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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voltain Ipdorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Klepacki - March to doom. Bobby Moore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Voltain Ipdorn's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Moore!
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, Voltain Ipdorn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipdorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ipdorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moore lands with a cross.
Moore cracks Ipdorn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ipdorn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moore finish him?
Ipdorn is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Moore knocks Ipdorn out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Moore!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Franzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tijani Babangida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babangida has chosen ini - the life i live as his entrance music. Tijani Babangida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Franzen!
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, Tijani Babangida!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Babangida.
Franzen swinging wildly here.
Franzen connects with a crisp jab.
Babangida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Franzen is out of range.
Franzen misses with a few strikes there.
Franzen misses with a series of wild punches.
Babangida dodges the punch combination from Franzen.
Franzen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babangida misses with a two punch combination.
Babangida lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Babangida misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babangida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babangida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babangida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franzen counters with a series of strikes. Babangida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franzen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babangida was well out of range. Poor timing from Franzen.
Babangida ducks under a wild hook from Franzen.
Franzen scores with a shot to the body.
Babangida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franzen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babangida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Franzen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babangida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franzen circles away quickly and effectively.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franzen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a two punch combo.
Babangida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Babangida does no damage.
Babangida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franzen's sensitive parts.
Babangida throws a right and a left that Franzen avoids nicely.
Babangida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franzen backs up against the cage.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with an inside leg kick.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babangida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franzen circles away quickly and effectively.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Babangida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franzen.
Babangida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babangida counters with a one-two to the body.
Franzen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Babangida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franzen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babangida counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franzen misses the shot to the body.
Franzen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babangida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Babangida.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Babangida to counter with a crisp jab.
Franzen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babangida throws a series of strikes that have Franzen backpedaling.
Babangida fails to land with a series of punches.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
letting Babangida counter with a right hand.
Babangida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Babangida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franzen circles away quickly and effectively.
Franzen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babangida throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tijani Babangida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a three punch combo that has Franzen backing up. Franzen nods at Babangida to acknowledge the strikes.
Sean Franzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a series of strikes. Franzen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Babangida counter with a right hand.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Babangida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babangida throws a chopping leg kick but Franzen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a series of strikes. Franzen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babangida lands a two punch combo.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babangida counters with a two punch combo.
Babangida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Franzen is out of range.
Franzen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Franzen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babangida counters with a series of strikes. Franzen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Franzen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a three punch combo that has Franzen backing up. Franzen nods at Babangida to acknowledge the strikes.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Franzen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babangida counters with a straight right hand.
Babangida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babangida throws a big shot that misses.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a three punch combo that has Franzen backing up. Franzen nods at Babangida to acknowledge the strikes.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a leg kick.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Babangida misses with a wild combination.
Franzen misses with a combination
enabling Babangida to counter with a crisp jab.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a two punch combo.
Tijani Babangida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franzen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babangida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franzen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franzen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babangida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franzen.
Franzen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babangida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franzen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babangida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a three punch combo that has Franzen backing up. Franzen nods at Babangida to acknowledge the strikes.
Sean Franzen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franzen tries to move into range but Babangida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babangida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Babangida is working the combinations to good effect here.
Babangida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Babangida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babangida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franzen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babangida was well out of range. Poor timing from Franzen.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Franzen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babangida. Babangida obviously looking to wear him down.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a body kick.
Babangida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franzen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a big head kick but Franzen shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Franzen missing with a left hand there. Babangida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tijani Babangida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Franzen blocks a leg kick.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babangida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franzen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Babangida tries to bum rush Franzen with a series of wild strikes but Franzen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babangida ducks under a wild hook from Franzen.
Franzen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babangida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a head kick. That will keep Franzen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babangida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franzen's head backwards.
A punch combination from Babangida misses.
Babangida looks to throw the jab but Franzen is out of range.
Babangida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franzen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a nice leg kick.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a one-two to the body.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a nice uppercut.
Babangida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a one-two to the body.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a one-two to the body.
Babangida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Franzen to counter with a crisp jab.
Franzen dodges the punch combination from Babangida.
Babangida throws a nice looking combination but Franzen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
Babangida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Babangida both land. Nice combination.
Franzen throws a shot from downtown. Babangida moves away and avoids it.
Babangida walks into a jab.
