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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes to the cage accompanied by Sledge Hammer Facelift. Seth Bunga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbie Robson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bunga.
It looks like Herbie Robson has been cut.
Robson works Bunga's body with a nice hook.
Bunga avoids the head kick by Robson.
Robson cracks Bunga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bunga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunga lands a big head kick that sends Robson tumbling to the mat! Bunga takes a step backwards and waves Robson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunga, pushing him back against the cage.
Robson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robson manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga throwing strikes but missing.
Robson wants to sweep here but Bunga controlling him for the moment.
Bunga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bunga has managed to get both his arms back between Robson's legs - danger averted.
Robson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bunga rolls with it to try and escape but Robson cranks on the arm and Bunga is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbie Robson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Voronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Weed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viacheslav Voronov's chin.
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demian Weed!
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, Viacheslav Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov throws a series of punches but Weed moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weed moves away.
Weed shoots in for a takedown but Voronov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Weed looks for a takedown but Voronov sprawls well.
Voronov throws a jab but it's blocked by Weed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Voronov.
It looks like Demian Weed has been cut.
Voronov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voronov takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Voronov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weed dodges the punch combination from Voronov.
Voronov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Voronov. No joy for Weed on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Weed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voronov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Voronov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov wants to sweep here but Weed controlling him for the moment.
Weed stops Voronov from standing up.
Weed trying to control but Voronov is working from the bottom.
Weed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Weed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Weed trying to control but Voronov is working from the bottom.
Voronov trying to keep a closed guard but Weed is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weed shoots in but Voronov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Voronov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voronov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Voronov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Voronov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Weed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Voronov with a jab.
Voronov throws a right and a left that Weed avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Voronov!
Voronov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Voronov!
Weed slips a straight right by Voronov.
Viacheslav Voronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronov.
Voronov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Voronov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weed shoots for a takedown but Voronov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weed circles away quickly and effectively.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voronov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Voronov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weed manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov looking to pass the guard.
Weed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov won't allow Weed to sweep him here.
Weed controlling Voronov's posture.
Voronov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weed's guard.
Weed is trying to get back to full guard.
Weed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Voronov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Voronov trying to control but Weed is working from the bottom.
Weed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Voronov has picked Weed up and slammed him! Weed can't keep hold of the triangle and Voronov manages to pass to side control!
Weed tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Weed some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronov tries to score with some ground and pound. Weed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Voronov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Weed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Weed manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Voronov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demian Weed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Voronov throws a right hand that Weed ducks under and follows up with a left that Weed also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Voronov.
Weed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voronov.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronov dips to his left and cracks Weed with an uppercut!
Weed shoots in but no luck this time.
Voronov misses with a double jab.
Voronov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronov drops Weed with a beautiful combination! Weed stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Voronov is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weed slips a jab and a cross from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronov. Weed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Weed moved out of range.
Voronov throws a series of punches but Weed avoids them all with ease.
Weed closes the distance and clinches up with Voronov, looking for a takedown. Weed pushes Voronov against the cage but Voronov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Weed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Voronov misses with a wild body shot.
Voronov looks to land a combination but Weed avoids it well.
Voronov misses with a kick to the body.
Voronov scores with a jab to the head.
Demian Weed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viacheslav Voronov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voronov 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 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viacheslav Voronov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snoozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Brorsfjell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snoozer comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. Sam Snoozer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ragnar Brorsfjell's chin.
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183 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snoozer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Brorsfjell!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brorsfjell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snoozer.
Nice sprawl there from Snoozer as Brorsfjell shoots in.
Snoozer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snoozer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snoozer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brorsfjell can pounce on him.
Brorsfjell avoids the body shot from Snoozer.
Snoozer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Snoozer working the ground and pound but Brorsfjell is defending the strikes.
Snoozer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brorsfjell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Snoozer scoring with punches from side control.
Brorsfjell is rocked!
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!
Brorsfjell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brorsfjell is still in real trouble! Can Snoozer finish him?
A big shot lands for Snoozer! That's hurt Brorsfjell! Will he recover? Snoozer fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Snoozer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BUMBA CLOT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CLOT has chosen Pinchers - Bandelero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cain Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BUMBA CLOT's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BUMBA CLOT!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CLOT scores with a leg kick.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
CLOT looks to land a combination. Dos Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
CLOT shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dos Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
CLOT avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. CLOT defends it nicely.
BUMBA CLOT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dos Santos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down CLOT's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dos Santos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but CLOT is avoiding damage well.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear CLOT down.
CLOT manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dos Santos controlling the action here.
CLOT is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dos Santos's back!
Dos Santos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but CLOT has control of the leg.
CLOT seems to be looking for submissions.
CLOT passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Santos!
CLOT stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos.
CLOT gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. CLOT tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. CLOT manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CLOT misses with a two punch combination.
CLOT lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by CLOT.
Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from CLOT.
Cain Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BUMBA CLOT.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for CLOT!
CLOT can't escape the position.
Dos Santos raining down shots from the mount!
CLOT regains half guard.
CLOT looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CLOT keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but CLOT sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CLOT gets back to full guard.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
CLOT wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
CLOT working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
CLOT is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from CLOT.
