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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artem Irhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikaru Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Irhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hikaru Mori!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori shoots in looking for a takedown. Irhin tries to sprawl out of it but Mori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Irhin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irhin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mori or not.
Irhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irhin connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hikaru Mori has been cut.
Irhin throws a sloppy head kick and Mori moves out of range easily.
Irhin scores with a leg kick.
Mori fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irhin avoids it really well and circles away.
Irhin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irhin scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mori is defended easily by Irhin.
Artem Irhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hikaru Mori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irhin swivels and escapes.
Irhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irhin feints with a jab and clips Mori right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Mori is sent crashing into the canvas and Irhin leaps in for the kill! Mori tries to get to his feet but Irhin is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Mori is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Irhin!
An out of breath Artem Irhin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Labed Murazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chiun Remo enters the cage!
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165 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, Labed Murazel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiun Remo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murazel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Remo on his heels. He'll look to pass Remo's guard now, I'm sure.
Murazel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murazel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murazel tries to free his leg and advance position but Remo is retaining full guard.
Murazel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Murazel wants to control from the top but Remo keeps moving.
Remo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murazel wants to control from the top but Remo keeps moving.
Remo trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murazel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murazel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murazel trying to control but Remo is working from the bottom.
Murazel 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murazel controls the pace.
Remo wants to sweep but no luck.
Murazel drops back looking for a leg! Remo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Remo manages to kick Murazel off! Murazel jumps back into Remo's guard.
Murazel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murazel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murazel wants to control from the top but Remo keeps moving.
Murazel 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Remo is trying to keep Murazel in close.
Remo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murazel trying to control the position from guard on top but Remo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murazel lands a lovely overhand right.
Murazel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Remo lands a high kick!
It looks like Labed Murazel has been cut.
Remo shoots in and drives through. Murazel sprawls well.
Murazel scores with the left hand. Remo knows he should have avoided that one.
Murazel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Remo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murazel connects with a nice looking jab.
Murazel lands a nice shot that snaps Remo's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murazel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Remo throws the kick towards the body but Murazel avoids it.
Murazel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murazel has a takedown stuffed.
Remo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Remo fails with the takedown
and Murazel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murazel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Remo on the side of the head.
Remo walks into a jab.
Murazel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murazel showed some decent athleticism there.
Remo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murazel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murazel passes to side control.
Remo is not content to let Murazel control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remo is trying to buck Murazel off.
Remo wants to control but Murazel postures up.
Murazel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Remo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murazel's guard! Nice work there by Remo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murazel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Remo defends it easily.
Murazel has his foot on Remo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Remo works his way back into a safe position though.
Remo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murazel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Labed Murazel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Labed Murazel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murazel misses with a hook. Remo ducked under it nicely.
Remo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Murazel scores with the left hand. Remo knows he should have avoided that one.
Murazel scores with a nice head shot.
Remo fails with the takedown.
Remo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Remo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murazel defends well and Remo ends up having to push Murazel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Remo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murazel.
Remo tries to clinch up.
A big right from Murazel misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murazel circles away.
It looked like Murazel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remo.
Labed Murazel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
A swing and a miss from Murazel.
Murazel sets himself, and Remo steps forward looking for the clinch! Murazel avoids it this time.
Chiun Remo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Remo looks for a takedown but Murazel sprawls well.
Murazel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murazel scores with the left hand. Remo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murazel shoots in and gets a takedown into Remo's guard.
Remo wants to stand up but Murazel is controlling him.
Remo keeping moving, preventing Murazel from controlling successfully.
Remo controlling Murazel's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murazel trying to control the position from guard on top but Remo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murazel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murazel trying to control but Remo is working from the bottom.
Remo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murazel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murazel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Remo controls the pace.
Murazel pushes a forearm under Remo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Remo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Labed Murazel!
A very excited looking Labed Murazel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Chiun Remo spoke after the fight, saying 'i cant understand this result !!! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabed Azbuhlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabed Azbuhlev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azbuhlev shoots in but no luck this time.
Christopher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azbuhlev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee 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.
Azbuhlev with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Azbuhlev checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Azbuhlev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Azbuhlev persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Christopher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabed Azbuhlev.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azbuhlev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Azbuhlev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azbuhlev moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Azbuhlev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azbuhlev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Azbuhlev checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azbuhlev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is looking to stand up but Azbuhlev isn't so interested in that idea.
Azbuhlev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee is working an open guard so Azbuhlev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Azbuhlev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azbuhlev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Christopher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Azbuhlev is defended easily by Lee.
Lee lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Azbuhlev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azbuhlev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Sabed Azbuhlev 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!
Azbuhlev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Azbuhlev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azbuhlev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee connects with the punch.
