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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Lungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravshan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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286 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandru Lungu!
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, Ravshan Evans!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lungu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Alexandru Lungu has been cut.
Lungu is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans lands a left and a right that send Lungu crashing to the mat, dazed. Evans thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lungu is rocked!
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Lungu hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ravshan Evans!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ilek Myrasksh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilek Myrasksh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack McCarthy's chin.
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132 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Ilek Myrasksh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myrasksh throws a right and a left that McCarthy avoids nicely.
Ilek Myrasksh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myrasksh scores with a sloppy right hand. McCarthy should have avoided that one.
McCarthy tries to clinch there but Myrasksh circles away.
No joy there for Myrasksh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Myrasksh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCarthy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Myrasksh.
Myrasksh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
Myrasksh misses with the combination.
Myrasksh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Myrasksh.
Myrasksh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Myrasksh.
Myrasksh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myrasksh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCarthy wants to clinch up but Myrasksh keeps it at a distance.
Myrasksh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Myrasksh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Myrasksh duly obliges.
McCarthy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Myrasksh counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myrasksh lands a right hook to the body.
Myrasksh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Myrasksh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Myrasksh.
Myrasksh connects with a jab.
McCarthy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Myrasksh swivels and escapes.
McCarthy throws the kick towards the body but Myrasksh avoids it.
Myrasksh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myrasksh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Myrasksh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Myrasksh.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myrasksh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Myrasksh.
Myrasksh slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ilek Myrasksh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack McCarthy.
Myrasksh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
Myrasksh misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters with a nice leg kick.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Myrasksh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCarthy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Myrasksh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCarthy somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myrasksh throws a series of strikes that have McCarthy backpedaling.
Myrasksh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Myrasksh.
Ilek Myrasksh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myrasksh lands a lovely overhand right.
Myrasksh is breathing heavily.
Myrasksh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myrasksh works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
McCarthy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Myrasksh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCarthy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Myrasksh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCarthy somewhat.
Myrasksh falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myrasksh lands a nice shot to the body.
Myrasksh misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters by moving into the clinch.
McCarthy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Myrasksh has double underhooks.
Myrasksh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Myrasksh just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myrasksh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Myrasksh misses with a wild combination.
McCarthy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Myrasksh counters with a left to the body.
McCarthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myrasksh thows a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy misses with the combination.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Myrasksh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Myrasksh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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.
McCarthy drives through and clinches with Myrasksh against the cage.
McCarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Myrasksh smiles and moves away.
McCarthy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarthy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Myrasksh circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Myrasksh tries to avoid it but McCarthy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Myrasksh to the ground. Myrasksh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Myrasksh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Myrasksh.
McCarthy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Myrasksh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCarthy counters with a series of strikes. Myrasksh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Myrasksh scores with a one two! McCarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Myrasksh. Beautiful body shot.
Myrasksh swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Myrasksh throws a series of strikes that have McCarthy backpedaling.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack McCarthy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Myrasksh misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCarthy.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myrasksh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCarthy at a distance.
Myrasksh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myrasksh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Myrasksh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCarthy's head backwards.
McCarthy misses with a body kick.
McCarthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Myrasksh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Myrasksh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myrasksh wants it to stay on the feet.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myrasksh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myrasksh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myrasksh.
Myrasksh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Myrasksh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCarthy can pounce on him.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Myrasksh as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCarthy has closed the distance and engaged Myrasksh in a clinch.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Myrasksh shows good takedown defense.
Ilek Myrasksh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myrasksh. Myrasksh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myrasksh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myrasksh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myrasksh swinging wildly here.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myrasksh.
Myrasksh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy counters with an inside leg kick.
Myrasksh stuffs the takedown attempt from McCarthy. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good exchange - Myrasksh coming out on top.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Myrasksh lands a nice hook to McCarthy's body. McCarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy shoots in and drives through. Myrasksh sprawls well.
Myrasksh is looking to wear down McCarthy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCarthy moves in looking to clinch but Myrasksh pushes him off.
Myrasksh lands a two punch combo.
Myrasksh misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with a nice body kick.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Myrasksh shows good takedown defense.
Myrasksh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myrasksh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Myrasksh as McCarthy shoots in.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCarthy, as that shot connected.
Myrasksh misses with a double jab
and McCarthy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Myrasksh really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myrasksh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
Myrasksh fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Myrasksh works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
Myrasksh lands a nice hook to McCarthy's body. McCarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCarthy fails with the takedown.
Myrasksh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myrasksh wants it to stay on the feet.
