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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Polidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Anzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anzar has chosen The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aristotle Polidori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Anzar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Anzar enables Polidori to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anzar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Polidori content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Polidori engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polidori throwing strikes from guard but Anzar blocks nicely.
Polidori working some strikes from top position.
Polidori trying to control but Anzar is working from the bottom.
Polidori with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anzar wants to stand up but Polidori is controlling him.
Polidori postures up in Anzar's guard and throws a big left but Anzar blocks it.
Polidori 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.
Polidori is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Polidori tries to free his leg and advance position but Anzar is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polidori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anzar wants to get back to his feet but Polidori is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Polidori throws a big right hand that misses.
Polidori throwing strikes from guard but Anzar blocks nicely.
Anzar wants to sweep but no luck.
Polidori advances position into side control!
Anzar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Polidori is staying tight to Anzar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Polidori 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.
Polidori lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Polidori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Anzar tries to escape but Polidori is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anzar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Anzar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Polidori has an Americana. Anzar didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Polidori is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Polidori hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aristotle Polidori!
Aristotle Polidori seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Tricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Larry Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Tricksen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin closes the distance and pushes Tricksen back into the cage.
Griffin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tricksens head.
Griffin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tricksen backwards.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Griffin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tricksen clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Griffin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffin sizes up Tricksen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tricksen closes the distance and clinches.
Tricksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Griffin to work.
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tricksen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tricksen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Tricksen blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffin.
A right handed body shot lands from Griffin.
Griffin 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.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Tricksen is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin pushes Tricksen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin gets through Tricksen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen takes a shot to the head.
Tricksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffin has double underhooks.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Tricksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Tricksen controls the action.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick Tricksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin forces Tricksen back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Tricksen.
Tricksen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin forces Tricksen back against the cage and clinches.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Tricksen avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
A short right from Griffin.
Tricksen working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tricksen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Tricksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Tricksen blocking some punches.
Griffin working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tricksen.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Tricksen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen misses the body punch
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Tricksen looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Tricksen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Tricksen.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tricksen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tricksen throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin tries to keep at a distance but Tricksen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Griffin slips under a jab from Tricksen.
Griffin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tricksen tries to keep at a distance but Griffin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tricksen can do to turn this around?
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tricksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
A punch lands to the side of Tricksen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tricksen moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Tricksen dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Larry Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin instigates a clinch.
Tricksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griffin misses with the head strike.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griffin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tricksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tricksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin pushes Tricksen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tricksen has had enough of the clinch but Griffin keeps him there for the moment.
Tricksen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tricksen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tricksen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Griffin with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tricksen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A punch combination from Tricksen misses.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tricksen misses with a two punch combination.
Tricksen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tricksen misses with a double jab
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tricksen is rocked!
Tricksen misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Griffin!
An out of breath Larry Griffin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki De Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fenix has chosen Killing Inside as his entrance music. Ikki De Fenix told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ikki De Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka tries to clinch but De Fenix moves out of range.
Kusilutka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kusilutka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kusilutka is working for a kimura but De Fenix is defending it quite comfortably.
De Fenix felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka wants to work for an arm triangle but De Fenix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kusilutka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fenix defending well though.
Kusilutka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kusilutka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kusilutka is looking for a kimura here.
Kusilutka wants to work for an arm triangle but De Fenix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kusilutka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kusilutka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kusilutka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fenix defending well though.
Kusilutka wants to work for an arm triangle but De Fenix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kusilutka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fenix defending well though.
Kusilutka is looking for a kimura but De Fenix is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kusilutka to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fenix pushes Kusilutka off and gets back to his feet.
Kusilutka instigates a clinch.
Kusilutka jumps guard but De Fenix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De Fenix tries to work over Kusilutka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fenix misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Fenix fails to land.
Kusilutka wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kusilutka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kusilutka goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Fenix prevents it.
Kusilutka jumps guard but De Fenix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kusilutka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Fenix scores with a shot to the side of Kusilutka's head.
Kusilutka tries to pull guard but De Fenix won't allow it.
Kusilutka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Fenix's efforts to push away.
De Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka is trying to pull guard but De Fenix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusilutka is looking for a takedown.
