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SPFC XII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artemios Padovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Ray. The key to victory for Gerald Simpson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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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, Gerald Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artemios Padovan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padovan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Padovan throws a solid leg kick but Simpson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Padovan.
Simpson throws a combination that misses
and Padovan counters with a left and a right that stings Simpson.
Simpson feints a jab promting Padovan to slip. Simpson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Padovan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Simpson drops Padovan with a beautiful combination! Padovan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Simpson is looking for the KO!
Padovan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Padovan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Simpson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Padovan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Simpson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Anderson!
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, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Kai Anderson has been cut.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gruzdev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gruzdev manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch.
Gruzdev cracks Anderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruzdev misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Gruzdev.
Anderson walks straight into a right hand from Gruzdev - that's dropped him! Gruzdev jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Anderson from any more punishment! Anderson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Gruzdev!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Gruzdev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Kai Anderson had this to say: 'I came up short.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brotha Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilir Vrajoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin' blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brotha Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilir Vrajoli!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrajoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vrajoli's corner calls for a 1-2. Vrajoli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Vrajoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vrajoli scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Vrajoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vrajoli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vrajoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vrajoli cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vrajoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vrajoli sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrajoli throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
Vrajoli throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Vrajoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Vrajoli looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vrajoli misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vrajoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrajoli just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGracie.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Vrajoli had a free shot at his head there.
Vrajoli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vrajoli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vrajoli, as that shot connected.
Vrajoli scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vrajoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vrajoli scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrajoli connects with a looping right hand.
Vrajoli lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Vrajoli misses the target.
Gracie looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice combo by Vrajoli! Oh, that's hurt him - Gracie falls to the canvas and Vrajoli follows him into side control.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to control but Vrajoli postures up.
Vrajoli working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Vrajoli crashes against the mat.
Vrajoli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Vrajoli misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Vrajoli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie is letting Vrajoli control him for a moment.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrajoli throws a strike aimed at the side of Gracie's head but Gracie avoids it well.
Vrajoli trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vrajoli throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vrajoli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie is not content to let Vrajoli control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilir Vrajoli dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vrajoli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Vrajoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vrajoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrajoli works the jab nicely.
Vrajoli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vrajoli misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrajoli lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas. Vrajoli follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is staying active underneath Vrajoli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vrajoli.
Vrajoli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Vrajoli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vrajoli wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Vrajoli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vrajoli wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrajoli wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Vrajoli is controlling well.
Vrajoli is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vrajoli stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ilir Vrajoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrajoli lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Vrajoli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrajoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Vrajoli avoids it well and moves away.
Vrajoli throws a leg kick
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vrajoli misses with a series of wild punches.
Vrajoli connects with a body shot.
Vrajoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brotha Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vrajoli throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrajoli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vrajoli.
Vrajoli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vrajoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrajoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vrajoli.
A big right from Vrajoli misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Ilir Vrajoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrajoli throws out the jab.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A right-left combo lands from Vrajoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilir Vrajoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but Vrajoli avoided it.
Vrajoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vrajoli misses the jab.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Vrajoli is quick to defend against it.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Vrajoli lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gracie falls backwards - clearly groggy! Vrajoli dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilir Vrajoli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prosper Champagne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Savkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prosper Champagne had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prosper Champagne!
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, Pavel Savkov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov walks into a stiff left hand from Champagne.
Champagne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savkov momentarily.
Champagne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savkov throws out the jab.
Savkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Savkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Champagne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Champagne closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Savkov fails to land.
Champagne working hard to break the clinch.
Savkov is trying to trip Champagne. He has hold of a leg but Champagne is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Savkov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Savkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Champagne's guard.
Champagne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savkov on the ground.
Savkov thows a huge punch but Champagne dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champagne is looking to escape.
Champagne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Savkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champagne tries to kick Savkov off but Savkov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Savkov working over Champagne with some ground and pound. Champagne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Champagne is rocked!
Savkov lands a big elbow - Champagne is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Savkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Savkov!
