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QFC Tournament 1209 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Mackachev (ranked 3976 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Dam Mahmoud (ranked 431 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackachev comes to the cage accompanied by Katyushka. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Mackachev!
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, Dam Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackachev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mackachev circles away.
Mahmoud moves into the clinch.
Mahmoud pulls guard.
Mackachev is posturing up here but Mahmoud has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mackachev tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mackachev has to tap! Slick submission there by Mahmoud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dam Mahmoud!
In defeat, Felix Mackachev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Davai ... U Spike my watter...i Will Kills u Next time'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Righty Rivers (ranked 3851 p4p, 4084 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 214 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Righty Rivers!
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, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and McGregor moves out of range easily.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the cage.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivers has double underhooks.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Rivers misses
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGregor.
 It looks like Righty Rivers has been cut.
McGregor drives through and clinches with Rivers against the cage.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor pulls Rivers in close to prevent any damage.
McGregor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rivers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Righty Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Rivers there.
Rivers avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Rivers throws a lazy body kick
and McGregor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGregor.
Rivers is trying to control the position but McGregor postures up.
McGregor stands up and waves to Rivers to follow him.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
McGregor has hold of one of Rivers's legs. Rivers is fighting the takedown attempt but McGregor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rivers is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McGregor dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McGregor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rivers connects with a high kick.
Rivers scores with a head kick. McGregor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGregor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McGregor advances to mount.
McGregor looking to control but Rivers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rivers wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
McGregor is landing with strikes. Rivers can't take much more of this.
McGregor controls the position.
McGregor is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rivers is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Conor McGregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Flint (ranked 3938 p4p, 3870 weight class) and Ruslan Rzayev (ranked 322 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Flint!
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, Ruslan Rzayev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rzayev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rzayev moves into the clinch.
Rzayev pulls Flint into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flint avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flint has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rzayev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint looking to sit in guard and control but Rzayev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rzayev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rzayev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rzayev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Flint looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rzayev lands a couple of elbows.
Flint has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rzayev has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Flint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rzayev smiles and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Flint enables Rzayev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flint manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flint is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rzayev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzayev prevents Flint from getting back to his feet.
Rzayev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flint really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rzayev drops back looking for a leg! Flint is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flint manages to kick Rzayev off! Rzayev jumps back into Flint's guard.
Flint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rzayev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rzayev tries to clinch up.
Flint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rzayev throws a combination that misses
and Flint counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rzayev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Rzayev as Flint shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Flint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rzayev has managed to clinch.
Rzayev breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flint closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rzayev smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Rzayev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flint tries to clinch up.
Rzayev tries to clinch up but Flint circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Flint was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flint slips a jab and a cross from Rzayev.
Rzayev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flint trying to keep a closed guard but Rzayev is proving a slippery customer.
Rzayev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rzayev is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzayev 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.
Flint is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rzayev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flint pulls Rzayev in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rzayev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Rzayev.
Flint shoots in for a double leg but Rzayev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flint slips a jab from Rzayev.
Rzayev blocks a head kick by Flint.
Danga de danga de dang - Flint scores with a four punch combination!
Flint gets tackled into the cage by Rzayev. Rzayev maintains the clinch.
Rzayev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rzayev successfully pulls guard.
Rzayev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rzayev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzayev wants to stand and escape but Flint is having none of it.
Rzayev 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.
Flint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flint trying to control the position from guard on top but Rzayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Flint will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rzayev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rzayev doesn't manage to clinch there - Flint circles away.
Flint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rzayev sprawls well. Rzayev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flint gets slowly back to his feet.
Rzayev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flint changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rzayev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Flint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rzayev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rzayev showed some decent athleticism there.
Flint kicks off Rzayev and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Rzayev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rzayev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flint tries to clinch up but Rzayev circles away and keeps his distance.
Rzayev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flint.
Rzayev wants to counter the offense by Flint and move into the clinch position.
Rzayev pushes Flint up against the cage in a clinch.
Flint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rzayev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzayev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rzayev pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzayev controlling Flint's posture.
Rzayev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flint is one step ahead there.
Rzayev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flint's guard.
