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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pueblo Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pueblo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riggs as he avoids it easily.
Riggs clinches with his opponent.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Riggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Riggs lands an elbow inside.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riggs counters with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riggs but Riggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pueblo Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs gets a clinch.
Cortez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Riggs as Cortez shoots in.
A big left from Riggs misses.
Riggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riggs.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but Cortez saw it coming and moves away.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riggs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pueblo Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Riggs rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riggs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Cortez tries to land a leg kick but Riggs saw it coming and moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cortez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Riggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riggs scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the cage.
Cortez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riggs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riggs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt - Riggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riggs seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cortez is looking to escape.
Riggs is thwarting Cortez's attempts to control the position.
Riggs decides to stand and escape the position.
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Cortez with that takedown attempt.
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riggs swivels and escapes.
Riggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riggs.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Cortez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a big head kick but Cortez shrugs it off.
Riggs drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riggs darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez blocks the elbow strike.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Cortez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riggs prevents it.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riggs.
Riggs is pressed up against the cage. Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riggs down to the mat. Riggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cortez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Riggs.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Riggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Riggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggs throws out the jab.
Cortez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Riggs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riggs is looking to escape.
Cortez won't let Riggs get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez working Riggs over with strikes here.
Riggs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cortez.
Cortez 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.
Riggs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cortez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Riggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pueblo Cortez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riggs feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Pueblo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez tries to clinch but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Cortez. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Riggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Riggs misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Riggs which made him look bad.
Riggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riggs pushes Cortez up against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
Riggs is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riggs tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riggs to the ground. Riggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pueblo Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Riggs wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cortez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cortez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Riggs bucks up and throws Cortez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Riggs rushes Cortez and presses him up against the cage.
Cortez has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez goes for a takedown attempt but Riggs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pueblo Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs lands a two punch combo.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Riggs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riggs wants to stand up but Cortez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to control but Riggs passes into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs decides to stand back up.
Joe Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Riggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Riggs.
Joe Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cortez.
Cortez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cortez trying to control the position but Riggs is working away.
Cortez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cortez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Cortez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Riggs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cortez is controlling him well.
Cortez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riggs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cortez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cortez wants to control but Riggs is keeping him busy.
Cortez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riggs, who protects the arm well.
Riggs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to buck Cortez off but he can't manage it.
Riggs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cortez.
Riggs wants to get back to his feet.
Riggs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs is squirming around, avoiding Cortez's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez unloads with some shots from mount but Riggs bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Riggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pueblo Cortez's cut.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cortez throws a series of strikes that have Riggs backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Riggs.
Cortez shoots for a takedown but Riggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Riggs's body.
Cortez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cortez duly obliges.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riggs but Riggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riggs forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Riggs.
Cortez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pueblo Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riggs is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Riggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riggs is fending him off so far but Cortez persists. Nope, Riggs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Cortez wants to clinch.
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riggs swivels and escapes.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Cortez scores with a four punch combination!
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cortez wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
Cortez wants a takedown.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riggs gets underhooks to prevent Cortez's takedown attempt.
Riggs blocks an uppercut.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Cortez manages to pull guard.
Riggs stopping the sweep attempt from Cortez.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Cortez manages to move to mount!
Cortez punching from mount but Riggs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cortez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Riggs trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cortez thowing shots but they're missing.
Riggs wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cortez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Riggs manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riggs keeps working.
Riggs is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Riggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez prevents Riggs from escaping the position.
Riggs dodges the ground and pound from Cortez.
Riggs is looking to get back to his feet here but Cortez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Riggs's back.
Riggs manages to escape to his feet.
Cortez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
Riggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riggs's waist but Riggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Riggs throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Riggs pushes Cortez away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
Riggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez is looking to wear down Riggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cortez pushes Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez is working for takedown but Riggs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cortez fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Cortez with that takedown attempt.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pueblo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez throws a chopping leg kick but Riggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Riggs counters with a leg kick.
Riggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
Riggs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cortez blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez jumps into guard, dragging Riggs to the mat.
Riggs stands up and waves to Cortez to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Riggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riggs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Riggs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philean Mincemeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Azazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Azazel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philean Mincemeat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Azazel!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mincemeat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azazel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mincemeat wants to clinch.
Mincemeat throws a sloppy head kick and Azazel moves out of range easily.
Mincemeat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mincemeat tries to close the distance and clinch but Azazel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azazel shoots for a takedown but Mincemeat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mincemeat tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mincemeat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Azazel as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mincemeat pushes Azazel up against the cage in a clinch.
