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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov has chosen ВИА as his entrance music. Alexander Frolov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frolov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilgore did well to prevent Frolov getting side control.
Kilgore trying to hold on to Frolov's head to control him but Frolov postures up.
Kilgore gets full guard.
Frolov stands up from Kilgore's guard - Frolov perhaps looking for a knockout.
A big right from Frolov misses.
Frolov moves in looking to clinch but Kilgore pushes him off.
Frolov throws a right hand that Kilgore ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilgore also avoids with ease.
Frolov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frolov moves in looking to clinch but Kilgore pushes him off.
Frolov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kilgore.
Kilgore shoots in and bounces Frolov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Frolov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilgore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilgore is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kilgore drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kilgore seems to have locked his on tight now - Frolov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kilgore, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Eric Kilgore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinche Cabron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pinche Cabron's chin.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pinche Cabron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Liddell . Beautiful body shot.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Cabron moves out of range easily.
Liddell gets caught flat footed, as Cabron shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cabron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cabron prevents Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Cabron from controlling successfully.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Cabron isn't so interested in that idea.
Cabron is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cabron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabron is pushing down on Liddell 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Liddell is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabron has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cabron wants to take a breather but Liddell is having none of it.
Cabron is pressing down on Liddell 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Liddell trying to control but Cabron postures up.
Cabron sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabron is looking for a kimura but Liddell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cabron to get the leverage.
Cabron not doing much here.
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.
Cabron is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liddell is just riding it out for now. Cabron eventually gives up the hold.
Cabron trying to mount his opponent but Liddell defends it.
Liddell looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabron is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabron is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabron is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liddell sees it coming and defends easily.
Cabron is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Cabron is breathing heavily.
Cabron stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cabron is looking to pass Liddell 's guard but actually Liddell recovers to full guard.
Cabron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabron throws and elbow that misses. Liddell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabron's guard. Nice move by Liddell !
Cabron is trying to keep Liddell in close.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinche Cabron dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Cabron misses
and Liddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liddell .
Cabron has a closed guard, preventing Liddell from standing up.
Cabron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabron trying to control the position.
Liddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liddell is posturing up here but Cabron has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Liddell tries to roll out but it's too tight and Liddell has to tap! Slick submission there by Cabron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pinche Cabron!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Kowalczyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Kowalczyk there.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kowalczyk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Kowalczyk swinging wildly here.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kowalczyk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Kowalczyk sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalczyk throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kowalczyk dives on top into guard.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Kowalczyk pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kowalczyk 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 Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jones wants to control but Kowalczyk postures up.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones throws a strike but Kowalczyk avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kowalczyk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones prevents Kowalczyk from getting back to his feet.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Kowalczyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kowalczyk dives on top into guard.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working a defensive guard but Kowalczyk passes into half guard.
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.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Kowalczyk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Kowalczyk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones blocks a jab.
Kowalczyk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Kowalczyk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kowalczyk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Kowalczyk misses.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Kowalczyk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kowalczyk does no damage.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Kowalczyk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kowalczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kowalczyk's guard now.
Kowalczyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Kowalczyk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position.
Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kowalczyk 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 Jones.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Kowalczyk has mounted him!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kowalczyk. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Kowalczyk avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones really wants to buck Kowalczyk off and get back to his feet.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kowalczyk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Kowalczyk!
Kowalczyk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kowalczyk is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kowalczyk gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kowalczyk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kowalczyk is trying to buck Jones off.
Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kowalczyk, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to move to mount but Kowalczyk blocks the move with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kowalczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalczyk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalczyk moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalczyk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kowalczyk won't be happy with that.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones swings around for an armbar but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kowalczyk escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kowalczyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Butorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Nerdcok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Butorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Nerdcok!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butorin looks for a takedown but Nerdcok sprawls well.
Nerdcok shoots in for a takedown but Butorin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butorin clinches.
Nerdcok has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Butorin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nerdcok misses with the head strike.