Azbuhlev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Azbuhlev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Azbuhlev pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Azbuhlev takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Azbuhlev's coach down at Tsar's Iron Addicts Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Azbuhlev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Azbuhlev shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azbuhlev circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Azbuhlev trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azbuhlev into the cage.
Azbuhlev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azbuhlev tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Azbuhlev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azbuhlev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Good body shot from Lee.
A short left from Lee.
Lee pushes Azbuhlev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Azbuhlev misses with the head strike.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Azbuhlev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee prevents a body shot from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azbuhlev misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabed Azbuhlev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Azbuhlev is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee trying to control but Azbuhlev postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Azbuhlev is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azbuhlev wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Azbuhlev decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee sizes up Azbuhlev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee with a jab.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee jabs Azbuhlev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azbuhlev wants to clinch.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Azbuhlev fails to land the takedown.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Azbuhlev has time to react.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Christopher Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Azbuhlev drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Azbuhlev trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Azbuhlev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee has his hands on Azbuhlev's head, controlling the position.
Azbuhlev stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azbuhlev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Azbuhlev is trying to stall.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azbuhlev can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a series of punches but Azbuhlev moves out of range.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azbuhlev.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Azbuhlev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azbuhlev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee throws a series of punches but Azbuhlev moves out of range.
Azbuhlev rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Azbuhlev is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christopher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabed Azbuhlev.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Azbuhlev looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Azbuhlev controls the action.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azbuhlev is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Azbuhlev has his back to the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sabed Azbuhlev'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. This is the final round!
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azbuhlev.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azbuhlev at a distance.
Azbuhlev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a low kick but Azbuhlev avoids it.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azbuhlev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Azbuhlev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azbuhlev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azbuhlev is looking for the big counter here.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azbuhlev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee scores with a jab. Azbuhlev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Azbuhlev closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Azbuhlev's ribs.
Azbuhlev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azbuhlev checks a low kick from Lee.
Azbuhlev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azbuhlev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Azbuhlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Azbuhlev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Azbuhlev tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Azbuhlev tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Azbuhlev needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Lee throws a body punch but Azbuhlev moves out of range.
Azbuhlev wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
Azbuhlev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown attempt by Azbuhlev or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Christopher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sabed Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev has a takedown stuffed.
Azbuhlev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azbuhlev backwards.
Lee tries a body shot but Azbuhlev blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Christopher Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Azbuhlev taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Azbuhlev misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Azbuhlev is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Azbuhlev into the cage.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Azbuhlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Azbuhlev's head.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azbuhlev or not.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
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!
Azbuhlev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Azbuhlev is now in Lee's guard.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Christopher Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Azbuhlev is keeping the position.
Azbuhlev can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Lee!
A victorious Christopher Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronny James Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markov Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ronny James Dio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny James Dio!
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, Markov Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dio defends well and Petrenko ends up having to push Dio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dio throwing a counter right hand but Petrenko manages to avoid it.
A combination from Dio does no damage.
Dio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Dio both land. Nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Dio. No joy for Petrenko on that attempt.
Petrenko fails to land the takedown.
Ronny James Dio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markov Petrenko.
Dio connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Dio coming out on top.
Dio lands with a shot to the body.
Ronny James Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dio throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Petrenko stumbling backwards into the cage! Petrenko bounces back off the cage towards Dio, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Dio lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Dio celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronny James Dio!
After the fight, Ronny James Dio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egon Tingvellir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Bad to the bone- George Thorogood as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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203 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egon Tingvellir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Walker!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tingvellir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tingvellir looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Tingvellir looking to score a takedown here. Walker is defending well but Tingvellir drives through and ends up in Walker's guard.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tingvellir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tingvellir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tingvellir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tingvellir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tingvellir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tingvellir throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tingvellir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walker has managed to get both his arms back between Tingvellir's legs - danger averted.
Tingvellir is pulling down on Walker's head to control his posture.
Tingvellir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tingvellir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tingvellir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tingvellir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tingvellir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
Tingvellir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tingvellir's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tingvellir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Tingvellir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walker is looking to stand up but Tingvellir isn't so interested in that idea.
Tingvellir lands a couple of elbows.
It looks like Brock Walker has been cut.
Tingvellir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walker's head.
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.
Tingvellir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tingvellir wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Tingvellir forces his way into half guard.
Tingvellir content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tingvellir trying to pass the guard but Walker defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Egon Tingvellir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tingvellir pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Tingvellir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tingvellir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Tingvellir is pushing Walker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tingvellir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Tingvellir lands a shot to the body.
Walker is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tingvellir lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Tingvellir.
Tingvellir lands a right hand.
That has opened up Brock Walker's cut even more.
Tingvellir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tingvellir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tingvellir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Tingvellir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tingvellir gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The cut above Brock Walker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tingvellir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Egon Tingvellir.
Tingvellir forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Tingvellir lands a body punch.
