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HFC 32:Robinson vs Pulkkinen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athanasios Konstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Mamba 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Athanasios Konstantoulakis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantoulakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Athanasios Konstantoulakis has been cut.
Konstantoulakis misses with a straight left.
Mamba has Konstantoulakis up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantoulakis working aggressively here.
Mamba works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mamba could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mamba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Konstantoulakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mamba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mamba passes Konstantoulakis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamba 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! Konstantoulakis is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Black Mamba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benga Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benga Banga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov throws a wild body kick that Banga sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Banga finds it's way through Kuznetsov's defenses.
Banga looks for a takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Banga.
Banga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Banga.
Banga cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Banga's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov drives through with a takedown into Banga's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kuznetsov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Banga to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kuznetsov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Banga pulls down on the head and he's put Kuznetsov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Benga Banga!
In defeat, Ivan Kuznetsov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks God!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brixton Massive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andretii Kazadorez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Brixton Massive!
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, Andretii Kazadorez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazadorez scores with a hook.
Massive throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kazadorez to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kazadorez and Massive goes tumbling to the canvas! Kazadorez follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Brixton Massive has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazadorez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Massive controls his leg.
Massive definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kazadorez trying to mount his opponent but Massive defends it.
Kazadorez trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazadorez decides to stand up.
Massive throws an overhand right that lands on Kazadorez's shoulder, as Kazadorez tries to avoid the shot.
Kazadorez throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Massive tumbling to the canvas!
Massive is rocked!
Kazadorez passes Massive's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kazadorez controlling the pace.
Massive on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Massive tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazadorez throwing shots but Massive is blocking nicely.
Kazadorez not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kazadorez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Massive.
Massive wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Massive throws a jab when Kazadorez was well out of range.
Massive misses the jab.
Massive misses the jab.
Massive wants to clinch.
Massive takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Massive tries to clinch up but Kazadorez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kazadorez is trying to break free.
Kazadorez breaks from the clinch.
Massive throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazadorez.
Massive clinches up with Kazadorez and pushes him back against the cage.
Massive pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kazadorez and Massive goes tumbling to the canvas! Kazadorez follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazadorez wants to pass to mount but Massive is defending the position.
Kazadorez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazadorez is taking a breather. Massive says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andretii Kazadorez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brixton Massive's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Massive misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazadorez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Massive tries to clinch but Kazadorez is having none of it.
Kazadorez throws a counter combo.
Kazadorez drops his shoulder and cracks Massive with a huge uppercut! Massive goes down! Can Kazadorez finish him?
Oh Massive is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kazadorez controlling from the top position.
Massive seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kazadorez advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazadorez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kazadorez controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kazadorez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Massive squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kazadorez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazadorez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kazadorez.
Massive is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kazadorez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Kazadorez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kazadorez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andretii Kazadorez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andretii Kazadorez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brixton Massive's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kazadorez scores with a nice head shot.
Kazadorez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Massive counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Massive has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kazadorez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Massive tries to clinch
and Massive takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Massive thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massive throws a poor cross that misses
and Massive is countered with a crisp right hand from Kazadorez that sends him to the canvas! Kazadorez follows him to the mat into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazadorez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Massive's legs.
Kazadorez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kazadorez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massive is being controlled here.
Yet more stalling tactics from Kazadorez.
Kazadorez with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
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.
Andretii Kazadorez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kazadorez stands up and beckons Massive to his feet.
Kazadorez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Massive misses
and Kazadorez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Massive tries to clinch up
and Kazadorez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazadorez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kazadorez connects with a right hand. Massive shakes it off.
Massive on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kazadorez walks into a left hand.
Kazadorez clobbers Massive with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kazadorez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kazadorez staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kazadorez! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazadorez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Massive misses with a left hand
and Kazadorez counters with a straight right hand.
Kazadorez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazadorez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Massive looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazadorez is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Massive misses the target.
Kazadorez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Andretii Kazadorez has been cut.
Massive is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kazadorez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Massive's head backwards.
Massive wants to clinch but Kazadorez slips to the side
and Kazadorez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kazadorez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kazadorez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brixton Massive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazadorez lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andretii Kazadorez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kazadorez 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andretii Kazadorez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Kvirkvelia!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cannon blocks the body kick.
Cannon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kvirkvelia scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cannon.
Kvirkvelia feints and as Cannon raises his hands in defense, Kvirkvelia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cannon keeping full guard, as Kvirkvelia tries to pass.
Kvirkvelia content to stall in guard here.
