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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Acton!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton looks to score with a jab to the body but Panteleev is just out of range.
Acton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
Acton misses with a straight right.
Acton doesn't manage to clinch there - Panteleev circles away.
Panteleev tests Acton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panteleev connects with a single shot there.
Acton misses with the combination.
Acton throws a right hand that Panteleev ducks under and follows up with a left that Panteleev also avoids with ease.
Panteleev connects with a body shot that sends Acton's belly button to the back.
Panteleev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Acton looks winded!
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panteleev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Panteleev. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panteleev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acton backs up against the cage.
Panteleev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Acton misses with a series of wild punches.
Panteleev tries a low kick but Acton avoids it.
Panteleev scores with a sloppy right hand. Acton should have avoided that one.
Panteleev throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev thuds his right hand into Acton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Panteleev lands a nice looking body shot.
Panteleev moves into the clinch successfully.
Panteleev gets through Acton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Panteleev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Acton is working for takedown but Panteleev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Acton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panteleev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panteleev.
Panteleev lands a nice uppercut.
Panteleev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Panteleev lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panteleev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panteleev tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Panteleev lands a nice uppercut.
Panteleev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Panteleev lands with a left to the head.
Panteleev pushes Acton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev lands an uppercut.
Panteleev manages to break the clinch.
Acton swings for the body but Panteleev moves out of range.
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panteleev rushes Acton and presses him up against the cage.
Panteleev tries a knee to the head but Acton blocks it.
Acton has had enough of the clinch but Panteleev keeps him there for the moment.
Panteleev breaks the clinch.
Acton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panteleev lands a nice hook to Acton's body. Acton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panteleev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Acton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panteleev misses with a wild body shot.
Panteleev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Panteleev jabs Acton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Panteleev blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Panteleev, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev lands a nice hook to Acton's body. Acton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panteleev clobbers Acton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panteleev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Panteleev!
Panteleev wants to clinch.
No joy there for Panteleev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panteleev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panteleev manages to avoid it.
Panteleev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panteleev clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Panteleev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acton tries to break free but Panteleev pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev just leaning against Acton, taking a breather.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Panteleev.
A short right from Panteleev.
Panteleev is pressed up against the cage. Acton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Panteleev down to the mat. Panteleev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Panteleev closes the distance and clinches.
Panteleev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Panteleev on the inside.
Panteleev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acton backwards.
Panteleev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Acton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Panteleev is keeping busy.
Panteleev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Panteleev.
We've been informed that Acton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Acton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Acton tries to pull guard but Panteleev holds him up against the cage and eventually Acton drops back down to his feet.
Leonid Panteleev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Acton.
Panteleev scores with a shot to the side of Acton's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Panteleev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Acton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acton moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panteleev. Acton shrugs it off though.
Panteleev connects with an inside leg kick.
Acton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panteleev connects with a body shot that sends Acton's belly button to the back.
Panteleev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Panteleev lands with a good body shot.
Panteleev clinches up against the cage.
Panteleev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Acton.
Panteleev with a knee to the head.
Acton is rocked!
It looks like Joseph Acton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Panteleev on the inside.
Panteleev breaks the clinch.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Acton misses with an uppercut.
Panteleev with a nice cross.
Acton is still on wobbly legs! Can Panteleev finish him?
A shot to the liver by Panteleev. Beautiful body shot.
Panteleev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acton seems to have recovered his senses.
Panteleev is looking to land body kicks.
Panteleev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panteleev lands with an uppercut that bounces Acton off the cage and back into range.
Acton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Panteleev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panteleev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Panteleev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acton can do to turn this around?
Acton looks up at the clock. Bad move! Panteleev lands a right hand from hell, dropping Acton. Panteleev pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Panteleev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draco Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Rock (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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Good takedowns
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Draco Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Rock!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Rock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Draco Smith has been cut.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rock for as long as he can get away with.
Smith advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Rock defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rock!
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith cracks Rock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith breaks from Rock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Rock is rocked!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draco Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Rock blocks a jab.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ben Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Smith misses.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Rock slips under a jab from Smith.