Kusilutka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Fenix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kusilutka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, De Fenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fenix stops a takedown attempt from Kusilutka.
De Fenix is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Fenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from De Fenix on the inside.
Kusilutka trying to stall but De Fenix improves his position.
De Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kusilutka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Fenix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Fenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Fenix.
De Fenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fenix scores with a shot to the side of Kusilutka's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikki De Fenix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kusilutka dives in for a single leg takedown but De Fenix sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Igor Kusilutka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kusilutka gets a takedown into half guard.
De Fenix is defending against the submission attempts here by Kusilutka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fenix is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka looks to land a strike but De Fenix avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Fenix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kusilutka is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fenix has wrist control.
De Fenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kusilutka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Fenix is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Fenix has escaped and now he's on top!
De Fenix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kusilutka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kusilutka keeping full guard, as De Fenix tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Fenix preventing the sweep.
Kusilutka looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Fenix gets caught napping as Kusilutka dives in and scores a takedown. De Fenix manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka drops back looking for a leg! De Fenix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Fenix manages to kick Kusilutka off! Kusilutka jumps back into De Fenix's guard.
Kusilutka throwing strikes but missing.
Kusilutka with a nice head shot there.
Kusilutka throwing strikes but missing.
Kusilutka 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.
Kusilutka has gone for a leg lock! De Fenix slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kusilutka's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Fenix is one step ahead there.
Kusilutka is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Fenix wants to get up but he can't break Kusilutka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kusilutka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Kusilutka feinted with a counter takedown.
Kusilutka feints and as De Fenix raises his hands in defense, Kusilutka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kusilutka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kusilutka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kusilutka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kusilutka throws a big elbow that misses.
Kusilutka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka throwing strikes from guard but De Fenix blocks nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Fenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka chips away with some ground and pound.
Kusilutka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Fenix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kusilutka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Fenix cracks Kusilutka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kusilutka.
Kusilutka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Fenix wants to control but Kusilutka is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka misses with a head shot. De Fenix uses the momentum to regain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Fenix can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kusilutka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kusilutka postures up in De Fenix's guard and throws a big left but De Fenix blocks it.
Kusilutka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kusilutka is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fenix has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Fenix is trying to control the position but Kusilutka postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kusilutka shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fenix sprawls well. He's pushed Kusilutka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Fenix stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Fenix wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kusilutka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Fenix fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fenix.
De Fenix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fenix. Kusilutka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Igor Kusilutka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusilutka has closed the distance and engaged De Fenix in a clinch.
De Fenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice takedown defense from De Fenix. No joy for Kusilutka on that attempt.
Kusilutka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kusilutka working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusilutka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kusilutka 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kusilutka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kusilutka 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kusilutka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Igor Kusilutka made sure he mentioned Soul Supremacy Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Ikki De Fenix spoke after the fight, saying 'he was the better man tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Korotkov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korotkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pablo tries to sprawl out of it but Korotkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pablo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korotkov misses with a wild combination.
Pablo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pablo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Korotkov is looking to clinch.
Korotkov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pablo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pablo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Korotkov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pablo counters by clinching up.
Pablo drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korotkov throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korotkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Korotkov throws a strike but Pablo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pablo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korotkov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pablo has picked Korotkov up and slammed him! Korotkov can't keep hold of the triangle and Pablo manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo just content to control the position.
Korotkov is looking for a sweep.
Pablo scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Pablo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Korotkov manages to get back to half guard.
Pablo with the ground and pound but Korotkov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pablo 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.
Pablo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korotkov striking off his back but it's not causing Pablo any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Korotkov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pablo has picked Korotkov up and slammed him! Korotkov can't keep hold of the triangle and Pablo manages to pass to side control!
Pablo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Korotkov some visible discomfort.
Korotkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pablo working the ground and pound from side control.
Korotkov tries to buck Pablo off but Pablo is having none of it.
Korotkov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Korotkov is trying to control Pablo's posture but Pablo avoids it.
Korotkov tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Korotkov is looking for a sweep.
Pablo has hold of Korotkov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Korotkov seems comfortable defending it but Pablo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Korotkov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Korotkov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pablo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniello Pablo!
