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sfc Mansion Versus Dorokhov 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Chalidow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pablos's guard.
Pablos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chalidow is aware though and is defending well.
Pablos keeping moving, preventing Chalidow from controlling successfully.
Pablos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pablos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chalidow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pablos has an active guard here but Chalidow has managed to pass into half guard.
Pablos looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalidow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow lands with a punch from half guard.
Pablos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chalidow pulls his head out easily.
Chalidow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pablos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chalidow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pablos defends it well.
Chalidow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pablos is refusing to be controlled, as Chalidow sits in half guard.
Chalidow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pablos!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pablos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pablos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pablos keeps working.
Pablos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chalidow pulls his head out easily.
Chalidow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pablos!
Pablos is working to get back to half guard.
Chalidow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pablos is surviving well by controlling Chalidow's body position as best he can.
Pablos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pablos gets full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Chalidow postures up in Pablos's guard and throws a big left but Pablos blocks it.
Pablos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chalidow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pablos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chalidow.
Pablos 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.
Chalidow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chalidow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablos is keeping the position for now.
Chalidow trying to control but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Chalidow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chalidow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pablos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chalidow is aware though and is defending well.
Pablos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chalidow uses it to pass to side control.
Chalidow is trying to get an arm triangle but Pablos is defending well.
Pablos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablos gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pablos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chalidow wants to control but Pablos is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mamed Chalidow will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pablos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pablos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pablos throws a shot from downtown. Chalidow moves away and avoids it.
Chalidow shoots in but Pablos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pablos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pablos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pablos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chalidow wants to control from the top but Pablos keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chalidow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pablos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chalidow pushes down on Pablos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mamed Chalidow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chalidow is working for a kimura but Pablos is defending it quite comfortably.
Chalidow seems to be looking for submissions.
Pablos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pablos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chalidow is aware though and is defending well.
Pablos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chalidow pushing down on Pablos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pablos is defending against the submission attempts here by Chalidow.
Pablos is not content to let Chalidow control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pablos actively working from the bottom here.
Pablos tries to get to full guard but Chalidow has control of the leg.
Pablos is staying active underneath Chalidow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pablos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pablos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chalidow defends well.
Pablos is breathing heavily.
Pablos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chalidow.
Our spies down at at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna inform us that Pablos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pablos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chalidow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chalidow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablos is keeping the position for now.
Chalidow pushing down on Pablos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pablos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chalidow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pablos defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Pablos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chalidow moves out of range as Pablos strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chalidow or perhaps it was just good defense by Pablos, which made it look bad.
Pablos clinches up against the cage.
Chalidow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pablos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chalidow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Chalidow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chalidow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chalidow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pablos after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalidow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pablos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pablos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pablos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pablos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chalidow has managed to get both his arms back between Pablos's legs - danger averted.
Chalidow trying to control but Pablos is working from the bottom.
Pablos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pablos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chalidow is one step ahead there.
Pablos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chalidow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pablos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chalidow wants to control from the top but Pablos keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chalidow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pablos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chalidow defends it easily.
Pablos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chalidow trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pablos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pablos's guard.
Pablos looking for submissions off his back.
Pablos gets back to full guard.
Chalidow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pablos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chalidow has managed to get both his arms back between Pablos's legs - danger averted.
Chalidow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pablos is keeping the position for now.
Chalidow looking to sit in guard and control but Pablos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chalidow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pablos defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow is pulling down on Pablos's head. It's preventing any offense from Pablos, at least for the moment.
Pablos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chalidow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pablos has Chalidow in his guard.
Chalidow trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pablos is looking for a triangle but Chalidow pushes his legs off easily.
Chalidow postures up and lands a big shot to Pablos's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Pablos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pablos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Pablos!
Pablo Pablos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schloash Ylurner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schloash Ylurner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ylurner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ylurner with a nice cross.
Ylurner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Ylurner as Rock shoots in.
Rock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ylurner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ylurner defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock throws a push kick but Ylurner slaps the foot to one side.