Tingvellir manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tingvellir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker letting Tingvellir take a breather here.
Tingvellir lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Tingvellir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tingvellir lands a shoulder strike.
Brock Walker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Walker tries to circle away but Tingvellir has him pinned against the cage.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tingvellir lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tingvellir.
Tingvellir scores with a hook to the body.
Tingvellir lands a nice uppercut.
Walker is rocked!
Tingvellir is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Tingvellir finish him?
Tingvellir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tingvellir creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walker drops to his knees and Tingvellir pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egon Tingvellir!
During a confident post fight interview, Egon Tingvellir 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Cherry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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148 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominik Dudek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry moves into the clinch.
Cherry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Cherry.
Cherry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dudek or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cherry.
Cherry lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dominik Dudek has been cut.
Cherry told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cherry is trying to stall.
Dudek is trying to maintain a safe position but Cherry gets an underhook and turns Dudek into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cherry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cherry.
Cherry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dudek takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry lands an elbow just above Dudek 's eye.
Dudek is trying to pull guard but Cherry has him pressed against the cage.
Dudek has had enough of the clinch but Cherry keeps him there for the moment.
Dudek can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek can't break the clinch.
Cherry lands a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Dudek has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cherry drops Dudek onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dudek is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dudek is rocked!
Cherry unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dudek! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cherry is unloading with more strikes now! Dudek drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Cherry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Badri Dadiani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costea Dinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costea Dinescu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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18
153 lbs
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19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badri Dadiani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Costea Dinescu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinescu throws a shot from downtown. Dadiani moves away and avoids it.
Dadiani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dinescu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dadiani is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dinescu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dinescu throws a right and a left that Dadiani avoids nicely.
Dadiani feinted with a counter takedown.
Dadiani staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Dinescu misses.
Dadiani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Dadiani.
Dadiani shoots in for a double leg but Dinescu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dinescu wants to counter with a clinch but Dadiani pushes him away.
Dinescu lands a head shot.
Dadiani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dinescu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dinescu defending well as Dadiani loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinescu ducks right into an uppercut from Dadiani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadiani looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dinescu!
Dadiani controlling the position from side mount.
Dinescu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dadiani is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dinescu tries to reverse the position but Dadiani maintains control.
Dinescu is squirming around, avoiding Dadiani's attempts to control the action.
Dadiani punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dadiani landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinescu is working to get back to half guard.
Dadiani lands a big shot there that rocks Dinescu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dadiani lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dadiani controlling the pace for now.
Dadiani breaks from Dinescu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dadiani avoids the attempt from Dinescu to control.
Dadiani in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dadiani controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadiani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dinescu is in a horrible position here. Dadiani smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dadiani raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dadiani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dadiani lands a big elbow.
Dadiani lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dinescu wants to hold on but Dadiani pushes him away.
Dadiani raining down shots from the mount!
Dadiani is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dinescu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dadiani is landing with some decent strikes but Dinescu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dinescu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dadiani landing punches.
Dadiani looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dinescu taking shots to the head.
Dinescu can't escape the position.
Dadiani working the ground and pound effectively.
Dinescu is working to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Badri Dadiani dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dinescu moves forwards but Dadiani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dadiani connects with a right hand. Dinescu shakes it off.
Dinescu scores with a jab.
Dadiani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dadiani punishes Dinescu's body with a nice straight punch.
Dinescu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dadiani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dinescu scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Dinescu.
Dinescu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dadiani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinescu walks into a straight right hand from Dadiani.
Dadiani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dinescu as he jumps to the side.
Dinescu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dadiani.
The fighters circling - Dinescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinescu misses with a double jab.
Dinescu misses with a head kick.
Dadiani shoots in and drives through. Dinescu sprawls well.
Dinescu looks to land a left hand but Dadiani moved out of range nicely.
Dinescu throws a body punch but Dadiani moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Dadiani blocks the low kick.
Dinescu throws a hook but Dadiani blocks it.
Dadiani shoots in for a takedown but Dinescu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinescu throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Badri Dadiani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinescu lands with an uppercut that bounces Dadiani off the cage and back into range.
Dinescu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dadiani to score with a decent uppercut.
Dinescu lands with a hook. Dadiani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dinescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dadiani tests Dinescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left and a right from Dinescu both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dadiani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dinescu but Dinescu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dinescu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dadiani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dinescu on the side of the head.
Dinescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dadiani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Badri Dadiani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dinescu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dadiani is working away from the top position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dinescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dadiani looks to land a strike but Dinescu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dinescu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dadiani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dadiani controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadiani stands up over Dinescu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dinescu trying to control the position.
Dadiani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinescu can do to turn this around?
Dadiani wants to control from the top but Dinescu keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dinescu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dadiani throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dinescu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dadiani is in Dinescu's guard.