Rzayev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flint looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flint looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flint!
Rzayev is trying to control Flint's posture but Flint avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzayev is trying to get back to half guard.
Rzayev regains half guard, as Flint was trying to land strikes.
Flint blocks the strikes from Rzayev.
Rzayev is trying to maintain the position but Flint is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rzayev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rzayev is controlling Flint's posture.
Rzayev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Rzayev keeping moving, preventing Flint from controlling successfully.
Flint throws an elbow that misses. Rzayev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flint's guard. Nice move by Rzayev!
Rzayev postures up and lands a big shot to Flint's brow.
Rzayev is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flint 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Rzayev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rzayev 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ruslan Rzayev!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ruslan Rzayev!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Ruslan Rzayev!
Ruslan Rzayev wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Rzayev (ranked 3869 p4p, 4026 weight class) and Skello Skello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasul Rzayev!
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, Skello Skello!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rzayev stuffs the takedown.
Rzayev moves into the clinch.
Skello ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Skello no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Skello has his foot on Rzayev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rzayev works his way back into a safe position though.
Rzayev gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Skello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rzayev counters with a two punch combo.
Skello darts in looking for a takedown but Rzayev gets double underhooks and turns Skello into the cage.
Rasul Rzayev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skello Skello.
Rzayev rushes Skello and presses him up against the cage.
Rzayev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skello walks away with a smile on his face. Rzayev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skello misses with a body kick.
Rzayev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rzayev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Skello regains guard immediately.
Skello has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rzayev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzayev moves in looking to clinch but Skello pushes him off.
Rzayev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Skello on his heels. He'll look to pass Skello's guard now, I'm sure.
Skello looking for a sweep. Not yet Skello, not yet.
Rzayev has gone for a leg lock! Skello slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rzayev's guard.
Rzayev seems keen to control Skello's posture.
Skello preventing the sweep.
Rzayev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rzayev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rzayev tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzayev has his foot on Skello's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skello works his way back into a safe position though.
Skello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skello pushes down on Rzayev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Skello seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rzayev is looking for a sweep. Skello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rzayev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rzayev is breathing heavily.
Skello is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skello wants to pass to mount but Rzayev is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Skello in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Skello is going to stand back up.
Skello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skello throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rzayev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skello has one foot on Rzayev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rzayev has managed to clinch.
Skello is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rzayev manages to break the clinch.
Skello closes the distance and clinches.
Skello looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rasul Rzayev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skello with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rzayev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rzayev.
Skello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rzayev dives in and grabs Skello's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skello pushes down on Rzayev's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skello.
Rzayev tries to clinch there but Skello circles away.
Skello is looking to clinch but Rzayev is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skello with a poor takedown
and Rzayev counters with a solid body kick.
Rasul Rzayev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skello Skello.
Skello closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rzayev circles away.
Rzayev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Skello bucks up and tries to throw Rzayev off but instead Rzayev has got his back!
Skello is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzayev working for the choke.
Skello Skello has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skello looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rzayev.
Rzayev slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rzayev punishes Skello with strikes from the back mount.
Will Rzayev go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skello tries to escape but Rzayev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rzayev is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Skello knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Skello for a finish.
Rzayev is not going to allow Skello to sit and survive in this position.
Skello is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rzayev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skello just trying to survive but Rzayev is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Skello wants to escape the position.
Skello tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rzayev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Skello regains half guard.
Rzayev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skello slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Skello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skello trying to keep a closed guard but Rzayev is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rzayev swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rzayev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rzayev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skello clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rasul Rzayev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rzayev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skello.
Rzayev moves out of range of the leg kick from Skello.
Rzayev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rzayev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzayev stalling.
Skello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rzayev is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzayev is working for a submission of some sort.
Skello is looking to improve his position.
Skello is trying to maintain the position but Rzayev is very close to passing his half guard.
Rzayev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rzayev is looking for a counter combo.
Skello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skello misses with a takedown
and Rzayev moves into the clinch.
Rasul Rzayev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skello Skello.
Skello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rzayev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skello to keep the fight standing.
