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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chingon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Above the Clouds" By Gang Starr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Bob Backlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Chingon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backlund gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chingon wants to pass the guard but Backlund is keeping the position.
Backlund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chingon wants to control from the top but Backlund keeps moving.
Chingon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Backlund wants to stand and escape but Chingon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chingon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Backlund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Backlund wants to stand but Chingon is controlling the position.
Chingon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Backlund's head.
Backlund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chingon tries to clinch there but Backlund circles away.
Chingon wants to slow Backlund down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chingon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chingon tries to score with some ground and pound. Backlund controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chingon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chingon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chingon decides to stand back up.
Backlund shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chingon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chingon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backlund stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Backlund gets caught flat footed, as Chingon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chingon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chingon stays in close to Backlund's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backlund pushes Chingon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Backlund with a poor takedown
and Chingon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chingon misses with a takedown attempt
and Backlund counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chingon pushes Backlund off and gets back to his feet.
Chingon looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chingon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Backlund counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Backlund will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Backlund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chingon counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Chingon.
Backlund sneaks out the side door and pushes Chingon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Chingon tries to clinch but Backlund moves away
and Backlund counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Backlund.
Chingon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Backlund's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chingon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Backlund pushes Chingon off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backlund misses with a takedown attempt
and Chingon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Backlund's guard now.
Backlund wants to get back to his feet but Chingon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chingon trying to control the position from guard on top but Backlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Backlund avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chingon is in close to Backlund's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chingon trying to control the position from guard on top but Backlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chingon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chingon trying to control the position from guard on top but Backlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chingon throws a leg kick
and Backlund counters with a takedown into side control.
Chingon tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chingon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chingon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backlund decides to stand back up. Backlund steps back and let's Chingon get back to his feet.
Backlund looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chingon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Backlund will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Chingon feints and as Backlund raises his hands in defense, Chingon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chingon wants to control from the top but Backlund keeps moving.
Chingon prevents Backlund from getting back to his feet.
Chingon is looking to stand up but Backlund won't let him.
Chingon lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chingon is in close to Backlund's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Backlund is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chingon trying to control the position from guard on top but Backlund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chingon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Backlund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chingon throws a strike but Backlund rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Backlund won't allow Chingon to sweep him here.
Chingon is looking for a triangle but Backlund pushes his legs off easily.
Chingon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Backlund puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chingon is looking to improve his position.
Backlund stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chingon to get to his feet.
Chingon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
El Chingon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chingon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chingon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Backlund wants to get back to his feet but Chingon drags him back down.
Chingon throws an elbow but Backlund slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chingon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
El Chingon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Backlund bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Backlund shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Chingon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Backlund has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Chingon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Maijanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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196 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teemu Maijanen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maijanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalov.
Kovalov throws a hook but Maijanen avoids it easily.
Kovalov takes a swing at Maijanen's ribcage but misses.
Maijanen shoots in and drives through. Kovalov sprawls well.
Maijanen defending well as Kovalov loads up on a big left hand.
Maijanen shoots in and drives through. Kovalov sprawls well.
Maijanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalov.
A jab from Kovalov misses.
Maijanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Kovalov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalov misses with a body shot.
Kovalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalov throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maijanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kovalov defends it nicely.
Antonio Kovalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teemu Maijanen.
Kovalov throws a body punch but Maijanen moves out of range.
Maijanen throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maijanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalov cracks Maijanen with a big right hand but Maijanen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Maijanen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Maijanen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Maijanen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kovalov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kovalov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kovalov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kovalov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maijanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Maijanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kovalov defends well.
Kovalov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kovalov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maijanen has his foot on Kovalov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kovalov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kovalov 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.
Kovalov wants to control from the top but Maijanen keeps moving.
Maijanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maijanen looks gassed!
Kovalov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kovalov advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen is looking to reverse the position.
Kovalov advances to full mount.
Maijanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Kovalov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maijanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kovalov wants to control the pace but Maijanen is squirming around nicely.
Maijanen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maijanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kovalov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kovalov working over Maijanen with some ground and pound. Maijanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kovalov not doing much here.
Kovalov wants to pass to mount but Maijanen is defending the position.
Maijanen has hold of Kovalov's hands but Kovalov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maijanen looking for submissions off his back.
Kovalov controlling the action here.
Maijanen looking for submissions off his back.
