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BFFL 3 - Vorenus vs Fajardo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Djuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaahl Infernus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathias Djuric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaahl Infernus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infernus stuffs the takedown attempt from Djuric. Djuric gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Djuric throws an overhand right that lands on Infernus's shoulder, as Infernus tries to avoid the shot.
Infernus rushes Djuric and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Infernus lands a knee to the body.
Djuric stalling in the clinch but Infernus improves position.
Djuric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Infernus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Infernus dodges the punch combination from Djuric.
Infernus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Infernus throws a shot to the body.
Djuric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Infernus throws a right hand that Djuric ducks under and follows up with a left that Djuric also avoids with ease.
Infernus lands a jab to the nose.
Djuric throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Infernus.
Infernus forces Djuric back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djuric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Djuric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Djuric tries to land a knee to the head but Infernus blocks with his arms.
Djuric is breathing heavily.
Infernus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Djuric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Infernus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Infernus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Djuric fails with a takedown attempt.
Infernus connects with a jab.
Djuric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Djuric on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Infernus. Infernus obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus forces Djuric back against the ropes and clinches.
Infernus crunches a lovely knee into Djuric's ribcage.
Infernus lands an elbow that stopped Djuric in his tracks for a moment.
Infernus cracks Djuric with a nice body shot.
Infernus lands a nice elbow.
Infernus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Djuric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Infernus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Djuric doesn't seem bothered though.
Infernus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Infernus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djuric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Infernus throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Djuric colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Infernus as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Djuric is left battered and dazed whilst Infernus and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaahl Infernus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Yasuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Lijepa Naša Domovino as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Miroslav Filipovic enters the ring!
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300 lbs
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394 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enrique Yasuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Filipovic tests Yasuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yasuk moves into the clinch.
Filipovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipovic lands an uppercut that drops Yasuk! Filipovic follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
It looks like Enrique Yasuk has been cut.
Filipovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Yasuk tries to bench press Filipovic off him but Filipovic keeps the position.
Yasuk can't do much from the bottom here.
Filipovic trying to control the action but Yasuk is working from the bottom.
Yasuk is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic laying and praying for a moment but Yasuk takes advantage and regains half guard.
Yasuk won't allow Filipovic to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yasuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yasuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filipovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrique Yasuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yasuk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic controlling the position well.
Yasuk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yasuk controlling the action here.
Yasuk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Filipovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to maintain the position but Yasuk is very close to passing his half guard.
Yasuk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Filipovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Yasuk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filipovic defending well though.
Yasuk is trying to control the action in half guard but Filipovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yasuk passes to full mount!
Yasuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yasuk unloads with some shots from mount but Filipovic bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Yasuk looking to control but Filipovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yasuk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Filipovic wants to hold on but Yasuk pushes him away.
Filipovic is squirming around, avoiding Yasuk's attempts to control the action.
Filipovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yasuk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Filipovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Yasuk has a good base and remains in mount.
Yasuk with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miroslav Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Enrique Yasuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Filipovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipovic gets underhooks to prevent Yasuk's takedown attempt.
Yasuk has picked Filipovic up - he's going for a ride! Yasuk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filipovic looking for submissions off his back.
Filipovic actively working from the bottom here.
Yasuk is trying to work for a kimura but Filipovic is defending well.
Filipovic wants to control but Yasuk is keeping busy.
Yasuk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filipovic defending well though.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yasuk pulls his head out easily.
Filipovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yasuk.
Yasuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yasuk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
Miroslav Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yasuk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yasuk showed some decent athleticism there.
Yasuk has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Filipovic defend it? Yasuk steps over the head and cranks it - Filipovic is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yasuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Enrique Yasuk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brazzer Jay Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Dixon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kai Dixon!
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, Brazzer Jay Jay!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay Jay gets the takedown into side control.
Jay Jay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Jay Jay crashes against the mat.
Dixon parries the strikes from Jay Jay easily there. Jay Jay is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dixon to escape.
Jay Jay tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jay Jay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dixon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dixon tries to get out of the position.
Jay Jay is looking to take a break and control but Dixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay Jay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jay Jay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jay Jay trying to control the position but Dixon is working away.
Jay Jay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jay Jay is trying to get an arm triangle but Dixon is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
Jay Jay throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dixon is not content to let Jay Jay control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay Jay wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dixon, who protects the arm well.
