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OPFC Annihilation 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Shady will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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235 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mika Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shady avoids a kick to the body.
Shady looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wylde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shady walks into a straight right hand from Wylde.
Shady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wylde pinned against the cage. Wylde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wylde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wylde fails to land with a series of punches.
Wylde throws the kick towards the body but Shady avoids it.
Wylde tries to clinch but Shady moves out of range.
Wylde is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Shady hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mika Wylde!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Servo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBraddish comes to the cage accompanied by Stricken. Johnny McBraddish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny McBraddish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Servo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBraddish throws a right hand that Servo ducks under and follows up with a left that Servo also avoids with ease.
Servo throws a combination that misses
and McBraddish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBraddish connects with the punch.
Servo shoots in looking for a takedown. McBraddish tries to sprawl out of it but Servo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBraddish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McBraddish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Servo or perhaps it was just good defense by McBraddish which made him look bad.
McBraddish lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from McBraddish. No joy for Servo on that attempt.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Servo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Servo.
McBraddish scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from McBraddish does no damage.
Servo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McBraddish misses with a double jab
and Servo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McBraddish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McBraddish tries to get out of the position.
Servo looking to sit in guard and control but McBraddish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McBraddish wanted to stand there but Servo had control of the position.
Servo trying to strike off his back.
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.
McBraddish gets to his feet - Servo follows without any prompting.
Servo shoots and misses
and McBraddish counters with a shoot takedown. Servo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Servo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Servo looks gassed!
McBraddish sitting in guard here, content to control.
Servo is trying to control the position but McBraddish postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Servo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McBraddish tries to break the clinch but Servo is controlling the position.
McBraddish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McBraddish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McBraddish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McBraddish can't break the clinch.
Servo tries to pull guard but McBraddish holds him up against the cage and eventually Servo drops back down to his feet.
McBraddish wants to get back to striking at distance but Servo won't allow it.
McBraddish is looking to break free of the clinch but Servo has double underhooks.
Servo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McBraddish pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McBraddish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McBraddish is trying to break the clinch but Servo has him pressed against the cage.
McBraddish is trying to break the clinch but Servo has him pressed against the cage.
McBraddish tries to break the clinch but Servo is controlling the position.
McBraddish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Servo keeps control of McBraddish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McBraddish can't break the clinch.
McBraddish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McBraddish wants to break free but Servo has control.
McBraddish breaks the clinch.
Servo shoots and misses
and McBraddish counters with a series of strikes. Servo will be more careful next time no doubt.
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.
Jab from McBraddish.
Servo has his takedown stuffed
and McBraddish counters with a left to the body.
Servo tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBraddish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Servo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBraddish's waist but McBraddish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Servo off to one side.
Servo tries to close the distance and clinch but McBraddish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Servo shoots for a double leg takedown but McBraddish sprawls well. He's pushed Servo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Servo tries to move into range but McBraddish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Servo lands a head kick. McBraddish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Servo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Servo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McBraddish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Johnny McBraddish will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Servo tries to keep at a distance but McBraddish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Servo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Servo fails to land the takedown.
Servo keeps the fight on the outside.
McBraddish moves in looking to clinch but Servo pushes him off.
McBraddish misses with a two punch combination.
McBraddish shoots for a takedown but Servo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Servo shoots in for a takedown but McBraddish shows good takedown defense.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McBraddish.
The fight stays on the outside here - Servo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Servo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Servo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBraddish.
Servo fails with the takedown
and McBraddish counters with a left and a right that stings Servo.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Servo.
Servo is breathing heavily.
Servo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBraddish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McBraddish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McBraddish lands a nice hook to Servo's body. Servo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Servo misses with a takedown attempt - McBraddish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Servo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Servo misses with a body kick.
McBraddish throws a combination. Servo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab by McBraddish.
McBraddish shoots in but Servo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McBraddish lands a jab-cross combination.
Servo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McBraddish counters with a straight right hand.
McBraddish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Servo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Servo is rocked!
McBraddish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Servo is still in real trouble! Can McBraddish finish him?
McBraddish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McBraddish stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Servo seems to have recovered his senses.
Servo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McBraddish counters with a one-two to the body.
McBraddish displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McBraddish looks to land a combination. Servo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McBraddish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from McBraddish does no damage.
McBraddish lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish tries to clinch up.
Servo tries for a takedown but McBraddish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McBraddish works over Servo's head and body with a nice combination.
McBraddish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Servo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Servo trying to control but McBraddish is working from the bottom.
McBraddish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McBraddish is working an open guard so Servo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McBraddish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Servo wants to clinch up but McBraddish keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McBraddish misses with a combination
and Servo counters with a leg kick.
Tom Servo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Servo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McBraddish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McBraddish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Servo wants to sweep here but McBraddish controlling him for the moment.
McBraddish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Servo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Servo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McBraddish is controlling him.
McBraddish wanted to stand there but Servo had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Servo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McBraddish!
Servo unloads with some shots from mount but McBraddish bucks and avoids them well.
Servo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McBraddish is wriggling around trying to escape.
McBraddish squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McBraddish wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Servo.