Schloash Ylurner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ylurner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rock throws a lazy right hand but Ylurner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylurner lands a jab to the head.
Ylurner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ylurner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ylurner unleashes a big counter combination but Rock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Ylurner.
Rock is looking to counter the offense by Ylurner and move into the clinch.
Ylurner with a jab.
Rock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ylurner to the mat! Ylurner manages to get full guard.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Ylurner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Rock's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ylurner keeping full guard, as Rock tries to pass.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ylurner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to clinch there but Ylurner circles away.
Rock takes one on the button.
Ylurner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ylurner lands with a right hand.
Rock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ylurner is able to avoid easily.
Ylurner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ylurner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ylurner lands an overhand right.
Ylurner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ylurner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ylurner.
Rock misses with a left hand
letting Ylurner counter with a right hand.
Ylurner lands with a nice combination. Rock backs away looking to recover.
Ylurner 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.
Rock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ylurner wants it to stay on the feet.
Rock misses with a hook. Ylurner ducked under it nicely.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ylurner as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Ylurner.
Ylurner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ylurner lands with a slapping head kick.
Ylurner slips a straight right by Rock.
Ylurner avoids the body shot from Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schloash Ylurner dominated that round.
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.
Rock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schloash Ylurner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ylurner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ylurner tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ylurner to the ground. Ylurner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ylurner swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Ylurner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ylurner counters with a nice uppercut.
Ylurner slips under a jab from Rock.
Ylurner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rock will feel that in the morning.
Ylurner misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylurner connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Rock.
Ylurner throws a counter combo.
Rock looks to clinch
and Ylurner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ylurner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ylurner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rock will feel that in the morning.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Ylurner.
Rock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rock throws a series of punches but Ylurner avoids them all with ease.
Ylurner throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock shoots in but Ylurner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ylurner scores with a hook.
Rock walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner lands a jab-cross combination.
Ylurner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ylurner stuffs the takedown.
Ylurner scores with a nice strike.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ylurner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ylurner is not content to let Rock control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner prevents Rock from improving position.
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.
Rock working the body and head with strikes.
Ylurner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ylurner regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rock's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rock controlling the pace.
Rock is stalling here. Ylurner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ylurner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schloash Ylurner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ylurner feints a jab promting Rock to slip. Ylurner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ylurner connects with a looping right hand.
Rock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ylurner is out of range and Rock settles back down.
Rock clinches.
Rock leaning against his opponent.
Ylurner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ylurner is trying to push Rock away but Rock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ylurner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Ylurner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylurner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ylurner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ylurner is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
Rock goes for a takedown attempt but Ylurner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rock is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ylurner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ylurner misses with a wild combination.
Schloash Ylurner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock shoots in for a double leg but Ylurner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ylurner misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock.
Rock shoots in but no luck this time.
Ylurner scores with a one two! Rock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rock misses the jab.
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Ylurner's head back.
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!
Ylurner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rock.
Rock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ylurner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ylurner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ylurner misses with a kick to the body.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown but Ylurner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylurner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rock.
Ylurner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Ylurner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
Ylurner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ylurner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock misses with a leg kick.
Ylurner scores with a punch to the head.
Ylurner with a jab.
Ylurner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ylurner to counter with a crisp jab.
Schloash Ylurner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ylurner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Ylurner.
Ylurner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ylurner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ylurner lands a two punch combo.
Rock misses with a combination
and Ylurner counters with a crisp one two that drops Rock! Ylurner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rock to his feet! Rock is in big trouble!
Rock is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Schloash Ylurner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ylurner 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schloash Ylurner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alak Aksornpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Aksornpan has chosen Thai National Anthem - as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alak Aksornpan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aksornpan misses with the combination.
Aksornpan throws a series of punches but Christmas avoids them all with ease.
Aksornpan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christmas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christmas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aksornpan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aksornpan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aksornpan blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aksornpan lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Christmas.
Christmas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aksornpan wants to land a leg kick but Christmas is out of range.
