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XFC St. Pete 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tohump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislov Verbukh (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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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tohump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislov Verbukh!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohump shoots in for a takedown but Verbukh shows good takedown defense.
Verbukh is looking to clinch.
Verbukh tries to clinch up but Tohump circles away and keeps his distance.
Stanislov Verbukh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tohump shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Verbukh sprawls well. Verbukh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tohump gets slowly back to his feet.
Tohump swats away the attempt to clinch by Verbukh.
Tohump fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tohump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verbukh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tohump counters with a takedown into side control.
Verbukh is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Verbukh defending against the ground and pound.
Verbukh tries to bench press Tohump off him but Tohump keeps the position.
Verbukh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Verbukh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Verbukh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verbukh is looking to reverse the position.
Verbukh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tohump. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbukh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tohump is looking to take a break and control but Verbukh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tohump blocks the strikes from Verbukh.
Verbukh prevents Tohump from moving into mount.
Tohump working the ground and pound.
Tohump scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Verbukh to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tohump cracks Verbukh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Verbukh is pushing Tohump's head away, looking to escape. Tohump manages to hold on to the position though.
Tohump trying to control the action but Verbukh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tohump prevents Verbukh from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tohump cracks Verbukh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Verbukh tries to bench press Tohump off him but Tohump keeps the position.
Verbukh is pushing Tohump's head away, looking to escape. Tohump manages to hold on to the position though.
Tohump cracks Verbukh with a big elbow.
Tohump 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.
Verbukh tries to buck Tohump off but Tohump is having none of it.
Tohump lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tohump works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Verbukh is rocked!
Verbukh is trying to get back to his feet.
Tohump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verbukh keeps working.
Tohump scoring with punches from side control.
Verbukh taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh is trying to get back to his feet.
Tohump gets to mount! Verbukh was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tohump scoring with strikes but Verbukh is staying in there.
Tohump lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Verbukh hang on?
Tohump raining down shots from the mount!
Tohump controlling from the full mount.
Tohump looking to control but Verbukh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Verbukh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tohump works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbukh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tohump scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Verbukh is trying to stand up here but Tohump is controlling him well.
Tohump working the head and body with strikes.
Tohump takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tohump is looking to take a break and control but Verbukh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Verbukh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tohump is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tohump seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Tohump is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Tohump 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.
Tohump misses with a takedown
and Verbukh counters by moving into the clinch.
Verbukh lands an elbow just above Tohump 's eye.
Tohump manages to break the clinch.
Verbukh wants to clinch but Tohump slips to the side
and Tohump counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Verbukh!
Tohump working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tohump with good strikes from the mount here!
Tohump lands a big shot to the head and Verbukh winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Tohump!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roryon Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roryon Lopes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roryon Lopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Lopes.
Lopes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Lopes sprawls well.
Torres gets a takedown into half guard.
Lopes is trying to get back to full guard.
Torres is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torres works his way into full mount!
Lopes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lopes wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres moves into full mount! Lopes won't be happy about that!
Lopes bucks Torres off and manages to get back to his feet!
Lopes lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Lopes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lopes misses the shot to the body.
Lopes stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Roryon Lopes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Torres.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopes pinned against the cage. Lopes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lopes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres walks into a left hand.
Lopes thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopes scores with a decent looking hook.
Torres is rocked!
Lopes misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopes finish him?
Lopes circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Torres tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lopes wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roryon Lopes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scrooge McDuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gimme Shelter. Scrooge McDuck acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Power!
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, Scrooge McDuck!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a right and a left that McDuck avoids nicely.
McDuck throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power moves out of range as McDuck strikes.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDuck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Power.
Power throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDuck.
Power scores with a nice head shot.
McDuck blocks a head kick by Power.
McDuck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from McDuck misses
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
McDuck lands a jab to the nose.
Scrooge McDuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power looks to land a right hand but McDuck moved out of range.
McDuck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDuck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDuck lands a jab to Power's midsection.
McDuck throws a combination that misses
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDuck sizes up Power with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDuck cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Power is breathing heavily.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDuck throws out the jab.
McDuck drops Power with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Power looks back up at him and smiles so McDuck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Power is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDuck fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Power square on the jaw! Damn, Power is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scrooge McDuck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ken Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham comes into the arena with terminator blaring out of the sound system. ken Dunham has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ken Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Paco!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dunham tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Paco gets full guard.
Dunham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dunham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paco trying to keep a closed guard but Dunham is proving a slippery customer.
Dunham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paco is proving hard to escape from.
Paco has momentary wrist control but Dunham slips an elbow through the middle.
Dunham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunham stands and steps away. Paco gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Paco.
Paco stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunham. Dunham gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paco tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dunham.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paco tries to clinch there but Dunham circles away.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunham fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ken Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunham is breathing heavily.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunham misses with a wild combination.
