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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve comes to the ring accompanied by Celldweller - Switchback . Joe Turner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
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, Joe Turner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Struve as Turner shoots in.
Struve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struve throws a head kick that Turner semi-blocks.
It looks like Joe Turner has been cut.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Struve but Struve pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Struve is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Struve circles away and we're back to standing.
Stefan Struve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Turner.
Struve defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Struve shows good takedown defense.
Struve thumps Turner with a low kick.
Struve closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turner did well to prevent Struve getting side control.
Struve passes the guard and advances to mount!
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!
Struve manages to capitalize on a mistake by Turner to take his back!
Turner is trapped and Struve is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Struve trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Turner doesn't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is in bad spot here.
Struve is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Struve is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Turner knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Turner for a finish.
Struve has his arm under Turner's chin here. Game over son! Struve squeezes tightly and Turner is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stefan Struve!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson has chosen Fabolous - My Time as his entrance music. The key to victory for Diego Valdez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferguson.
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.
Ferguson stands up.
Valdez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdez's efforts to push away.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Ferguson has him pressed against the ropes.
Valdez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valdez lands a left and a right that send Ferguson crashing to the mat, dazed. Valdez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kevin Ferguson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Ferguson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Valdez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov misses with a straight left.
Boiko is looking to clinch but Smirnov is avoiding it.
Boiko drops his shoulder and cracks Smirnov with a huge uppercut! Smirnov goes down! Can Boiko finish him?
Boiko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smirnov, up you get!
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smirnov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boiko dives in and grabs Smirnov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smirnov pushes down on Boiko's head and hops out.
Smirnov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boiko stands and steps away. Smirnov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boiko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smirnov drops Boiko with a beautiful combination! Boiko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smirnov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Ivan Boiko has been cut.
Boiko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smirnov.
Smirnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boiko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov throws a nice looking combination but Boiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko drops Smirnov with a right and a left! Boiko comes rushing in but Smirnov regains his composure and manages to keep Boiko in guard.
Smirnov is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smirnov is working an open guard so Boiko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oh Smirnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boiko pushes Smirnov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smirnov seems to have got his legs back now.
Boiko prevents Smirnov from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boiko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smirnov defends it nicely.
Boiko looks gassed!
Smirnov throws an overhand right that lands on Boiko's shoulder, as Boiko tries to avoid the shot.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smirnov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smirnov misses with a wild combination.
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Boiko.
Boiko misses with a leg kick.
Boiko tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boiko tries to bum rush Smirnov with a series of wild strikes but Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smirnov scores with a jab.
Smirnov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boiko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smirnov misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Boiko.
Smirnov throws a right hand that Boiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Boiko also avoids with ease.
Ivan Boiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boiko looks to land a combination but Smirnov avoids it well.
Smirnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boiko.
Boiko throws a solid leg kick but Smirnov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boiko.
Boiko misses with a combination
and Smirnov counters with a takedown into side control.
Smirnov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko parries the strikes from Smirnov easily there. Smirnov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boiko to escape.
Smirnov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boiko to his feet.
Boiko pushes Smirnov up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Boiko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boiko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Boiko.
Smirnov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov connects with a body shot.
Boiko darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to bum rush Boiko with a series of wild strikes but Boiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov throws a nice looking combination but Boiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boiko misses with a head kick.
Boiko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smirnov's waist but Smirnov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boiko off to one side.
Anton Smirnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Boiko.
Smirnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boiko closes the distance and clinches.
Boiko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smirnov throws a right hand that Boiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Boiko also avoids with ease.
Boiko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smirnov!
Boiko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
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 Anton Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Boiko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boiko misses with a takedown
and Smirnov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smirnov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smirnov stuffs the takedown.
Smirnov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boiko takes a step back to recover.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smirnov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boiko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boiko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smirnov to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smirnov throws a leg kick
and Boiko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smirnov tries to break the clinch but Boiko is controlling the position.
Boiko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boiko looks to land a combination but Smirnov avoids it well.
Boiko wants to clinch.
Smirnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boiko looks to throw a body kick
and Smirnov counters with a stiff right hand.
Boiko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anton Smirnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Boiko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smirnov throws a right hand that Boiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Boiko also avoids with ease.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smirnov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boiko doesn't seem bothered though.
Smirnov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smirnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boiko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boiko showed some decent athleticism there.
Smirnov is pressing down on Boiko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boiko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boiko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Smirnov.