Mincemeat stops a takedown attempt from Azazel.
Mincemeat lands a knee to the head.
Mincemeat manages to break the clinch.
Mincemeat darts in and clinches Azazel up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mincemeat gets through Azazel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azazel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mincemeat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Philean Mincemeat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Azazel.
Mincemeat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azazel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mincemeat moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Mincemeat.
Azazel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Azazel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mincemeat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Azazel's guard! Nice work there by Mincemeat!
Mincemeat trying to control but Azazel is working from the bottom.
Azazel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat preventing the sweep.
Azazel is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mincemeat throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Azazel's body to avoid the submission. Azazel has instead reached around Mincemeat's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Azazel arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). The Azazel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sallah Alcoubra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankenstein comes into the arena with Die MF Die blaring out of the sound system. Sallah Alcoubra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sallah Alcoubra!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankenstein dodges the punch combination from Alcoubra.
Alcoubra throws a nice looking combination but Frankenstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frankenstein shoots in looking for a takedown. Alcoubra tries to sprawl out of it but Frankenstein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alcoubra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frankenstein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alcoubra is trying to stand up here but Frankenstein is controlling him well.
Frankenstein tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alcoubra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alcoubra is trying to get back to full guard.
Frankenstein is looking to take a break and control but Alcoubra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcoubra desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Frankenstein throws a strike but Alcoubra avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenstein is looking to stand up but Alcoubra won't let him.
Alcoubra pushes Frankenstein off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Alcoubra lands with a slapping head kick.
Alcoubra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frankenstein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alcoubra counters with a single leg into guard. Frankenstein didn't expect that.
Frankenstein is breathing heavily.
Alcoubra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alcoubra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein keeping moving, preventing Alcoubra from controlling successfully.
Frankenstein throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Frankenstein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frankenstein tries to strike from the bottom.
Frankenstein looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Frankenstein avoids the head kick by Alcoubra.
Frankenstein misses the jab.
Frankenstein blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frankenstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alcoubra misses with a combination
and Frankenstein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sallah Alcoubra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcoubra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frankenstein!
Frankenstein is working to get back to half guard.
Alcoubra controlling the pace for now.
Alcoubra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frankenstein is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frankenstein wants to control but Alcoubra is having none of it.
Frankenstein working to try and regain half guard.
Alcoubra trying to control but Frankenstein is having none of it.
Alcoubra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sallah Alcoubra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alcoubra forces Frankenstein back against the cage and clinches.
Alcoubra keeps control of Frankenstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frankenstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alcoubra has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Frankenstein uses from the top position.
Alcoubra wants to get back to his feet but Frankenstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alcoubra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Frankenstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frankenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcoubra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcoubra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alcoubra is breathing heavily.
Frankenstein throws and elbow that misses. Alcoubra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frankenstein's guard. Nice move by Alcoubra!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcoubra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frankenstein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Frankenstein is going to stand back up.
Alcoubra kicks off Frankenstein and gets to his feet.
Alcoubra misses with a few strikes there.
Alcoubra clinches up against the cage.
Frankenstein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alcoubra lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra stalling against the cage.
Frankenstein prevents the takedown attempt.
Frankenstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alcoubra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frankenstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frankenstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alcoubra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Frankenstein has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alcoubra has passed into side control.
Alcoubra trying to control the action but Frankenstein is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra taking a breather here.
Frankenstein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alcoubra decides to stand back up.
A choreographed right hand from Frankenstein misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frankenstein throws an off balance right hand
and Alcoubra counters with a nice uppercut.
Frankenstein closes the distance but Alcoubra moves to the side
and Frankenstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankenstein wants to clinch up but Alcoubra keeps it at a distance.
Alcoubra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frankenstein pulls Alcoubra in close to prevent any damage.
Frankenstein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcoubra stands up from Frankenstein's guard - Alcoubra perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alcoubra tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcoubra slips a jab and a cross from Frankenstein.
Alcoubra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frankenstein scores with a takedown into Alcoubra's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sallah Alcoubra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frankenstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcoubra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcoubra tries to close the distance and clinch but Frankenstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frankenstein tries for a takedown but Alcoubra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frankenstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alcoubra pinned against the cage. Alcoubra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alcoubra moves into the clinch.
Frankenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frankenstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcoubra is just out of range.
Alcoubra tries to land a front kick but Frankenstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alcoubra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Frankenstein is trying to improve his position.
Alcoubra stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcoubra scores a takedown into full mount!
Alcoubra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frankenstein is trying to escape the mount.
Frankenstein sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alcoubra is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Alcoubra decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra wants to clinch up but Frankenstein keeps it at a distance.
