots. Tuckich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Tate has hold of Tuckich's hands but Tuckich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tate trying to control but Tuckich postures up.
Hans Tuckich has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tate pushes Tuckich off looking to stand but Tuckich dives back in and keeps control.
Tate is pressing down on Tuckich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Tuckich wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving. Tuckich connects with a couple of short punches. Tuckich trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Tate throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tuckich tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tate is in Tuckich's guard. Tate stopping the sweep attempt from Tuckich. Tate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Tuckich is trying to control the position but Tate postures up. Tate throws an elbow that misses. Tuckich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tate's guard. Nice move by Tuckich! Tuckich wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving. Tate looking to control.
Tuckich won't allow Tate to get back to his feet. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuckich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Tate keeping moving, preventing Tuckich from controlling successfully. Tuckich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tate has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tuckich has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuckich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tuckich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuckich. Tuckich cracks a nice hook into Tate's ribs. Tuckich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tuckich scores with a jab to the head.
Tate misses with a double jab
and Tuckich counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tuckich looks to land a combination. Tate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tate is rocked! Tuckich steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Tate is out on his feet! Tuckich sets himself and nearly takes Tate's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hans Tuckich! After winning the bout, Hans Tuckich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolpakov has chosen Alisa - Aerobica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kolpakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Stray Dogs in the buildup to the fight. Wonha scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Wonha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Wonha wants to clinch up but Kolpakov keeps it at a distance. Wonha throws a push kick but Kolpakov slaps the foot to one side. Wonha throws a leg kick which misses Kolpakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kolpakov tries to avoid it. Kolpakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wonha. Kolpakov misses with an uppercut. Wonha saw that one coming. Wonha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kolpakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonha. A telegraphed right hand from Kolpakov misses the target. Wonha tries to clinch there but Kolpakov circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kolpakov blocks the body kick.
Wonha gets a clinch. Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha. Kolpakov tries to land a knee to the head but Wonha blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kolpakov takes an elbow to the temple. Wonha prevents a body shot from Kolpakov. Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Kolpakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nikolai Kolpakov has been cut. Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him. Kolpakov breaks from the clinch.
Kolpakov misses with an uppercut. Wonha saw that one coming. Wonha looks to land a right hand but Kolpakov moved out of range. Wonha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wonha avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice defenses there by Wonha. Wonha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kolpakov misses the shot to the body. Wonha tries to clinch there but Kolpakov circles away.
Kolpakov scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wonha throws a wild body kick that Kolpakov sees coming a mile off. Kolpakov misses with a straight left. Kolpakov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wonha's head. Wonha darts in and clinches Kolpakov up against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Kolpakov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Wonha.
Kolpakov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wonha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kolpakov can turn it around. Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wonha prevents Kolpakov from breaking the clinch. Kolpakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Kolpakov in his tracks for a moment. Kolpakov is trying to stall.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wonha connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolpakov working hard to break the clinch. Kolpakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kolpakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov blocks the elbow strike.
Kolpakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Wonha lands an elbow just above Kolpakov 's eye. Kolpakov tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage. Kolpakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage. Kolpakov tries to circle away but Wonha has him pinned against the cage. Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolpakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kolpakov looks winded! Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but Kolpakov blocks with his arms.
Kolpakov takes a knee to the side of the body. Kolpakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kolpakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kolpakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Wonha with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kolpakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Kolpakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kolpakov takes an elbow to the forehead. Kolpakov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kolpakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kolpakov managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolpakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kolpakov tries a knee to the head but Wonha blocks it.
Kolpakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonha has double underhooks. Knees to the body from Wonha.
Kolpakov tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kolpakov lands an elbow inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nikolai Kolpakov's cut. That's time! Wonha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolpakov misses the target. Nikolai Kolpakov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wonha clinches up against the cage. Kolpakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kolpakov is trying to force a seperation but Wonha has the dominant position. Kolpakov breaks from the clinch.
Wonha avoids the body shot from Kolpakov.
Wonha has managed to clinch.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Kolpakov's ribcage. Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kolpakov's face.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Kolpakov. Kolpakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonha avoids the damage to the body. Kolpakov avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha misses with a knee to the head. Kolpakov is breathing heavily. Wonha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolpakov avoids it. Wonha keeps control of Kolpakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Kolpakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wonha lands an elbow inside. Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Kolpakov is rocked! Wonha has Kolpakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kolpakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kolpakov is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him. Wonha lands a damaging elbow. Kolpakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonha finish him? A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha. Wonha connects with a knee right up the middle! Kolpakov tumbles to the floor and Wonha stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Incheol Wonha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Holy War. 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov! 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, Umba Matumba! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frolov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Frolov shoots in but no luck this time. Frolov sizes up Matumba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Matumba blocks a jab. Frolov misses the jab. Frolov looks to score with a jab to the body but Matumba is just out of range. Frolov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Matumba fails with a takedown attempt. Matumba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frolov. Matumba slips a jab from Frolov. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frolov lands a slapping body shot.
Matumba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Matumba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Frolov misses the body punch and Matumba counters with a straight right hand. Frolov stuffs the takedown attempt from Matumba. Matumba gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frolov misses with a jab to the body
and Matumba counters by moving into the clinch. Matumba wants the takedown. Frolov is fighting it off but Matumba persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Frolov's guard against the cage. Matumba pushes down on Frolov's leg and manages to get into half guard. Frolov moves into full guard.
Frolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Matumba tries to free his leg and advance position but Frolov is retaining full guard. Matumba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frolov's guard. Matumba is looking for a kimura but Frolov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matumba to get the leverage. Matumba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frolov gets full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Matumba connects with a couple of short punches. Frolov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matumba. Matumba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frolov's head. Matumba wants to control from the top but Frolov keeps moving. Matumba scoring with punches to the head and body. 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! Matumba throws a big elbow that misses. Matumba landing some decent shots from guard. Matumba throws a big elbow that misses. Matumba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frolov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Matumba is looking to work some ground and pound but Frolov has wrist control. Matumba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frolov, up you get! Matumba looks to land a combination but Frolov avoids it well. Frolov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Matumba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frolov is rocked! Matumba lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Frolov out cold! Frolov is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Umba Matumba!
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