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BMP 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Revenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Revenge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Revenge circles away.
Revenge throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Revenge is in Wilson's guard.
Wilson wants to stand up but Revenge is controlling him.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Revenge sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revenge trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Revenge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Revenge throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Revenge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Revenge is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Revenge is working away from the top position though.
Revenge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Revenge circles away.
As Wilson looks to move away, Revenge throws a big counter combo bu Wilson just gets out of the way.
Revenge fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Revenge moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Revenge.
Revenge shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Revenge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Revenge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revenge shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Revenge circles away and keeps his distance.
Ultimate Revenge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Revenge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Revenge misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
Revenge looking for a takedown.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Revenge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Revenge tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Revenge drops back down to his feet.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Revenge goes for a takedown attempt but Wilson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Revenge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Revenge trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Revenge's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Revenge scoring with some ground and pound.
Revenge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Revenge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revenge trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Revenge shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Revenge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wade Winston Wilson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Revenge keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Revenge.
Revenge clinches with his opponent.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Revenge is trying to pull guard but Wilson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Revenge tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Revenge's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Revenge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revenge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Revenge blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Revenge looking to stall.
I was talking to Revenge's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Revenge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Revenge looking for a takedown.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Revenge successfully pulls guard.
Revenge is adopting a defensive guard.
Revenge wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Revenge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Revenge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Revenge fails with the takedown.
Revenge tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Revenge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilson throws a head kick but Revenge moves out of range.
Revenge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Revenge was not able to check.
Revenge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Wilson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Revenge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson scores with a spinning back kick!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Revenge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson rushes Revenge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge lands a takedown into guard.
Revenge prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
Revenge 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.
Revenge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Revenge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Revenge decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Winston Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilson wants to clinch.
Revenge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilson defends well and Revenge ends up having to push Wilson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wilson throws a big counter head kick but Revenge avoids it with no problem.
Wilson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Revenge is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Revenge circles away.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson leaves Revenge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Revenge scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Revenge shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Revenge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revenge has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Revenge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson leaves Revenge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Revenge goes for a double leg but Wilson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wilson continues to drive forward.
Wilson drives through and clinches with Revenge against the cage.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Revenge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Revenge blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Revenge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Revenge trying to land knees to the body.
Revenge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade Winston Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revenge shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Revenge shoots in and gets a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Revenge is having none of it.
Wilson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Revenge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch but Revenge moves out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Revenge tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Revenge.
Revenge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Revenge dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
Revenge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Revenge takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ultimate Revenge has been cut.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Revenge is defending well for now.
Revenge wants a takedown but no success here.
Revenge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Revenge avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Revenge is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Revenge's brow.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Revenge is defending well for now.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson has Revenge pressed against the cage, preventing Revenge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Revenge jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Revenge around his waist. Revenge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Revenge is defending well for now.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Ultimate Revenge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wade Winston Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Revenge tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Revenge back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Winston Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Winston Wilson!
Wade Winston Wilson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Smith enters the cage!
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214 lbs
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255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but Vizcarra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vizcarra loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Vizcarra throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Norman Vizcarra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vizcarra misses with a shot to the body
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vizcarra is breathing heavily.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Vizcarra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Vizcarra sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Vizcarra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vizcarra 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.
Norman Vizcarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vizcarra circles away.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vizcarra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Vizcarra throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith moves away from the strike by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Vizcarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Vizcarra circles away.
Vizcarra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Vizcarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith rushes Vizcarra and presses him up against the cage.
Vizcarra has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Vizcarra tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vizcarra to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra wants to stall.
Smith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith advances nicely into full mount.
Vizcarra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vizcarra tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Smith but it's paid off an Vizcarra is forced to tap! Nice work by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Smith!
After the fight, Chad Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Syroviy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Три Буквы . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 33 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Syroviy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boets bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boets connects with the punch.
Syroviy walks into a stiff left hand from Boets.
Boets throws a right and a left that Syroviy avoids nicely.
Boets takes one to the chin there.
Syroviy throws a head kick but Boets moves out of range.
Boets tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Syroviy defends well and Boets ends up having to push Syroviy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boets misses with a body shot.
Boets throws a series of strikes that have Syroviy backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boets walks into a jab.
Syroviy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boets swings widly with a right hand
and Syroviy counters with a good, hard body kick but Boets shrugs it off.
