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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hi Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Kosciuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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184 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hi Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bartek Kosciuszko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosciuszko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosciuszko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ken throws a right and a left that Kosciuszko avoids nicely.
Ken drops Kosciuszko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kosciuszko looks back up at him and smiles so Ken waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Bartek Kosciuszko has been cut.
Kosciuszko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ken throws a series of punches but Kosciuszko moves out of range.
Ken closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kosciuszko out cold! Kosciuszko corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hi Ken!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Connor Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Hart has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Jagerkokov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagerkokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Jagerkokov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jagerkokov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hart's guard.
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.
Jagerkokov is looking for a kimura but Hart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jagerkokov to get the leverage.
Jagerkokov is working for a kimura but Hart is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jagerkokov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jagerkokov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jagerkokov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hart is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emil Jagerkokov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romero feints the counter takedown.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Bean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bean.
Bean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romero.
Bean is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Romero dives into side control.
Bean is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bobby B's Gem that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romero 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.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero is trying to ground and pound but Bean uses the momentary lack of control by Romero to regain half guard.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Romero thows a huge punch but Bean dodges it nicely.
Bean has hold of Romero's hands but Romero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bean tries to get out of the position.
Romero throwing shots but Bean is blocking nicely.
Romero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Romero trying to control from half guard but Bean is working away.
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.
Romero not doing much here.
Bean is positioning himself well to prevent Romero advancing to mount.
Bean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.
Romero winds up and cracks Bean with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bean is defending against the submission attempts here by Romero.
Romero prevents Bean from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bean thows a leg kick but Romero checks it
and Romero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bean!
The ground and pound from Romero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Romero trying to control the action but Bean is working from the bottom.
Bean dodges the ground and pound from Romero.
Romero landing strikes.
Bean is not content to let Romero control the position.
Bean managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Romero scoring with punches from side control.
Romero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bean wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Romero.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Bean is looking for a sweep.
Romero gets to mount! Bean was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Romero cracks Bean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bean is bucking up trying to escape but Romero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bean is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Romero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero dodges the punch combination from Bean.
Bean throws a combination that misses
and Romero counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero blocks a head kick by Bean.
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean throws a lazy head kick
and Romero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romero throws a strike but Bean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romero has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bean has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romero tries to pull guard but Bean won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean is fighting off a takedown attempt but Romero is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bean to the mat. Bean regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romero throws an elbow that misses. Bean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romero's guard. Nice move by Bean!
Romero trying to control the position here.
Romero's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bean wanted to stand there but Romero had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Romero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Bean is trying to keep Romero in close.
Romero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bean. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romero or perhaps it was just good defense by Bean, which made it look bad.
Tom Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Romero.
Romero staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Bean as Romero shoots in.
Bean is looking for a counter combo.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Bean throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Tom Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero drives through and clinches with Bean against the cage.
Romero goes for a takedown attempt but Bean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bean throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bean, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero tries for a takedown but Bean manages to get underhooks.
Bean stops a takedown attempt from Romero.
Bean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
Romero tries to counter with a clinch but Bean shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Bean. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Bean.
Romero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bean tries to kick Romero off in order to stand up. Romero Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Romero scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean manages to work his way to half guard, despite Romero's best efforts.
Bean is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bean avoid being mounted?
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Bean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bean wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Romero.
Romero is just content to waste time from the top position. Bean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero throws a strike but Bean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romero uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero gets a clinch.
Romero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Romero catches Bean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero is looking for the big counter here.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
Tom Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoel Romero.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Bean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Bean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bean misses with a combination
and Romero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Romero stops Bean from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to take a breather but Bean is having none of it.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romero frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Romero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Romero working for a submission but Bean is keeping him at bay.
Romero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Romero cracks Bean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bean is in a horrible position here. Romero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bean is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bean scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Romero land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Romero stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Romero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haku Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mendez 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.
Ryu stalling against the cage.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.
Mendez looks winded!
Ryu drops Mendez with a big knee straight up the middle! Mendez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mendez is rocked!
It looks like Guillermo Mendez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryu is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mendez hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Haku Ryu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showtime has chosen Old Toms Hut as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showtime decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
King avoids the head kick by Showtime.
Showtime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Showtime takes a kick to the side of the head.
Showtime keeps the fight on the outside.
Showtime looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King misses with a head kick.
Showtime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King clinches up with Showtime and pushes him back against the cage.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Showtime avoids it.
Showtime content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Showtime wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Showtime wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King blocks a body shot from Showtime.
King lands a knee to the head.
King keeps control of Showtime as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Showtime fails to land.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Showtime tries to counter it with a takedown but King pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Showtime gets a takedown into half guard.
King makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Showtime works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King is breathing heavily.
Showtime rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Showtime stalling in the clinch.
King manages to break the clinch.
Showtime throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King throws a head kick but Showtime moves out of range.
Showtime circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops King to the canvas! King doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Showtime keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Showtime!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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187 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerald Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Hendo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowen forces Hendo back against the cage and clinches.