Frankenstein shoots in and drives through. Alcoubra sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Frankenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankenstein shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Frankenstein was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frankenstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Frankenstein controlling the position easily from mount.
Alcoubra is trying desperately to improve position.
Alcoubra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein won't let Alcoubra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alcoubra is looking to get to half guard.
Frankenstein tries to control but Alcoubra wriggling away.
Frankenstein connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alcoubra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alcoubra is bucking up trying to escape but Frankenstein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frankenstein with the ground and pound from mount.
Frankenstein lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Frankenstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcoubra regains half guard.
Frankenstein tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alcoubra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Igor Frankenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankenstein trying to control from Alcoubra's half guard. Alcoubra has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Frankenstein is fighting to break Alcoubra's control of his arms but Alcoubra is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alcoubra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sallah Alcoubra.
Well Alcoubra 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sallah Alcoubra!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Von Drack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vlad Von Drack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Von Drack!
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, Dixon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Drack stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Von Drack fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Drack throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Drack throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Von Drack moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a left and a right that sends Von Drack crashing to the canvas! Jackson dives into mount looking to finish!
Von Drack is rocked!
It looks like Vlad Von Drack has been cut.
Von Drack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Von Drack tries to get out of the position.
Von Drack is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Von Drack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson scoring with strikes but Von Drack is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Von Drack is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Von Drack is in trouble!
Von Drack is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.
Von Drack is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Von Drack is staying in there.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Von Drack is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson cracks Von Drack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Drack is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Von Drack is breathing heavily.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vlad Von Drack's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Von Drack looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jeez, Vlad Von Drack's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vlad Von Drack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dixon Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Mikhailov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Mikhailov!
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, King Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Mikhailov misses.
Mikhailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhailov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Mikhailov.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Mikhailov.
Mikhailov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko shoots in but Mikhailov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vladimir Mikhailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Mikhailov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mikhailov there.
Mikhailov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mikhailov swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mikhailov, as that shot connected.
Mikhailov lands a head shot.
Good exchange - Mikhailov coming out on top.
Vladimir Mikhailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Mikhailov had a free shot at his head there.
Mikhailov lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Mikhailov.
A combination from Mikhailov does no damage.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mikhailov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mikhailov swivels and escapes.
Mikhailov with a nice cross.
Mikhailov lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mikhailov throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Mikhailov lands with a hook. Emelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mikhailov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mikhailov works over Emelianenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Mikhailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikhailov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mikhailov throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Mikhailov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vladimir Mikhailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mikhailov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mikhailov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mikhailov scores with a jab to the body.
Mikhailov thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mikhailov, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov lands a jab to the nose.
Mikhailov cracks Emelianenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mikhailov throws a good cross that connects.
Mikhailov scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mikhailov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Emelianenko.
Nice takedown defense from Mikhailov. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Mikhailov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mikhailov lands a nice shot that snaps Emelianenko's head back.
Mikhailov throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko rushes Mikhailov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mikhailov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mikhailov manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Mikhailov.
Mikhailov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mikhailov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Mikhailov connects with a looping right hand.
Mikhailov jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov throws a one two combo.
Mikhailov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mikhailov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mikhailov throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Mikhailov scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Mikhailov does no damage.
Mikhailov scores with a nice head shot.
Mikhailov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mikhailov lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Mikhailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Mikhailov both land. Nice combination.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikhailov throws a series of strikes that have Emelianenko backpedaling.
Mikhailov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mikhailov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mikhailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Mikhailov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikhailov.
Vladimir Mikhailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Mikhailov sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mikhailov clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mikhailov jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mikhailov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mikhailov throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikhailov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mikhailov as he avoids it easily.
Vladimir Mikhailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Emelianenko.
Mikhailov scores with a shot to the body.
Mikhailov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mikhailov looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mikhailov is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Mikhailov circles away and we're back to standing.
Mikhailov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mikhailov lands with a cross.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mikhailov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mikhailov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mikhailov throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
No joy there for Mikhailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mikhailov scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mikhailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikhailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikhailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - Mikhailov follows without any prompting.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mikhailov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikhailov as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Mikhailov does no damage.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Mikhailov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mikhailov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Mikhailov misses.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Mikhailov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mikhailov throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
No joy there for Mikhailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Vladimir Mikhailov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Mikhailov.
Emelianenko shoots in and bounces Mikhailov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emelianenko works over Mikhailov with some ground and pound from guard.
Emelianenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emelianenko forces his way into half guard.
Mikhailov is staying active underneath Emelianenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mikhailov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mikhailov won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Emelianenko stops Mikhailov from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko works his way into side control.