Butorin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nerdcok tries for a takedown but Butorin circles away easily
and Butorin counters with a shoot takedown. Nerdcok fights it but they end up in guard.
Alex Butorin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Nerdcok.
Butorin wants to stand but Nerdcok has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nerdcok trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nerdcok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Butorin defends it easily.
Nerdcok is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Butorin has his hands clasped together but Nerdcok extends an breaks Butorin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nerdcok.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leroy Nerdcok!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruger Teflon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drivin South. Ruger Teflon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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172 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Ah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruger Teflon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ah shoots in but no luck this time.
Teflon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Teflon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teflon lands with an overhand left.
Teflon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ah tries to clinch up.
Teflon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ah counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Teflon's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ah is looking to work some ground and pound but Teflon has wrist control.
Ah trying to control the position from guard on top but Teflon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teflon wants to get back to his feet but Ah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teflon keeping moving, preventing Ah from controlling successfully.
Ah 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.
Ah passes into half guard.
Ah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ah is keen to just control but Teflon is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teflon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Teflon has one foot on Ah's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Teflon tries to clinch
and Ah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Teflon tries to break the clinch but Ah is controlling the position.
Teflon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teflon thows a body shot but no joy.
Teflon lands with a hook. Ah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teflon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Mr Ah has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teflon swats away the attempt to clinch by Ah.
Nice defenses there by Ah.
Teflon tries to clinch but Ah moves away
and Ah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Teflon's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teflon pushes Ah off and scrambles back to his feet.
Teflon tries to clinch but Ah is having none of it.
Ah has a takedown stuffed.
Teflon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ah counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Teflon's guard now.
Ah is breathing heavily.
Ah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Teflon wriggles free and stands up.
Teflon dips to his left and cracks Ah with an uppercut!
Teflon tries to clinch
and Ah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Teflon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ah has Teflon pressed against the cage, preventing Teflon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teflon walks away with a smile on his face. Ah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teflon wants to clinch.
Teflon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ah counters with a takedown into side control.
Ah working the ground and pound but Teflon is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teflon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Teflon clinches but Ah breaks the clinch
and Ah counters by moving into the clinch.
Teflon stops a takedown attempt from Ah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teflon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Teflon can't break the clinch.
Teflon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teflon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teflon can't break the clinch.
Ah has hold of one of Teflon's legs. Teflon is fighting the takedown attempt but Ah gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ah won't allow Teflon to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ah throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teflon keeping moving, preventing Ah from controlling successfully.
Teflon wants to stand up but Ah is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Ah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Teflon darts in trying to clinch
so Ah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ah wants to control from the top but Teflon keeps moving.
Teflon wants to get back to his feet but Ah passes into half guard.
Ah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Teflon sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teflon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ah.
Teflon is trying to stand back up but Ah is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teflon scores with a nice strike.
Teflon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Teflon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teflon cracks Ah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teflon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Teflon lands a jab to Ah's midsection.
Ruger Teflon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teflon scores with the left hand. Ah knows he should have avoided that one.
Teflon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teflon wants to clinch
and Ah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ah.
Teflon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Teflon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ruger Teflon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teflon throws a good cross that connects.
Ah tries to clinch
and Teflon counters with a straight right hand.
Mr Ah's cut is getting worse.
Teflon clinches up with Ah and pushes him back against the cage.
Teflon breaks from the clinch.
Teflon misses with a two punch combination.
Teflon throws out a powerful jab.
Ah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teflon throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Teflon coming out on top.
Teflon throws a jab when Ah was well out of range.
Ah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teflon cracks Ah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teflon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ah on the side of the head.
Teflon moves in looking to clinch but Ah pushes him off.
Teflon throws a head kick but Ah moves out of range.
Teflon throws a body kick that misses.
Teflon closes the distance but Ah moves to the side
and Ah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Teflon's guard.
Teflon keeping moving, preventing Ah from controlling successfully.
Ah won't allow Teflon to get back to his feet.