McBraddish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Servo on the ground.
Servo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
McBraddish tries to buck Servo off but he can't manage it.
Servo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Servo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McBraddish tries to hold on but Servo pushes him away.
Servo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Servo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Servo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McBraddish wants to get back to his feet.
McBraddish avoids a series of strikes thrown by Servo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish blocking the ground and pound.
Servo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Servo looking to finish with strikes here!
Servo tries to control but McBraddish wriggling away.
McBraddish is desperately trying to improve his position but Servo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Servo thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Servo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Servo tries to control but McBraddish wriggling away.
McBraddish wants to hold on but Servo pushes him away.
Tom Servo has got the better of the ground game so far.
McBraddish blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Servo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for McBraddish because Servo loaded up on that one.
Servo lands a big shot there that rocks McBraddish but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tom Servo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poor strikes thrown by Servo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny McBraddish.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McBraddish, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny McBraddish!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Sultanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Nitiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sultanov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is No Vaseline. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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177 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Sultanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dario Nitiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultanov scores with a nice right hand.
Sultanov is looking to clinch but Nitiguchi is avoiding it.
Nitiguchi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sultanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Nitiguchi trying to land knees to the body.
Nitiguchi tries to pull guard but Sultanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Nitiguchi drops back down to his feet.
Sultanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sultanov wants to clinch
and Nitiguchi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sultanov pulls Nitiguchi in to control the position.
Nitiguchi stays in close to Sultanov's body and controls the position.
Sultanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nitiguchi is controlling him.
Sultanov has Nitiguchi pulled in close to control his posture.
Sultanov has his feet on Nitiguchi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitiguchi has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitiguchi jumps guard and drags Sultanov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nitiguchi trying to keep a closed guard but Sultanov is proving a slippery customer.
Nitiguchi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sultanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sultanov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nitiguchi, up you get!
Nitiguchi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sultanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sultanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Sultanov avoiding damage as Nitiguchi throws knees to the body.
Sultanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sultanov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nitiguchi looking to stall.
Nitiguchi decides to pull guard.
Sultanov stands and steps away. Nitiguchi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov is looking to slow Nitiguchi down with leg kicks.
Nitiguchi darts in trying to clinch
and Sultanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nitiguchi thinking.
Nitiguchi looks gassed!
Nitiguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sultanov moves in looking to clinch but Nitiguchi pushes him off.
Nitiguchi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sultanov tries to clinch there but Nitiguchi circles away.
Sultanov thuds his right hand into Nitiguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nitiguchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Sultanov sprawls well. He's pushed Nitiguchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amir Sultanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Nitiguchi.
Sultanov clinches up with Nitiguchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Sultanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sultanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov lands with a straight right. Nitiguchi didn't see that one coming.
Nitiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nitiguchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sultanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sultanov counters with a three punch combo that has Nitiguchi backing up. Nitiguchi nods at Sultanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Nitiguchi fails to land the takedown.
Sultanov moves in looking to clinch but Nitiguchi pushes him off.
Nitiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sultanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nitiguchi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nitiguchi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sultanov tries to hold on but Nitiguchi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitiguchi lands a big shot there that rocks Sultanov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nitiguchi breaks from Sultanov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nitiguchi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nitiguchi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sultanov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nitiguchi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sultanov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nitiguchi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nitiguchi prevents Sultanov from getting the reversal.
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 Amir Sultanov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sultanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sultanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nitiguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sultanov throws a head kick that misses.
Nitiguchi wants to clinch
and Sultanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nitiguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sultanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sultanov.
Nitiguchi fails to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sultanov is looking to control Nitiguchi's arms but Nitiguchi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sultanov has his back to the cage.
Nitiguchi is trying to maintain a safe position but Sultanov gets an underhook and turns Nitiguchi into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultanov manages to break the clinch.
Nitiguchi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sultanov's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nitiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sultanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitiguchi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sultanov is looking to control Nitiguchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sultanov avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nitiguchi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sultanov is trying is best to control the position here.
Sultanov tries to kick Nitiguchi off but Nitiguchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nitiguchi wants to stand up but Sultanov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sultanov trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitiguchi prevents Sultanov from improving his position.
Nitiguchi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nitiguchi closes the distance and clinches up with Sultanov, looking for a takedown. Nitiguchi pushes Sultanov against the cage but Sultanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sultanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nitiguchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sultanov smiles and moves away.
Amir Sultanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Nitiguchi.
Sultanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nitiguchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sultanov.
Sultanov looking to stall.
Nitiguchi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sultanov manages to break the clinch.
Sultanov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sultanov tries to clinch up but Nitiguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sultanov forces Nitiguchi back against the cage and clinches.
Sultanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sultanov tries to clinch up but Nitiguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sultanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sultanov closes the distance and clinches.
Nitiguchi tries to land knees in the clinch but Sultanov avoids the damage to the body.
Sultanov managing to block the knees to the body from Nitiguchi.
Nitiguchi connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nitiguchi.
Nitiguchi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sultanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sultanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nitiguchi or not.
Sultanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sultanov misses with a wild body shot.
Amir Sultanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sultanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nitiguchi is just out of range.