Kovalov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Kovalov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maijanen has his takedown stuffed
and Kovalov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kovalov.
Kovalov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kovalov stands and throws Maijanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maijanen is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalov scores with punches from side control.
Kovalov trying to control the position but Maijanen is working away.
Maijanen looks to move to half guard but instead Kovalov has passed into mount! Damn!
Maijanen regains half guard.
Maijanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kovalov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maijanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov wants to take a breather but Maijanen is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kovalov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kovalov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maijanen looking for submissions off his back.
Maijanen is not content to let Kovalov control the position.
Maijanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maijanen is not content to let Kovalov control the position.
Maijanen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kovalov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Maijanen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kovalov has picked Maijanen up and slammed him! Maijanen can't keep hold of the triangle and Kovalov manages to pass to side control!
Maijanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kovalov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kovalov wants to control but Maijanen is keeping him busy.
Kovalov working the ground and pound.
Kovalov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Antonio Kovalov just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kovalov throws a hook to the side of Maijanen's head but Maijanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovalov throws a shot from downtown. Maijanen moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen walks into a jab.
Kovalov scores with a takedown into Maijanen's guard.
Kovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Maijanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maijanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kovalov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kovalov with a nice head shot there.
Kovalov is in close to Maijanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kovalov stands and throws Maijanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kovalov is looking to take a break and control but Maijanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maijanen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov lands an elbow.
Maijanen is looking for a sweep.
Kovalov controlling the position from side mount.
Kovalov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maijanen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kovalov controlling the action here.
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Maijanen is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Kovalov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maijanen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kovalov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maijanen somewhat.
A slow jab from Kovalov misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovalov, as that shot connected.
Maijanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maijanen avoids the head kick by Kovalov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Kovalov misses its intended target.
Maijanen gets caught flat footed, as Kovalov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kovalov controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maijanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kovalov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maijanen looking for subs off his back but Kovalov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Antonio Kovalov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maijanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovalov uses his free foot to push down on Maijanen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maijanen.
Maijanen is desperately trying to improve his position but Kovalov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kovalov lands a nice shot to the head.
Maijanen is looking to get to half guard.
Kovalov trying to control but Maijanen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov controlling the pace for now.
Kovalov lands with some strikes.
Maijanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kovalov tries to control but Maijanen wriggling away.
Maijanen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maijanen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maijanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kovalov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kovalov works over Maijanen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen is looking for a triangle but Kovalov pushes his legs off easily.
Kovalov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kovalov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kovalov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maijanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kovalov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kovalov lands a couple of digs.
Kovalov pushes down on Maijanen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maijanen is pressing down on Kovalov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maijanen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kovalov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maijanen.
Maijanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovalov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kovalov lands some shots froms side control.
Maijanen is looking for a sweep.
Kovalov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Teemu Maijanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maijanen taking a bit of punishment here - Kovalov scoring with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kovalov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maijanen is not content to let Kovalov control the position.
Maijanen is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Kovalov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kovalov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Kovalov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palle Vitrikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palle Vitrikainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Renato Gracie's chin.
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Palle Vitrikainen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitrikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vitrikainen is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vitrikainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vitrikainen defends it well.
Gracie decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Vitrikainen.
Vitrikainen misses with an uppercut.
Vitrikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Palle Vitrikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Vitrikainen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vitrikainen throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitrikainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitrikainen throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitrikainen.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vitrikainen wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitrikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vitrikainen is keeping the position for now.
Vitrikainen wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitrikainen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Vitrikainen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vitrikainen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vitrikainen has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Vitrikainen slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vitrikainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie won't allow Vitrikainen to get back to his feet.
Gracie stands up and waves to Vitrikainen to follow him.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vitrikainen as Gracie shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Vitrikainen.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vitrikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vitrikainen tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vitrikainen to the ground. Vitrikainen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Vitrikainen.
Vitrikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palle Vitrikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie defending well as Vitrikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Vitrikainen.
Vitrikainen misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Vitrikainen looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitrikainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Vitrikainen tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Vitrikainen is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vitrikainen has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vitrikainen was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets to his feet. Vitrikainen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vitrikainen but Vitrikainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vitrikainen tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vitrikainen to the ground. Vitrikainen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitrikainen.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Vitrikainen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitrikainen misses the shot to the body.
Vitrikainen takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Vitrikainen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Vitrikainen. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vitrikainen lands the left hand.