Myrasksh throws a right hand that McCarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarthy also avoids with ease.
Myrasksh leaves McCarthy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCarthy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Myrasksh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCarthy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Myrasksh's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myrasksh wants to stand but McCarthy is controlling the position.
McCarthy trying to control but Myrasksh is working from the bottom.
Myrasksh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McCarthy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCarthy stops Myrasksh from standing up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McCarthy 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!
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myrasksh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myrasksh keeps the fight on the outside.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Myrasksh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Myrasksh pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.
Myrasksh misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Myrasksh tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Myrasksh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Myrasksh misses.
Myrasksh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCarthy backs up against the cage.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ilek Myrasksh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack McCarthy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy wants to clinch up but Myrasksh keeps it at a distance.
Myrasksh tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Myrasksh swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Myrasksh scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
McCarthy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Myrasksh tries to avoid it but McCarthy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Myrasksh to the ground. Myrasksh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCarthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Myrasksh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Myrasksh misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Myrasksh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilek Myrasksh is winning the standup battle so far.
Myrasksh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Myrasksh misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt.
Myrasksh works over McCarthy's head and body with a nice combination.
McCarthy throws a leg kick which misses Myrasksh's front leg but catches the back leg as Myrasksh tries to avoid it.
Myrasksh thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myrasksh. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ilek Myrasksh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myrasksh is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Myrasksh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myrasksh wants it to stay on the feet.
Myrasksh tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCarthy shoots in and drives through. Myrasksh sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Myrasksh circles away.
McCarthy has a takedown stuffed.
Myrasksh throws a right hand that McCarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarthy also avoids with ease.
Myrasksh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myrasksh wants it to stay on the feet.
McCarthy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Myrasksh fails to land with a series of punches.
Myrasksh fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Myrasksh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myrasksh misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Myrasksh is staying active underneath McCarthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Myrasksh manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McCarthy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Myrasksh avoids it really well and circles away.
Myrasksh keeps the fight on the outside.
McCarthy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Myrasksh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myrasksh throws a combination that misses
and McCarthy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Myrasksh's guard now.
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!
McCarthy trying to control but Myrasksh is working from the bottom.
Myrasksh wants to stand but McCarthy is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Myrasksh wants to stand and escape but McCarthy is having none of it.
Myrasksh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myrasksh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jack McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Myrasksh working for submissions but it's allowed McCarthy to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCarthy 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack McCarthy!
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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 Todd Snap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snap's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the tiger. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 2 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Durandin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durandin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snap defends it nicely.
Durandin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexey Durandin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snap scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Snap fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Snap advances to mount.
Snap can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durandin is looking to escape.
Snap avoids the attempt from Durandin to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snap controlling the position easily from mount.
Durandin wants to hold on but Snap pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durandin can't escape the position.
Snap wants to take Durandin's back here but Durandin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Snap looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snap is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Durandin is surviving well by controlling Snap's body position as best he can.
Snap fails to advance to Durandin's back.
Snap has control of Durandin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Durandin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durandin is trying desperately to improve position.
Snap looking to land elbow strikes but Durandin uses the position to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durandin trying to control but Snap postures up.
Snap is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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.
Snap wants to take his opponent's back but Durandin doesn't allow it.
Snap is landing with some decent strikes but Durandin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Snap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snap wants to finish this one by submission but Durandin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Snap.
Snap is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snap looking to control but Durandin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Snap 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.
Durandin tries to clinch up.
Snap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durandin. That's going to slow Snap down.
Durandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durandin scores with a push kick.
Durandin cracks the inside of Snap's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Durandin misses.
Durandin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snap takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durandin wants to clinch up but Snap keeps it at a distance.
Durandin tries to close the distance and clinch but Snap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durandin with a poor takedown
and Snap counters with a nice double leg into side control. Durandin won't be happy with that.
Durandin regains half guard.
Durandin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Durandin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Durandin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snap wants to control from the top but Durandin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durandin is trying to control the position but Snap postures up.
Durandin managing to control the position.
Snap looking to pass the guard.
Durandin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durandin throws a head kick that Snap semi-blocks.
Durandin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durandin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durandin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durandin wants to clinch up but Snap keeps it at a distance.
Durandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durandin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durandin tries to clinch but Snap moves out of range.
Todd Snap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durandin throws a series of punches but Snap avoids them all with ease.
Durandin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durandin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snap checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snap fails with the takedown
and Durandin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Durandin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Snap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Durandin wants to clinch.
Snap keeps the fight on the outside.
Snap has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durandin.
Durandin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durandin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snap.