Dadiani passes Dinescu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dadiani passes into side control, despite Dinescu's attempt to control the position.
Dinescu tries to improve position but can't.
Dadiani working the head with strikes.
Dinescu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dadiani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dinescu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Dadiani.
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 Badri Dadiani will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dadiani with a jab.
Dadiani looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dadiani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dadiani thows a huge punch but Dinescu dodges it nicely.
Dinescu is looking to improve his position.
Dadiani working over Dinescu with some ground and pound. Dinescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dadiani lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dadiani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dinescu defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dinescu is looking for a sweep. Dadiani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadiani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dinescu defending well though.
Dadiani tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dinescu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dadiani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dinescu defending well though.
Dadiani wants to pass to mount but Dinescu is defending the position.
Dadiani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dinescu keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dadiani slips a nice elbow through Dinescu's hands, connecting with Dinescu's forehead.
Dadiani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Dinescu won't allow Dadiani to pass to mount.
Dadiani looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dadiani is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dadiani is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dadiani has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dinescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dadiani.
Dinescu swings widly with a right hand
and Dadiani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dadiani wants to control from the top but Dinescu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadiani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dinescu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dadiani is now in half guard.
Dinescu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dadiani has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dinescu is trying to escape the mount.
Dadiani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadiani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dadiani cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dadiani lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Costea Dinescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dadiani breaks from Dinescu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dadiani lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dinescu hang on?
Dadiani landing strikes from the 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!
Dadiani looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dinescu is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badri Dadiani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dadiani, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badri Dadiani!
A victorious Badri Dadiani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toghrul Asgarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Buckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Toghrul Asgarov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Toghrul Asgarov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toghrul Asgarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buzz Buckson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckson slaps away a takedown attempt from Asgarov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Asgarov scores with a four punch combination!
Buckson wants to clinch up but Asgarov keeps it at a distance.
Buckson gets caught flat footed, as Asgarov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Asgarov is in close to Buckson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Asgarov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Asgarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Asgarov throwing strikes from guard but Buckson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buckson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asgarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asgarov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Asgarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asgarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Buckson has wrist control.
Asgarov throwing strikes but missing.
Asgarov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Asgarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Asgarov pushing down on Buckson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Asgarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buckson defending well though.
Asgarov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Asgarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asgarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buckson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Asgarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asgarov 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.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Buckson has eaten all the pies!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Asgarov connects with a nice short shot to Buckson's temple.
Asgarov works his way into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Asgarov'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.
Buckson is letting Asgarov control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Asgarov.
Asgarov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Buckson being controlled for a moment.
We've been informed that Buckson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Asgarov crashes against the mat.
Asgarov slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asgarov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Asgarov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Asgarov is trying to get an arm triangle but Buckson is defending well.
Asgarov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Asgarov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Asgarov lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asgarov controlling the position from side mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Toghrul Asgarov dominated that round.
That's time! Asgarov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asgarov lands with a hook. Buckson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asgarov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Buckson's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buckson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Asgarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Asgarov with a nice head shot there.
Asgarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Buckson looking for a sweep. Not yet Buckson, not yet.
Toghrul Asgarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asgarov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Asgarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Asgarov is pushing down on Buckson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Buckson is fighting to maintain full guard but Asgarov has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Asgarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asgarov is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Asgarov thows a huge punch but Buckson dodges it nicely.
Buckson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Asgarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buckson can do to turn this around?
Asgarov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Asgarov lands a heavy elbow.
Asgarov with a couple of short strikes.
Asgarov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buckson?
Asgarov with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Asgarov with good strikes from the mount here!
Buckson is rocked!
Asgarov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Buckson is still in real trouble! Can Asgarov finish him?
Buckson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Asgarov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toghrul Asgarov!
A relieved looking Toghrul Asgarov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Buzz Buckson spoke after the fight, saying 'Shucks'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Acton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edu Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alvarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Acton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Acton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
My spies in Ironfist MMA inform me that Alvarez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Acton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Acton struggling a bit here.
Acton tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Acton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Acton tries to improve position but can't.
Acton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Acton is defending well.
Acton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acton tries to get out of the position.
Alvarez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Acton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alvarez's guard! Nice work there by Acton!
Acton trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Acton's guard.
Acton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
Alvarez stays in close to Acton's body and controls the position.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Acton is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Acton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Acton manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Acton's guard.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Alvarez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez pushes down on Acton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Acton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Acton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alvarez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Acton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Acton is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edu Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Alvarez.
Acton fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Acton sees coming a mile off.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Josh Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Acton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alvarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez stands and throws Acton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Acton is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Acton is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez wants to control but Acton is keeping him busy.
Acton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alvarez has hold of Acton's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Acton tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Alvarez cranks the arm and Acton screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Acton, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Edu Alvarez!
An out of breath Edu Alvarez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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