Skello gets control of Rzayev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Skello will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rzayev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rzayev wants to control from the top but Skello keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzayev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Skello's guard.
Rzayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Skello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skello had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rzayev defends it easily.
Rzayev postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rzayev feints and as Skello raises his hands in defense, Rzayev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rzayev 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skello 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.
Rzayev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skello's head.
Skello Skello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rasul Rzayev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skello looking for a guillotine here but Rzayev defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasul Rzayev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rzayev 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Rasul Rzayev!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Rasul Rzayev!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Skello Skello!
Rasul Rzayev wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay George (ranked 3944 p4p, 3911 weight class) and Merab Murkovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay George!
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, Merab Murkovitch!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George darts in and clinches Murkovitch up against the cage.
Murkovitch is trying to pull guard but George has him pressed against the cage.
Murkovitch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
George manages to break the clinch.
Murkovitch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
George on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if George tries to get out of the position.
Murkovitch moves nicely into side control.
George prevents Murkovitch from improving position.
George can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George is not content to let Murkovitch control the position.
George wants to control but Murkovitch postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkovitch wants to control but George is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George is looking to regain half guard here but Murkovitch keeps moving and retains side control.
Murkovitch wants to control but George is keeping him busy.
George is looking to reverse the position.
Murkovitch working the ground and pound but George is defending the strikes.
George prevents Murkovitch from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murkovitch controlling from side mount.
George struggling a bit here.
Murkovitch scoring with punches and elbows.
George wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
George tries to improve position but can't.
George taking a bit of punishment here - Murkovitch scoring with strikes.
Murkovitch is looking to take a break and control but George is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkovitch looks up at the clock and then as George takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murkovitch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murkovitch working away.
Murkovitch taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Murkovitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Murkovitch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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.
George is trying to improve his position.
George is not content to let Murkovitch control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Murkovitch scoring with punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murkovitch trying to control the action but George is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Merab Murkovitch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murkovitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murkovitch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George pushes Murkovitch off looking to stand but Murkovitch dives back in and keeps control.
Murkovitch not doing much here.
Murkovitch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for George!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkovitch tries to control but George wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkovitch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. George looks a forlorn figure.
Murkovitch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Murkovitch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murkovitch with shots to the head and body - George looks very uncomfortable down there.
 George is rocked!
Murkovitch controlling his opponent.
George's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Murkovitch content just to control the position here.
Murkovitch wants to control the pace but George is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkovitch controlling the pace for now.
George tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murkovitch controlling his opponent.
George wants to control but Murkovitch is having none of it.
George is squirming around, avoiding Murkovitch's attempts to control the action.
George has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkovitch is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but George won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Murkovitch off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Merab Murkovitch!
Merab Murkovitch decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wei Yu Bin (ranked 3855 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Merab Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wei Yu Bin!
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, Merab Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yu Bin's half guard.
Yu Bin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Reaper shoots and misses
letting Yu Bin counter with a right hand.
Yu Bin closes the distance and clinches.
Yu Bin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu Bin shoots in for a takedown but Reaper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reaper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reaper darts in and clinches Yu Bin up against the cage.
Reaper misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reaper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yu Bin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reaper walks away with a smile on his face. Yu Bin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yu Bin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reaper is trying to break free.
Yu Bin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Bin rushes Reaper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yu Bin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reaper avoids the head kick by Yu Bin.
Nice sprawl there from Reaper as Yu Bin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wei Yu Bin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu Bin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reaper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reaper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reaper trying to mount his opponent but Yu Bin defends it.
Yu Bin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper seems to be working for a kimura but Yu Bin defends the submission attempt.
Yu Bin wants to get back to full guard.
Reaper wants to stand up but Yu Bin is controlling the position.
Reaper is trying to control the action in half guard but Yu Bin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yu Bin trying to control here.
Yu Bin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper prevents Yu Bin from improving his position.
Yu Bin is working hard here to advance position.
Reaper frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yu Bin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yu Bin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yu Bin is positioning himself well to prevent Reaper advancing to mount.
Reaper is pressing down on Yu Bin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yu Bin is holding on for now.