Pavel Savkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Prosper Champagne stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ouch...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Kulik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bo (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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300 lbs
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294 lbs
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Kulik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Bo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo throws a right hand that Kulik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulik also avoids with ease.
Kulik moves in looking to clinch but Bo pushes him off.
Kulik tries for a takedown but Bo circles away easily
and Bo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bo.
Bo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kulik up against the cage.
Bo gets underhooks to prevent Kulik's takedown attempt.
Bo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik has a couple of punches blocked by Bo.
Kulik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bo is pushing Kulik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik can't find room to land a body shot as Bo controls the action.
Bo lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bo.
Bo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kulik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bo lands a big uppercut and Kulik crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kulik looks OK. Bo waves Kulik back to his feet!
Kulik is rocked!
It looks like Dmitry Kulik has been cut.
Kulik is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo misses with a body shot.
Bo grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kulik takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bo cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Bo!
King Bo is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, King Bo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob McBobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob McBobs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Barrientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob McBobs!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBobs wants to clinch.
McBobs avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBobs tries to clinch up.
Barrientos appears to be looking for a big counter.
McBobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrientos misses with a wild body shot.
McBobs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBobs is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Barrientos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBobs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrientos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBobs moves in looking to clinch but Barrientos pushes him off.
Barrientos throws a big counter combination but McBobs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McBobs tries to clinch up but Barrientos circles away and keeps his distance.
McBobs doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrientos circles away.
McBobs is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrientos throws a body punch but McBobs moves out of range.
McBobs is looking to clinch.
Barrientos lands with a good body shot.
Barrientos misses with a straight left.
Barrientos takes a swing at McBobs's ribcage but misses.
McBobs tries to clinch up but Barrientos circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrientos drops McBobs with a straight right hand, right on the button! Barrientos follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Barrientos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phol throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Phol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phol throws out the jab.
Silva throws a push kick but Phol slaps the foot to one side.
Phol was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva avoids the body shot from Phol.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phol misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Phol moves into the clinch.
Phol throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Phol misses.
Phol looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Phol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Phol throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva blocks a jab.
Phol connects with a crisp jab.
Phol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Phol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Phol.
Phol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Phol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phol lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body shot
and Phol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva misses with a hook
letting Phol counter with a right hand.
Silva is rocked!
Phol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Phol finish him?
King Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva looks winded!
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Phol lands with a nice body punch.
Phol pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Phol follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Phol!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm A Dog I'm Sorry- Big Tymers. Damien OQuinn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Connor MacManus's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor MacManus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus misses with a shot to the body
and OQuinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
OQuinn punishes MacManus's body with a nice straight punch.
OQuinn throws a right and a left that MacManus avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from MacManus misses the target.
MacManus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OQuinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OQuinn.
MacManus throws a push kick but OQuinn slaps the foot to one side.
OQuinn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacManus's head.
MacManus avoids the body shot from OQuinn.
MacManus goes for a double leg but OQuinn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as OQuinn continues to drive forward.
OQuinn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacManus with a body shot.
MacManus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into OQuinn's guard.
MacManus won't allow OQuinn to sweep him here.
MacManus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacManus postures up.
MacManus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if OQuinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn controls MacManus momentarily but MacManus frees himself.
MacManus content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus working some strikes from top position.
OQuinn controls MacManus momentarily but MacManus frees himself.
MacManus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed OQuinn's guard.
MacManus prevents OQuinn from improving his position.
OQuinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacManus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OQuinn trying to control here.
MacManus working OQuinn over with strikes.
OQuinn has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Strikers. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OQuinn trying to control here.
MacManus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
OQuinn is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacManus lands a nice short elbow.
OQuinn works his way to full guard. Good work.
MacManus stopping the sweep attempt from OQuinn.
MacManus forces his way into half guard.
MacManus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
MacManus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacManus is thwarting OQuinn's attempts to control the position.
MacManus working over OQuinn with some ground and pound. OQuinn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacManus slows the pace down in half guard.
OQuinn wants to control but MacManus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OQuinn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus winds up and cracks OQuinn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. OQuinn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
MacManus cracks OQuinn with a solid left hand.