Daniello Pablo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Reed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lands a front kick.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reed, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Reed misses with a body punch.
Reed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Reed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Reed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reed has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Reed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense 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.
Silva is looking to stand up but Reed isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva has Reed up against the cage in a clinch.
Reed breaks the clinch.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Reed is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Reed's ribcage. Reed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva cracks Reed with a nice body shot.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Silva lands a right hand.
Reed is rocked!
Silva creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reed drops to his knees and Silva pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Silva!
A victorious Eric Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, David Reed stepped up to the mic, saying 'I deserve that loss!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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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
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pablos fails with the takedown.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pablos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pablos.
Silva throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pablos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Pablos persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pablos has been working on his balance at SFC the dungeons mma, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Silva.
Pablo Pablos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pablos or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Pablos fails with the takedown.
Pablos shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pablos shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Pablos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Pablos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pablos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Pablos falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Pablo Pablos was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Leonid Panteleev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Panteleev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panteleev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab by Panteleev.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Panteleev looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Panteleev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Panteleev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Panteleev's corner calls for a 1-2. Panteleev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Panteleev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick but Panteleev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Panteleev punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Panteleev.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but Panteleev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panteleev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Panteleev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Panteleev throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leonid Panteleev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Panteleev should have avoided that one.
Panteleev throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panteleev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Panteleev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frank Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Panteleev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panteleev.
Panteleev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panteleev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panteleev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looks like Panteleev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Panteleev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Panteleev.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Panteleev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Panteleev was well out of range.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses the jab.
Panteleev lands a head shot.
Panteleev moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Panteleev looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Good shot there by Panteleev.
Good exchange - Panteleev coming out on top.
Panteleev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith darts in and clinches Panteleev up against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Panteleev's efforts to push away.
Panteleev wants to stall.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Panteleev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panteleev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith moves out of range as Panteleev strikes.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panteleev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Panteleev. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panteleev dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Panteleev lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Panteleev scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panteleev to score with a decent uppercut.
Panteleev looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Panteleev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Panteleev.
Panteleev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith looks winded!
Panteleev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Panteleev does no damage.
Panteleev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Panteleev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panteleev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Panteleev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Panteleev lands with a good body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but Panteleev moves out of range.
Panteleev takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Panteleev.
Panteleev lands with a nice body punch.
Panteleev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panteleev jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panteleev to score with a decent uppercut.
Panteleev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Panteleev lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Panteleev stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Panteleev fakes the body blow, causing Smith to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Smith goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Panteleev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Leonid Panteleev made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stampfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Stampfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Stampfer catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stampfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a shoot takedown. Stampfer fights it but they end up in guard.
Graves drops back looking for a leg! Stampfer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stampfer manages to kick Graves off! Graves jumps back into Stampfer's guard.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graves won't allow Stampfer to get back to his feet.
Graves won't allow Stampfer to sweep him here.
Stampfer wants to stand up but Graves is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stampfer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stampfer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Graves has Stampfer in his guard.
Stampfer wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Stampfer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graves on the ground.
Graves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stampfer is looking to stand up but Graves won't let him.
Stampfer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Graves has a closed guard, preventing Stampfer from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stampfer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stampfer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stampfer has managed to get both his arms back between Graves's legs - danger averted.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Stampfer from controlling successfully.
Stampfer wants to stand but Graves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Graves working for a triangle but Stampfer defends it easily.
Stampfer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Graves is proving hard to escape from.
Graves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stampfer defends it easily.
Stampfer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Graves is proving hard to escape from.
Graves looking for a guillotine here but Stampfer defends easily.
Graves is looking for a triangle but Stampfer pushes his legs off easily.
Stampfer is looking to stand up but Graves won't let him.
Graves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stampfer controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stampfer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Graves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stampfer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graves has his foot on Stampfer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stampfer works his way back into a safe position though.
Graves has an active guard here but Stampfer has managed to pass into half guard.
Stampfer tries to stand and escape but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stampfer is posturing up here but Graves has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Stampfer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Stampfer has to tap! Slick submission there by Graves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Graves!
Alex Graves is the new light heavyweight champion!
Alex Graves very nearly forgot to thank Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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