Aksornpan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christmas slips a jab and a cross from Aksornpan.
Christmas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aksornpan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
Aksornpan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Aksornpan tries to stand but Christmas is controlling his head.
Aksornpan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christmas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christmas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Christmas wants to improve his position but Aksornpan is controlling well.
Aksornpan is keen to just control but Christmas is a slippery customer.
Christmas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Christmas.
Christmas trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christmas is looking for a triangle but Aksornpan pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas trying to keep a closed guard but Aksornpan is proving a slippery customer.
Christmas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aksornpan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Christmas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christmas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Christmas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aksornpan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aksornpan wants to control but Christmas is keeping busy.
Aksornpan is staying active underneath Christmas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aksornpan looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christmas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aksornpan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aksornpan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christmas pulls his head out easily.
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.
Christmas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Christmas wants to work for an arm triangle but Aksornpan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Christmas is trying to control. Aksornpan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aksornpan looking for submissions off his back.
Aksornpan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christmas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Aksornpan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aksornpan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christmas tries to counter with a takedown but Aksornpan is quick to defend against it.
Aksornpan scores with a punch to the head.
Aksornpan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christmas darts in looking for a takedown but Aksornpan gets double underhooks and turns Christmas into the cage.
A jab from Christmas misses.
Aksornpan is looking for the big counter here.
Christmas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alak Aksornpan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Aksornpan misses.
Christmas throws a lazy right hand but Aksornpan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christmas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aksornpan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Aksornpan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aksornpan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Christmas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aksornpan backs up against the cage.
It looks like Alak Aksornpan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christmas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aksornpan up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Christmas is trying to break the clinch but Aksornpan has him pressed against the cage.
Aksornpan manages to break the clinch.
Christmas rushes Aksornpan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christmas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aksornpan scores with a punch to the head.
Aksornpan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aksornpan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas throws a wild hook but Aksornpan just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Christmas gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Aksornpan raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alak Aksornpan!
Alak Aksornpan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Tricksen (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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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Tricksen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind scoring well with a low kick there.
Tricksen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tricksen with a jab.
Kind feints and then cracks Tricksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tricksen down.
Tricksen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kind scores with a push kick.
Tricksen throws the left hand but Kind avoids the punch easily.
Kind tried to counter with a leg kick but Tricksen avoided it.
Nick Tricksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tricksen tries to clinch up.
Kind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tricksen's calf.
Tricksen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
Tricksen tries to counter with a clinch but Kind shakes him off and moves away.
Kind connects with a body shot.
Tricksen connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tricksen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tricksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tricksen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricksen misses with an uppercut
and Kind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tricksen throws a hook to the side of Kind's head but Kind sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tricksen misses with a hook to the body
letting Kind counter with a right hand.
Kind is looking to wear down Tricksen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kind!
Nice body kick there by Kind.
Tricksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kind counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tricksen's knee momentarily.
Tricksen looks winded!
Tricksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kind drops Tricksen with a big left hand! Tricksen is injured, injured bad! Kind jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Kind!
During a confident post fight interview, Champ Kind thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May has chosen Watch you Bleed by FFDP as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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188 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woody May!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A jab from May misses.
May throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops May! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves May to his feet! May is in big trouble!
May is rocked!
May misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
May is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
May throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! May has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam B Glenn (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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195 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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195 lbs
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic cracks Glenn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Glenn.
Glenn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filipovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Glenn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glenn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
Glenn fakes the leg kick and cracks Filipovic in the body.
Jab, jab by Glenn - just one landing.
Glenn feints and then cracks Filipovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filipovic down.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glenn throws out a counter right but Filipovic avoids it with no problem.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glenn is looking for the big counter here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glenn lands a high kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filipovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glenn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glenn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glenn throws a head kick that Filipovic semi-blocks.
Filipovic jabs Glenn right on the nose. Glenn blinks but takes it well.
Filipovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Glenn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Filipovic really felt that one!
A solid body kick from Glenn.
Glenn cracks Filipovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Filipovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glenn to score with a decent uppercut.