Reaper stops Yu Bin from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Reaper is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reaper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reaper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Yu Bin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yu Bin shoots in for a takedown but Reaper shows good takedown defense.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yu Bin as he jumps to the side.
Reaper shoots in but no luck this time.
Reaper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu Bin.
Reaper tries to clinch there but Yu Bin circles away.
Reaper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu Bin moves away.
Yu Bin drives through and clinches with Reaper against the cage.
Yu Bin leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu Bin is keeping busy.
Yu Bin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Bin jumps guard and drags Reaper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Reaper stopping the sweep attempt from Yu Bin.
Yu Bin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reaper.
Yu Bin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reaper trying to control but Yu Bin is working from the bottom.
Yu Bin pulls Reaper in close to prevent any damage.
Yu Bin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yu Bin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reaper is looking to control Yu Bin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reaper avoid being mounted?
Yu Bin prevents Reaper from standing back up.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Yu Bin wants to work for an arm triangle but Reaper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reaper is trying to maintain the position but Yu Bin is very close to passing his half guard.
Yu Bin stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Yu Bin is going to stand back up.
Yu Bin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wei Yu Bin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yu Bin controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reaper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yu Bin tries to counter with a takedown but Reaper is quick to defend against it.
Wei Yu Bin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merab Reaper.
Yu Bin looks for a takedown but Reaper sprawls well.
Yu Bin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reaper doesn't manage to clinch there - Yu Bin circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reaper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reaper or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu Bin, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Yu Bin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu Bin.
Reaper looks to land a combination but Yu Bin avoids it well.
Yu Bin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yu Bin showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu Bin seems to be looking for submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yu Bin connects with a nice short shot to Reaper's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper is looking for a sweep. Yu Bin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reaper keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reaper trying to hold on to Yu Bin's head to control him but Yu Bin postures up.
Yu Bin stands up out of the half guard.
Yu Bin dives in for a single leg takedown but Reaper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yu Bin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yu Bin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reaper after a bit of a struggle.
Yu Bin drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Bin is adopting a defensive guard.
Reaper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yu Bin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reaper is one step ahead there.
Yu Bin being controlled here, momentarily.
Yu Bin looking for a sweep. Not yet Yu Bin, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper trying to control but Yu Bin is working from the bottom.
Yu Bin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reaper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reaper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yu Bin is trying to control the position but Reaper postures up.
Reaper wants to control from the top but Yu Bin keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reaper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yu Bin pinned against the cage. Yu Bin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yu Bin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reaper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yu Bin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reaper fails to land the takedown.
Yu Bin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reaper defends it nicely.
Merab Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wei Yu Bin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wei Yu Bin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yu Bin rushes Reaper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wei Yu Bin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yu Bin 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Wei Yu Bin!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Wei Yu Bin!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Wei Yu Bin!
Wei Yu Bin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piggles Worth (ranked 3868 p4p, 4083 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 213 weight class). Orton has chosen I hear voices as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155
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130
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piggles Worth!
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, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Worth's guard.
Orton wants to control from the top but Worth keeps moving.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Worth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Worth is looking for a triangle here but Orton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Worth is trying to get back to half guard.
Orton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Worth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orton has control of an arm but Worth manages to advance to Orton's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Orton defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Worth's arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Worth.
Worth really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Orton.
Worth is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Orton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Worth is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Orton defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Orton is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton won't enjoy being in this position. Worth looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Orton is tapping - it's over boys! Worth picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Piggles Worth!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Devil (ranked 3805 p4p, 3849 weight class) and Achuth Choudhury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jin Devil!
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, Achuth Choudhury!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choudhury shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Devil trying to control here.
Choudhury is trying to work for a kimura but Devil is defending well.
Devil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Choudhury is taking a breather. Devil says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choudhury trying to pass the guard but Devil defending well.
Devil is pressing down on Choudhury's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil keeping moving, preventing Choudhury from controlling successfully.
Devil is trying to control the position but Choudhury postures up.
Devil 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.
Choudhury is sitting in close to Devil's body. Devil has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Choudhury is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Choudhury is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Devil.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jin Devil!
Achuth Choudhury spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCK AMERICA'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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