Rock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Rock is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Rock but Smith is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Draco Smith!
Post fight, Draco Smith took to the microphone: 'It's been a long time coming'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Demetrious Johnson Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Demetrious Johnson Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson Jr off balance momentarily.
Johnson Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nash misses with a double jab.
Johnson Jr feints and as Nash raises his hands in defense, Johnson Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Johnson Jr from controlling successfully.
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Johnson Jr from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson Jr advances to full mount.
Johnson Jr swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrious Johnson Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov has chosen My World- Kid Cudi 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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145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from McCurnin.
Taisumov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taisumov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCurnin looks to clinch
and Taisumov counters with a stiff right hand.
Taisumov's coach down at Iron Fist Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Taisumov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Avery McCurnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCurnin circles away quickly and effectively.
McCurnin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taisumov.
McCurnin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taisumov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCurnin has him pressed against the cage.
McCurnin keeps control of Taisumov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCurnin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taisumov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCurnin misses with a right hand
and Taisumov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCurnin thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taisumov manages to avoid it.
McCurnin throws a body shot but no joy.
Taisumov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCurnin.
McCurnin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCurnin throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
McCurnin shoots in and drives through. Taisumov sprawls well.
Taisumov swats away the attempt to clinch by McCurnin.
McCurnin moves to clinch but Taisumov breaks away
enabling Taisumov to counter with a crisp jab.
McCurnin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCurnin stalks Taisumov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taisumov's face. Taisumov staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin shoots for a takedown but Taisumov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCurnin drives through and clinches with Taisumov against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for McCurnin.
McCurnin tries to score a body lock takedown but Taisumov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avery McCurnin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCurnin throws an elbow but misses.
Taisumov is trying to force a seperation but McCurnin has the dominant position.
McCurnin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCurnin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCurnin moves to clinch but Taisumov breaks away
and Taisumov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taisumov misses.
McCurnin moves to clinch but Taisumov breaks away
and McCurnin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCurnin is rocked!
McCurnin misses with a wild body shot.
McCurnin throws a looping overhand right but Taisumov ducks down to avoid it.
Aslan Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCurnin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taisumov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCurnin throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCurnin wants to clinch
enabling Taisumov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a combination that misses
and McCurnin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCurnin tries to clinch up.
McCurnin tries to clinch but Taisumov is having none of it.
Taisumov swats away the attempt to clinch by McCurnin.
Taisumov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCurnin.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Taisumov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCurnin counters with a left and a right that stings Taisumov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCurnin misses with a series of wild punches.
Taisumov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Avery McCurnin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taisumov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taisumov misses with the combination.
McCurnin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taisumov counters with a crisp one two that drops McCurnin! Taisumov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McCurnin to his feet! McCurnin is in big trouble!
Oh McCurnin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taisumov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCurnin circles away quickly and effectively.
McCurnin seems to have got his legs back now.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
McCurnin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taisumov counters with a crisp one two that drops McCurnin! Taisumov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McCurnin to his feet! McCurnin is in big trouble!
Avery McCurnin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCurnin tries to clinch but Taisumov is having none of it.
McCurnin tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov lands an overhand right.
McCurnin clinches.
McCurnin gets through Taisumov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taisumov wants to get back to striking at distance but McCurnin won't allow it.
McCurnin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taisumov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taisumov is looking to break free of the clinch but McCurnin has double underhooks.
Taisumov tries to circle away but McCurnin has him pinned against the cage.
Taisumov wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCurnin manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCurnin is looking to clinch but Taisumov is avoiding it.
No joy there for Taisumov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taisumov misses with a wild body shot.
McCurnin doesn't manage to clinch there - Taisumov circles away.
McCurnin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taisumov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooh!!! Taisumov has knocked McCurnin down with a huge combo! Taisumov steps away and waves a wobbly McCurnin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCurnin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taisumov checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taisumov stuns McCurnin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCurnin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aslan Taisumov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCurnin wants to clinch but Taisumov slips to the side
and Taisumov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Taisumov.