Emelianenko taking a breather here.
Emelianenko in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mikhailov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kryptmaker Coffinstuffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terron Cabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Terron Cabal enters the cage!
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250 lbs
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242 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kryptmaker Coffinstuffer!
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, Terron Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Cabal.
No luck for Cabal with that takedown attempt.
Coffinstuffer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cabal's guard.
Coffinstuffer trying to control but Cabal is working from the bottom.
Coffinstuffer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cabal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cabal has escaped and now he's on top!
Coffinstuffer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cabal!
Cabal is trying desperately to improve position.
Cabal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coffinstuffer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coffinstuffer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabal is trying to stand.
Coffinstuffer is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Coffinstuffer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kryptmaker Coffinstuffer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petrovolinksi Kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Petrovolinksi Kotoski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ilham Aliyev's chin.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Petrovolinksi Kotoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kotoski throws a sloppy head kick and Aliyev moves out of range easily.
Aliyev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aliyev misses with a wild body shot.
Aliyev wants to clinch.
Kotoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kotoski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aliyev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kotoski!
Kotoski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aliyev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kotoski is trying to get back to full guard.
Kotoski is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aliyev pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotoski wants to get back to full guard.
Aliyev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kotoski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kotoski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aliyev tries to land a body kick
and Kotoski moves into the clinch.
Aliyev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kotoski is working for takedown but Aliyev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aliyev has hold of one of Kotoski's legs. Kotoski is fighting the takedown attempt but Aliyev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Aliyev advances position into side control!
Kotoski is breathing heavily.
Kotoski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kotoski is trying to get back to full guard.
Kotoski is working hard here to advance position.
Aliyev wants to take a breather but Kotoski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotoski wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aliyev winds up and cracks Kotoski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kotoski is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aliyev pulls his head out easily.
Aliyev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kotoski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kotoski throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Kotoski throws a sloppy head kick and Aliyev moves out of range easily.
Kotoski lands a brutal head kick. Aliyev looks out on his feet and Kotoski throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Petrovolinksi Kotoski!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Borsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borsch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Vikingarna - Leende Guldbruna Ögon. Diaz has chosen Pastor Troy- Just to Fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Borsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borsch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borsch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borsch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz throws a right hand that Borsch ducks under and follows up with a left that Borsch also avoids with ease.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Borsch lands a with a good body shot.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Borsch.
Borsch jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Borsch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Borsch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Borsch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borsch tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Borsch to stand up.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borsch's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Borsch duly obliges.
Borsch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Borsch.
Borsch misses with a hook.
Borsch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borsch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Borsch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borsch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Borsch.
Borsch misses with a combination
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Borsch is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Borsch misses
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Borsch keeps moving.
Borsch being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Borsch waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Borsch.
Borsch tries a head kick but it misses.
Borsch thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz tries to bum rush Borsch with a series of wild strikes but Borsch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borsch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borsch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stefan Borsch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borsch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Borsch.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borsch.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
Borsch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Borsch backing up. Borsch nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Borsch misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Borsch.
Diaz rushes Borsch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borsch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Borsch has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Borsch stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Borsch does it's job there.
It looks like Nigel Diaz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borsch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz is rocked!
Borsch misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borsch throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Borsch misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Borsch is trying to stand.
Diaz is tying to control. Borsch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borsch is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Borsch is defending well.
Borsch wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Borsch!
Borsch is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borsch 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.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borsch is looking to escape.
Borsch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Stefan Borsch is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Borsch throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Borsch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Stefan Borsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Borsch moved away.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Borsch throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Borsch misses with a combination
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borsch avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Borsch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borsch as he avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Borsch throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Borsch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Borsch.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borsch.
Borsch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Borsch finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borsch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Borsch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz wants to break free but Borsch has control.
Borsch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borsch misses with a two punch combination.
Borsch connects with a jab.
Borsch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nigel Diaz's cut.
That's time! Borsch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Borsch stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Borsch throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Borsch's guard now.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Borsch wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borsch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Borsch is working away.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Borsch defending well.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borsch keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borsch throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borsch swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borsch.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Borsch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borsch misses with a right hand
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Borsch misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a nice body kick.
Borsch stuffs the takedown.
Borsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Borsch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borsch misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borsch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borsch throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Borsch dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Borsch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz sizes up Borsch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borsch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Borsch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Borsch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borsch misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Borsch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borsch throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Borsch wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Stefan Borsch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Borsch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borsch looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Borsch is working from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow Borsch to get back to his feet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Borsch keeps moving.
Borsch lands some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Diaz!
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