Paco leaves Dunham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Paco.
Paulo Paco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paco is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunham is defended easily by Paco.
Paco is looking to clinch.
Paco tries to clinch there but Dunham circles away.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown but Paco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Paco as Dunham shoots in.
Paco wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco clinches up with Dunham and pushes him back against the cage.
Paco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dunham is keeping busy.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paco looking to stall.
Paco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paco is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dunham has denied him.
Dunham takes an elbow to the temple.
Paco lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Paco.
Paco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Paco.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Paco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paco tries to avoid it but Dunham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paco to the ground. Paco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paco is looking to clinch.
Paco wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
Paco tries to clinch there but Dunham circles away.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Dunham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paco tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.
Dunham shoots for a takedown but Paco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Paco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dunham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paco tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
ken Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Paco.
Paco scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like ken Dunham has been cut.
Paco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paco has Dunham pressed against the cage.
Paco is trying to stall.
Paco lands a knee to the head.
Paco wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paco lands a shoulder strike.
Paco with a knee to the head.
Paco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dunham is keeping busy.
Dunham throws an elbow but it misses.
Paco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunham blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dunham up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Paco.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paco wants to clinch.
Paco is looking to clinch.
Paco closes the distance and clinches.
Paco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dunham's efforts to push away.
Dunham tries to break free but Paco pushes him back against the cage.
Paco looking to slow down the pace here.
Dunham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paco pinned against the cage. Paco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paco wants to clinch.
Paco tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
Paco is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.
Paco fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paco's waist but Paco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunham off to one side.
Paco tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
Paco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ken Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paco tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paco wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunham.
Dunham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Paco is looking to clinch.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Paco fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Paco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on ken Dunham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paco is looking to clinch.
Paco slaps away a takedown attempt from Dunham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paco wants to clinch up but Dunham keeps it at a distance.
Paco is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.
Dunham takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunham as Paco tries to tie him up.
Dunham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ken Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dunham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Paco.
Paco landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paco taking a breather.
Paco seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Paco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paco tries to stall but Dunham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paco has him pressed against the cage.
Paco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Paco.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paco is looking to clinch but Dunham is avoiding it.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt
so Dunham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dunham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunham won't allow Paco to sweep him here.
Paco looking to control.
Paco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunham landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco trying to keep a closed guard but Dunham is proving a slippery customer.
Dunham wants to stand but Paco has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dunham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paco on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paco doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunham circles away.
Paco tries to clinch up.
ken Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paco tries to clinch up.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Paco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunham misses with the combination.
Dunham keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Paco as Dunham shoots in.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paco tries to clinch but Dunham moves away
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paco tries to clinch up but Dunham circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four 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.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paco is looking to clinch.
Paco tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
Paco wants to clinch.
Dunham shoots in for a double leg but Paco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dunham swats away the attempt to clinch by Paco.
Paco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paco leaves Dunham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
ken Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Paco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to ken Dunham.
I think Paco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Paco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Argo Gulskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuya Okayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okayama comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On to the Next One - Jay-Z kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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202 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Argo Gulskii!
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, Takuya Okayama!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gulskii looks to land a combination but Okayama avoids it well.
Okayama shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gulskii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Okayama swings around for an armbar but Gulskii sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Okayama's guard.
Gulskii would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gulskii won't allow Okayama to sweep him here.
Okayama is trying to control the position but Gulskii postures up.
Okayama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gulskii manages to get himself to full guard.
Gulskii wants to stand but Okayama is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okayama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gulskii has a closed guard, preventing Okayama from standing up.
Gulskii will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gulskii pulls Okayama in close to prevent any damage.
That's two 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.
Gulskii wants to stand but Okayama is controlling the position.
Gulskii is working an open guard so Okayama takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Okayama shoots in but no luck this time.
Gulskii's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gulskii duly obliges.
Okayama closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Argo Gulskii has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gulskii.
Gulskii misses with a combination
and Okayama counters with a single leg into guard. Gulskii didn't expect that.
Gulskii is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okayama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Gulskii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gulskii is trying to control the position but Okayama postures up.
Okayama gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gulskii has his takedown stuffed
and Okayama counters by moving into the clinch.
Okayama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Okayama passes to full mount!
Okayama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okayama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gulskii is looking to improve his position but Okayama isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gulskii sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuya Okayama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argo Gulskii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gulskii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okayama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Okayama.
Okayama cracks Gulskii with a solid left hand.
Okayama gets to his feet. Gulskii looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Okayama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Okayama gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gulskii instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okayama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gulskii blocks it with crossed arms.
Okayama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okayama clinches.
Okayama tries to score a body lock takedown but Gulskii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okayama manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Okayama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okayama is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gulskii is trying to break the clinch but Okayama has him pressed against the cage.