Dimon Boets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boets shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boets is defended easily by Syroviy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syroviy feints and then cracks Boets's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boets down.
A jab from Syroviy misses.
Boets has been working on his balance at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Syroviy.
Syroviy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Syroviy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boets.
A chopping leg kick lands by Syroviy.
No joy there for Boets, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boets throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Syroviy.
Boets keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syroviy swings for the body but Boets moves out of range.
Syroviy lands with a nice combination. Boets backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Syroviy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syroviy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boets ducks right into an uppercut from Syroviy.
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!
Syroviy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boets manages to avoid it.
Boets takes a swing at Syroviy's ribcage but misses.
Syroviy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Syroviy moves away from the strike by Boets.
Syroviy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Syroviy sizes up Boets with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boets lands a right hook to the body.
Boets bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boets connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Syroviy some visible discomfort.
Boets postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boets tries to score with some ground and pound. Syroviy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boets looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Syroviy is looking to regain half guard here but Boets keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Boets seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Syroviy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boets asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boets working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Syroviy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boets is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Syroviy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boets tries to score with some ground and pound. Syroviy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Syroviy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Boets.
Boets tries for a kimura but Syroviy is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boets is looking to take a break and control but Syroviy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Syroviy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dimon Boets will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dimon Boets'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.
Boets changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Syroviy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boets trying to control the position but Syroviy is working away.
Boets lands a nice forearm strike.
Boets cracks Syroviy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boets is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syroviy can do to turn this around?
Boets looking to control but instead Syroviy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syroviy taking some punishment here, with Boets in his half guard.
Boets is looking to advance position but Syroviy won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boets seems to be working for a kimura but Syroviy defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boets takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syroviy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Syroviy.
Boets pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Syroviy is keeping the position for now.
Boets trying to control but Syroviy is working from the bottom.
Boets throws a big right hand that misses.
Boets trying to control but Syroviy is working from the bottom.
Boets working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boets wants to control from the top but Syroviy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Syroviy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Syroviy trying to keep a closed guard but Boets is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Syroviy slips under a jab.
Syroviy misses with a low kick.
Boets shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Syroviy as he jumps to the side.
Boets throws a right and a left that Syroviy avoids nicely.
Eduard Syroviy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boets cracks Syroviy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Syroviy throws out a powerful jab.
Syroviy cracks Boets with an open hand slap.
Boets dives in and grabs Syroviy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Syroviy pushes down on Boets's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Syroviy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Boets both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syroviy ducks right into an uppercut from Boets.
Boets dives in for a single leg takedown but Syroviy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syroviy catches Boets with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boets tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syroviy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Syroviy is looking to slow Boets down with leg kicks.
Syroviy stuns Boets with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Syroviy.
Boets shoots and misses
and Syroviy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boets changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Syroviy tries to avoid it but Boets manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Syroviy to the ground. Syroviy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Syroviy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Syroviy tries to land a front kick but Boets steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boets with a poor takedown
and Boets takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syroviy blocks a jab.
Syroviy scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boets throws a looping overhand right but Syroviy ducks down to avoid it.
Syroviy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boets throws out the jab.
Syroviy lands a big head kick that sends Boets tumbling to the mat! Syroviy takes a step backwards and waves Boets back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boets is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Syroviy. Boets shrugs it off though.
Oh Boets is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Syroviy lands an uppercut, right on the button! Boets tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduard Syroviy!
During a confident post fight interview, Eduard Syroviy 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. Boykiy has chosen Перемен as his entrance music. Kenalemodisa Mabogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimas Boykiy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykiy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mabogo. Mabogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boykiy.
Mabogo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boykiy shoots in for a takedown but Mabogo shows good takedown defense.
Mabogo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mabogo feints and then cracks Boykiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boykiy down.
Mabogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boykiy defending well as Mabogo loads up on a big left hand.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses.
Boykiy slips under a jab.
Mabogo misses with a two punch combination.
Mabogo tries to land a front kick but Boykiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mabogo misses with a head kick.
Mabogo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mabogo is looking to stand up but Boykiy isn't so interested in that idea.
Boykiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabogo keeping moving, preventing Boykiy from controlling successfully.
Boykiy forces his way into half guard.
Boykiy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boykiy stops Mabogo from getting back to his feet.
Boykiy trying to control from half guard but Mabogo is working away.
Mabogo is looking to escape.
Boykiy seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boykiy wants to control but Mabogo is keeping him busy.