Taisumov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taisumov lands a hook that stumbles McCurnin back into the cage. Taisumov follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping McCurnin to the canvas! Taisumov pounces and lands several unanswered shots - McCurnin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aslan Taisumov!
Aslan Taisumov made sure to mention his sponsor, The Adrenaline Matrix in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luana Peroba Filgueiras (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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140 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
8 - 3 - 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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Filgueiras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Filgueiras moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Filgueiras.
Filgueiras leaning against his opponent.
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filgueiras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Filgueiras persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.
Tate darts in and clinches Filgueiras up against the cage.
Filgueiras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filgueiras with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Filgueiras manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate drives through with a takedown into Filgueiras's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Filgueiras lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Tate wants to stand up but Filgueiras is controlling him.
Tate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Filgueiras trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Filgueiras stops Tate from standing up.
Tate looking to control.
Filgueiras trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Filgueiras passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate kicks off Filgueiras and gets to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Filgueiras!
Tate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Filgueiras is looking for a sweep.
Tate swings around for an armbar but Filgueiras sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tate's guard.
Filgueiras decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filgueiras gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Filgueiras there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to stand back up but Filgueiras is controlling him
Tate desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tate is looking to control Filgueiras's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?
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.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Filgueiras has control of the leg.
Filgueiras trying to control from half guard but Tate is working away.
Filgueiras is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tate defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filgueiras thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate's head.
Filgueiras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filgueiras wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
Filgueiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filgueiras is looking to stall here but Tate recovers full guard.
Filgueiras trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
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 Tetsuya Tate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Filgueiras as Tate shoots in.
Tate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filgueiras sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate somewhat.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Filgueiras.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Filgueiras shoots in.
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Filgueiras is retaining full guard.
Filgueiras is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Filgueiras wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate works over Filgueiras with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate trying to control but Filgueiras is working from the bottom.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Filgueiras is retaining full guard.
Tate trying to control but Filgueiras is working from the bottom.
Tate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Filgueiras, up you get!
Jab by Tate.
Filgueiras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate digs a right hand underneath Filgueiras's ribcage. Filgueiras let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Filgueiras wants to get back to full guard.
Filgueiras moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Filgueiras controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Filgueiras blocks nicely.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Filgueiras's head.
Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Filgueiras gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tate keeping full guard, as Filgueiras tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate managing to control the position.
Tate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Filgueiras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate managing to control the position.
Filgueiras with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filgueiras prevents Tate from getting back to his feet.
Tetsuya Tate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filgueiras wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Filgueiras prevents Tate from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filgueiras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.
Tate gets caught napping as Filgueiras dives in and scores a takedown. Tate manages to retain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filgueiras lands a couple of digs.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Filgueiras if he has to take too many more of those.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Filgueiras. Filgueiras gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tate is keen to just control but Filgueiras is a slippery customer.
Filgueiras works his way to full guard. Good work.
Filgueiras has control of Tate's left arm, preventing Tate from doing any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Filgueiras manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tate pulls Filgueiras into guard.
Filgueiras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Filgueiras is working Tate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate has a closed guard, preventing Filgueiras from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Filgueiras shoots in but no luck this time.
Filgueiras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filgueiras throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate's waist but Tate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filgueiras off to one side.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.
Tate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Filgueiras sprawls well initially but Tate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Filgueiras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filgueiras blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tate.
Filgueiras looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Filgueiras wants to control but Tate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Filgueiras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filgueiras moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Filgueiras has wrist control.
Filgueiras keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Filgueiras looking for a sweep. Not yet Filgueiras, not yet.
Tate slips nicely into half guard.
Tate is trying to control the action in half guard but Filgueiras is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Filgueiras tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
Tate is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tate throwing shots but Filgueiras is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filgueiras is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tate prevents Filgueiras from standing back up.
Tate is looking for a kimura but Filgueiras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tate to get the leverage.