Gulskii tries to break the clinch but Okayama is controlling the position.
Gulskii tries to break the clinch but Okayama is controlling the position.
Gulskii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gulskii tries to clinch
and Okayama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Okayama.
Okayama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okayama shoots and misses
and Gulskii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gulskii clinches up against the cage.
Okayama looking for a takedown.
Argo Gulskii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuya Okayama.
Gulskii is trying to break the clinch but Okayama has him pressed against the cage.
Gulskii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gulskii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okayama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Okayama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulskii is trying to control the position but Okayama postures up.
Okayama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gulskii is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Okayama controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Gulskii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gulskii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okayama.
Okayama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Okayama's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Takuya Okayama has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okayama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gulskii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuya Okayama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Argo Gulskii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gulskii swinging wildly here.
Okayama closes the distance and clinches.
Gulskii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gulskii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gulskii has Okayama up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gulskii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okayama breaks the clinch.
Gulskii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okayama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gulskii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okayama controls the pace.
Okayama slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okayama content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okayama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okayama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okayama wants to take a breather but Gulskii is having none of it.
Okayama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two 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.
Gulskii pushes Okayama off looking to stand but Okayama dives back in and keeps control.
Okayama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okayama works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gulskii is trying to reverse the position but instead Okayama has taken his back - oops!
Okayama working for a choke but Gulskii is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulskii has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Okayama.
Okayama has good solid back control here.
Gulskii defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four 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.
Gulskii preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Okayama.
Argo Gulskii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gulskii preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Okayama.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takuya Okayama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okayama 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takuya Okayama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Gluhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes into the arena with Eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. 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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20
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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19
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Knockout power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Gluhov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gluhov swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
Gluhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab lands there for Drago.
Gluhov staying out of range there.
Gluhov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gluhov wants it to stay on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gluhov.
Gluhov misses with a body kick.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Gluhov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago shoots in but Gluhov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago tries to land a body kick
and Gluhov counters with a nice body kick.
Drago is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gluhov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gluhov misses with a low kick.
Gluhov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Gluhov tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gluhov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gluhov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters with a good low kick that Gluhov was not able to check.
Gluhov misses with a head kick.
Gluhov misses with a head kick.
Drago misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Gluhov.
Gluhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gluhov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gluhov.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gluhov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gluhov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gluhov lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Gluhov takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gluhov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drago is rocked!
Drago loses concentration momentarily and Gluhov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Drago crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Gluhov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Konstantin Gluhov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Slobovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kranchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kranchenko has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladimir Kranchenko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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21
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Slobovic!
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, Vladimir Kranchenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobovic misses with a straight right.
Slobovic staying out of range there.
Kranchenko closes the distance and pushes Slobovic back into the cage.
Kranchenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Slobovic breaks from the clinch.
Kranchenko wants to clinch.
Kranchenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slobovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Kranchenko.
Kranchenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slobovic's waist but Slobovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kranchenko off to one side.
Vladimir Kranchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobovic slips a jab and a cross from Kranchenko.
Slobovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kranchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kranchenko leaves Slobovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kranchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kranchenko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slobovic.
Kranchenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Slobovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Kranchenko really wants to buck Slobovic off and get back to his feet.
Kranchenko can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kranchenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slobovic.
Slobovic throws some wild stikes that Kranchenko manages to avoid easily.
Kranchenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slobovic.
Slobovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Slobovic looking to ground and pound but Kranchenko is blocking nicely.
Kranchenko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Slobovic.
Kranchenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slobovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kranchenko bucks Slobovic off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kranchenko throws a combination that misses
and Slobovic counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Slobovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kranchenko, who protects the arm well.
Slobovic is breathing heavily.
Kranchenko pushes Slobovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Slobovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Slobovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kranchenko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kranchenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slobovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slobovic in side control, throwing shots but Kranchenko defends.
Slobovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kranchenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kranchenko struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kranchenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Slobovic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Slobovic throwing strikes but Kranchenko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kranchenko working away.
Kranchenko wants to stand but Slobovic is controlling his arm.
Slobovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kranchenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kranchenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slobovic is trying to control Kranchenko's posture but Kranchenko avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kranchenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Slobovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kranchenko shoots in for a takedown but Slobovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slobovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kranchenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Slobovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kranchenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Slobovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slobovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slobovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kranchenko wants to stand but Slobovic is controlling the position.
Kranchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kranchenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kranchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Slobovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kranchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Slobovic's shoulder, as Slobovic tries to avoid the shot.
Kranchenko misses with a head kick.
Kranchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Slobovic looks to land a right hand but Kranchenko moved out of range.
Kranchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slobovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Kranchenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Slobovic. Slobovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Slobovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kranchenko sprawls well. Kranchenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slobovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Slobovic misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Slobovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slobovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kranchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slobovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kranchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Slobovic.
Kranchenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slobovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kranchenko shoots in for a takedown but Slobovic shows good takedown defense.
Igor Slobovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kranchenko is breathing heavily.
Slobovic feints and as Kranchenko raises his hands in defense, Slobovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slobovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Kranchenko has wrist control.
Kranchenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slobovic prevents Kranchenko from getting back to his feet.
Slobovic is working Kranchenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slobovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Slobovic looking to pass the guard.
Kranchenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slobovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kranchenko dives on top into guard.
Kranchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Slobovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slobovic looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kranchenko is defending well. Slobovic quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kranchenko has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Slobovic celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Slobovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonide Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonide Mikhailov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Hawk's chin.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonide Mikhailov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikhailov !
Hawk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mikhailov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hawk looking to finish with strikes here!
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.
Hawk trying to control but Mikhailov is having none of it.
Hawk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mikhailov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mikhailov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hawk with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mikhailov is on top in guard.
Mikhailov throwing strikes from guard but Hawk blocks nicely.
Hawk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mikhailov stands up over Hawk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mikhailov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk trying to keep a closed guard but Mikhailov is proving a slippery customer.
Mikhailov lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mikhailov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk controlling from the full mount.
Mikhailov wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk is working for a guillotine from mount but Mikhailov frees his head quite easily.
Hawk is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hawk looks gassed!
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Mikhailov throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Hawk tumbling to the canvas!
Hawk is rocked!
It looks like Jackson Hawk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikhailov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hawk's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonide Mikhailov !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegaeon Hecatonchires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juno Mcguff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hecatonchires might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Mcguff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pack - Oh Go . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
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, Juno Mcguff!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecatonchires looks to land a combination but Mcguff avoids it well.
Hecatonchires circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hecatonchires as Mcguff shoots in.
Mcguff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hecatonchires slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcguff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juno Mcguff.
Mcguff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Juno Mcguff has been cut.
Mcguff shoots for a double leg takedown but Hecatonchires sprawls well. He's pushed Mcguff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mcguff tries to clinch up but Hecatonchires circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcguff shoots in for a double leg but Hecatonchires sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcguff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hecatonchires's waist but Hecatonchires gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcguff off to one side.
Hecatonchires fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcguff looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hecatonchires.
A good leg kick by Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hecatonchires throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mcguff is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hecatonchires is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mcguff.
Hecatonchires stuns Mcguff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hecatonchires lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hecatonchires jabs at Mcguff's body.
Hecatonchires throws an overhand right that has Mcguff reeling! Hecatonchires follows up with more punches and Mcguff is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wiener might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No Survivors. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nerubian Assasin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener tries for a takedown but Assasin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wiener tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assasin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiener is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assasin throws a nice looking combination but Wiener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assasin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiener.
Assasin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assasin misses with a hook to the body
and Wiener counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wiener fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assasin. Wiener does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiener tries to clinch but Assasin is having none of it.
Assasin circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assasin. Wiener does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiener throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assasin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wiener slips under a jab from Assasin.
Wiener swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assasin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assasin scores with a jab.
Nerubian Assasin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assasin misses with a body shot.
Wiener has managed to clinch.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Assasin 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiener throws an elbow but misses.
Assasin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiener lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nerubian Assasin has been cut.
Wiener misses with the head strike.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiener lands a damaging elbow.
Assasin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assasin takes an elbow to the temple.
Assasin tries to circle away but Wiener has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiener.
Nice elbow from Wiener.
Assasin working hard to break the clinch.
Assasin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiener stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assasin backwards.
Wiener lands an elbow inside.
Wiener misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Wiener.
Wiener lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Assasin is trying to break the clinch but Wiener is controlling him.
Assasin takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Wiener.
That has opened up Nerubian Assasin's cut even more.
Wiener lands a damaging elbow.
Wiener is trying to drag Assasin to the mat but Assasin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hy Wiener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiener keeps control of Assasin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assasin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hy Wiener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assasin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assasin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiener moves away.
Assasin keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assasin. Wiener does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assasin.
Wiener ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Wiener lands a nice shot to the body.
Assasin misses with a straight right.
Assasin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assasin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assasin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Assasin misses.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch but Assasin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assasin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiener throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assasin's waist but Assasin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wiener off to one side.
Wiener fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assasin misses with a shot to the body
and Wiener holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Assasin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiener.
Assasin working hard to break the clinch.
Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Nerubian Assasin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wiener taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Assasin 's eye.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Assasin 's eye.
Assasin takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiener misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Assasin 's eye.
Assasin has had enough of the clinch but Wiener keeps him there for the moment.
Wiener keeps control of Assasin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiener lands a nice elbow.
Nerubian Assasin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wiener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiener comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nerubian Assasin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hy Wiener!
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