Babangida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franzen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babangida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Franzen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Babangida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franzen throws a hook but Babangida blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Babangida scores with a four punch combination!
Jab by Babangida.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babangida throws a nice looking combination but Franzen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babangida avoids the body shot from Franzen.
Babangida cracks Franzen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sean Franzen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franzen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franzen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babangida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a nice body shot.
Franzen misses with a double jab
and Babangida counters with a left and a right that stings Franzen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Babangida. That's going to slow Franzen down.
Franzen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babangida counters with an inside leg kick.
Babangida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a leg kick.
Franzen throws a combination that misses
and Babangida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Babangida throws a combination. Franzen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Franzen misses with a combination
and Babangida counters with a good low kick that Franzen was not able to check.
Franzen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babangida counters with a three punch combo that has Franzen backing up. Franzen nods at Babangida to acknowledge the strikes.
Franzen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babangida counters with a three punch combo that has Franzen backing up. Franzen nods at Babangida to acknowledge the strikes.
Tijani Babangida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franzen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Babangida counters with a series of strikes. Franzen will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tijani Babangida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babangida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tijani Babangida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifi Polomeros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nasir Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leifi Polomeros!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polomeros walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Polomeros shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polomeros slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Polomeros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Polomeros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Polomeros at a distance.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Polomeros shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Polomeros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nasir Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leifi Polomeros.
Jones tries to bum rush Polomeros with a series of wild strikes but Polomeros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws the left hand but Polomeros avoids the punch easily.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polomeros shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polomeros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Polomeros gets slowly back to his feet.
Polomeros looks gassed!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polomeros shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polomeros ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polomeros.
Polomeros shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but Polomeros moves out of range.
Nasir Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polomeros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Polomeros avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Polomeros fails to land the takedown.
Jones throws a hook but Polomeros blocks it.
Polomeros cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Polomeros misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Polomeros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polomeros. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a right hand that Polomeros ducks under and follows up with a left that Polomeros also avoids with ease.
Nasir Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Polomeros in his tracks.
Polomeros works the jab nicely.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Polomeros saw that one coming.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Polomeros should have avoided that one.
Polomeros misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Polomeros with that takedown attempt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Polomeros moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polomeros manages to avoid it.
Polomeros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Polomeros lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polomeros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polomeros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polomeros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Polomeros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Polomeros slips a jab from Jones.
Polomeros finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones throws a right hand that Polomeros ducks under and follows up with a left that Polomeros also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polomeros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Nasir Jones has been cut.
Polomeros throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Polomeros throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Polomeros shoots in.
Polomeros is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polomeros counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polomeros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polomeros slips a jab from Jones.
Polomeros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nasir Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leifi Polomeros.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Polomeros. Polomeros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polomeros counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones leaves Polomeros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Polomeros moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polomeros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Polomeros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Polomeros lands an overhand right.
Polomeros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Polomeros moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polomeros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Polomeros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nasir Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Polomeros.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polomeros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polomeros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Polomeros counters with a left to the body.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Polomeros counters with a two punch combo.
Polomeros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Polomeros will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Polomeros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Polomeros.
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.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Polomeros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Polomeros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Polomeros.
Polomeros throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Polomeros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Polomeros counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Polomeros shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polomeros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leifi Polomeros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nasir Jones's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polomeros circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polomeros lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nasir Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Polomeros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Polomeros swinging wildly here.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Polomeros shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Polomeros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Polomeros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones tries to bum rush Polomeros with a series of wild strikes but Polomeros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polomeros catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polomeros.
Nasir Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leifi Polomeros.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polomeros circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Jones misses.
An inside leg kick from Polomeros misses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polomeros misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polomeros.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Polomeros counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Polomeros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones misses with a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Polomeros's shoulder, as Polomeros tries to avoid the shot.
Polomeros misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a combination
and Polomeros counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Polomeros misses with the combination.
Polomeros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Polomeros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Polomeros.
Jones tries to bum rush Polomeros with a series of wild strikes but Polomeros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four 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.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Polomeros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Polomeros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Polomeros.
Jones misses with a combination
and Polomeros counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polomeros circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Polomeros shoots in.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Polomeros. That snapped Jones's head back.