Glenn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Filipovic crashing down! Filipovic tries to stagger back to his feet but Glenn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Filipovic asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam B Glenn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
185 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tron tries to bum rush Paris with a series of wild strikes but Paris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
Tron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paris circles away quickly and effectively.
Craig Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tron scores with a hook to the body. Paris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paris has a takedown stuffed.
Paris has been working on his balance at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tron.
Paris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Paris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Paris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tron wants to control from the top but Paris keeps moving.
Paris has an active guard here but Tron has managed to pass into half guard.
My spies in Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna inform me that Tron has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paris keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is trying to get back to full guard.
Tron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paris is looking for a sweep. Tron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tron pulls his head out easily.
Paris tries to roll over but Tron keeps him under control.
Paris is staying active underneath Tron, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paris wants to get back to full guard.
Tron frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tron takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Paris rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Paris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tron is stalling here. Paris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tron seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Paris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tron is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paris's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron wants to control but Paris is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tron sees it coming and defends easily.
Tron wants to control but Paris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paris prevents Tron from improving his position.
Paris seems to be looking for submissions.
Tron trying to hold on to Paris's head to control him but Paris postures up.
Tron is not content to let Paris control the position.
That's four 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.
Paris wants to pass to mount but Tron is defending the position.
Tron trying to hold on to Paris's head to control him but Paris postures up.
Paris is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tron has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Paris 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Paris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paris dives in and scores a takedown into Tron's guard.
Craig Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tron is trying to control the position but Paris postures up.
Tron looking for a sweep. Not yet Tron, not yet.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Tron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tron is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paris advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paris wants to control but Tron is keeping him busy.
Tron manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tron doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paris wants to work for an arm triangle but Tron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Paris in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tron tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craig Paris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Didenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Didenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Didenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didenko needs to keep his hands up - Roll had a free shot at his head there.
Didenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roll leaves Didenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roll fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roll misses with a lunging right hand
and Didenko counters with a shoot takedown. Roll fights it but they end up in guard.
Didenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Didenko wants to pass the guard but Roll is keeping the position.
Didenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roll is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Didenko is aware though and is defending well.
Roll is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Didenko defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Didenko passes Roll's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Didenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Didenko is looking for a kimura here.
Roll tries to roll over but Didenko keeps him under control.
Roll might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roll looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Didenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Didenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Roll is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Didenko is trying to work for a kimura but Roll is defending well.
Roll is trying to get back to full guard.
Roll manages to get to full guard.
Roll throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roll escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Didenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didenko looking to pass the guard.
Roll is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Didenko defends well.
Didenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roll's guard.
Didenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roll sees it coming and defends easily.
Roll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Didenko is working for a submission of some sort.
Roll is defending against the submission attempts here by Didenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to get to full guard but Didenko has control of the leg.
Roll actively working from the bottom here.
Didenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Didenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roll is just riding it out for now. Didenko eventually gives up the hold.
Roll actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
Didenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad Didenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Didenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Roll's guard.
Didenko preventing the sweep.
Didenko drops back looking for a leg! Roll is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roll manages to kick Didenko off! Didenko jumps back into Roll's guard.
Roll is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Didenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Didenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roll working for a triangle but Didenko defends it easily.
Vlad Didenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Didenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Didenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roll is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roll had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Didenko defends it easily.
Didenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Didenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roll is keeping the position for now.
Didenko is still trying to improve position.
Didenko is pushing down on Roll's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roll is fighting to maintain full guard but Didenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Didenko is breathing heavily.
Didenko is working for a kimura but Roll is defending it quite comfortably.
Roll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Didenko pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll gets full guard.
Didenko is pushing down on Roll's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roll is fighting to maintain full guard but Didenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Didenko is looking for a kimura here.
Roll is defending against the submission attempts here by Didenko.
Roll moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roll is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roll is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roll is working for a submission of some sort.
Didenko actively working from the bottom here.
Roll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roll is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Didenko!
Didenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Didenko gets back to half guard.