Boiko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smirnov counters with a left and a right that stings Boiko.
A low kick from Boiko misses
and Smirnov counters by moving into the clinch.
Smirnov tries to circle away but Boiko has him pinned against the ropes.
Boiko breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Boiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smirnov tries to clinch there but Boiko circles away.
Smirnov cracks a nice hook into Boiko's ribs.
Boiko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smirnov dodges the punch combination from Boiko.
Smirnov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boiko wants to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boiko!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smirnov!
Smirnov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boiko gets the takedown into side control.
Smirnov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boiko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smirnov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boiko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boiko decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Boiko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ivan Boiko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boiko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov tries to bum rush Boiko with a series of wild strikes but Boiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smirnov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boiko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boiko.
Boiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boiko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smirnov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boiko is controlling him well.
Boiko decides to stand back up. Boiko steps back and let's Smirnov get back to his feet.
Boiko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smirnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boiko moves into the clinch.
Boiko breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boiko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boiko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smirnov's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boiko has Smirnov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smirnov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boiko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smirnov tries to score a body lock takedown but Boiko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boiko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anton Smirnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boiko misses with a wild combination.
Smirnov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smirnov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boiko.
Smirnov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boiko lands with an uppercut that bounces Smirnov off the ropes and back into rage.
Smirnov throws a series of punches but Boiko moves out of range.
Boiko throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a left and a right that stings Boiko.
Boiko misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boiko tries to avoid it but Smirnov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boiko to the ground. Boiko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Smirnov does no damage.
Boiko closes the distance and pushes Smirnov back into the ropes.
Smirnov tries to pull guard but Boiko holds him up against the ropes and eventually Smirnov drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Smirnov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smirnov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Boiko manages to break the clinch.
Boiko clinches up against the ropes.
Boiko breaks from the clinch.
Smirnov looks to land a combination but Boiko avoids it well.
Boiko has a takedown stuffed.
Boiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boiko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boiko tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boiko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smirnov checks it well.
Smirnov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Smirnov as Boiko shoots in.
Smirnov misses with a combination
and Boiko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boiko.
Boiko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smirnov, up you get!
No joy there for Smirnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smirnov gets caught flat footed, as Boiko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boiko stops Smirnov from standing up.
Smirnov has a closed guard, preventing Boiko from standing up.
Boiko stopping the sweep attempt from Smirnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boiko stands up and waves to Smirnov to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Smirnov there.
Smirnov throws a right hand that Boiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Boiko also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boiko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smirnov swats away the attempt to clinch by Boiko.
Boiko checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Boiko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boiko 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Boiko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mishka Palov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishka Palov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Diaz's 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mishka Palov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Palov is keeping him busy.
Diaz 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.
Palov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz trying to control from Palov's half guard. Palov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Palov is retaining full guard.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz works over Palov with some ground and pound from 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.
Palov keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Palov has wrist control.
Palov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz won't allow Palov to sweep him here.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Palov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Palov circles away.
Palov stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Palov misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palov's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Palov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palov keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Palov working a defensive guard but Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Palov defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palov tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Palov is breathing heavily.
Diaz controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palov is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palov avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palov pinned against the cage. Palov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palov has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palov's guard now.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Palov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Palov has wrist control.
Palov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Palov is keeping the position.
Palov keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Palov.
Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Palov is trying to buck Diaz off.
Diaz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Palov!
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz tries to control but Palov wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palov tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Palov tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz breaks from Palov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Palov can't escape the position.
Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Palov tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Palov is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Palov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Palov is in trouble!
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frank Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palov taking shots to the head.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palov hang on?
The referee warns Palov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Palov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Palov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Palov shrugs it off.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Palov bucks and avoids them well.
Diaz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diaz punching from mount but Palov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diaz looking to control but Palov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Palov tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a head kick but Palov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch but Palov slips to the side
and Palov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Palov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palov is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palov looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Palov is staying in there.
Palov can't escape the position.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Palov is in trouble!
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Palov is in trouble!
Palov tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Palov to control.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Palov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz looking to control but Palov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz prevents Palov from getting the reversal.
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.
Diaz has isolated one of Palov's arms. Palov looking to fight him off but Diaz twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Peloma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Skiter!
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, Gio Peloma!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peloma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skiter's head.
Peloma connects with a crisp jab.
Skiter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skiter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Skiter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peloma pushes Skiter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Peloma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peloma wants it to stay on the feet.