Ah trying to control the position from guard on top but Teflon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teflon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ah is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teflon keeping moving, preventing Ah from controlling successfully.
Ah stops Teflon from standing up.
Ah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ah passes Teflon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Teflon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teflon is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ah shoots in for a takedown but Teflon shows good takedown defense.
Ah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teflon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ah takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruger Teflon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Ah's cut.
That's time! Ah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Teflon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Teflon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teflon darts in trying to clinch
and Ah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ah is trying to control the action in half guard but Teflon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Teflon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ah.
Ah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ah seems to be working for a kimura but Teflon defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teflon is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ah is trying to control. Teflon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ah tries to keep at a distance but Teflon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ah has Teflon pressed against the cage, preventing Teflon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teflon is trying to break the clinch but Ah is controlling him.
Ah wants a takedown.
Ah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teflon walks away with a smile on his face. Ah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Teflon tries to clinch up
and Ah counters with a single leg into guard. Teflon didn't expect that.
Ah won't allow Teflon to get back to his feet.
Teflon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Teflon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teflon scores with a decent looking hook.
Teflon tries to clinch but Ah moves out of range.
Teflon fails to land with a series of punches.
Teflon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teflon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ah wants to clinch up but Teflon keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Teflon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ah staying out of range there.
Ruger Teflon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ah cracks the inside of Teflon's front leg.
Teflon darts in trying to clinch
and Ah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ah prevents Teflon from getting back to his feet.
Mr Ah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ah drops back looking for a leg! Teflon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teflon manages to kick Ah off! Ah jumps back into Teflon's guard.
That's four 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teflon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Teflon does it's job there.
Ah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teflon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teflon wants to get back to striking at distance but Ah won't allow it.
Teflon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Ah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ah 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Ah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Bisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilary Valujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Bisher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ilary Valujew's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Bisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilary Valujew!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisher stuffs the takedown.
Bisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bisher misses the shot to the body.
Bisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valujew.
Valujew looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Valujew with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bisher throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valujew is one step ahead there.
Valujew postures up in Bisher's guard and throws a big left but Bisher blocks it.
Bisher is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bisher wants to sweep here but Valujew controlling him for the moment.
Valujew trying to control but Bisher is working from the bottom.
Bisher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valujew is in close to Bisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valujew postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valujew doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valujew manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valujew 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valujew is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bisher has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Valujew is looking to defend but Bisher has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Valujew! Bisher pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Valujew taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henry Bisher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorant Kantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joker's Wild. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorant Kantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivaldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivaldi works Kantor's body with a nice hook.
Kantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kantor throws a head kick that misses.
Rivaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kantor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kantor slips a straight right by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi misses with a hook.
Kantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivaldi.
Kantor drives through and clinches with Rivaldi against the cage.
Kantor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kantor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivaldi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivaldi misses with some punches.
Rivaldi misses with the head strike.
Kantor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Kantor.
Kantor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivaldi working aggressively here.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kantor.
Kantor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kantor.
Kantor trying to land knees to the body.
Kantor lands a damaging elbow.
Kantor blocks an uppercut.
Rivaldi managing to block the knees to the body from Kantor.
Rivaldi lands with a left to the head.
Kantor scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivaldi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kantor landing knees to the head.
Rivaldi working aggressively here.
Kantor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kantor looking to throw knees to the head but Rivaldi is blocking nicely.
Kantor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kantor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivaldi is trying to force a seperation but Kantor has the dominant position.
Kantor misses with an elbow over the top.
Kantor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivaldi is defending well for now.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kantor.
Kantor missing with knees to the body.
Kantor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kantor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kantor is breathing heavily.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Kantor has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivaldi.
Kantor prevents Rivaldi from breaking the clinch.
Kantor misses with a punch to the body.
Kantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kantor trying to land knees to the body.
Kantor is trying to stall.
Rivaldi avoids the elbow strike from Kantor, against the cage.
Rivaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kantor tries a knee to the head but Rivaldi blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kantor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kantor tries a knee to the head but Rivaldi blocks it.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but Rivaldi blocks with his arms.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but Rivaldi blocks with his arms.
A short right from Rivaldi.
Kantor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kantor missing with knees to the body.
Kantor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kantor missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivaldi.
Kantor throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivaldi managing to block the knees to the body from Kantor.
Kantor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kantor blocks an uppercut.
Rivaldi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kantor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivaldi manages to break the clinch.
Kantor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldi.
Kantor wants to clinch.
Rivaldi misses with a looping left.
Rivaldi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kantor. That one must have hurt.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rivaldi throws a right hand that Kantor ducks under and follows up with a left that Kantor also avoids with ease.
Kantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kantor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivaldi.
It looks like Lorant Kantor has been cut.
Kantor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rivaldi's head.
Kantor is looking to clinch but Rivaldi is avoiding it.
Rivaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Kantor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivaldi. Kantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Rivaldi catches Kantor right on the button with a cross.
Rivaldi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kantor.
Kantor clinches with his opponent.
Kantor pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivaldi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivaldi letting Kantor take a breather here.
Rivaldi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lorant Kantor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rivaldi misses the jab.
Rivaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivaldi lands a jab to Kantor's midsection.
Rivaldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivaldi misses the jab.
Kantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivaldi throws a hook but Kantor blocks it.
Kantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kantor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kantor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivaldi tests Kantor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kantor pushes Rivaldi away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantor is looking to score with low kicks.
Kantor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivaldi to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivaldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivaldi.
Kantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Kantor throws a leg kick which misses Rivaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivaldi tries to avoid it.
Rivaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivaldi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rivaldi throws a hook but Kantor avoids it easily.
Kantor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kantor throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot.
Kantor throws a head kick but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Lorant Kantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivaldi throws a right and a left that Kantor avoids nicely.
Kantor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivaldi.
Kantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivaldi scores with a body shot.
Rivaldi clobbers Kantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivaldi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rivaldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kantor throws a head kick that Rivaldi semi-blocks.
Rivaldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Kantor.
Dominick Rivaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kantor throws a leg kick which misses Rivaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivaldi tries to avoid it.
Kantor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivaldi lands a jab.
Kantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivaldi lands a glancing blow to the side of Kantor's head.
Rivaldi looks to land a right hand but Kantor moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kantor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kantor throws the kick towards the body but Rivaldi avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivaldi misses with a wild combination.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kantor throws the kick towards the body but Rivaldi avoids it.
Kantor tries to clinch but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Rivaldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivaldi is out of range.
Kantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kantor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivaldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kantor tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kantor has time to react.
Rivaldi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lorant Kantor's cut.
That's time! Kantor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kantor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kantor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Kantor.
No joy there for Rivaldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivaldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kantor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kantor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a series of punches but Kantor avoids them all with ease.
Kantor has managed to clinch.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kantor.
Rivaldi lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kantor blocks an uppercut.
Kantor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kantor lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rivaldi fails to land.
Kantor pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivaldi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kantor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kantor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kantor.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivaldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Kantor won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kantor.
Dominick Rivaldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivaldi is defending well for now.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kantor missing with knees to the body.
Kantor throws an elbow but it misses.
Kantor misses with a knee strike.
Kantor lands a good knee to the midsection. Rivaldi won't want to take too many of those.
Kantor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kantor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivaldi is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the head but Rivaldi blocks with his arms.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivaldi avoids it.
Kantor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Kantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Kantor.
Kantor stalling.
Lorant Kantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kantor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kantor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Rivaldi dodges an elbow strike from Kantor.
Kantor misses with a knee to the head.
Kantor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivaldi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kantor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivaldi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kantor trying to land knees to the body.
Kantor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivaldi avoids it.
Rivaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kantor throws an elbow but it misses.