Filgueiras makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Filgueiras.
Filgueiras throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tate uses it to pass to side control.
Filgueiras is not content to let Tate control the position.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filgueiras is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tate asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tate wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Filgueiras, who protects the arm well.
Tate wants to control but Filgueiras is keeping him busy.
Filgueiras throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filgueiras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tetsuya Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Filgueiras pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Tate!
Tetsuya Tate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Adrenaline Matrix for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pozar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to z Buta Wjeżdzam. The crowd seem to be enjoying Frolov's choice of entrance music: Manowar - Holy War. 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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozar closes the distance but Frolov moves to the side
and Frolov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frolov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pozar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frolov tries to keep at a distance but Pozar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pozar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frolov.
Pozar keeps control of Frolov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Frolov - that landed with a thud.
Frolov is working Pozar over against the cage.
Frolov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frolov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pozar swings for the body but Frolov moves out of range.
Pozar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frolov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pozar tries to clinch but Frolov moves out of range.
Frolov connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Frolov.
Frolov fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Frolov misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar drives through and clinches with Frolov against the cage.
Frolov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frolov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pozar Pozar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frolov throws a looping overhand right but Pozar ducks down to avoid it.
Pozar wants to clinch.
Pozar misses with a body kick.
Pozar tries to clinch there but Frolov circles away.
Pozar tries to clinch up but Frolov circles away and keeps his distance.
Frolov scores with a shot to the body.
Pozar tries to clinch but Frolov moves out of range.
Pozar wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pozar.
Frolov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pozar moves in looking to clinch but Frolov pushes him off.
Frolov lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar misses the shot to the body.
Pozar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pozar tries to clinch up.
Pozar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pozar closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Frolov counter with a right hand.
Pozar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pozar works over Frolov's head and body with a nice combination.
Frolov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Frolov drops an elbow to the side of Pozar's head.
Frolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pozar's head.
Frolov seems to be looking for submissions.
Frolov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pozar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pozar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pozar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frolov trying to control the pace.
Pozar is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Frolov seems to be working for a kimura but Pozar defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pozar is trying to maintain the position but Frolov is very close to passing his half guard.
Frolov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pozar keeps working.
Frolov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pozar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frolov pulls his head out easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov dominated that round.
That's time! Pozar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pozar moves away.
Pozar fails to land with a series of punches.
Pozar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pozar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frolov checks a leg kick.
Pozar Pozar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pozar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pozar scores with a nice right hand.
Pozar tries to clinch up.
Pozar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pozar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frolov misses with some punches.
Frolov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pozar up against the cage.
Frolov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frolov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pozar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pozar manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov dodges the punch combination from Pozar.
Pozar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frolov moves away.
Frolov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pozar is trying to keep Frolov in close.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Frolov advances position into side control!
Frolov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pozar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Victor Frolov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pozar keeps working.
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.
Pozar is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar struggling a bit here.
Frolov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Frolov advances to full mount.
Frolov controlling from the full mount.
Frolov scoring with strikes but Pozar is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pozar can't escape the position.
Frolov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pozar tries to reverse the position but Frolov maintains control.
Frolov trying to control but Pozar is having none of it.
Pozar tries to hold on but Frolov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pozar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Frolov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pozar sees it coming and defends easily.
Pozar tries to get to full guard but Frolov has control of the leg.
Frolov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pozar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pozar actively working from the bottom here.
Frolov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pozar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frolov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pozar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frolov.
Pozar tries to roll over but Frolov keeps him under control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pozar wants to clinch up but Frolov keeps it at a distance.
Frolov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pozar defends well and Frolov ends up having to push Pozar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pozar can't break the clinch.
Frolov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pozar is defending well.
Frolov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pozar prevents a body shot from Frolov.
Frolov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pozar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frolov has clasped his hands together around Pozar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Frolov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pozar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pozar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pozar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frolov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frolov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frolov controlling the action here.
Frolov trying to mount his opponent but Pozar defends it.