Vitrikainen cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vitrikainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gracie to stand back up!
Gracie is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Vitrikainen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gracie clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Palle Vitrikainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zed Zelonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zed Zelonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Perez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelonka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Zed Zelonka has been cut.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelonka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perez!
Perez is looking to improve his position but Zelonka isn't that keen on the idea.
Perez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zelonka wants to control the pace but Perez is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Perez tries to hold on but Zelonka postures up.
Zelonka landing punches.
It looks like Alvaro Perez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez tries to hold on but Zelonka pushes him away.
BOOM! Zelonka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Alvaro Perez's cut even more.
Zelonka controlling the pace for now.
Zelonka looking to ground and pound but Perez is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelonka wants to finish this one by submission but Perez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zelonka.
Zelonka is working for a guillotine from mount but Perez frees his head quite easily.
Perez tries to hold on but Zelonka pushes him away.
Zelonka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Perez is desperately trying to improve his position but Zelonka has a good base and remains in mount.
Perez tries to hold on but Zelonka postures up.
Zelonka swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Perez is now in Zelonka's guard. A big mistake from Zelonka there, giving up the dominant position!
Zelonka is breathing heavily.
Zelonka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelonka trying to strike off his back.
Perez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Perez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zelonka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zelonka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zelonka keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez content to stall in guard here.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Zelonka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez stands up and waves to Zelonka to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelonka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zelonka.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez sends Zelonka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Perez is motioning to the referee to let Zelonka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zelonka is rocked!
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zelonka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Zelonka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelonka circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Perez. Zelonka falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Perez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alvaro Perez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony McCann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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167 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony McCann!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Herberg misses.
Herberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCann circles away quickly and effectively.
McCann blocks a jab.
Herberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herberg manages to avoid it.
McCann slips a jab and a cross from Herberg.
McCann throws out a loose jab but Herberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herberg walks into a stiff left hand from McCann.
Herberg gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Herberg trying to control the position but McCann is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herberg lands an elbow.
Herberg tries for a kimura but McCann is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herberg wants to control but McCann is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Herberg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Herberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McCann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Herberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Herberg.
Herberg taking a breather here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by McCann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCann.
Herberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Herberg keeps the fight on the outside.
McCann fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCann throws a big shot that misses.
Herberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herberg, as that shot connected.
McCann tries to clinch there but Herberg circles away.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCann as he jumps to the side.
McCann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCann pinned against the cage. McCann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCann looks to score with a jab to the body but Herberg is just out of range.
McCann tries to clinch but Herberg is having none of it.
Herberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCann finds it's way round the side to connect with Herberg's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann throws a jab when Herberg was well out of range.
McCann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herberg.
McCann throws the left hand but Herberg avoids the punch easily.
McCann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herberg.
Herberg shoots in for a double leg but McCann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herberg moves out of range of the strikes.
McCann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCann moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for McCann.
McCann stalling in the clinch but Herberg improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herberg blocks a body shot from McCann.
A short right from McCann on the inside.
McCann can't find room to land a body shot as Herberg controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on McCann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Herberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McCann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Herberg lands a hook that snaps the head of McCann backwards.
Herberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCann pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCann cracks a nice hook into Herberg's ribs.
McCann slips a straight right by Herberg.
McCann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCann fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCann throws a combination. Herberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herberg lands a two punch combo.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - McCann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herberg.
McCann tries to clinch there but Herberg circles away.
The crowd cheers as McCann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Herberg doesn't seem phased though.
McCann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herberg.
McCann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCann counters with a nice uppercut.
McCann tries to close the distance and clinch but Herberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herberg throws a jab but it's blocked by McCann.
McCann misses the body punch
and Herberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCann defending well as Herberg loads up on a big left hand.
Herberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from McCann.
McCann doesn't manage to clinch there - Herberg circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCann.
Herberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCann.
McCann throws a hook to the side of Herberg's head but Herberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCann looks to score with a jab to the body but Herberg is just out of range.
McCann moves out of range of the strikes.
McCann is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McCann throws a sloppy body shot
and Herberg counters with a two punch combo.
Herberg blocks a jab.
Herberg avoids the body shot from McCann.
Herberg throws a jab when McCann was well out of range.
McCann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from McCann does no damage.