Mabogo wants to get back to his feet.
Mabogo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo is refusing to be controlled, as Boykiy sits in half guard.
Mabogo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boykiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mabogo throws a head kick that misses.
Boykiy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mabogo tries to bum rush Boykiy with a series of wild strikes but Boykiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boykiy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mabogo is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Russian Fighting Community Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Boykiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mabogo defending well though.
Boykiy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boykiy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boykiy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabogo is trying to stand but he's just given Boykiy his back.
Mabogo is trying to get back to his feet but Boykiy has full control of the position and if anything, Mabogo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy looking to break Mabogo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mabogo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boykiy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mabogo trying to get back to his feet but Boykiy is in full control for now.
Mabogo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mabogo is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mabogo is trying to stand back up.
Mabogo covers up after that shot from Boykiy.
Mabogo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mabogo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy looking for the choke from the back.
Boykiy lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mabogo hold on?!
Boykiy tightening his grip on Mabogo, looking for the choke.
Boykiy sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Mabogo taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimas Boykiy!
An out of breath Dimas Boykiy 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Парус. On his way into the cage it seems that Mitka Boycheck has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mitka Boycheck seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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204 lbs
26 - 29 - 0 |
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272 lbs
11 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck throws a shot to the body.
Boycheck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eikmeyer prevents Boycheck from breaking the clinch.
Eikmeyer wants to take the fight to the mat but Boycheck manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eikmeyer avoiding damage.
Boycheck can't break the clinch.
Boycheck tries to land a knee to the head but Eikmeyer blocks with his arms.
Boycheck breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Eikmeyer with that takedown attempt.
Boycheck is looking for a counter combo.
Boycheck has Eikmeyer up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boycheck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boycheck stalks Eikmeyer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eikmeyer's face. Eikmeyer staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Eikmeyer with that takedown attempt.
Mitka Boycheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boycheck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boycheck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boycheck working for a triangle but Eikmeyer defends it easily.
Boycheck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boycheck trying to keep a closed guard but Eikmeyer is proving a slippery customer.
Boycheck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boycheck has his feet on Eikmeyer's thighs here. He's pushed Eikmeyer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Eikmeyer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mitka Boycheck!
During a confident post fight interview, Mitka Boycheck 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin comes to the cage accompanied by Пересмотри. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hearns's choice of entrance music: Black Eyed Bruiser. Dimentiy Boykin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
24 - 24 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boykin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boykin scores with a hook to the body. Hearns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hearns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hearns throws a chopping leg kick but Boykin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hearns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hearns slips a jab and a cross from Boykin.
Boykin fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Hearns misses its intended target.
Hearns tries to bum rush Boykin with a series of wild strikes but Boykin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hearns has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boykin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hearns is looking to stand up but Boykin won't let him.
Boykin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hearns gets to his feet. Boykin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin shoots in but Hearns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hearns unleashes a big counter combination but Boykin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thomas Hearns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearns clinches with his opponent.
Hearns breaks from the clinch.
Boykin tries to keep at a distance but Hearns has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boykin.
Hearns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boykin backwards.
Hearns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boykin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Boykin. Those never looked like landing.
Boykin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hearns to score with a decent uppercut.
Hearns moves into range and clinches up with Boykin.
Boykin tries to pull guard but Hearns holds him up against the cage and eventually Boykin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimentiy Boykin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns wants to break free but Boykin has control.
Boykin looking for a takedown.
Hearns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hearns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boykin drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boykin working for submissions but it's allowed Hearns to get to half guard.
It looks like Hearns is going to stand back up.
Boykin is controlling Hearns's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boykin trying to control but Hearns postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Hearns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boykin keeping control of the position.
Boykin wants to control but Hearns is keeping busy.
Hearns not doing much here.
Boykin is refusing to be controlled, as Hearns sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hearns wants to stand up but Boykin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boykin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearns scores with a jab.
Boykin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boykin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hearns keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
Hearns wants to get back to his feet but Boykin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boykin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boykin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boykin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hearns sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hearns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boykin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boykin tries for a kimura but Hearns is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin wants to control but Hearns is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin has an Americana. Hearns didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Boykin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Boykin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dimentiy Boykin!
During a confident post fight interview, Dimentiy Boykin 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Yattering - Chase of Thoughts . Rami Kottari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Kessler's chin.
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33
203 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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255 lbs
21 - 23 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari throws a body punch but Kessler moves out of range.