MacManus tries to free his leg and advance position but OQuinn is retaining full guard.
MacManus is stalling in the full guard.
OQuinn working a defensive guard here.
MacManus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
OQuinn tries to get to full guard but MacManus has control of the leg.
MacManus lands strikes from half guard.
MacManus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can OQuinn defend it? MacManus steps over the head and cranks it - OQuinn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for MacManus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Connor MacManus!
Connor MacManus retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Lothbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rollo Lothbrok has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rollo Lothbrok seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rollo Lothbrok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Justin Lewis has been cut.
Lothbrok lands a body shot.
A lazy left from Lothbrok finds it's target.
Lothbrok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lothbrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lothbrok digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lothbrok lands a big uppercut and Lewis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lewis looks OK. Lothbrok waves Lewis back to his feet!
Lewis is rocked!
That has opened up Justin Lewis'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!
Lewis tries to get into range but Lothbrok steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Lewis! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Lothbrok scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rollo Lothbrok!
Rollo Lothbrok retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scampia 167 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genaro Capotella!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Capotella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capotella counters with a nice uppercut.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Capotella counters with a left to the body.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Genaro Capotella has been cut.
Capotella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Capotella slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Capotella! But no joy.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella counters with a straight right hand.
Capotella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Capotella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Capotella moves away and avoids it.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Capotella. Capotella circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black missing with a left hand there. Capotella was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a hook but Capotella blocks it.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black closes the distance looking to clinch
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capotella staying out of range there.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capotella.
It seemed like Capotella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black looks to clinch
and Capotella counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capotella takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Capotella's head.
Black tries to clinch there but Capotella circles away.
Capotella looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black misses with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a two punch combo.
Capotella throws a big shot that misses.
Capotella connects with a crisp jab.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black moves into the clinch.
Capotella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capotella breaks the clinch.
Capotella fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Capotella uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Capotella circles away.
Capotella staying out of range there.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Capotella lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Capotella.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capotella misses with some punches.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capotella breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Capotella misses.
Black gets a clinch.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capotella wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but Capotella blocks it.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Capotella.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Capotella.
Capotella softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sterling Black has been cut.
Capotella jumps guard but Black turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capotella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capotella misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capotella swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capotella misses with some punches.
Capotella avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genaro Capotella dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black drives through and clinches with Capotella against the cage.
Capotella digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black lands a right hand.
Capotella makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Capotella struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Capotella scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capotella drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Capotella ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black has Capotella up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capotella lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Capotella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Capotella's efforts to push away.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Capotella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capotella's elbow.
Black pushes Capotella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Capotella is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Capotella avoids it.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capotella blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Capotella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Capotella can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Capotella lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Capotella tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Capotella throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Capotella is blocking nicely.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Capotella throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capotella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Capotella manages to break the clinch.
Black clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capotella lands a shoulder strike.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capotella misses with the head strike.
Capotella lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Capotella's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black misses with a body shot.
Capotella doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Capotella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capotella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capotella.
Black misses the jab.
Capotella is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Capotella scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Capotella is working Black over against the cage.
Black blocks a body shot from Capotella.
Capotella has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capotella tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Capotella drops back down to his feet.
Capotella gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capotella drags the fight down to the ground.
Black tries to stand but Capotella is controlling from the bottom.
Capotella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Capotella controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sterling Black will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black misses with a jab to the body
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capotella moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Capotella's defenses.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Capotella counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
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!
Black cracks Capotella with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Black misses.
Capotella now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
letting Capotella counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Black misses.
Black misses with a hook
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black is rocked!
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Capotella does it's job there.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capotella.
Capotella dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Genaro Capotella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capotella lands a right hook to the body.
Capotella with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black dips to his left and cracks Capotella with an uppercut!
Capotella cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black tries to clinch up
and Capotella counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black misses with a right hand
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black closes the distance but Capotella moves to the side
and Capotella counters with a left right combination that sends Black crashing to the mat - Capotella wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Black out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genaro Capotella! Genaro Capotella retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Genaro Capotella misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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