Jay Jay is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dixon looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jay Jay gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dixon is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jay Jay lets go of the hold and Dixon can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brazzer Jay Jay!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman V!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov misses with the combination.
Molotov throws and low kick but Foreman V moves out of range easily.
Molotov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Molotov throws a right hand that Foreman V ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman V also avoids with ease.
Foreman V pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreman V lands a big head kick that sends Molotov tumbling to the mat! Foreman V takes a step backwards and waves Molotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Molotov is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Molotov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman V misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foreman V tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molotov misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman V checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Molotov is looking to score with low kicks.
Molotov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Molotov misses
and Foreman V counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Molotov is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Foreman V!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bobrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Gordy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Bobrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bobrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Gordy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordy takes the fight into the clinch.
Bobrov tries to break the clinch but Gordy is controlling the position.
Gordy scores with a shot to the side of Bobrov's head.
Gordy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobrov is trying to break the clinch but Gordy has him pressed against the ropes.
Bobrov is trying to break free.
Gordy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bobrov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gordy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bobrov walks away with a smile on his face. Gordy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan Bobrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gordy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gordy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bobrov wants to control but Gordy is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrov is working to get back to half guard.
Gordy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bobrov is looking to clinch but Gordy is avoiding it.
Gordy avoids the head kick by Bobrov.
Bobrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gordy misses with a takedown attempt - Bobrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Gordy or perhaps it was just good defense by Bobrov which made him look bad.
Bobrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bobrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordy closes the distance and clinches.
Bobrov tries to circle away but Gordy has him pinned against the ropes.
Bobrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobrov is trying to break the clinch but Gordy has him pressed against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Gordy as the two fighters clinch.
Bobrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobrov scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Gordy scores with a four punch combination!
Bobrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gordy backs up against the ropes.
Gordy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bobrov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bobrov lands a couple of elbows.
Bobrov preventing the sweep.
Bobrov won't allow Gordy to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bobrov thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bobrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bobrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordy's head.
Bobrov postures up in Gordy's guard and throws a big left but Gordy blocks it.
Bobrov is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordy shoots in and drives through. Bobrov sprawls well.
Bobrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobrov misses with a kick to the body.
Bobrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivan Bobrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobrov throws an overhand right that lands on Gordy's shoulder, as Gordy tries to avoid the shot.
Gordy shoots in but Bobrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gordy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobrov shoots in for a takedown but Gordy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bobrov as Gordy shoots in.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bobrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobrov throws a right and a left that Gordy avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bobrov.
Bobrov throws a series of punches but Gordy moves out of range.
Bobrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobrov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gordy's head.
Crunch! Bobrov slams his shin into Gordy's torso.
Bobrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gordy circles away.
Bobrov scores with a head kick.
Bobrov avoids a kick to the body.
Gordy throws a low kick, looking for Bobrov's leg but Bobrov calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gordy is defended easily by Bobrov.
Bobrov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gordy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bobrov landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bobrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bobrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bobrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bobrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bobrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobrov.
Jab, jab by Bobrov - just one landing.
Gordy slips a jab and a cross from Bobrov.
Bobrov tries to bum rush Gordy with a series of wild strikes but Gordy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobrov tries to keep at a distance but Gordy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gordy wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordy breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrov tries to clinch there but Gordy circles away.
Gordy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobrov looks to land a combination but Gordy avoids it well.
Gordy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bobrov.
Bobrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gordy moves into the clinch.
Gordy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bobrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bobrov swinging wildly here.
Gordy leaves Bobrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobrov is looking to clinch.
Gordy has Bobrov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordy misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bobrov up against the ropes.
Bobrov is trying to break the clinch but Gordy has him pressed against the ropes.
Gordy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivan Bobrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gordy.
Bobrov working hard to break the clinch.
Gordy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gordy ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gordy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gordy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobrov is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bobrov defends well.
Bobrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bobrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bobrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bobrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bobrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bobrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordy's head.
Gordy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bobrov stopping the sweep attempt from Gordy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bobrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bobrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobrov looks to land a combination. Gordy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ivan Bobrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bobrov.
Gordy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gordy throws out a leg kick but Bobrov moves out of range and Gordy only half commits.
Nice body kick there by Bobrov.
Bobrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bobrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gordy sprawls well. Gordy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bobrov gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Gordy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gordy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bobrov looks to clinch
and Gordy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Gordy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gordy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobrov defending well though.
Bobrov wants to control but Gordy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrov is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordy not doing much here.
Gordy with the ground and pound but Bobrov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gordy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gordy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gordy stopping the sweep attempt from Bobrov.
Gordy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrov controls Gordy momentarily but Gordy frees himself.
Gordy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bobrov wants to get back to his feet but Gordy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gordy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gordy won't allow Bobrov to sweep him here.
Gordy with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gordy rushes Bobrov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gordy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gordy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gordy holds on and takes a little breather.
Bobrov postures up in Gordy's guard and throws a big left but Gordy blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Gordy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordy 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Gordy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PacMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taras Stanislav told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, PacMan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Stanislav.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Stanislav sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stanislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones tries to clinch but Stanislav moves out of range.
Stanislav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Stanislav scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Stanislav as Jones shoots in.
Stanislav connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stanislav catches Jones napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jones to the canvas!
Stanislav wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls Stanislav momentarily but Stanislav frees himself.
Stanislav is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanislav is one step ahead there.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Stanislav has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Stanislav is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stanislav but Stanislav pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stanislav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanislav stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanislav lands a jab to the nose.
Jones tries for a takedown but Stanislav sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanislav is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Stanislav dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanislav sprawls well. Stanislav wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Stanislav's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stanislav duly obliges.
It looks like PacMan Jones has been cut.
PacMan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanislav sprawls well. Stanislav wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Stanislav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stanislav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislav wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
PacMan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanislav throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Stanislav lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stanislav sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stanislav as he jumps to the side.
Stanislav swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Stanislav both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stanislav is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Stanislav circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanislav leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stanislav has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stanislav scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stanislav moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Stanislav does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Stanislav sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Stanislav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stanislav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taras Stanislav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Stanislav showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on PacMan Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stanislav scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanislav misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanislav misses with the combination.
Stanislav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanislav fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanislav tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stanislav manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stanislav but Stanislav pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice cross by Stanislav.
Stanislav uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stanislav sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanislav counters with a series of strikes that sends Jones to the canvas! Stanislav follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Stanislav from standing up.
Stanislav must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stanislav!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but Stanislav bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Stanislav is keeping the position.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Stanislav uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Stanislav!
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.
Stanislav tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
PacMan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stanislav avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Stanislav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones working for a triangle but Stanislav defends it easily.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Stanislav from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taras Stanislav comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stanislav 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taras Stanislav!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big BiLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big BiLL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Jean!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BiLL connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Norman Jean has been cut.
Jean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BiLL lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jean circles away quickly and effectively.
Jean takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
BiLL tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jean presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jean controlling from the full mount.
BiLL tries to hold on but Jean pushes him away.
Jean throws some wild stikes that BiLL manages to avoid easily.
Jean with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jean lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean lands a big elbow.
BiLL tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BiLL is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jean misses with a head shot.
Jean goes for an armbar but he's not got it… BiLL turns into him and now he's in Jean's guard.
BiLL wants to get up but he can't break Jean's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
BiLL postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jean is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of BiLL, into his guard.
Jean trying to control the position from guard on top but BiLL is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean scoring with some ground and pound.
Jean wants to get up but he can't break BiLL's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BiLL is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jean wants to control from the top but BiLL keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jean is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jean throws and elbow that misses. BiLL uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jean's guard. Nice move by BiLL!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BiLL advances to half guard.
BiLL slips a nice elbow through Jean's hands, connecting with Jean's forehead.
BiLL wants to pass to mount but Jean is defending the position.
BiLL is working for a kimura but Jean is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jean holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
BiLL is thwarting Jean's attempts to control the position.
BiLL prevents Jean from improving his position.
Jean looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jean makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jean.
Jean isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. BiLL stacks Jean on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by BiLL!
BiLL will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BiLL prevents Jean from escaping the position.
BiLL in side control, throwing shots but Jean defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jean is looking for a sweep.
BiLL looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
BiLL tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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 Big BiLL will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Norman Jean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BiLL works over Jean's head and body with a nice combination.
BiLL looks to land a combination but Jean avoids it well.
Jean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. BiLL did well to prevent Jean getting side control.
BiLL is trying to maintain the position but Jean is very close to passing his half guard.