Durandin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Durandin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snap tries to hold on but Durandin pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durandin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Durandin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Snap because Durandin loaded up on that one.
Durandin with a couple of short strikes.
Durandin looking to ground and pound but Snap is blocking nicely.
Snap tries to lock up and control but Durandin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Durandin looking to finish Snap with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snap!
Durandin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snap is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durandin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Durandin controlling from the full mount.
Durandin trying to control but Snap is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Snap is looking to improve his position but Durandin isn't that keen on the idea.
Durandin misses with a head shot.
Durandin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Durandin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Durandin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Durandin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snap. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durandin wants to finish this one by submission but Snap is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durandin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Durandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durandin 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 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Durandin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Drago has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Valdez's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Valdez misses.
Some wild striking there from Valdez.
Drago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez misses with a two punch combination.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdez.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diego Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valdez misses with a few strikes there.
Drago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago forces Valdez back against the cage and clinches.
Drago controlling the action here for a moment.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez blocks the body kick.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago forces Valdez back against the cage and clinches.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Drago avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valdez as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdez swinging wildly here.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Drago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valdez trying to remain calm as Drago controls from the top position.
Drago throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valdez trying to remain calm as Drago controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a hook. Valdez ducked under it nicely.
Drago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Diego Valdez has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Valdez. No joy for Drago on that attempt.
Diego Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Drago.
Valdez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Valdez misses with the combination.
Valdez misses with a wild combination.
Drago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valdez tries to avoid it but Drago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valdez to the ground. Valdez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valdez pinned against the cage. Valdez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valdez is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Valdez circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdez swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a wild combination.
Valdez tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez misses with a series of wild punches.
Valdez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valdez throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago drives through and clinches with Valdez against the cage.
Valdez working hard to break the clinch.
Drago working Valdez over with knees to the body.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valdez up against the cage.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valdez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Valdez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valdez avoiding damage as Drago throws knees to the body.
Drago pulls guard successfully.
Drago wants to sweep here but Valdez controlling him for the moment.
Valdez wanted to stand there but Drago had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drago seems keen to control Valdez's posture.
Valdez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez wanted to stand there but Drago had control of the position.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but Valdez is proving a slippery customer.
Valdez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Valdez sees coming a mile off.
Diego Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago is working for takedown but Valdez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valdez up against the cage.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Drago won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago stalling the fight.
Valdez working hard to break the clinch.
Drago jumps into guard, dragging Valdez to the mat.
Drago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drago pulls Valdez in close to his closed guard and prevents Valdez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Valdez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valdez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdez throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Valdez does no damage.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Drago has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Valdez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valdez walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valdez smiles and moves away.
Diego Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Drago.
Valdez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a shoot takedown. Valdez fights it but they end up in guard.
Drago forces his way into half guard.
Drago content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Valdez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Drago is controlling him.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Valdez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago lands a knee to the head.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valdez up against the cage.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valdez misses with the combination.
Valdez misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago decides to pull guard.
Drago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valdez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drago is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Valdez.
Drago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drago tries for a takedown but Valdez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drago throws a wild body kick that Valdez sees coming a mile off.
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valdez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diego Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Drago.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago has managed to clinch.
Drago is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Valdez can't fight it off and eventually Drago manages to take the fight to the floor. Valdez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Victor Drago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valdez is wriggling around but Drago manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has hold of Drago's hands but Drago slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valdez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Drago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drago slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valdez is staying active underneath Drago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Victor Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drago 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Caldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Caldwin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Shane Caldwin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Haskil's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Cardio machine |
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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 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Caldwin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskil avoids the head kick by Caldwin.
Caldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haskil has Caldwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Haskil leaning his opponent against the cage.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwin working hard to break the clinch.
Caldwin working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil managing to block the knees to the body from Caldwin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haskil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwin's brow.
Caldwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haskil avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Caldwin 's eye.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Caldwin shrugs off.
Caldwin trying to stall but Haskil improves his position.
Caldwin letting Haskil take a breather here.
Haskil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haskil stalling against the cage.
Caldwin can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwin can't get the takedown.
Haskil controlling the action here for a moment.
Caldwin is trying to force a seperation but Haskil has the dominant position.
Caldwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Haskil won't allow it.
Caldwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haskil avoids it.
Caldwin lands an elbow that stopped Haskil in his tracks for a moment.
Haskil has Caldwin pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Haskil tries to clinch but Caldwin moves out of range.
Caldwin throws a series of punches but Haskil moves out of range.
Haskil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caldwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Caldwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haskil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Haskil to work.