Cannon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kvirkvelia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cannon can't keep his opponent in guard - Kvirkvelia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kvirkvelia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kvirkvelia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cannon!
Kvirkvelia with good strikes from the mount here!
Cannon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kvirkvelia controlling from mount.
Cannon is looking to improve his position but Kvirkvelia isn't that keen on the idea.
Kvirkvelia controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to hold on but Kvirkvelia pushes him away.
Kvirkvelia controlling the pace for now.
Cannon reaches up to try and control the position but Kvirkvelia seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cannon rolls and tries to escape and now Kvirkvelia has his back!
Kvirkvelia trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cannon doesn't escape.
Well, with Kvirkvelia on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cannon is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Cannon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvirkvelia biding his time, looking for the opening.
I really don't envy Cannon right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Can Cannon hold on?! Kvirkvelia is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kvirkvelia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
What can Cannon do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kvirkvelia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cannon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Cannon right now.
Kvirkvelia avoiding Cannon 's attempts to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Let's hope that Kvirkvelia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cannon wants to control his opponent's hands but Kvirkvelia gets his hands free.
Kvirkvelia has good solid back control here.
Kvirkvelia lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Kvirkvelia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kvirkvelia throws a lazy body kick
and Cannon counters with a single leg into guard. Kvirkvelia didn't expect that.
Cannon looking to pass the guard.
Kvirkvelia keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
Kvirkvelia is looking for a triangle but Cannon pushes his legs off easily.
Kvirkvelia keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon is fighting to break Kvirkvelia's control of his arms but Kvirkvelia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cannon preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kvirkvelia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cannon wants to control from the top but Kvirkvelia keeps moving.
Kvirkvelia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cannon's guard.
Kvirkvelia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kvirkvelia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kvirkvelia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cannon is keeping the position for now.
Kvirkvelia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kvirkvelia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia passes Cannon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kvirkvelia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kvirkvelia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kvirkvelia working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kvirkvelia connects with a nice short shot to Cannon's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon gets full guard.
Cannon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvirkvelia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kvirkvelia pushes down on Cannon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cannon looking for submissions off his back.
Kvirkvelia controlling the action here.
Kvirkvelia trying to pass the guard but Cannon defending well.
Cannon tries to get to full guard but Kvirkvelia has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cannon is trying to maintain the position but Kvirkvelia is very close to passing his half guard.
Kvirkvelia controlling the action here.
Kvirkvelia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cannon defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cannon wants to get back to full guard.
Cannon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Kvirkvelia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kvirkvelia swings for the body but Cannon moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cannon misses the target.
Cannon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kvirkvelia scores with a punch to the head.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cannon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kvirkvelia thuds a left hand into Cannon's body.
Crunch! Kvirkvelia slams his shin into Cannon's torso.
Kvirkvelia scores with the left hand. Cannon knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvirkvelia scores with a push kick.
Kvirkvelia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvirkvelia scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kvirkvelia misses with an uppercut
and Cannon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kvirkvelia. Kvirkvelia obviously looking to wear him down.
Kvirkvelia takes the fight into the clinch.
Kvirkvelia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kvirkvelia digs a right hand underneath Cannon's ribcage. Cannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kvirkvelia manages to break the clinch.
Kvirkvelia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cannon quickly recovers to half guard.
Kvirkvelia controlling the pace.
Kvirkvelia prevents Cannon from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kvirkvelia in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kvirkvelia working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cannon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cannon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvirkvelia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvirkvelia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cannon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvirkvelia defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kvirkvelia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cannon defends it well.
Kvirkvelia slows the pace down in half guard.
Cannon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kvirkvelia trying to pass the guard but Cannon defending well.
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.
Kvirkvelia winds up and cracks Cannon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Levan Kvirkvelia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kvirkvelia lands with a punch from half guard.
Kvirkvelia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cannon is working hard here to advance position.
Kvirkvelia controlling the pace for now.
Kvirkvelia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levan Kvirkvelia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kvirkvelia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levan Kvirkvelia!
Levan Kvirkvelia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chingis Ganbaatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganbaatar has chosen Mountain Kharkhiraa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chingis Ganbaatar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Clegane's chin.
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328 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Clegane!
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, Chingis Ganbaatar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganbaatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away.
Clegane throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Chingis Ganbaatar has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Clegane as he connects with a hook.
Ganbaatar misses with a hook
and Clegane counters with a nice uppercut.
Ganbaatar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clegane counters with a nice right hand that sends Ganbaatar toppling to the canvas! Ganbaatar scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Clegane finish him?!
