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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tama Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Bang Bang. Chung is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung. Tama Bang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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185 cm
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172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tama Bang!
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, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung lands a lovely overhand right.
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang throws a nice looking combination but Chung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bang throws a series of punches but Chung avoids them all with ease.
Chung lands a nice hook to Bang's body. Bang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chung throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bang is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chung connects with a right hand. Bang shakes it off.
Bang throws a series of punches but Chung avoids them all with ease.
Chung feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bang sprawling to the canvas! Bang rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chung finish him?!
Bang is rocked!
It looks like Tama Bang has been cut.
Chung scores with a body shot.
Oh Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chung lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bang - he's out on his feet here! Chung follows up with another monster hook that separates Bang from consciousness! Bang falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Chung stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wang Chung!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Alkofer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudy Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Alkofer throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Alkofer moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Alkofer counters with a left right combination that sends Sanchez crashing to the mat - Alkofer wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Sanchez out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Alkofer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Fernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Green misses.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fernandez pulls his head out easily.
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fernandez pulls his head out easily.
Fernandez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fernandez.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fernandez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fernandez.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Fernandez is looking to clinch.
Green tries for a takedown but Fernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green is breathing heavily.
Fernandez fakes the leg kick and cracks Green in the body.
Victor Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Green is trying to defend but Fernandez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Green pushes Fernandez off looking to stand but Fernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Fernandez content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is pressing down on Fernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fernandez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fernandez's guard.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fernandez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Green is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Green passes Fernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Fernandez 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.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandez thumps Green with a low kick.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandez's shoulder, as Fernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Fernandez forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Fernandez connects with a high kick.
Fernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Fernandez persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Green working the ground and pound.
Fernandez tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Fernandez is not content to let Green control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fernandez is not content to let Green control the position.
Green tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fernandez tries to improve position but can't.
Fernandez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Green connects with a decent elbow.
Fernandez is not content to let Green control the position.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fernandez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fernandez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Green has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Green wants to control but Fernandez is keeping him busy.
Fernandez is trying to buck Green off.
Green trying to control the position but Fernandez is working away.
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.
Green staying calm.
Green tries to score with some ground and pound. Fernandez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Green tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Green has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fernandez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Green dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jason Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fernandez. Fernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green connects with a looping right hand.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernandez's waist but Fernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Green's guard.
Fernandez wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fernandez's guard.
Green trying to control from half guard but Fernandez is working away.
Green works his way into full mount!
Green sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Green lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandez is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Green with shots to the head and body - Fernandez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fernandez wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fernandez is looking to escape.
Fernandez taking shots to the head.
Green throwing strikes here but Fernandez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fernandez hang on?
Green takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green misses with a head shot.
Green is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fernandez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fernandez shrugs it off.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Green cracks Fernandez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Green fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fernandez is looking to escape.
Green unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Green!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drago (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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago is looking to clinch but Haskil is avoiding it.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Haskil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago instigates a clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.
It looks like Victor Drago has been cut.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Haskil has double underhooks.
Haskil stalls.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Victor Drago's cut even more.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Haskil taking a breather.
Haskil seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haskil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Victor Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drago is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Haskil can't fight it off and eventually Drago manages to take the fight to the floor. Haskil looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago is pushing down on Haskil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haskil is fighting to maintain full guard but Drago has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haskil manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskil wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haskil holds on and takes a little breather.
Haskil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drago is one step ahead there.
Drago looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Drago looking to pass the guard.
Drago trying to control but Haskil is working from the bottom.
Drago trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Haskil manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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.
Drago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Victor Drago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Haskil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Durandin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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, Terrance Grayson!
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, Alexey Durandin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson misses with the combination.
Grayson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Durandin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durandin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grayson connects with a body shot.
Grayson lands the left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durandin.
Grayson lands with a nice combination. Durandin backs away looking to recover.
Grayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Durandin is rocked!
Grayson steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Durandin is out on his feet! Grayson sets himself and nearly takes Durandin's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Terrance Grayson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melchior Grzmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Chis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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225 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melchior Grzmot!
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, Big Chis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chis scores with a three punch combo!
Chis closes the distance and clinches.
Grzmot looking to throw knees to the head but Chis is blocking nicely.
Chis is trying to drag Grzmot to the mat but Grzmot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chis wants a takedown but no success here.
Grzmot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Big Chis has been cut.
Grzmot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Grzmot.
Grzmot missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Grzmot.
Chis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Melchior Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Grzmot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chis's efforts to push away.
Chis wants a takedown.
Chis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzmot tries to pull guard but Chis holds him up against the cage and eventually Grzmot drops back down to his feet.
Chis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grzmot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grzmot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grzmot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chis can't get the takedown.
Grzmot jumps into guard, dragging Chis to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chis is looking to work some ground and pound but Grzmot has wrist control.
Chis stopping the sweep attempt from Grzmot.
Chis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chis stands and steps away. Grzmot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grzmot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grzmot drops Chis with a left right combo! Grzmot follows him down to the ground into side control.
Grzmot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chis looks gassed!
The strikes coming from Grzmot are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Chis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grzmot defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis tries to clinch there but Grzmot circles away.
Chis throws a head kick that misses.