Bowen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hendo can't fight it off and eventually Bowen manages to take the fight to the floor. Hendo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bowen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hendo holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen trying to control but Hendo is working from the bottom.
Bowen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hendo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowen is standing up over Hendo. Hendo looks to escape but Bowen dives into side control.
Hendo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bowen sprawls well initially but Hendo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bowen trying to control but Hendo postures up.
My spies in Bobby B's Gem inform me that Hendo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bowen tries to get to full guard but Hendo has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen trying to control from the bottom.
Hendo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bowen has his hands clasped together around Hendo's back. He's all about the action.
Bowen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bowen trying to control but Hendo postures up.
Hendo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bowen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bowen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hendo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bowen has tightened it up now! Hendo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bobby Bowen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
202 lbs
22 - 25 - 0 |
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26
210 lbs
8 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Love Aikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane Kane!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aikawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kane quickly recovers to half guard.
Kane is not content to let Aikawa control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aikawa in particular looking to stall.
Aikawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kane defends it well.
Aikawa is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aikawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kane!
Kane is looking to improve his position but Aikawa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kane flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Aikawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kane wants to control but Aikawa is having none of it.
Aikawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Kane reaches up and pulls Aikawa towards him, trying to control the position. Aikawa manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Kane! Kane tries to roll over - now Aikawa is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Kane has to tap out! Great work there by Aikawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Love Aikawa!
After the big win, Love Aikawa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bellum Dominum and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
165 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Odenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Pope!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like The Pope has been cut.
Thor Odenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Odenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pope tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pope checks a low kick from Odenson.
Odenson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pope has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Odenson after a bit of a struggle.
Odenson lands an elbow that stopped Pope in his tracks for a moment.
Odenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
Odenson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Odenson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Odenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Thor Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Pope.
Pope tries for a takedown but Odenson manages to get underhooks.
Pope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Odenson smiles and moves away.
Odenson takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Pope changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson moves into the clinch.
Odenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Odenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Odenson can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Odenson as the two fighters clinch.
Pope looks winded!
Odenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Odenson.
Odenson lands an elbow that stopped Pope in his tracks for a moment.
Odenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odenson tries to land a leg kick but Pope saw it coming and moves away.
Pope feints the counter takedown.
Odenson tries a low kick but Pope avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson scoring well with a low kick there.
Odenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pope on the side of the head.
That has opened up The Pope's cut even more.
Odenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Odenson wants to slow Pope down by chopping away at his legs.
Odenson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pope drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Odenson defends it well.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Odenson.
Odenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pope. That did some damage!
Thor Odenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pope at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson cracks the inside of Pope's front leg.
Odenson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pope with the counter takedown but Odenson avoids it easily.
Odenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pope, pushing him back against the cage.
Pope tries to pull guard but Odenson won't allow it.
Odenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
Odenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Odenson after a bit of a struggle.
Odenson lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Odenson.
A knee to the head by Odenson.
The Pope's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Odenson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson works on Pope's body with a couple of short punches.
Odenson lands an elbow that stopped Pope in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Pope's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thor Odenson!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor Odenson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Porous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Vsevolod (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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25
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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26
284 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Porous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Vsevolod!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vsevolod is looking to land body kicks.
Porous displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vsevolod.
Vsevolod shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Porous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vsevolod drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vsevolod distracts Porous with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vsevolod connects with a couple of short punches.
Porous working a defensive guard here.
Vsevolod is pushing down on Porous's leg trying to pass to half guard. Porous is fighting to maintain full guard but Vsevolod has managed to sneak the leg through.
Porous tries to kick Vsevolod off but Vsevolod keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vsevolod is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vsevolod is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Porous doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vsevolod.
Vsevolod lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vsevolod seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vsevolod is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vsevolod drops an elbow to the side of Porous's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porous actively working from the bottom here.
Vsevolod is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vsevolod is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vsevolod is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Porous sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Vsevolod.
Porous really is a fat lump.
Vsevolod working Porous over with strikes.
Vsevolod is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Porous defends it well.
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!
Vsevolod looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolod scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vsevolod takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Porous taking some punishment here, with Vsevolod in his half guard.
Vsevolod scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vsevolod lands with a punch from half guard.
Vsevolod sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Porous! Oh, Porous is in big trouble! Vsevolod lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boris Vsevolod!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natty Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Drew Jitsu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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23
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Natty Light!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Light misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitsu is looking to counter the offense by Light and move into the clinch.
Light moves into the clinch successfully.
Jitsu is struggling to control the position.
Light has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jitsu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Light is trying to force a seperation but Jitsu has the dominant position.
Jitsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jitsu.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Light is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jitsu trying to move into half guard but instead Light has managed to sweep!
Jitsu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Light has passed into half guard!
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Light pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jitsu controls his leg.
Jitsu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jitsu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Light has his hands clasped together but Jitsu extends and breaks Light's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jitsu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drew Jitsu!
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