Roll is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Didenko actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll is looking for a kimura here.
Didenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roll pulls his head out easily.
Roll is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Didenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Didenko wants to improve his position but Roll is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Didenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Just Roll will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Roll. Didenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Didenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Didenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roll tries to avoid it but Didenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roll to the ground. Roll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Didenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roll throws out the jab.
Didenko misses with a takedown attempt - Roll sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roll misses the shot to the body.
Didenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roll but Roll pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Just Roll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Didenko.
Roll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Didenko ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Didenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roll defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll misses with a straight right.
Roll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Didenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Roll. No joy for Didenko on that attempt.
Didenko takes one to the side of the head.
Didenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roll's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
Didenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Roll looking for submissions off his back.
Didenko is looking for a kimura but Roll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Didenko to get the leverage.
Didenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roll is just riding it out for now. Didenko eventually gives up the hold.
Roll looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roll is defending against the submission attempts here by Didenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Didenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roll looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Didenko 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.
Roll wants to improve his position but Didenko is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Didenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Didenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roll doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Didenko.
Didenko seems to be working for a kimura but Roll defends the submission attempt.
Roll manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roll looking to hit a scissor sweep but Didenko is one step ahead there.
Roll throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Didenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roll working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Didenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Didenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Didenko drops back looking for a leg! Roll is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roll manages to kick Didenko off! Didenko jumps back into Roll's guard.
Roll working for a triangle but Didenko defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Just Roll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roll has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Roll!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wherever I May Roam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorokhov tries to bum rush Manison with a series of wild strikes but Manison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manison lands with a right hand.
Manison lands a nice shot that snaps Dorokhov's head back.
Dorokhov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Dorokhov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Manison scores with a jab to the head.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorokhov misses with a left hand
and Manison counters with a nice right hand that sends Dorokhov toppling to the canvas! Dorokhov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Manison finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorokhov slips under a jab.
Dorokhov tries to bum rush Manison with a series of wild strikes but Manison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dorokhov dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Dorokhov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manison with a body shot.
Manison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorokhov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Manison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Manison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorokhov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dorokhov moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dorokhov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Manison has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dorokhov tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorokhov circles away.
Dorokhov tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dorokhov, as that shot connected.
Dorokhov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Nice shot by Manison.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manison doesn't seem bothered though.
Dorokhov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorokhov throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorokhov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorokhov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dorokhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison connects with a nice looking jab.
Dorokhov throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manison sizes up Dorokhov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manison throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dorokhov counter with a right hand.
Dorokhov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dorokhov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manison.
Manison throws a good cross that connects.
Manison works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Manison. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison scores with a hook to the body. Dorokhov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Dorokhov ducks down to avoid it.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Dorokhov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dorokhov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Dorokhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorokhov lands a head kick!
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Dorokhov drops his hands momentarily and Manison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorokhov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dorokhov wants to clinch up but Manison keeps it at a distance.
Dorokhov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dorokhov throws out the jab.
Manison lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorokhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Dorokhov looks to move away, Manison throws a big counter combo bu Dorokhov just gets out of the way.
Manison throws the left hand but Dorokhov avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison throws a big counter combination but Dorokhov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manison lands a slapping body shot.
Manison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dorokhov defends it nicely.
Dorokhov throws out a counter right but Manison avoids it with no problem.
Dorokhov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Dorokhov manages to avoid it.
Dorokhov throws a series of punches but Manison moves out of range.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorokhov.
Manison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Manison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Manison. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manison lands the left hand.
Dorokhov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Dorokhov. That snapped Manison's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Dorokhov.
Manison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Manison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Manison decides to stand back up. Manison steps back and let's Dorokhov get back to his feet.
Manison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manison cracks Dorokhov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Dorokhov misses with a few strikes there.
Dorokhov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dorokhov misses with a left hand
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorokhov. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Dorokhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manison throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dorokhov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Manison dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Konstantin Manison took to the microphone: 'You want my belt - come and try to take it from me! Thanks everyone!'.
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