Grzmot tries to clinch but Chis moves away
so Chis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chis with a nice head shot there.
Chis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chis throws a big right hand that misses.
Grzmot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chis postures up.
Chis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grzmot is proving hard to escape from.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grzmot throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Grzmot does no damage.
Grzmot tries a head kick but it misses.
Chis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grzmot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grzmot dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grzmot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grzmot throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Chis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Chis's cut.
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.
Chis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grzmot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grzmot shrugs it off.
Grzmot avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chis.
Chis scoring with strikes but Grzmot is staying in there.
Grzmot's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grzmot is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chis goes for an armbar but Grzmot turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grzmot.
Chis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grzmot looking to pass the guard.
Chis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grzmot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grzmot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grzmot lands with a right to the head.
Grzmot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chis's efforts to push away.
Grzmot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chis blocks it with crossed arms.
Grzmot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis is working for takedown but Grzmot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Melchior Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Grzmot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chis tries to break the clinch but Grzmot is controlling the position.
Grzmot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chis is trying to break free.
Grzmot lands with a short shot to the head.
Grzmot successfully pulls guard.
Big Chis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grzmot is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grzmot has escaped and now he's on top!
Grzmot thows a big elbow that misses.
Grzmot trying to control the position from guard on top but Chis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzmot thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot wants to control from the top but Chis keeps moving.
Grzmot stops Chis from standing up.
Chis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grzmot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chis throwing shots but Grzmot is blocking nicely.
Grzmot wants to control but Chis is keeping busy.
Chis is trying to control. Grzmot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chis is working away from the top position though.
Chis is looking to advance position but Grzmot won't allow it.
Grzmot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chis.
Chis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grzmot's head.
Chis wants to free his trapped foot but Grzmot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grzmot sprawls well. Grzmot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chis gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Chis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Chis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grzmot as he avoids it easily.
Grzmot throws a sloppy head kick and Chis moves out of range easily.
Grzmot tries to clinch there but Chis circles away.
Grzmot misses with a body shot.
Chis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grzmot pinned against the cage. Grzmot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grzmot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chis, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grzmot looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Grzmot.
Grzmot is stalling here.
Chis breaks from the clinch.
Chis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzmot misses with a wild combination.
Chis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grzmot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grzmot throws a right hand that Chis ducks under and follows up with a left that Chis also avoids with ease.
Chis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grzmot is fending him off so far but Chis persists. Nope, Grzmot circles away and we're back to standing.
Melchior Grzmot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Chis.
Grzmot gets caught flat footed, as Chis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grzmot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chis on the ground.
Chis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grzmot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grzmot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grzmot wants to improve his position but instead Chis has moved into half guard.
Chis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grzmot can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chis working Grzmot over with strikes here.
Chis throwing strikes here but Grzmot is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grzmot is looking to escape.
Chis working the ground and pound effectively.
Chis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Melchior Grzmot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzmot suckers Chis into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Grzmot is now in Chis's guard!
Chis pushes Grzmot off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grzmot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chis misses with a takedown attempt - Grzmot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grzmot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Chis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Chis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Snap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herrick Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snap comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Todd Snap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Snap!
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, Herrick Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snap has time to react.
Goldman moves into the clinch.
Goldman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goldman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snap drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goldman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Goldman shoots in and bounces Snap off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Goldman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman lands a couple of elbows.
Goldman lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snap keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
Snap will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Goldman tries to free his leg and advance position but Snap is retaining full guard.
Goldman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goldman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Goldman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snap trying to control the position.
Snap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Goldman is in close to Snap's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goldman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snap seems keen to control Goldman's posture.
Snap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snap's head.
Snap trying to keep a closed guard but Goldman is proving a slippery customer.
Snap is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goldman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goldman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goldman stays in close to Snap's body and controls the position.
Goldman trying to control but Snap is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goldman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snap is breathing heavily.
Goldman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snap's head.
Goldman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goldman is nestled in close to Snap, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldman drops an elbow to the side of Snap's head.
Goldman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snap defending well though.
Snap is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goldman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Snap taking some punishment here, with Goldman in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Goldman.
Goldman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snap's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goldman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snap with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Goldman there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman drops an elbow to the side of Snap's head.
Goldman working Snap over with strikes.
Goldman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Snap has hold of Goldman's hands but Goldman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snap on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herrick Goldman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snap slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
Goldman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goldman is staying tight to Snap's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Goldman working the ground and pound from side control.
Goldman lands some shots froms side control.
Snap on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Goldman working the ground and pound.
Goldman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman cracks Snap with a big right hand but Snap just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goldman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldman scoring with punches from side control.
Snap is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goldman connects with a decent elbow.
Snap is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Herrick Goldman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Snap is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Snap is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Check out the look on Goldman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldman controlling from side mount.
Goldman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goldman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Snap!
A nice elbow there by Goldman.
It looks like Todd Snap has been cut.
Goldman controlling from mount.
Goldman is landing with some decent strikes but Snap is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Snap is rocked!
Goldman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snap is in a horrible position here. Goldman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Snap is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldman lands with some strikes.
Goldman loads up with a big shot that hurts Snap! He's pulled Goldman in close but Goldman has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Snap survive? More strikes from Goldman and Snap is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herrick Goldman!
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