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QFC Tournament 473 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armen Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Monster!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hammer wants to clinch
and Monster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Monster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monster should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Monster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monster.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
It looks like The Monster has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Monster.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Monster can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster has Hammer pushed against the cage.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Monster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Monster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Monster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Monster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Monster digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Monster cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Monster is trying to stall.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster taking a breather.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monster slows down the pace here.
Monster is trying to stall.
Monster is pushing Hammer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Monster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Monster lands a nice uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Armen Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Monster'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.
Monster jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monster scores with a nice strike.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monster can do to turn this around?
Monster connects with a body shot that sends Hammer's belly button to the back.
Hammer wants to clinch but Monster slips to the side
and Monster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Monster lands a nice looking body shot.
Monster lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Armen Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster working hard to break the clinch.
Monster lands with a right to the head.
Hammer working Monster over with knees to the body.
Monster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monster.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Monster tries to tie him up.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monster is breathing heavily.
Monster lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
Hammer digs a right hand underneath Monster's ribcage. Monster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Monster controls the action.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Monster won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster works on Hammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monster lands a nice shot to the body.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Monster lands with a short shot to the head.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Monster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Monster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Monster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Monster.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
A short left from Monster.
Monster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monster tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Monster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Monster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monster.
Monster wants to stall.
Hammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Monster blocks with his arms.
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 Armen Hammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Monster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Monster.
Monster throws a shot to the body.
The Monster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Monster.
Monster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Monster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer pushes Monster up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monster wants to stall.
Monster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Monster lands with a light punch inside.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Monster's ribcage.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monster lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Monster.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monster lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Monster.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Monster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monster tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Monster digs a right hand underneath Hammer's ribcage. Hammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monster cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
A short right from Monster.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Monster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monster looking to stall.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Monster lands with a left to the head.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer has Monster pressed against the cage, preventing Monster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Monster.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster taking a breather.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster lands an uppercut.
Monster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Monster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammer.
Monster scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Monster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammer 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Armen Hammer wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Armen Hammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorik Ashkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Tempest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorik Ashkram!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tempest digs a good hook to Ashkram's body.
Ashkram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tempest.
The fighters circling - Tempest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashkram looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tempest is fending him off so far but Ashkram persists. Nope, Tempest circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashkram slips under a jab.
Ashkram fails with a takedown attempt.
Tempest appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tempest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ashkram.
The Tempest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorik Ashkram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashkram closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashkram lands in his opponent's guard.
Ashkram 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.
Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard.
Ashkram 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.
Ashkram 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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tempest wants to sweep but no luck.
Ashkram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tempest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard.
Ashkram 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard.
Ashkram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tempest on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tempest tries to get out of the position.
Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard.
Ashkram 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Ashkram drops back looking for a leg! Tempest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tempest manages to kick Ashkram off! Ashkram jumps back into Tempest's guard.
Ashkram drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ashkram seems to have locked his on tight now - Tempest screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ashkram, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Lorik Ashkram!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan White!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White looks to throw the jab but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is out of range.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki throws a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a left hand
letting Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki counter with a right hand.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White clinches up with Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki and pushes him back against the cage.
White tries to work over Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki blocking some punches.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from White.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's elbow.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to work over Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki fails to land.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki backwards.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
White slips under a jab.
White clinches up against the cage.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki can't break the clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from White on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
White misses with a body punch.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White has Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki pressed against the cage, preventing Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki wants to break free but White has control.
White prevents Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki from breaking the clinch.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki blocking some punches.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from White.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White has Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki pressed against the cage, preventing Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White scores with a shot to the side of Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's head.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki controls his hands.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki missing with knees to the body.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki blocks an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's elbow.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White tries to work over Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki prevents a body shot from White.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White working aggressively here.
White working aggressively here.
White pushes Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White misses with some punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki scores with a nice right hand.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White misses with a low kick.
It looked like Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White avoids the body shot from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki misses with a straight left.
White looks to land a left hand but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki moved out of range nicely.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from White misses.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki.
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White is rocked!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki throws a perfectly timed hook that sends White crashing down! White tries to stagger back to his feet but Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused White asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki!
During a confident post fight interview, Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi Al Ameriki 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Katanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergai Katanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urijah Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergai Katanov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen shoots in but Katanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sonnen. No joy for Katanov on that attempt.
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
Katanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sonnen drives through with a takedown into Katanov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Katanov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sonnen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sonnen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Katanov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Katanov working for a triangle but Sonnen defends it easily.
Katanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a couple of elbows.
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sonnen is in close to Katanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Katanov is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Katanov trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Katanov is keeping the position.
Sonnen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Katanov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sonnen is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Katanov on the ground.
Sonnen wants to get back to full guard.
Katanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katanov moves nicely into side control.
Sonnen is looking to regain half guard here but Katanov keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katanov wants to control but Sonnen is keeping him busy.
Sonnen tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Katanov easily slips into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sonnen is surviving well by controlling Katanov's body position as best he can.
Katanov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sonnen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sonnen shrugs it off.
Sonnen wants to hold on but Katanov pushes him away.
Katanov punching from mount but Sonnen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Katanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sonnen is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonnen can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katanov pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sonnen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sonnen holds on for dear life, controlling Katanov's posture momentarily.
Katanov prevents Sonnen from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katanov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergai Katanov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katanov but Katanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Katanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Katanov.
Sonnen shoots for a takedown but Katanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Katanov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Katanov struggling a bit here.
Sonnen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sonnen working the ground and pound from side control.
Sonnen lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katanov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen lands a nice forearm strike.
Urijah Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen scoring with punches and elbows.
Sonnen landing a few strikes.
Sonnen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Katanov some visible discomfort.
Sonnen is working Katanov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sonnen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Sonnen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Katanov is rocked!
Katanov is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Katanov is still in real trouble! Can Sonnen finish him?
Sonnen working away.
Katanov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katanov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonnen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Katanov tries to bench press Sonnen off him but Sonnen keeps the position.
Sonnen cracks Katanov with a big elbow.
Katanov is trying to control Sonnen's posture but Sonnen avoids it.
Sonnen lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Sonnen takes a little break here. Katanov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sonnen wants to control but Katanov is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sonnen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Katanov trying to control from the bottom.
Katanov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sonnen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sonnen jumps guard but Katanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sonnen jumps guard but Katanov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown.
Katanov taking a breather.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown.
Sonnen looking for a takedown.
Katanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katanov tries to score a body lock takedown but Sonnen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Katanov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control here.
Katanov wants to free his trapped foot but Sonnen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Katanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katanov wants to control but Sonnen is keeping him busy.
Katanov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sonnen is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Sonnen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katanov darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.
Katanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Sonnen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown.
Katanov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sonnen trying to hold on to Katanov's head to control him but Katanov postures up.
Sonnen is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Katanov jumps into side control!
Sonnen trying to remain calm as Katanov controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanov is looking to take a break and control but Sonnen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katanov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Katanov is looking to take a break and control but Sonnen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Katanov wants to stand but Sonnen has his arm trapped.
Katanov advances nicely into full mount.
Katanov punching from mount but Sonnen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Katanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonnen really wants to buck Katanov off and get back to his feet.
Sonnen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sonnen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov avoids the attempt from Sonnen to control.
Sonnen blocking the ground and pound.
Katanov tries to control but Sonnen wriggling away.
Katanov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Katanov trying to control but Sonnen is having none of it.
Katanov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Katanov thowing shots but they're missing.
Sonnen is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katanov punching from mount but Sonnen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sonnen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergai Katanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Sergai Katanov!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Sergai Katanov!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Sergai Katanov!
Sergai Katanov wins by unanimous decision!
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