Herberg throws a looping overhand right but McCann ducks down to avoid it.
Tony McCann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCann misses the body punch
and Herberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCann looks to clinch
and Herberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Herberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCann counters with a left to the body.
Herberg works the jab nicely.
Herberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCann tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Herberg to counter with a crisp jab.
McCann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Herberg.
McCann looks to land a right hand but Herberg moved out of range.
McCann tries to clinch but Herberg moves away
and Herberg counters with a stiff right hand.
McCann tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Herberg counters with a single leg into guard. McCann didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCann has momentary wrist control but Herberg slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Herberg wants to control from the top but McCann keeps moving.
Herberg 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.
McCann trying to control the position.
Herberg is looking to work some ground and pound but McCann has wrist control.
Herberg is looking to work some ground and pound but McCann has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Herberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCann wants to clinch
and Herberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herberg misses with the combination.
McCann tries to clinch but Herberg moves away
and Herberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herberg.
McCann misses with a body shot
and Herberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herberg connects with a jab.
Tony McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from McCann misses the target.
McCann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice uppercut lands for McCann. That snapped Herberg's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Herberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McCann looks to throw the jab but Herberg is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Herberg misses the target.
McCann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herberg.
McCann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herberg moves away.
McCann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Herberg ducks under a wild hook from McCann.
McCann looks to score with a jab to the body but Herberg is just out of range.
McCann misses the body punch
and Herberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McCann looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Herberg has gone for a leg lock! McCann slips out almost immediately though and dives into Herberg's guard.
McCann looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Herberg keeping moving, preventing McCann from controlling successfully.
McCann passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Herberg manages to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
McCann is trying to work for a kimura but Herberg is defending well.
Herberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Herberg 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.
Herberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Herberg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Herberg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Herberg working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg keeping moving, preventing McCann from controlling successfully.
Herberg is trying to keep McCann in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Herberg misses with a looping left.
McCann throws a jab when Herberg was well out of range.
Herberg slips under a jab from McCann.
Herberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
McCann lands a nice shot that snaps Herberg's head back.
McCann throws a hook but Herberg avoids it easily.
McCann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herberg.
Herberg moves out of range as McCann strikes.
McCann misses with a straight right.
McCann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Herberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herberg works the jab nicely.
Herberg fails with a takedown attempt.
McCann tries to clinch
and Herberg counters with a single leg into guard. McCann didn't expect that.
Herberg wants to control from the top but McCann keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Herberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Herberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Herberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yourn Rotterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotterdam comes into the arena with deftones-change blaring out of the sound system. Josh Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
253 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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21
290 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yourn Rotterdam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotterdam misses with a low kick.
Rotterdam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotterdam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Rotterdam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams wants to slow Rotterdam down by chopping away at his legs.
Rotterdam throws a body kick that misses.
Rotterdam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Yourn Rotterdam has been cut.
Rotterdam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotterdam moves away.
Rotterdam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams slips a straight right by Rotterdam.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Rotterdam is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Rotterdam is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rotterdam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotterdam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rotterdam ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Rotterdam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rotterdam.
Rotterdam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Rotterdam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams lands a big right hand that sends Rotterdam crashing to the mat! Williams stays standing though and waves Rotterdam back to his feet!
Rotterdam is rocked!
Williams throws a quick head kick that knocks Rotterdam silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Williams is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josh Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: lol. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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193 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Uno!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Numero Uno has been cut.
Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Uno has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Uno is pressed up against the cage. Lopez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Uno down to the mat. Uno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Uno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Uno, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Uno against the cage but Uno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uno rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Uno lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Uno.
Lopez jumps guard but Uno stands there with Lopez around his waist. Lopez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Uno.
Uno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uno.
Lopez tries to score a body lock takedown but Uno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uno swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uno lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno is working Lopez over against the cage.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uno scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Uno lands a right hand.
Uno landing knees to the head.
Lopez is rocked!
Uno unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lopez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Uno is unloading with more strikes now! Lopez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Numero Uno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serguei Shirokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tilthammer's choice of entrance music: The rolling stones - Under my thumb. Henry Tilthammer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Serguei Shirokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Shirokov checks it.
Shirokov misses with a wild body shot.
Tilthammer throws out a leg kick but Shirokov moves out of range and Tilthammer only half commits.
Tilthammer throws a push kick but Shirokov slaps the foot to one side.