Jean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean working the head and body with strikes.
Jean is breathing heavily.
BiLL gets full guard.
Jean throwing strikes from guard but BiLL blocks nicely.
Jean is working BiLL over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jean looking to sit in guard and control but BiLL gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
BiLL wants to control from the top but Jean keeps moving.
BiLL drops back looking for a leg! Jean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jean manages to kick BiLL off! BiLL jumps back into Jean's guard.
BiLL trying to control but Jean is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean tries to land a sweep but no joy.
BiLL tries to stand but Jean is controlling from the bottom.
Jean is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
BiLL wants to control from the top but Jean keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from BiLL misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BiLL lands a jab-cross combination.
BiLL throws a right and a left that both miss.
BiLL uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
BiLL fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jean dodges the punch combination from BiLL.
BiLL bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jean's head backwards.
BiLL lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jean backs up against the ropes.
BiLL is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BiLL goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Norman Jean's cut even more.
BiLL rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BiLL fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
BiLL scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiLL lands a jab-cross combination.
BiLL stuns Jean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BiLL misses with a few strikes there.
Jean wants to clinch up but BiLL keeps it at a distance.
BiLL closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Big BiLL is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for BiLL, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BiLL lands a left and a right that send Jean crashing to the mat, dazed. BiLL thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jab by BiLL.
BiLL ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BiLL throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jean stumbling backwards into the ropes! Jean bounces back off the ropes towards BiLL, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! BiLL lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! BiLL celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Big BiLL!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lubomir burqa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham Kelley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with lubomir burqa's chin.
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275 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, lubomir burqa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Graham Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but burqa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
burqa swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like lubomir burqa has been cut.
burqa throws a shot from downtown. Kelley moves away and avoids it.
burqa looks to land a right hand but Kelley moved out of range.
Kelley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before burqa has time to react.
burqa swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley slips under a jab from burqa.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from burqa.
Kelley throws the left hand but burqa avoids the punch easily.
Kelley connects with a nice cross there... burqa is looking wobbly and Kelley recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send burqa to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kelley jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Graham Kelley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kolkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the ring accompanied by Farewell of Slavianka . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Ivanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Kolkov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolkov throws a head kick but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kolkov tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kolkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolkov has Ivanov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kolkov gets underhooks to prevent Ivanov's takedown attempt.
Kolkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolkov tries for a takedown but Ivanov circles away easily
and Ivanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ivanov.
Kolkov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolkov is keeping the position for now.
Kolkov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ivanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ivanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovis looking to pass into half guard but Kolkov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kolkov is in guard.
Ivanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kolkov defends it easily.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivanov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ivanov prevents Kolkov from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control but Kolkov is keeping him busy.
Ivanov 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.
Kolkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov is pressing down on Kolkov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kolkov is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolkov is trying to stand back up but Ivanov is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kolkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivanov lands in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Kolkov keeps moving.
Kolkov wants to get back to his feet but Ivanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kolkov uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Ivanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kolkov counters with a shoot takedown. Ivanov fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stepan Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ivanov working for a triangle but Kolkov defends it easily.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Stepan Ivanov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kolkov is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Kolkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kolkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kolkov trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov has hold of Kolkov's hands but Kolkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kolkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ivanov moves into full guard.
Kolkov is working Ivanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kolkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolkov throwing strikes from guard but Ivanov blocks nicely.
Ivanov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kolkov rolls with it to try and escape but Ivanov cranks on the arm and Kolkov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stepan Ivanov!
Stepan Ivanov is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Fajardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Fajardo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorenus moves away from the strike by Fajardo.
Lucius Vorenus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorenus tries a head kick but it misses.
Fajardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vorenus as he avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vorenus.
Vorenus lands with a shot to the body.
Fajardo fails to land the takedown.
Fajardo looks gassed!
Vorenus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fajardo.
Lucius Vorenus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Fajardo.
Vorenus misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Vorenus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fajardo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vorenus lands a big head kick that sends Fajardo tumbling to the mat! Vorenus takes a step backwards and waves Fajardo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vorenus lands a big head kick that sends Fajardo tumbling to the mat! Vorenus takes a step backwards and waves Fajardo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fajardo is rocked!
Vorenus cracks Fajardo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucius Vorenus!
Lucius Vorenus retains his welterweight title!
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