Kantor missing with knees to the body.
Kantor misses with a knee to the head.
Kantor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kantor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kantor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivaldi lands a left hand.
Kantor is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kantor.
Rivaldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kantor trying to land knees to the body.
Kantor crunches a lovely knee into Rivaldi's ribcage.
Kantor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Kantor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kantor trying to land knees to the body.
Rivaldi tries to break free but Kantor pushes him back against the cage.
Kantor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorant Kantor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivaldi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miodrag Stefanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miodrag Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefanovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stefanovic leaves Veloso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Veloso or perhaps it was just good defense by Stefanovic which made him look bad.
Stefanovic looks to land a combination but Veloso avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Veloso is defended easily by Stefanovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Veloso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veloso looks for a takedown but Stefanovic sprawls well.
Stefanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but Veloso is out of range.
Veloso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that Veloso avoids nicely.
Veloso moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Veloso moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Veloso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefanovic.
Veloso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stefanovic tries to avoid it but Veloso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stefanovic to the ground. Stefanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veloso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Veloso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Veloso is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stefanovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stefanovic shrugs it off.
Veloso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stefanovic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Veloso is breathing heavily.
Stefanovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Stefanovic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Veloso with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stefanovic is looking to get to half guard.
Veloso looking for a guillotine from mount but Stefanovic is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic can't escape the position.
Veloso is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stefanovic is surviving well by controlling Veloso's body position as best he can.
Veloso working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stefanovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stefanovic wants to control but Veloso is having none of it.
Veloso is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stefanovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stefanovic shrugs it off.
Stefanovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stefanovic is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Veloso is staying active.
Stefanovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Veloso kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Veloso looking to secure an arm triangle but Stefanovic defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stefanovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Veloso is working away from the top position though.
Stefanovic wants to improve his position but Veloso is controlling well.
Stefanovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Veloso 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.
Veloso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stefanovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Veloso.
Stefanovic wants to control but Veloso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Veloso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stefanovic is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Veloso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stefanovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Veloso moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Stefanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stefanovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Veloso to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Veloso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veloso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Veloso is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stefanovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Veloso's 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 Douglas Veloso will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stefanovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Stefanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stefanovic swinging wildly here.
Stefanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veloso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefanovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stefanovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Veloso fails to land the takedown.
Stefanovic cracks Veloso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stefanovic throws a looping overhand right but Veloso ducks down to avoid it.
Veloso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stefanovic has his feet on Veloso's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stefanovic connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veloso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stefanovic is fending him off so far but Veloso persists. Nope, Stefanovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stefanovic throws the left hand but Veloso avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso dodges the punch combination from Stefanovic.
Veloso shoots in but Stefanovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Veloso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefanovic misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Stefanovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veloso doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Stefanovic.
Douglas Veloso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stefanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veloso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veloso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefanovic leaves Veloso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veloso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stefanovic throws a hook but Veloso avoids it easily.
Jab by Stefanovic.
Miodrag Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veloso dives in and grabs Stefanovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stefanovic pushes down on Veloso's head and hops out.
Veloso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stefanovic swivels and escapes.
Stefanovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Stefanovic misses.
Veloso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stefanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veloso circles away quickly and effectively.
Stefanovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stefanovic misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Stefanovic as Veloso shoots in.
Veloso looks for a takedown but Stefanovic sprawls well.
Stefanovic scores with a three punch combo!
Stefanovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a nice shot that snaps Veloso's head back.
Stefanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stefanovic throws a jab when Veloso was well out of range.
Stefanovic cracks Veloso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stefanovic throws a looping overhand right but Veloso ducks down to avoid it.
Stefanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veloso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefanovic dips to his left and cracks Veloso with an uppercut!
Stefanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic misses with a hook. Veloso ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefanovic!
Stefanovic misses with a straight right.
Veloso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stefanovic pinned against the cage. Stefanovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Stefanovic lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stefanovic but Stefanovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veloso dodges the punch combination from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a double jab.
Stefanovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veloso.
Stefanovic lands a head shot.
Stefanovic throws a nice looking combination but Veloso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veloso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stefanovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stefanovic throws a good cross that connects.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Veloso avoids them all with ease.
Veloso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stefanovic tries to avoid it but Veloso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stefanovic to the ground. Stefanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miodrag Stefanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stefanovic misses with the combination.
A combination from Stefanovic does no damage.
The fighters circling - Stefanovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veloso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stefanovic circles away.
Stefanovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veloso on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Stefanovic misses.
Veloso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stefanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Veloso's head.
Miodrag Stefanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veloso.
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Veloso avoids them all with ease.
Stefanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Veloso shoots in for a takedown but Stefanovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stefanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veloso slips a jab from Stefanovic.
Veloso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veloso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic misses with the combination.
Veloso scores with a takedown into Stefanovic's guard.
Stefanovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Veloso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Veloso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veloso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Veloso is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stefanovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Stefanovic, not yet.
Veloso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stefanovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veloso being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Veloso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stefanovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Veloso. Veloso gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Veloso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefanovic misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Stefanovic.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stefanovic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stefanovic.
Stefanovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veloso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stefanovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veloso fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic scores with a nice head shot.
Stefanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Veloso closes the distance and clinches up with Stefanovic, looking for a takedown. Veloso pushes Stefanovic against the cage but Stefanovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stefanovic jabs Veloso right on the nose. Veloso blinks but takes it well.
Veloso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stefanovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veloso's hands.
A left and a right from Stefanovic both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Stefanovic does no damage.
Stefanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefanovic misses the jab.
Stefanovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Veloso ducks under a wild hook from Stefanovic.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Veloso is defended easily by Stefanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic misses with a looping left.
Stefanovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Veloso.
Stefanovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stefanovic dips to his left and cracks Veloso with an uppercut!
Stefanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Stefanovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miodrag Stefanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veloso.
Stefanovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veloso avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Stefanovic misses the target.
Stefanovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veloso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miodrag Stefanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stefanovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miodrag Stefanovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kassit suussa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, kassit suussa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRoberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
suussa tries for a takedown but McRoberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McRoberts scores with a nice body kick.
suussa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
suussa is working for a submission of some sort.
McRoberts looks like he's trying to stand up.
suussa is thwarting McRoberts's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRoberts makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
McRoberts ducks under a wild hook from suussa.
McRoberts misses with a double jab.
McRoberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
suussa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
suussa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McRoberts defends it nicely.
McRoberts cracks suussa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
suussa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kassit suussa.
suussa fails with a takedown attempt.
McRoberts throws a combination. suussa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McRoberts closes the distance and clinches.
McRoberts pushes suussa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McRoberts lands an uppercut.
McRoberts breaks the clinch.
suussa blocks a head kick by McRoberts.
McRoberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McRoberts trying to control the action but suussa is working from the bottom.
suussa wants to get back to full guard.
McRoberts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McRoberts working suussa over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
suussa is looking to control McRoberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can suussa avoid being mounted?
McRoberts is trying to work for a kimura but suussa is defending well.
suussa wants to improve his position but McRoberts is controlling well.
suussa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McRoberts pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
suussa regains full guard. Nicely done.
suussa is trying to keep McRoberts in close.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but suussa keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
suussa looking for a guillotine here but McRoberts defends easily.
suussa looks gassed!
McRoberts advances to half guard.
McRoberts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McRoberts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McRoberts is working for a submission of some sort.
McRoberts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McRoberts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
suussa trying to hold on to McRoberts's head to control him but McRoberts postures up.
suussa pushes McRoberts off looking to stand but McRoberts dives back in and keeps control.
McRoberts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
suussa fails with the takedown
and McRoberts counters with a one-two to the body.
McRoberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
suussa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McRoberts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
suussa looking for a triangle here. McRoberts is fighting it but it looks tight! suussa pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McRoberts is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). kassit suussa!
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