Henry Tilthammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirokov blocks a low kick nicely.
Shirokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilthammer gets a clinch.
Shirokov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shirokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tilthammer. That's going to slow Shirokov down.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shirokov throws a right hand that Tilthammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tilthammer also avoids with ease.
Tilthammer closes the distance and pushes Shirokov back into the cage.
Tilthammer blocks the elbow strike.
Shirokov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shirokov.
Tilthammer tries to clinch up but Shirokov circles away and keeps his distance.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shirokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shirokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is looking to score with low kicks.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shirokov misses with a few strikes there.
Shirokov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tilthammer can pounce on him.
Shirokov checks a leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shirokov.
Tilthammer closes the distance and clinches.
Tilthammer blocks the elbow strike.
Tilthammer is looking to control Shirokov's arms but Shirokov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tilthammer has his back to the cage.
Tilthammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tilthammer stalling in the clinch but Shirokov improves position.
Tilthammer missing with knees to the body.
Tilthammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Tilthammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tilthammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer landing knees to the body.
Tilthammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Tilthammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tilthammer looking to throw knees to the head but Shirokov is blocking nicely.
Shirokov avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Tilthammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shirokov tries to stall but Tilthammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tilthammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shirokov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tilthammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tilthammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tilthammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shirokov backwards.
Tilthammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Tilthammer avoids the elbow strike from Shirokov, against the cage.
Shirokov avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
Tilthammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tilthammer fails to land.
Tilthammer slows down the pace here.
Tilthammer tries to throw a body punch but Shirokov avoids it by throwing Tilthammer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Tilthammer.
Shirokov is trying to break free.
Tilthammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Shirokov.
Tilthammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Shirokov is trying to break free.
Tilthammer working aggressively here.
Tilthammer has Shirokov pressed against the cage.
Shirokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tilthammer tries a body shot but Shirokov blocks it.
Tilthammer tries to work over Shirokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shirokov stalls.
Shirokov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer blocks the elbow strike.
Tilthammer dodges an elbow strike from Shirokov.
Tilthammer wants to stall.
Shirokov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shirokov prevents a body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tilthammer has Shirokov pushed against the cage.
Tilthammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Shirokov.
Shirokov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Come on Tilthammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tilthammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tilthammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tilthammer 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.
Tilthammer avoids the body shot from Shirokov.
Tilthammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shirokov. That did some damage!
Tilthammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shirokov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Tilthammer is looking to score with low kicks.
Shirokov moves out of range of the leg kick from Tilthammer.
Shirokov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shirokov just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirokov scores with a sloppy right hand. Tilthammer should have avoided that one.
Tilthammer clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shirokov.
Shirokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tilthammer has a couple of punches blocked by Shirokov.
Shirokov is trying to break free.
Tilthammer looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tilthammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shirokov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tilthammer is keeping busy.
Tilthammer can't find room to land a body shot as Shirokov controls the action.
The referee calls for Tilthammer to work.
Shirokov is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tilthammer.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shirokov blocking some punches.
Shirokov can't break the clinch.
Tilthammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shirokov backwards.
Shirokov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tilthammer is keeping busy.
Tilthammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tilthammer misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Shirokov.
Shirokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tilthammer has a couple of punches blocked by Shirokov.
Tilthammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shirokov blocking some punches.
Tilthammer has Shirokov pressed against the cage, preventing Shirokov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shirokov avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Shirokov.
Tilthammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Shirokov backwards.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow over the top.
Tilthammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tilthammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tilthammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Shirokov.
Tilthammer tries to throw a body punch but Shirokov avoids it by throwing Tilthammer back against the cage.
Tilthammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shirokov's elbow.
Shirokov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shirokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shirokov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tilthammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Shirokov controls his hands.
Tilthammer misses with a punch to the body.
Tilthammer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shirokov up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tilthammer.
Shirokov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shirokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tilthammer wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shirokov.
Shirokov checks a leg kick.
Tilthammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Tilthammer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shirokov misses with a wild combination.
Tilthammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick as Shirokov jumps back.
Tilthammer scores with a nice body kick.
Tilthammer misses with a kick to the body.
Tilthammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shirokov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but Shirokov avoids it.
Shirokov scores with a nice strike.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but Shirokov avoids it.
Nice jab there from Shirokov.