Kessler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kessler feints and then cracks Kottari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kottari down.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kottari moves away.
Kottari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kottari scores with a nice right hand.
Kottari misses with a body shot.
Kessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kottari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kottari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kessler.
Kessler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kottari.
Kessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kottari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kessler defends it well.
Kessler misses the shot to the body.
Kessler pushes Kottari away with a front kick.
A head kick from Kessler lands but Kottari takes it in his stride.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kessler.
And Kottari tries to counter it with a takedown but Kessler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kessler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler throws a body punch but Kottari moves out of range.
Kessler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kessler jabs Kottari right on the nose. Kottari blinks but takes it well.
Kessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler cracks the inside of Kottari's front leg.
Kessler shoots in but no luck this time.
Kessler lands a leg kick that knocks Kottari off balance momentarily.
Kessler tries to land a leg kick but Kottari saw it coming and moves away.
Kottari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kessler is rocked!
Kessler drops his hands momentarily. Kottari doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kessler staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kessler doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rami Kottari!
A victorious Rami Kottari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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38
275 lbs
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34
223 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Diego!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego fails with the takedown.
Diego lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
That kick from Williams tenderised Diego's leg. Diego is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Williams has Diego up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams blocks a body shot from Diego.
Williams has Diego pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Diego tries to tie him up.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diego is keeping busy.
Diego blocks a body shot from Williams.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diego can't get the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diego has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Simon Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Diego.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.
Williams presses Diego against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
Diego looks winded!
Williams misses with some punches.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Diego is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diego dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Diego's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Simon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Diego drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diego misses.
Williams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Diego throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Diego has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Diego misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Williams lands a jab to Diego's midsection.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Diego scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams is looking to wear down Diego with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diego is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Diego takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Dom Diego's cut even more.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Williams connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Diego to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Williams!
The defeated Dom Diego had this to say: 'This will be a huge learning experience, going through all this. I will do my best to avoid this again in the future...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Jack Calypso 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calypso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Calypso showed some decent athleticism there.
Calypso trying to control the action but Kovalenko is working from the bottom.
Kovalenko tries to get to full guard but Calypso has control of the leg.
Calypso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calypso is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso is pushing down on Kovalenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kovalenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Calypso has managed to sneak the leg through.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Calypso working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Calypso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kovalenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kovalenko's coaches at Russian Top Team Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Calypso is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko wants to get back to his feet.
Calypso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calypso is working for a kimura but Kovalenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Calypso trying to control from Kovalenko's half guard. Kovalenko has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Kovalenko is keeping the position.
Calypso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovalenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Calypso with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kovalenko finds it's way through Calypso's defenses.
It looks like Jack Calypso has been cut.
A slow jab from Kovalenko misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Kovalenko.
A big right from Kovalenko misses.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calypso dives in for a single leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Calypso throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and Calypso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kovalenko's guard.
Calypso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kovalenko is keeping the position for now.
Calypso throws a strike but Kovalenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calypso isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kovalenko stacks Calypso on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kovalenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso tries to buck Kovalenko off but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Calypso is still trying to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Calypso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Calypso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Calypso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calypso blocks a head kick by Kovalenko.
Calypso throws a leg kick that misses.
Kovalenko throws a head kick but Calypso moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kovalenko.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko cracks Calypso with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Calypso looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kovalenko finish him?
Calypso is rocked!
Kovalenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calypso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calypso moves away from the strike by Kovalenko.
Calypso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kovalenko defends well and Calypso ends up having to push Kovalenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kovalenko lands with a hook. Calypso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calypso is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovalenko finish him?
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Calypso with a series of wild strikes but Calypso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calypso seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.
Nikolai Kovalenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Calypso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kovalenko sprawls well. Kovalenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calypso gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calypso circles away quickly and effectively.
Calypso shoots in looking for a takedown but Kovalenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calypso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Calypso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kovalenko.
Calypso throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalenko's shoulder, as Kovalenko tries to avoid the shot.
Kovalenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Kovalenko. No joy for Calypso on that attempt.
Calypso connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovalenko circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Calypso drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kovalenko follows Calypso to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Loco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco throws the left hand but Harlamov avoids the punch easily.
Harlamov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A cross from Loco lands.
Harlamov defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
Loco throws a leg kick
and Harlamov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Loco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harlamov advances position into side control!