Polomeros moves away from the strike by Jones.
Polomeros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leifi Polomeros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polomeros has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leifi Polomeros!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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19
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Smith!
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, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timoshenko moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Timoshenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Timoshenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Timoshenko misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Timoshenko.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timoshenko circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Timoshenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timoshenko tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timoshenko.
Timoshenko is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Kanrosch Timoshenko has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Timoshenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith scores with a one two! Timoshenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Timoshenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Timoshenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timoshenko.
Smith throws a series of punches but Timoshenko avoids them all with ease.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timoshenko is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Timoshenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Timoshenko tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Paul Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timoshenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Timoshenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Timoshenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timoshenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timoshenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timoshenko wants to clinch.
Smith throws a right hand that Timoshenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Timoshenko also avoids with ease.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses the jab.
Timoshenko has a takedown stuffed.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanrosch Timoshenko.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith looks to land a combination but Timoshenko avoids it well.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timoshenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timoshenko tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Good exchange - Timoshenko coming out on top.
Smith digs a good hook to Timoshenko's body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Timoshenko.
Timoshenko tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Timoshenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith stalks Timoshenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Timoshenko's face. Timoshenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Timoshenko to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kanrosch Timoshenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kanrosch Timoshenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith throws a series of punches but Timoshenko avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanrosch Timoshenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a combination
and Timoshenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a combination
and Timoshenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timoshenko.
Smith tries to bum rush Timoshenko with a series of wild strikes but Timoshenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Timoshenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Timoshenko slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Timoshenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Timoshenko wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Timoshenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith looks to land a combination but Timoshenko avoids it well.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Timoshenko 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.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timoshenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith tests Timoshenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timoshenko.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timoshenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Timoshenko is breathing heavily.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Timoshenko counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timoshenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a combination
and Timoshenko counters with a left to the body.
Paul Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Timoshenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Timoshenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Timoshenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Smith really wants to buck Timoshenko off and get back to his feet.
Timoshenko throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Timoshenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Timoshenko on the ground.
Smith is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Smith has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Smith holding both Timoshenko 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timoshenko throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith covering up well and avoiding damage.
Will Timoshenko go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Smith looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timoshenko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanrosch Timoshenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kanrosch Timoshenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Timoshenko.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Timoshenko catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Timoshenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Timoshenko finds it's target.
Smith is rocked!
Timoshenko missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith digs a good hook to Timoshenko's body.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith slips under a jab.
Timoshenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Timoshenko had a free shot at his head there.
Timoshenko tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith misses with a combination
and Timoshenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith pushes Timoshenko off looking to stand but Timoshenko dives back in and keeps control.
Smith scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Timoshenko manages to mount him!
Timoshenko wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Timoshenko throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Timoshenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smith shrugs it off.
Paul Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Timoshenko wants to take Smith's back here but Smith is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Timoshenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kanrosch Timoshenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Timoshenko moves to the back position.
Timoshenko slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko tries to keep control of the position but Smith is staying busy.
Timoshenko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Smith covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Smith is trying to stand back up.
Timoshenko tightening his grip on Smith, looking for the choke.
Smith is trying to stand back up.
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.
Timoshenko looking for the choke from the back.
Timoshenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Timoshenko is in full control for now.
Timoshenko struggling to keep hold of the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Timoshenko patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Smith is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanrosch Timoshenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Timoshenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanrosch Timoshenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slippery Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RG Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RG Dias is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slippery Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RG Dias!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam leaves Dias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sam tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.
Sam misses with a wild body shot.
Sam connects with the punch.
Sam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sam sprawls well. Sam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dias gets slowly back to his feet.
Slippery Sam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RG Dias.
Sam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sam lands in his opponent's guard.
Dias is looking for a triangle but Sam pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dias's head.
Sam stands and throws Dias's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dias's face as Sam controls the position.
Sam in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sam is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dias sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sam in particular looking to stall.
Dias actively working from the bottom here.
Sam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sam trying to control the action but Dias is working from the bottom.
Dias actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dias looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sam trying to pass the guard but Dias defending well.
Sam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sam wants to free his trapped foot but Dias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dias is staying active underneath Sam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sam misses with a body shot.