Ganbaatar is rocked!
That has opened up Chingis Ganbaatar's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clegane throws an overhand right that has Ganbaatar reeling! Clegane follows up with more punches and Ganbaatar is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greg Clegane!
Greg Clegane took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dragomir Turgulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turgulan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kings Never Die. McBarz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Miley Cyrus - Adore you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dragomir Turgulan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from McBarz does no damage.
Turgulan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turgulan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBarz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turgulan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McBarz lands with a nice body punch.
Turgulan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBarz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgulan stuns McBarz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McBarz throws a nice looking combination but Turgulan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McBarz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
McBarz throws a right hand that misses
and Turgulan counters by moving into the clinch.
Turgulan throws an elbow but it misses.
Turgulan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McBarz letting Turgulan take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgulan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turgulan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McBarz is trying to break free.
McBarz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turgulan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turgulan lands an elbow that stopped McBarz in his tracks for a moment.
Turgulan digs a right hand underneath McBarz's ribcage. McBarz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turgulan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBarz blocks a body shot from Turgulan.
Turgulan struggles to land a body shot inside as McBarz controls his hands.
Turgulan avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan lands an elbow inside that McBarz shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on McBarz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turgulan scores with a shoulder strike.
Turgulan lands a body shot.
Turgulan lands an elbow that stopped McBarz in his tracks for a moment.
McBarz blocks an elbow strike from Turgulan.
Turgulan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turgulan misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Bobby McBarz's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBarz tries to break the clinch but Turgulan is controlling the position.
Turgulan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turgulan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turgulan leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgulan tries to throw a body punch but McBarz avoids it by throwing Turgulan back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turgulan.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McBarz wants to get back to striking at distance but Turgulan won't allow it.
Turgulan misses with an elbow strike.
Turgulan prevents McBarz from breaking the clinch.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Bobby McBarz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBarz dodges an elbow strike from Turgulan.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow.
Turgulan displaying some good clinch control by pressing McBarz up against the cage.
McBarz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turgulan.
Turgulan misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgulan lands a damaging elbow.
Turgulan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bobby McBarz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby McBarz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dragomir Turgulan!
A relieved looking Dragomir Turgulan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Will Westernfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Gonalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Will Westernfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Gonalez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonalez misses with a body kick.
Gonalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Westernfield.
Gonalez tries to sprawl but Westernfield drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gonalez is looking to control Westernfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonalez avoid being mounted?
Westernfield maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gonalez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Westernfield has cracked it and Gonalez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Westernfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leon Will Westernfield!
Leon Will Westernfield decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (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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208 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a low kick, right behind Robinson 's knee.
Pulkkinen throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves away
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Robinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Pulkkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
As Robinson backs off Pulkkinen throws a huge counter combo but Robinson manages to avoid it all.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Million Dollar Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Robinson is looking to wear down Pulkkinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick that sends Robinson stumbling back into the cage.
Pulkkinen scores with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab.
Pulkkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
Robinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it well.
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulkkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a big head kick that sends Robinson tumbling to the mat! Pulkkinen takes a step backwards and waves Robinson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Robinson is rocked!
It looks like Ja Wuan Robinson has been cut.
Robinson is aggressively charging in as Pulkkinen backs up avoiding any damage. Pulkkinen tosses out a jab and Robinson runs right into it face first! Robinson is out cold! Pulkkinen dropped down on all fours and is barking in Robinson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Pena Pulkkinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Tripplet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Ako ay Pilipino. Freddy Kruger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Tripplet!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger rushes Tripplet and presses him up against the cage.
Kruger lands a left hand.
Kruger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tripplet to keep the fight standing.
Tripplet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Tripplet throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Tripplet throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Tripplet.
Tripplet tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripplet moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Barbell Brigade in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger tries to clinch but Tripplet moves away
letting Tripplet counter with a right hand.
Kruger swings for the body but Tripplet moves out of range.
Kruger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger is rocked!
It looks like Freddy Kruger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Tripplet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Tripplet lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kruger. Kruger tries to recover but Tripplet is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kruger lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Tripplet!
Bruce Tripplet is the new featherweight champion!
Bruce Tripplet looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I knew I would get my title back right away. If Kruger wants to do number 3 that will be no problem with me. Wanna thank all my fans and trainers and manager. I love all my friends, fans and family and this organization and the people of St. Petersburg this place feels like my second home. '.
In defeat, Freddy Kruger stepped up to the mic, saying 'it was a great match. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. '.
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