Tilthammer throws a push kick but Shirokov slaps the foot to one side.
Tilthammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shirokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tilthammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shirokov.
Danga de danga de dang - Shirokov scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Serguei Shirokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tilthammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serguei Shirokov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tilthammer misses with a low kick as Shirokov jumps back.
Shirokov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tilthammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Shirokov.
Shirokov blocks a leg kick.
Tilthammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tilthammer clinches up with Shirokov and pushes him back against the cage.
Shirokov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shirokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shirokov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tilthammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shirokov tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
Tilthammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shirokov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tilthammer's defenses.
Shirokov throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tilthammer fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirokov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shirokov managing to block the knees to the body from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tries a body shot but Shirokov blocks it.
Tilthammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shirokov blocks a body shot from Tilthammer.
Shirokov blocks an elbow strike from Tilthammer.
Shirokov has Tilthammer pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tilthammer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tilthammer throws an elbow but misses.
Tilthammer has a couple of punches blocked by Shirokov.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shirokov avoids the damage to the body.
Shirokov trying to stall but Tilthammer improves his position.
Tilthammer lands a left hand.
Tilthammer has a couple of punches blocked by Shirokov.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shirokov throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shirokov.
Shirokov slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shirokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shirokov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shirokov.
Shirokov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tilthammer. Tilthammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Tilthammer throws a wild body kick that Shirokov sees coming a mile off.
Shirokov scores with a sloppy right hand. Tilthammer should have avoided that one.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Shirokov pushes him off.
Tilthammer takes one to the chin there.
Tilthammer tries to work over Shirokov's front leg with a kick but Shirokov checks it.
Tilthammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tilthammer throws a head kick but Shirokov moves out of range.
Tilthammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shirokov checks a leg kick.
Shirokov's corner calls for a 1-2. Shirokov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shirokov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tilthammer is looking to chop away at Shirokov's legs.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirokov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Tilthammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shirokov scores with a jab to the body.
Shirokov checks the leg kick.
Shirokov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shirokov tests Tilthammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Shirokov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirokov lands with a cross.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Shirokov moved away.
Tilthammer tried to score with a low kick but Shirokov checks it.
Tilthammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov works Tilthammer's body with a nice hook.
Shirokov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shirokov duly obliges.
Shirokov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shirokov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shirokov tries to bum rush Tilthammer with a series of wild strikes but Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shirokov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shirokov throws a good cross that connects.
Shirokov catches Tilthammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Serguei Shirokov is winning the standup battle so far.
Shirokov connects with a body shot.
Shirokov scores with the left hand. Tilthammer knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirokov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Shirokov circles away.
Tilthammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serguei Shirokov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shirokov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serguei Shirokov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Whitewash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitewash comes into the arena with New Divide blaring out of the sound system. Loman has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Whitewash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitewash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Whitewash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loman circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitewash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loman moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitewash just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitewash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Loman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whitewash is trying to defend but Loman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Whitewash looking for submissions off his back.
Loman is looking to advance position but Whitewash won't allow it.
Whitewash trying to control but Loman postures up.
Loman is keen to just control but Whitewash is a slippery customer.
Loman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitewash's head.
Whitewash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Loman trying to mount his opponent but Whitewash defends it.
Whitewash wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loman darts in and clinches Whitewash up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitewash is fighting off a takedown attempt but Loman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Whitewash to the mat. Whitewash regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Loman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whitewash takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Loman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whitewash to see if he's OK.
Whitewash manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Loman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitewash.
Loman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whitewash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whitewash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whitewash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitewash.
Loman wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash drops an elbow to the side of Loman's head.
Whitewash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whitewash thows a huge punch but Loman dodges it nicely.
Whitewash lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitewash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whitewash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whitewash thows a huge punch but Loman dodges it nicely.
Whitewash is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Whitewash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitewash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitewash thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewashis looking to pass into half guard but Loman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Loman is in guard.
Loman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitewash is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitewash circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitewash takes one to the chin there.
Loman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitewash.
Loman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitewash with a nice cross.
Loman scores with a jab to the body.
Loman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitewash.
Loman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitewash misses with a wild body shot.
Loman feints and as Whitewash raises his hands in defense, Loman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitewash is looking for a triangle here but Loman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whitewash is breathing heavily.
Whitewash is trying to get back to half guard.