Dias misses with a takedown
and Sam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dias looks gassed!
Dias tries for a takedown but Sam circles away easily
and Sam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dias's guard.
Dias looking for a guillotine here but Sam defends easily.
Sam lands a couple of elbows.
Dias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sam defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam advances to half guard.
Dias actively working from the bottom here.
Sam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sam is nestled in close to Dias, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sam passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dias!
Sam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dias is trying desperately to improve position.
Dias is squirming around, avoiding Sam's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slippery Sam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sam misses with a wild combination.
Dias with a poor takedown
and Sam counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sam showed some decent athleticism there.
Dias looking for submissions off his back.
Sam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dias has hold of Sam's hands but Sam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dias is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sam scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is staying active underneath Sam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Sam there.
Sam trying to control from half guard but Dias is working away.
Dias slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sam defends it easily.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Dias has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sam passes into half guard.
Sam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sam moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dias.
Sam working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to bench press Sam off him but Sam keeps the position.
Dias gets back to half guard.
Dias looking for submissions off his back.
Dias is not content to let Sam control the position.
Sam working over Dias with some ground and pound. Dias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dias gets back to full guard.
Sam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sam trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sam defends it easily.
Dias is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sam is aware though and is defending well.
Sam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slippery Sam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sam wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias looking for a sweep. Not yet Dias, not yet.
Sam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dias has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sam 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 Dias.
Sam scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dias to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to bench press Sam off him but Sam keeps the position.
Sam trying to control the position but Dias is working away.
Dias sneaks back into half guard.
Sam moves into full mount! Dias won't be happy about that!
Dias is trying desperately to improve position.
Dias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sam dominating with strikes here.
Sam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dias regains half guard.
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 Slippery Sam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sam counters with a right hand to the body.
Dias with a poor takedown
and Sam counters with a single leg into guard. Dias didn't expect that.
Sam chips away with some ground and pound.
Dias is looking for a triangle but Sam pushes his legs off easily.
Sam wants to pass the guard but Dias is keeping the position.
Sam trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Dias keeping full guard, as Sam tries to pass.
Dias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sam defends it easily.
Dias looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sam has picked Dias up and slammed him! Dias can't keep hold of the triangle and Sam manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dias some visible discomfort.
Dias tries to buck Sam off but Sam is having none of it.
Dias taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sam controls the position.
Dias is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dias is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sam pulls his head out easily.
Sam controlling the pace.
Sam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dias does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Dias gets back to full guard.
Sam trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Sam wants to pass the guard but Dias is keeping the position.
Sam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dias looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sam is defending well. Dias quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sam has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dias celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). RG Dias!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve comes to the cage accompanied by Celldweller - Switchback . Taras Stanislav told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struve is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanislav.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stanislav looks to land a left hand but Struve moved out of range nicely.
Stanislav misses with a wild combination.
Struve throws a right hand that Stanislav ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanislav also avoids with ease.
Struve loads up on a big right hand but Stanislav slips the punch.
Struve tries to bum rush Stanislav with a series of wild strikes but Stanislav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanislav misses with a double jab
and Struve makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stanislav really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanislav. That did some damage!
Stanislav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanislav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stanislav throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Struve.
Stefan Struve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Struve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Struve connects with the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Struve.
A solid leg kick lands there for Struve.
Struve misses with a double jab
and Stanislav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve tries to clinch up.
Struve stalks Stanislav and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stanislav's face. Stanislav staggers backwards, shaken.
Struve throws a quick inside leg kick.
Struve throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav throws a lazy right hand but Struve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taras Stanislav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanislav lands a right hook to the body.
Struve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanislav tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struve throws a leg kick which misses Stanislav's front leg but catches the back leg as Stanislav tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struve wants to clinch up but Stanislav keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Struve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanislav takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanislav chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Struve can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Struve misses the target.
Struve throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanislav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Struve counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stefan Struve is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanislav. That did some damage!
Stanislav connects with a jab.
Struve tries to clinch up but Stanislav circles away and keeps his distance.
Struve throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Stanislav to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanislav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Struve tries to clinch but Stanislav moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve scores with a leg kick.
Stanislav misses with a looping left.
Struve connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Struve wants to clinch.