Pozar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pozar is defending against the submission attempts here by Frolov.
Pozar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pozar wants to control but Frolov is keeping busy.
Pozar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frolov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pozar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pozar is defending against the submission attempts here by Frolov.
Pozar is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frolov is working away from the top position though.
Pozar wants to get back to his feet.
Pozar Pozar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frolov with the ground and pound but Pozar uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Frolov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frolov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pozar tries to bench press Frolov off him but Frolov keeps the position.
Pozar taking a bit of punishment here - Frolov scoring with strikes.
Frolov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pozar, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Frolov's best efforts.
Frolov is trying to work for a kimura but Pozar is defending well.
Victor Frolov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pozar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frolov is nestled in close to Pozar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pozar actively working from the bottom here.
Frolov uses his free foot to push down on Pozar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pozar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Frolov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frolov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Frolov!
Pozar Pozar was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks my sponsors and all my fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incheol Wonha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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24
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonha slips a straight right by Chandler.
Wonha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wonha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wonha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.
Wonha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chandler blocks a low kick nicely.
Wonha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Chandler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wonha doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Chandler.
Chandler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wonha quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Chandler trying to control from half guard but Wonha is working away.
Wonha is pressing down on Chandler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wonha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chandler is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha is trying to keep Chandler in close.
Wonha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wonha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Chandler advances to half guard.
Chandler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chandler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chandler is keen to just control but Wonha is a slippery customer.
Wonha tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Chandler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Wonha dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chandler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chandler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Wonha dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is keen to just control but Wonha is a slippery customer.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Wonha dodges it nicely.
Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Chandler there.
Wonha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wonha tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Chandler is trying to control the action in half guard but Wonha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chandler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wonha is refusing to be controlled, as Chandler sits in half guard.
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is pressing down on Wonha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wonha is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chandler.
Chandler lands with a good body shot.
Wonha pushes Chandler up against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonha controls his hands.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonha's elbow.
Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonha keeps control of Chandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler 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.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Wonha tries to land a front kick but Chandler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chandler gets tackled into the cage by Wonha. Wonha maintains the clinch.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Marcus Chandler has been cut.
Chandler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Chandler won't want to take too many of those.
Wonha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chandler's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chandler is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonha has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Chandler 's eye.
Chandler taking a breather.
Chandler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler has had enough of the clinch but Wonha keeps him there for the moment.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Chandler shrugs off.
Chandler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chandler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chandler managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Chandler is trying to force a seperation but Wonha has the dominant position.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Chandler avoids the damage to the body.
Chandler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Chandler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chandler takes an elbow to the temple.
Chandler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonha. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonha connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Wonha is predictable there
so Chandler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wonha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wonha is trying to control the action in half guard but Chandler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chandler trying to control but Wonha postures up.
Chandler is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler gets full guard.
Wonha stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Chandler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wonha manages to get himself to full guard.
Chandler forces his way into half guard.
Chandler thows a huge punch but Wonha dodges it nicely.
Chandler is pressing down on Wonha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wonha is holding on for now.
Chandler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wonha wants to control but Chandler passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha is looking to reverse the position.
Chandler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wonha avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chandler.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wonha keeps working.
Wonha is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler working the ground and pound but Wonha is defending the strikes.
Chandler throws a strike aimed at the side of Wonha's head but Wonha avoids it well.
Chandler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wonha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Chandler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chandler lands with an uppercut that bounces Wonha off the cage and back into range.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chandler.
Chandler lands the left hand.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wonha.
Wonha moves into the clinch successfully.
Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chandler can't break the clinch.
Chandler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonha has double underhooks.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler is trying to push Wonha away but Wonha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Chandler in his tracks for a moment.
Chandler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wonha lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Chandler.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Chandler avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chandler's efforts to push away.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha keeps control of Chandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chandler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Chandler in his tracks for a moment.
Chandler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wonha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chandler avoids it.
Chandler is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chandler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wonha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chandler's efforts to push away.
Chandler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wonha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wonha. Chandler shrugs it off though.