Skiter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Skiter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Skiter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peloma is looking to escape.
Skiter lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peloma manages to control the position for a moment.
Skiter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Peloma tries to hold on but Skiter pushes him away.
Skiter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peloma is looking to get to half guard.
Peloma is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peloma tries to reverse the position but Skiter maintains control.
Skiter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peloma hang on?
Peloma is rocked!
Skiter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skiter landing shots from mount.
Peloma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Peloma wants to try and get back to his feet.
Peloma regains half guard.
Peloma makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Skiter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peloma stuffs the takedown.
Peloma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skiter closes the distance and clinches up with Peloma, looking for a takedown. Skiter pushes Peloma against the ropes but Peloma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Skiter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skiter is breathing heavily.
Skiter shoots in for a takedown but Peloma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skiter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peloma defends it nicely.
Skiter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Randy Skiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peloma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skiter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peloma's waist but Peloma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skiter off to one side.
Peloma scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peloma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skiter.
Peloma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peloma lands with a right hand.
Peloma thuds a left hand into Skiter's body.
Peloma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skiter's head backwards.
Peloma scores with a hook to the body. Skiter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peloma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Skiter is rocked!
Skiter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Skiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peloma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peloma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skiter has time to react.
Peloma dips to his left and cracks Skiter with an uppercut!
Peloma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Skiter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peloma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peloma lands a lovely overhand right.
Skiter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skiter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peloma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skiter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peloma stuffs the takedown.
Peloma throws a series of strikes that have Skiter backpedaling.
Peloma digs a good hook to Skiter's body.
Peloma lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peloma. That snapped Skiter's head back.
Skiter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peloma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peloma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skiter shoots in for a double leg but Peloma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skiter tries to move into range but Peloma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peloma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peloma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skiter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peloma circles away.
Peloma lands a jab-cross combination.
Peloma scores with a sloppy right hand. Skiter should have avoided that one.
Skiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peloma connects with a right hand. Skiter shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peloma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peloma scores with a decent looking hook.
Skiter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skiter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peloma works the jab nicely.
Peloma's corner calls for a 1-2. Peloma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peloma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skiter on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Peloma.
Peloma cracks Skiter with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Skiter falls to his knees and Peloma doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gio Peloma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aurelian Pasternach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelian Pasternach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nasir Jones's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aurelian Pasternach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nasir Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones sizes up Pasternach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pasternach's head.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pasternach avoids nicely.
Pasternach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pasternach tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasternach.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Jones! Pasternach is backing up but he can't get away as Jones lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Pasternach and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nasir Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorik Vartanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Merit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Merit will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorik Vartanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Merit!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merit shoots in and bounces Vartanov off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Vartanov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Merit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Merit wants to control from the top but Vartanov keeps moving.
Merit scoring with some ground and pound.
Merit wants to stand but Vartanov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vartanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vartanov pushes a forearm under Merit's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Merit is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorik Vartanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrick Skiter!
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, Kirill Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov moves into the clinch.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Skiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fedorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Skiter is just out of range.
A punch combination from Fedorov misses.
Skiter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skiter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kirill Fedorov has been cut.
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!
Fedorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skiter takes a swing at Fedorov's ribcage but misses.
Fedorov lands a jab-cross combination.
Skiter misses with a combination
and Fedorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the body.
Fedorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Skiter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fedorov backs up against the ropes.
Skiter is breathing heavily.
Fedorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Skiter won't allow it.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodrick Skiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Fedorov.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Fedorov has Skiter pressed against the ropes, preventing Skiter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skiter just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skiter just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fedorov jumps guard but Skiter stands there with Fedorov around his waist. Fedorov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fedorov has Skiter pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Skiter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fedorov decides to pull 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.
Skiter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Skiter misses.
Fedorov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skiter is fending him off so far but Fedorov persists. Nope, Skiter circles away and we're back to standing.
Fedorov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fedorov takes the fight into the clinch.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skiter just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fedorov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Skiter uses from the top position.
Fedorov is trying to keep Skiter in close.
Skiter tries to stand but Fedorov is controlling from the bottom.
Fedorov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov has Skiter pulled in close to control his posture.
Fedorov is looking to sinch up a triangle. Skiter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Fedorov's body to avoid the submission. Fedorov has instead reached around Skiter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Fedorov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kirill Fedorov!
Kirill Fedorov is the new middleweight champion!
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