Caldwin breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Caldwin misses.
Caldwin looks gassed!
Haskil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caldwin throws a push kick but Haskil slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haskil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caldwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Haskil blocks the elbow strike.
Haskil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caldwin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eddie Haskil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Caldwin.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haskil effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Caldwin looking to throw knees to the head but Haskil is blocking nicely.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Haskil displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caldwin up against the cage.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil stalls.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Caldwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haskil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Haskil has managed to clinch.
Caldwin is trying to break the clinch but Haskil is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Caldwin shrugs off.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Caldwin fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Haskil to work.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Haskil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwin looking to throw knees to the head but Haskil is blocking nicely.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Haskil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Haskil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haskil connects with a looping right hand.
Caldwin misses with a looping left.
Caldwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskil.
Caldwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haskil tries to clinch but Caldwin is having none of it.
Caldwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haskil moves into range and clinches up with Caldwin.
Haskil displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caldwin up against the cage.
Haskil has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Caldwin 's eye.
Caldwin letting Haskil take a breather here.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caldwin is breathing heavily.
Caldwin is trying to break free.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Caldwin is trying to break the clinch but Haskil is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haskil prevents Caldwin from breaking the clinch.
Haskil's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caldwin has had enough of the clinch but Haskil keeps him there for the moment.
Haskil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Haskil clinches.
Caldwin tries to circle away but Haskil has him pinned against the cage.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Caldwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Haskil.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Caldwin shrugs off.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin being controlled against the cage.
Caldwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Haskil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil avoiding damage as Caldwin throws knees to the body.
Caldwin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haskil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil has Caldwin pushed against the cage.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Caldwin tries to circle away but Haskil has him pinned against the cage.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwin's defenses.
Caldwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Haskil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Caldwin 's eye.
Haskil stalling against the cage.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Eddie Haskil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Caldwin 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caldwin looking to stall.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwin's defenses.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil stalling.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Haskil moves out of range of the strikes.
Haskil rushes Caldwin and presses him up against the cage.
Haskil leaning against his opponent.
Haskil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haskil pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskil prevents Caldwin from breaking the clinch.
Haskil will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldwin up against the cage.
Haskil keeps control of Caldwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haskil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldwin can do to turn this around?
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Caldwin shrugs off.
Caldwin trying to land knees to the body.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwin's defenses.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Haskil slows down the pace here.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Caldwin shrugs off.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Caldwin in his tracks for a moment.
Haskil has Caldwin pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Haskil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haskil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caldwin.
Shane Caldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haskil has Caldwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Haskil just leaning against Caldwin, taking a breather.
Caldwin is trying to force a seperation but Haskil has the dominant position.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caldwin tries to break free but Haskil pushes him back against the cage.
Haskil stalling in the clinch.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Caldwin 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haskil leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Caldwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caldwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haskil checks it well.
Haskil avoids the head kick by Caldwin.
Haskil staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haskil circles away quickly and effectively.
Haskil blocks a head kick by Caldwin.
Caldwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haskil clinches.
Haskil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Shane Caldwin has been cut.
Haskil avoiding damage.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Caldwin 's eye.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil stalling the fight.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwin's defenses.
Haskil stalls.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shane Caldwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil stalls.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Caldwin shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haskil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwin's defenses.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Caldwin is trying to break free.
Caldwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Haskil has double underhooks.
Come on Haskil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskil leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caldwin wants to break free but Haskil has control.
Haskil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haskil lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haskil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Haskil for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldwin's defenses.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil is pushing Caldwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haskil controlling the action here for a moment.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil has Caldwin pressed against the cage, preventing Caldwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Haskil will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldwin up against the cage.
Caldwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haskil has him pressed against the cage.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Haskil.
Haskil moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin has had enough of the clinch but Haskil keeps him there for the moment.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Caldwin in his tracks for a moment.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Caldwin in his tracks for a moment.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
Haskil leaning against his opponent.
Haskil prevents Caldwin from breaking the clinch.
Caldwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caldwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Haskil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwin being controlled against the cage.
Haskil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haskil pressing his opponent against the cage.
Caldwin looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haskil effectively controlling the action here.
Eddie Haskil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caldwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haskil avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Haskil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haskil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Haskil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herrick Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gamma Ray - Blood Religion . Herrick Goldman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Hernandez's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herrick Goldman!
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, Albert Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Goldman connects with a looping right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goldman.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
Goldman looks up at the clock and then as Hernandez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goldman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goldman is working Hernandez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hernandez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Hernandez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Goldman crashes against the mat.
Goldman scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman cracks Hernandez with a big elbow.