Loco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harlamov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Loco's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco taking a bit of punishment here - Harlamov scoring with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Loco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harlamov.
Loco taking a bit of punishment here - Harlamov scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco parries the strikes from Harlamov easily there. Harlamov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Loco to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is trying to get back to his feet.
Harlamov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loco keeps working.
Loco struggling a bit here.
Harlamov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loco is still trying to improve position.
Loco can't do much from the bottom here.
Loco tries to buck Harlamov off but Harlamov is having none of it.
Loco can't do much from the bottom here.
Loco is trying to buck Harlamov off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loco tries to improve position but can't.
Loco defending against the ground and pound.
Loco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Harlamov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harlamov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Loco tries to improve position but can't.
Harlamov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Loco some visible discomfort.
Loco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harlamov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Loco pushes Harlamov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harlamov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harlamov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Loco some visible discomfort.
Harlamov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harlamov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Loco down.
Loco is rocked!
Loco is not content to let Harlamov control the position.
Loco is still in real trouble! Can Harlamov finish him?
Loco on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Loco can't do much from the bottom here.
Loco seems to have recovered his senses.
Loco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Loco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harlamov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loco has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harlamov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harlamov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Loco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harlamov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harlamov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Loco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Loco is trying to improve his position.
Harlamov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loco keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Harlamov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco jabs Harlamov right on the nose. Harlamov blinks but takes it well.
Loco loads up on a big right hand but Harlamov slips the punch.
A head kick by Loco misses
and Harlamov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harlamov.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loco wants to get back to his feet but Harlamov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harlamov landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harlamov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov prevents Loco from getting back to his feet.
Loco wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harlamov manages to pass to side control.
Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Loco sees it coming and defends easily.
Harlamov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Loco trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Loco 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.
Loco tries to get to full guard but Harlamov has control of the leg.
Harlamov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harlamov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Loco is trying to stand up here but Harlamov is controlling him well.
Harlamov is working for a submission of some sort.
Loco is trying to stand back up but Harlamov is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loco controlling the position well.
Harlamov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loco is trying to maintain the position but Harlamov is very close to passing his half guard.
Harlamov is nestled in close to Loco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harlamov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loco wants to control but Harlamov is keeping busy.
Harlamov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harlamov lands a nice short elbow.
Harlamov seems to be working for a kimura but Loco defends the submission attempt.
Loco tries to roll over but Harlamov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Loco sees it coming and defends easily.
Harlamov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loco is trying is best to control the position here.
Harlamov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Loco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harlamov.
Loco is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlamov.
Loco is trying to stand back up but Harlamov is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loco manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harlamov walks into a stiff left hand from Loco.
Loco throws a jab when Harlamov was well out of range.
Harlamov looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
Harlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Loco.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harlamov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Loco misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Harlamov checks a leg kick.
Harlamov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Harlamov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Loco misses the target.
Harlamov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Loco throws a nice looking combination but Harlamov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harlamov slips a jab from Loco.
Loco throws out a loose jab but Harlamov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harlamov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harlamov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Loco misses with a hook
and Harlamov counters with a takedown into side control.
Harlamov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harlamov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harlamov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harlamov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Loco, who protects the arm well.
Loco manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura but Loco is defending well.
Loco keeping control of the position.
Harlamov is working for a kimura but Loco is defending it quite comfortably.
Harlamov wants to control but Loco is keeping him busy.
Loco tries to get to full guard but Harlamov has control of the leg.
Harlamov working the head and body with strikes.
Harlamov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura but Loco is defending well.
Loco gets back to full guard.
Garik Harlamov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov prevents Loco from getting back to his feet.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harlamov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loco scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Loco misses with a hook.
Harlamov tries to counter with a takedown but Loco is quick to defend against it.
Harlamov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - Loco coming out on top.
Loco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harlamov.
El Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco throws a left and a right that both miss
so Harlamov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harlamov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Loco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loco wants to get back to his feet but Harlamov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Loco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harlamov 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.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harlamov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov postures up and lands a big shot to Loco's brow.
Loco pulls Harlamov in close to his closed guard and prevents Harlamov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harlamov with a nice head shot there.
Loco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harlamov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harlamov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harlamov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garik Harlamov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harlamov won't allow Loco to get back to his feet.
Harlamov stands up over Loco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garik Harlamov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harlamov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garik Harlamov!
An out of breath Garik Harlamov 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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