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HFC 9 :Kuznetcov vs Barzaglia PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markov Kit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markov Kit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lorenzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lorenzo postures up.
Lorenzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lorenzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lorenzo did well to prevent Kit getting side control.
Lorenzo kicks Kit off and gets back to his feet.
Kit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lorenzo kicks Kit off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lorenzo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kit could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lorenzo pushes Kit off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lorenzo gets caught flat footed, as Kit shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lorenzo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lorenzo showed some decent athleticism there.
Kit scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lorenzo manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lorenzo on the ground.
Kit reaches up to try and control the position but Lorenzo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kit rolls and tries to escape and now Lorenzo has his back!
Lorenzo working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Kit is doing well to defend. Lorenzo seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Kit is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raul Lorenzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a front kick aimed at Cannon's knee but Cannon avoids it well.
Cannon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Cannon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Cannon letting Peterson take a breather here.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cannon is trying to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling him.
Peterson looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson has clasped his hands together around Cannon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cannon is trying to get back to half guard.
Cannon wants to control but Peterson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson just content to control the position.
Cannon tries to buck Peterson off but Peterson is having none of it.
Cannon 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.
Peterson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cannon is looking to reverse the position.
Peterson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cannon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peterson.
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.
Peterson controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Peterson lands an elbow.
Peterson working away.
Peterson wants to stand but Cannon is controlling his arm.
Cannon seems a little lost for a moment, as Peterson dominates the positioning.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Cannon.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Todd Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cannon did well to prevent Peterson getting side control.
Peterson slows the pace down in half guard.
Cannon trying to control from the bottom.
Cannon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peterson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson prevents Cannon from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peterson in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Cannon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cannon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peterson lands in his opponent's guard.
Peterson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cannon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is posturing up here but Cannon has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Peterson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Peterson has to tap! Slick submission there by Cannon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Todd Cannon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AS Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AS Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Mamba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AS Kane!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba slips a jab and a cross from Kane.
Mamba instigates a clinch.
Mamba has Kane pressed against the cage, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mamba tightens his grip and picks Kane up, before dumping him to the ground. Kane manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamba pushing down on Kane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mamba trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane tries to roll over but Mamba keeps him under control.
Mamba is looking for submissions but instead, Kane has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba is looking to stand up but Kane won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba controlling from the top position.
Mamba tries to stand but Kane is controlling from the bottom.
Kane trying to control the position.
Mamba stopping the sweep attempt from Kane.
Mamba is standing up over Kane. Kane looks to escape but Mamba dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mamba is looking to take a break and control but Kane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamba stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kane.
Kane misses with a hook. Mamba ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a good cross that connects.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane tries to sprawl but Mamba drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mamba looks to land a strike but Kane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mamba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been informed that Kane has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mamba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mamba throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mamba's guard.
Kane stands up from Mamba's guard - Kane perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Kane. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane slips a straight right by Mamba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamba.
Mamba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mamba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Mamba swinging wildly here.
Mamba slips a jab from Kane.
Mamba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Mamba moves into the clinch.
Mamba pulls Kane into guard.
Mamba keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AS Kane will probably get the nod.
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.
Mamba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mamba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kane being controlled here, momentarily.
Mamba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba throws an elbow that misses. Kane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mamba's guard. Nice move by Kane!
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mamba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Black Mamba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mamba keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Mamba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mamba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kane wants to control from the top but Mamba keeps moving.
Mamba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mamba keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Mamba controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
Mamba can't keep his opponent in guard - Kane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mamba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mamba is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane 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! Mamba is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AS Kane!
AS Kane is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Mayflower acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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242 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Gonzo Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mayflower taking a bit of punishment here - Gonzalez scoring with strikes.
Gonzalez scoring with punches and elbows.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but Mayflower is working away.
Gonzalez scores with punches from side control.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound.
Gonzalez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gonzalez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mayflower rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gonzalez's guard! Nice work there by Mayflower!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayflower wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Mayflower won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Mayflower working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands strikes from half guard.