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.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but CLOT is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dos Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
CLOT looking for a sweep. Not yet CLOT, not yet.
CLOT manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dos Santos tries to lock up and control but CLOT gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
CLOT is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. CLOT sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cain Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dos Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
CLOT regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
CLOT working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
CLOT wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
CLOT is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
Cain Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
CLOT is breathing heavily.
CLOT can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
CLOT is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. CLOT knows he should have avoided that one.
CLOT doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CLOT shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in CLOT's guard now.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
CLOT prevents Dos Santos from improving position.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at CLOT to see if he's OK.
Dos Santos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a big elbow.
CLOT can't escape the position.
CLOT is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes but CLOT is staying in there.
CLOT really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dos Santos controlling from mount.
CLOT is looking to improve his position but Dos Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Dos Santos lands a big shot there that rocks CLOT but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CLOT in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
CLOT working to try and regain half guard.
CLOT is bucking up trying to escape but Dos Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dos Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
CLOT is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Santos cracks CLOT with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
CLOT is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. CLOT looks a forlorn figure.
CLOT tries to get back to half guard but can't.
CLOT is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dos Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can CLOT hang on?
Dos Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
CLOT keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
CLOT lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
CLOT shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
CLOT makes his way to full guard. A much better position for CLOT.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
CLOT had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dos Santos defends it easily.
CLOT looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dos Santos passes into side control.
Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CLOT is looking for a sweep.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but CLOT is working away.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear CLOT down.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but CLOT is working from the bottom.
CLOT manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dos Santos's best efforts.
BUMBA CLOT has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cain Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Dos Santos not doing much here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Dos Santos.
CLOT throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. CLOT sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos trying to control from half guard but CLOT is working away.
CLOT is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
CLOT is looking to get back to full guard here but Dos Santos has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dos Santos looking to control but CLOT is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CLOT is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
CLOT is in all sorts of trouble here.
CLOT is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos controlling the pace for now.
CLOT is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos content just to control the position here.
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.
CLOT regains half guard.
CLOT looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Dos Santos pushes past his half guard into mount!
Dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
CLOT looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rogozinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogozinski comes into the arena with Czterej pancerni i pies blaring out of the sound system. Big Nasty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Piotr Rogozinski's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Rogozinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Rogozinski misses its intended target.
Rogozinski tries to clinch there but Nasty circles away.
Rogozinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nasty swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogozinski.
Decent striking displayed by Nasty there.
Nasty cracks the inside of Rogozinski's front leg.
Nasty scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Nasty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rogozinski doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogozinski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nasty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogozinski.
Rogozinski is rocked!
Rogozinski ducks into an uppercut from Nasty and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Nasty!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Rivera was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Maia.
Rivera drops his hands momentarily and Maia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Maia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia misses with a two punch combination.
Maia throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maia.
Maia throws a one two combo.
Rivera dips to his left and cracks Maia with an uppercut!
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Maia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maia.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Rivera seems unphased.
Rivera throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Maia throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivera, as that shot connected.
Maia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivera scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Maia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Maia's shoulder, as Maia tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivera finds it's way round the side to connect with Maia's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damien Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maia lands a head shot.
Maia misses with the combination.
Maia dips to his left and cracks Rivera with an uppercut!
Maia misses with a combination
and Rivera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maia's guard.
Maia is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
Maia is looking to stand back up but Rivera counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maia.
Rivera 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.
Maia tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maia throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Maia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Maia does no damage.
Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Maia misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a two punch combo.
Maia misses with a combination
and Rivera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivera tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia walks into a jab.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Maia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia misses with a body punch
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia sizes up Rivera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivera throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Maia.
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maia throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia blocks a jab.
Rivera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maia thuds a left hand into Rivera's body.
Damien Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
A cross from Maia lands.
Rivera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maia.
Damien Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maia's corner calls for a 1-2. Maia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maia to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Maia.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Maia throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia lands a jab to Rivera's midsection.
Maia connects with a body shot.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maia scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rivera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivera is rocked!
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivera.
Maia scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivera should have avoided that one.
Maia misses with a body punch
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Maia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Maia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivera backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maia 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.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Maia.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Maia finish him?
Some wild striking there from Maia.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.
Maia swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Maia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivera has time to react.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Maia is out of range.
A punch combination from Maia misses.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia lands with a good body shot.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damien Maia is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maia catches Rivera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maia scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maia makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivera ducks right into an uppercut from Maia.
Maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia lands a nice hook to Rivera's body. Rivera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Maia moved out of range nicely.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia connects with a looping right hand.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Maia thuds a left hand into Rivera's body.
A punch combination from Maia misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maia, as that shot connected.
Maia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Maia throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia misses with a jab to the body
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Rivera swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Maia clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Maia misses the target.
Maia scores with a jab to the body.
Maia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot lands for Maia.
Rivera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia counters with a stiff right hand.
Damien Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Rivera.
Danga de danga de dang - Maia scores with a four punch combination!
Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rivera is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maia Rushes Rivera and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Rivera is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Maia Piles on the pressure and Rivera crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Maia!
Damien Maia retains his featherweight title!
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