Whitewash taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash is letting Loman control him for a moment.
Loman landing strikes.
Whitewash wants to control but Loman postures up.
Whitewash is looking for a sweep.
Whitewash takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Whitewash is not content to let Loman control the position.
Whitewash is trying to improve his position.
Loman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whitewash to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loman decides to stand back up. Loman steps back and let's Whitewash get back to his feet.
Loman slips a jab and a cross from Whitewash.
Whitewash misses with a few strikes there.
Whitewash swinging wildly here.
Whitewash misses the body punch
and Loman counters with a two punch combo.
Whitewash throws a hook but Loman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitewash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Billy Whitewash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitewash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loman manages to avoid it.
Whitewash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loman throws a right hand that Whitewash ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitewash also avoids with ease.
Whitewash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loman.
A combination from Loman does no damage.
Loman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitewash misses with a jab to the body
and Loman counters with a three punch combo that has Whitewash backing up. Whitewash nods at Loman to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Loman.
Loman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitewash manages to avoid it.
Whitewash lands a slapping body shot.
Whitewash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loman jabs at Whitewash's body.
Loman lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Billy Whitewash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loman scores with a leg kick.
Loman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitewash backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitewash tries to keep at a distance but Loman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loman lands an elbow that stopped Whitewash in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman pushes Whitewash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitewash backwards.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Whitewash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitewash or not.
Loman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitewash backwards.
Loman lands a shoulder strike.
Loman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loman.
Whitewash is fighting off a takedown attempt but Loman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Whitewash to the mat. Whitewash regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Loman is pushing down on Whitewash's leg trying to pass to half guard. Whitewash is fighting to maintain full guard but Loman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitewash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Loman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loman working Whitewash over with strikes.
Loman prevents Whitewash from improving his position.
Whitewash is staying active underneath Loman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman working over Whitewash with some ground and pound. Whitewash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Loman lands strikes from half guard.
Loman tries to pass to full mount but Whitewash defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whitewash manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whitewash working for a triangle but Loman defends it easily.
Whitewash working for submissions but it's allowed Loman to get to half guard.
Loman is nestled in close to Whitewash, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whitewash looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitewash 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.
Loman is keen to just control but Whitewash is a slippery customer.
Whitewash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whitewash taking some punishment here, with Loman in his half guard.
Loman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loman wants to take a breather but Whitewash is having none of it.
Loman works his way into full mount!
Whitewash working to try and regain half guard.
Loman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Loman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Whitewash is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a heavy elbow.
Loman prevents Whitewash from getting the reversal.
Loman controlling the pace for now.
Teuvo Loman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whitewash tries to hold on but Loman postures up.
Whitewash is trying to escape the mount.
Loman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Loman with good strikes from the mount here!
Loman prevents Whitewash from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Loman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Whitewash?
Loman landing punches.
Whitewash is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Loman misses with a body shot.
Oh Whitewash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitewash's sensitive parts.
Whitewash seems to have got his legs back now.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitewash moves away.
Whitewash throws a combination that misses
and Loman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Whitewash does no damage.
Whitewash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whitewash is looking to wear down Loman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Loman scores with a jab.
Loman scores with a shot to the body.
Loman throws a leg kick which misses Whitewash's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitewash tries to avoid it.
Whitewash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Loman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Whitewash looks up at the clock. Bad move! Loman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Whitewash. Loman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teuvo Loman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between snoork bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frekkas Poop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by On a boat -. 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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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, snoork bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frekkas Poop!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bananasplits fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
bananasplits takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Poop swats away the attempt to clinch by bananasplits.
A punch combination from Poop misses.
bananasplits shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poop defends it nicely.
Poop stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for snoork bananasplits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bananasplits misses with a takedown attempt - Poop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
bananasplits fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poop avoids it really well and circles away.
A left and a right from Poop both land. Nice combination.
bananasplits is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
bananasplits fails to land the takedown.
bananasplits takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bananasplits is defended easily by Poop.
bananasplits is breathing heavily.
Poop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poop lands a nice hook to bananasplits's body. bananasplits takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
bananasplits gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poop cracks bananasplits with an open hand slap.
bananasplits is rocked!
Poop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent bananasplits stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poop scores with a one two! bananasplits had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh bananasplits is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poop drops bananasplits with a straight left! Oh this is bad for bananasplits! Poop dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frekkas Poop!
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