Chandler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chandler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Chandler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chandler scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonha.
Wonha is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Wonha is looking to clinch.
Chandler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Incheol Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonha instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wonha.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Chandler avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chandler's defenses.
Chandler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wonha keeps control of Chandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chandler avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
Wonha has Chandler pressed against the cage, preventing Chandler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonha tries to clinch but Chandler moves out of range.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chandler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wonha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wonha forces Chandler back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler tries to work over Wonha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wonha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chandler's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Incheol Wonha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wonha 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Incheol Wonha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolpakov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alisa - Aerobica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolpakov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuckich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kolpakov cracks a nice hook into Tuckich's ribs.
Tuckich throws a lazy uppercut
and Kolpakov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tuckich's knee momentarily.
Tuckich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kolpakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Tuckich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tuckich walks into a jab.
It looks like Hans Tuckich has been cut.
Kolpakov's coach down at Iron Fist Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kolpakov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tuckich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kolpakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuckich takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuckich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kolpakov drives through and clinches with Tuckich against the cage.
Tuckich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tuckich is rocked!
Tuckich wants to take the fight to the mat but Kolpakov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oh Tuckich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Tuckich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich wants to stall.
Tuckich seems to have got his legs back now.
Kolpakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tuckich is breathing heavily.
Kolpakov scores with a shot to the side of Tuckich's head.
Kolpakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuckich dives in and grabs Kolpakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kolpakov pushes down on Tuckich's head and hops out.
Kolpakov moves into the clinch.
Kolpakov works on Tuckich's body with a couple of short punches.
Kolpakov is leaning against Tuckich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tuckich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kolpakov is working Tuckich over against the cage.
Kolpakov with a knee to the head.
Tuckich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kolpakov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kolpakov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kolpakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tuckich backwards.
Tuckich lands a shoulder strike.
Kolpakov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kolpakov lands a left hand.
Kolpakov presses Tuckich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kolpakov is leaning against Tuckich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kolpakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kolpakov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuckich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kolpakov digs a right hand underneath Tuckich's ribcage. Tuckich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolpakov breaks from the clinch.
Kolpakov scores with a body shot.
Tuckich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kolpakov cracks Tuckich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kolpakov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tuckich to stand back up!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov scores with a shot to the body.
Kolpakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kolpakov pushes Tuckich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kolpakov stalls.
Kolpakov lands a right hand.
Kolpakov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kolpakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kolpakov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolpakov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kolpakov lands with a left to the head.
Tuckich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kolpakov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolpakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kolpakov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov slowing the pace effectively.
Kolpakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kolpakov punishes Tuckich's body with a nice straight punch.
Kolpakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolpakov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tuckich's defenses.
Kolpakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolpakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tuckich being controlled against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kolpakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Tuckich's cut.
That's time! Tuckich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuckich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuckich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuckich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuckich needs to keep his hands up - Kolpakov had a free shot at his head there.
Kolpakov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kolpakov lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Kolpakov.
Kolpakov breaks the clinch.
Kolpakov defending well as Tuckich loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolai Kolpakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuckich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolpakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tuckich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolpakov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolpakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuckich circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Kolpakov.
Good standup being displayed there by Kolpakov as he connects with a hook.
Kolpakov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kolpakov clinches up with Tuckich and pushes him back against the cage.
Kolpakov misses with a knee strike.
Kolpakov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kolpakov crunches a lovely knee into Tuckich's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kolpakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tuckich backwards.
Kolpakov stops a takedown attempt from Tuckich.
Tuckich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kolpakov lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuckich won't want to take too many of those.
Kolpakov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tuckich's defenses.
Kolpakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tuckich backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov lands a body punch.
Kolpakov stalls.
A knee to the head by Kolpakov.
Tuckich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kolpakov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Tuckich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolpakov has Tuckich pressed against the cage.
Kolpakov manages to break the clinch.
Kolpakov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kolpakov instigates a clinch.
Kolpakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kolpakov digs a right hand underneath Tuckich's ribcage. Tuckich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov lands an elbow just above Tuckich 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov lands a left hand.
Kolpakov lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kolpakov.
Kolpakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Kolpakov.
Kolpakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kolpakov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kolpakov breaks from the clinch.
Kolpakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kolpakov connects with a knee to the head.
Hans Tuckich's cut is getting worse.
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!
Good body shot from Kolpakov.
Come on Kolpakov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kolpakov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolpakov breaks the clinch.
Tuckich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kolpakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kolpakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kolpakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikolai Kolpakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolpakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kolpakov keeps Tuckich at a distance using the push kick.
Tuckich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tuckich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kolpakov.
A jab from Kolpakov finds it's way through Tuckich's defenses.
Tuckich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kolpakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Tuckich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kolpakov finds Tuckich's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tuckich flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kolpakov lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tuckich will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Kolpakov!
A victorious Nikolai Kolpakov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umba Matumba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umba Matumba!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch missing with a left hand there. Matumba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puch slips a jab and a cross from Matumba.
Puch looks to land a right hand but Matumba moved out of range.
Puch dodges the punch combination from Matumba.
Matumba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matumba lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matumba is trying to defend but Puch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Puch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matumba taking some punishment here, with Puch in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matumba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Puch lands strikes from half guard.
Puch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Puch winds up and cracks Matumba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Puch has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Puch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Matumba is trying to stand.
Matumba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puch's back!
Matumba is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Puch knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Puch for a finish.
Puch is in bad spot here.
Puch fending off the submission attempt from Matumba.
Puch tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Puch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Puch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Puch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matumba's head.
Matumba is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Puch dives into side control.
Matumba is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Puch is controlling him well.
Puch lands an elbow.
Puch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Matumba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Puch off and has taken his back!
Puch trying to control the action but Matumba just sinks the hooks in.
Matumba looking to break Puch's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Puch remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Matumba will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch tries to roll but Matumba sticks to his back.
Puch is working hard here to advance position.
Matumba doesn't have the hooks in and Puch manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch preventing the sweep.
Matumba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Puch stops Matumba from standing up.
Puch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matumba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puch has managed to get both his arms back between Matumba's legs - danger averted.
Puch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Puch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puch works over Matumba with some ground and pound from guard.
Puch connects with a couple of short punches.
Puch working some strikes from top position.
Puch lands a couple of elbows.
Puch lands a couple of elbows.
Puch stands up over Matumba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matumba is on top in guard.
Puch working for a triangle but Matumba defends it easily.
Matumba looking to sit in guard and control but Puch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matumba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puch is controlling him.
Puch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matumba wants to sweep but no luck.
Puch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matumba's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matumba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matumba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matumba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Puch as he connects with a hook.
Puch misses with a right hand
and Matumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Matumba misses with a few strikes there.
Matumba thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch jabs Matumba right on the nose. Matumba blinks but takes it well.
Matumba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matumba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matumba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Matumba. Those never looked like landing.
Puch throws a lazy uppercut
and Matumba counters with a three punch combo that has Puch backing up. Puch nods at Matumba to acknowledge the strikes.
Matumba looks to land a combination but Puch avoids it well.
Matumba drops his hands momentarily and Puch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puch misses with an uppercut. Matumba saw that one coming.
Matumba falls off balance throwing a combination
so Puch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matumba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Puch defends it easily.
Puch trying to control but Matumba is working from the bottom.
Puch postures up and lands a big shot to Matumba's brow.
Matumba keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Puch landing with the ground and pound.
Puch with a nice head shot there.
Matumba wants to sweep here but Puch controlling him for the moment.
Puch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Puch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matumba can do to turn this around?
Matumba has momentary wrist control but Puch slips an elbow through the middle.
Matumba is rocked!
Puch pushes down on Matumba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matumba is still in real trouble! Can Puch finish him?
Puch is nestled in close to Matumba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Puch scores with a big shot! Matumba's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Matumba! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robledo Puch!
Robledo Puch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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