Goldman grinds an elbow into Hernandez's temple.
Hernandez is looking to regain half guard here but Goldman keeps moving and retains side control.
Goldman landing a few strikes.
Goldman grinds an elbow into Hernandez's temple.
Goldman throwing strikes but Hernandez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hernandez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Goldman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hernandez lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Goldman. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Albert Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Goldman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goldman.
Goldman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Goldman scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goldman off and has taken his back!
Goldman looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Goldman manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Goldman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goldman thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hernandez to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Goldman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goldman is aware though and is defending well.
Goldman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goldman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldman.
Goldman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Goldman pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goldman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goldman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goldman cracks Hernandez with a big right hand but Hernandez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
Hernandez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Goldman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Goldman lands with some strikes.
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!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldman lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hernandez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hernandez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goldman checks it well.
Goldman lands a slapping body shot.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hernandez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Goldman grinds an elbow into Hernandez's temple.
Goldman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hernandez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goldman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Goldman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Check out the look on Goldman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman working the ground and pound from side control.
Goldman wants to take a breather but Hernandez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Goldman.
Goldman is working Hernandez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goldman thows a big elbow that misses.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Goldman is proving a slippery customer.
Goldman landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Goldman defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman lands a couple of digs.
Goldman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goldman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goldman with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Goldman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez has his foot on Goldman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goldman works his way back into a safe position though.
Goldman preventing the sweep.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Goldman slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldman 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goldman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goldman won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Goldman postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Hernandez, not yet.
Hernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Goldman is proving a slippery customer.
Goldman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Goldman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
Goldman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez is trying to keep Goldman in close.
Goldman landing some decent shots from guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Herrick Goldman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hernandez tries to bench press Goldman off him but Goldman keeps the position.
Goldman controls the position.
Goldman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Goldman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hernandez to see if he's OK.
Goldman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hernandez some visible discomfort.
Goldman is putting a hurting on Hernandez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goldman landing strikes.
Goldman cracks Hernandez with a big elbow.
Goldman working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldman staying calm.
Hernandez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
Goldman wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
Goldman working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a nice forearm strike.
Hernandez taking a bit of punishment here - Goldman scoring with strikes.
Herrick Goldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez tries to buck Goldman off but Goldman is having none of it.
Goldman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Goldman scoring with punches and elbows.
Goldman scores with punches from side control.
Goldman landing strikes.
Goldman working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez seems a little lost for a moment, as Goldman dominates the positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldman works his way into side control.
Hernandez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Goldman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goldman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goldman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldman lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Goldman there.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Goldman is controlling well.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goldman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
Goldman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldman lands a nice short elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Herrick Goldman clearly takes 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.
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goldman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Goldman landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldman scoring with some ground and pound.
Goldman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez wants to stand up but Goldman is controlling him.
Goldman scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
Goldman landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldman chips away with some ground and pound.
Goldman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goldman distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldman connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez wants to stand up but Goldman is controlling him.
Hernandez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goldman works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldman pushing down on Hernandez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Goldman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goldman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goldman working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goldman pulls his head out easily.
Goldman lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Goldman there.
Ground and pound from Goldman.
Goldman lands with a punch from half guard.
Goldman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goldman controlling the action here.
Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Hernandez is trying to control but Goldman manages to pass to mount!
Goldman trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Goldman with a couple of short strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Herrick Goldman had his way with Albert Hernandez in that 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goldman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goldman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goldman is chipping away with strikes.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hernandez is rocked!
Goldman cracks Hernandez with a big right hand but Hernandez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hernandez is still in real trouble! Can Goldman finish him?
Goldman landing strikes.
Goldman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hernandez is trying to control Goldman's posture but Goldman avoids it.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hernandez sneaks back into half guard.
Hernandez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Goldman working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman 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.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Hernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goldman pulls his head out easily.
Goldman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goldman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hernandez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goldman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Albert Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herrick Goldman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scoring with some ground and pound.
Goldman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Goldman throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goldman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goldman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldman scoring with some ground and pound.
Goldman with a nice head shot there.
Goldman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goldman trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Goldman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goldman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Goldman is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Goldman working Hernandez over with strikes.
Goldman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Goldman is looking to stall here but Hernandez recovers full guard.
Goldman is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldman throws and elbow that misses. Hernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldman's guard. Nice move by Hernandez!
Goldman is looking to stand up but Hernandez isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herrick Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goldman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:42
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:43
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herrick Goldman!
Herrick Goldman is the new welterweight champion!
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