Mayflower gets back to full guard.
Mayflower working for a triangle but Gonzalez defends it easily.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayflower's head.
Gonzalez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayflower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mayflower looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mayflower has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Gonzalez manages to get his head free but now Mayflower has transitioned to an armbar! Gonzalez grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mayflower! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Mayflower!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Frantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calus Hora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Frantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Calus Hora!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hora fakes the leg kick and cracks Frantz in the body.
Frantz avoids the head kick by Hora.
Frantz slips a jab and a cross from Hora.
Hora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frantz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hora.
Hora misses with a takedown
and Frantz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frantz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hora or perhaps it was just good defense by Frantz, which made it look bad.
As Hora looks to move away, Frantz throws a big counter combo bu Hora just gets out of the way.
Jan Frantz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calus Hora.
Hora dodges the punch combination from Frantz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hora darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hora prevents Frantz from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frantz kicks off Hora and gets to his feet.
Frantz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frantz leaves Hora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frantz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hora doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frantz counters with a right hand to the body.
Hora clinches up against the cage.
Frantz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frantz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hora has double underhooks.
Hora has Frantz pressed against the cage, preventing Frantz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frantz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frantz fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Frantz's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hora dives in and grabs Frantz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frantz pushes down on Hora's head and hops out.
Frantz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hora backs up against the cage.
Hora with a poor takedown
and Hora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frantz is breathing heavily.
Hora changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Frantz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Frantz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hora tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hora tries for a kimura but Frantz is defending well.
Hora tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hora has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hora in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hora tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hora lands some shots froms side control.
Hora is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Frantz is trying to escape and Hora transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Frantz is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hora! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Calus Hora!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandros Zagrev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lappi Dar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hunting Song - Korpiklaani. Aleksandros Zagrev had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Lappi Dar 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandros Zagrev!
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, Lappi Dar!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagrev stuffs the takedown attempt from Dar. Dar gets slowly back to his feet.
Zagrev looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zagrev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dar.
Zagrev leaves Dar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aleksandros Zagrev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lappi Dar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dar is defended easily by Zagrev.
As Dar looks to move away, Zagrev throws a big counter combo bu Dar just gets out of the way.
Dar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zagrev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dar controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zagrev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zagrev tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dar.
Dar trying to control but Zagrev is having none of it.
Dar throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Zagrev has his hands clasped together but Dar breaks the hold and Zagrev is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Dar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lappi Dar!
Lappi Dar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Sisyaskez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Irish Celebration kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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265 lbs
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25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 London, Kane Sisyaskez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sisyaskez counters with a left and a right that stings Connor.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sisyaskez.
Connor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sisyaskez pinned against the cage. Sisyaskez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sisyaskez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kane Sisyaskez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sisyaskez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Connor fails with the takedown.
Sisyaskez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Connor looks winded!
Connor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sisyaskez defends well and Connor ends up having to push Sisyaskez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Connor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sisyaskez counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sisyaskez connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Connor tumbling to the canvas! Sisyaskez pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Connor was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kane Sisyaskez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Barzaglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetcov comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem-Supermen. Luca Barzaglia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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24
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrey Kuznetcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Barzaglia!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barzaglia throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetcov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Barzaglia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuznetcov doesn't seem phased though.
Kuznetcov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barzaglia throws out the jab.
No joy there for Kuznetcov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetcov moves away from the strike by Barzaglia.
Kuznetcov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Luca Barzaglia has been cut.
Kuznetcov ducks under a wild hook from Barzaglia.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kuznetcov and Barzaglia goes tumbling to the canvas! Kuznetcov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Barzaglia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetcov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barzaglia is still in real trouble! Can Kuznetcov finish him?
Barzaglia 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.
Barzaglia seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuznetcov stands up and beckons Barzaglia to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Barzaglia! Kuznetcov dives in looking to finish! Barzaglia is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Kuznetcov!
Andrey Kuznetcov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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