Struve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struve misses with a combination
and Stanislav counters with a one-two to the body.
Struve fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Struve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanislav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stanislav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Struve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stanislav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Struve dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stanislav takes a swing at Struve's ribcage but misses.
Struve throws a head kick that Stanislav semi-blocks.
Stanislav moves out of range of the body kick from Struve.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stanislav darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Stanislav.
A good leg kick by Struve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Struve.
Struve shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stanislav manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Struve drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stanislav looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stanislav looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stanislav!
Struve is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stanislav off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struve has his arm under Stanislav's chin here. Game over son! Struve squeezes tightly and Stanislav is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stefan Struve!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dymatize (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Smirnov (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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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Dymatize!
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, Anton Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dymatize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Dymatize.
Smirnov scores with a spinning back kick!
Dymatize takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smirnov.
Dymatize misses with an uppercut.
Smirnov is looking to clinch.
Dymatize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a right hand that Dymatize ducks under and follows up with a left that Dymatize also avoids with ease.
Dymatize thuds a left hand into Smirnov's body.
James Dymatize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smirnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smirnov throws a series of punches but Dymatize avoids them all with ease.
Smirnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dymatize.
Dymatize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smirnov misses with a two punch combination.
Dymatize swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smirnov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dymatize feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Smirnov crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Dymatize!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Machin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Machin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin looks to land a combination but Vorenus avoids it well.
Machin just misses with a punch to the body.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vorenus moves away.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorenus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vorenus.
Vorenus misses with a head kick.
Vorenus misses with a hook.
Machin throws a big shot that misses.
Machin swinging wildly here.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorenus slips a straight right by Machin.
Machin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vorenus manages to avoid it.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses.
Machin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vorenus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Vorenus.
Nice sprawl there from Vorenus as Machin shoots in.
Vorenus misses with a wild combination.
Machin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vorenus.
Machin looks gassed!
Machin misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vorenus defends it nicely.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vorenus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Lee Machin has been cut.
Machin looks for a takedown but Vorenus sprawls well.
Lucius Vorenus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Machin.
Vorenus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vorenus.
Machin throws a jab when Vorenus was well out of range.
Machin looks for a takedown but Vorenus sprawls well.
Vorenus lands a high kick!
Vorenus defending well as Machin loads up on a big left hand.
Machin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vorenus scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vorenus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Machin.
Vorenus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machin.
Machin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee Machin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorenus connects with a crisp jab.
Vorenus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vorenus slips a straight right by Machin.
Vorenus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Machin misses.
Vorenus misses with a head kick.
Vorenus stuffs the takedown attempt from Machin. Machin gets slowly back to his feet.
Machin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Machin misses with a combination
and Vorenus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Machin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Machin is rocked!
Lucius Vorenus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vorenus.
Machin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vorenus scores with a leg kick.
Machin throws a right and a left that Vorenus avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machin. Vorenus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machin tries to bum rush Vorenus with a series of wild strikes but Vorenus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Machin or perhaps it was just good defense by Vorenus which made him look bad.
Vorenus lands with a nice body kick.
Vorenus scoring well with a low kick there.
Vorenus throws a right and a left that Machin avoids nicely.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorenus scoring well with a low kick there.
Vorenus throws a series of punches but Machin avoids them all with ease.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vorenus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin misses with a body shot
and Vorenus counters with a head kick.
Vorenus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses.
Machin misses with a two punch combination.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machin avoids the head kick by Vorenus.
Machin closes the distance and clinches up with Vorenus, looking for a takedown. Machin pushes Vorenus against the cage but Vorenus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machin swinging wildly here.
Vorenus throws a head kick but Machin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vorenus. Machin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vorenus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machin lands with a cross.
Machin works over Vorenus's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorenus slips a jab and a cross from Machin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Vorenus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Machin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Machin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vorenus tries a head kick but it misses.
Machin loads up on a big right hand but Vorenus slips the punch.
Vorenus slips a jab from Machin.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Machin defending well as Vorenus loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Vorenus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Machin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Machin.
Vorenus is rocked!
Vorenus misses with a wild combination.
Oh Vorenus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machin lands a brutal uppercut that launches Vorenus off his feet! Vorenus tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Machin!
Lee Machin is the new welterweight champion!
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