Nitiguchi tries to clinch up
and Sultanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sultanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nitiguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sultanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amir Sultanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sultanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitiguchi.
Sultanov throws a sloppy head kick and Nitiguchi moves out of range easily.
Nitiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sultanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sultanov tries to clinch up but Nitiguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov wants to clinch.
Nitiguchi slips a jab from Sultanov.
Nitiguchi rushes Sultanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nitiguchi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nitiguchi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sultanov wants to get up but he can't break Nitiguchi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nitiguchi is working an open guard so Sultanov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sultanov moves into the clinch.
Sultanov missing with knees to the body.
Sultanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sultanov manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitiguchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sultanov's waist but Sultanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nitiguchi off to one side.
Nitiguchi tries to clinch but Sultanov moves out of range.
Sultanov is looking to clinch but Nitiguchi is avoiding it.
Nitiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sultanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Sultanov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nitiguchi wants to clinch up but Sultanov keeps it at a distance.
Sultanov moves in looking to clinch but Nitiguchi pushes him off.
Sultanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sultanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sultanov is trying to stall.
Sultanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sultanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nitiguchi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nitiguchi wants a takedown.
Nitiguchi is working for takedown but Sultanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sultanov manages to break the clinch.
Nitiguchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amir Sultanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dario Nitiguchi.
Sultanov misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nitiguchi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Sultanov - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nitiguchi.
Nitiguchi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sultanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sultanov rushes Nitiguchi and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitiguchi has hold of one of Sultanov's legs. Sultanov is fighting the takedown attempt but Nitiguchi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nitiguchi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nitiguchi tries to clinch
and Sultanov counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sultanov breaks from the clinch.
Sultanov throws a right and a left that Nitiguchi avoids nicely.
Sultanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sultanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Sultanov does no damage.
No joy there for Sultanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sultanov misses with a left hand
and Nitiguchi counters with a body kick.
Sultanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nitiguchi counters by moving into the clinch.
Nitiguchi is trying to break the clinch but Sultanov has him pressed against the cage.
Sultanov manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitiguchi slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Sultanov.
Sultanov misses with a double jab.
Nitiguchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sultanov tries to work over Nitiguchi's front leg with a kick but Nitiguchi checks it.
Nitiguchi shoots in but Sultanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sultanov closes the distance but Nitiguchi moves to the side
and Nitiguchi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sultanov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sultanov pulls Nitiguchi in to control the position.
Nitiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sultanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sultanov wants to stand and escape but Nitiguchi is having none of it.
Sultanov is working an open guard so Nitiguchi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultanov throws a nice looking combination but Nitiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sultanov lands a left and a right that sends Nitiguchi crashing to the canvas! Sultanov dives into mount looking to finish!
Nitiguchi is rocked!
Nitiguchi is in a horrible position here. Sultanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nitiguchi is still in real trouble! Can Sultanov finish him?
Sultanov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sultanov wants to control the pace but Nitiguchi is squirming around nicely.
Nitiguchi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sultanov tries to control but Nitiguchi wriggling away.
Sultanov is really struggling to control Nitiguchi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitiguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Nitiguchi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sultanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nitiguchi regains half guard.
Dario Nitiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sultanov content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nitiguchi tries to roll over but Sultanov keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Amir Sultanov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sultanov, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Sultanov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitrii Roman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitrii Roman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman misses with a takedown attempt - Petrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roman duly obliges.
Petrov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Roman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Roman really felt that one!
Petrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrov has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov pulls Roman into guard.
Petrov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Petrov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roman's guard.
Petrov trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
Roman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrov stays in close to Roman's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov looking to sit in guard and control but Roman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman wants to stand but Petrov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roman looks gassed!
Petrov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Petrov working for submissions but it's allowed Roman to get to half guard.
Petrov trying to control from the bottom.
Roman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roman is working away from the top position though.
Roman is stalling here. Petrov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Roman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Petrov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Petrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petrov lands a few punches from side control.
Petrov controlling the position.
Petrov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Roman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Petrov but great work by Roman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick by Petrov misses
and Roman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Roman tries for a takedown but Petrov circles away easily
and Petrov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roman trying to keep a closed guard but Petrov is proving a slippery customer.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrov is looking to stand up but Roman won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman keeping busy on the bottom but Petrov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Petrov is just content to waste time from the top position. Roman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Roman is looking to stand up but Petrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrov trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
Petrov wants to stand but Roman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Petrov looks to clinch
and Roman counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Petrov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roman is looking to improve his position.
Petrov uses his free foot to push down on Roman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roman.
Petrov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roman is looking to escape.
Roman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roman is breathing heavily.
Petrov controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
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.
Petrov controlling Roman's posture.
Roman wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Petrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roman manages to get himself to full guard.
Roman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Petrov has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is trying to buck Petrov off.
You can see the frustration on Roman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman regains half guard.
Roman is trying to stand.
Roman trying to hold on to Petrov's head to control him but Petrov postures up.
Roman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov scores a takedown into full mount!
Petrov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roman is looking to escape.
Roman doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Petrov get's back to his feet.
Petrov drives through and clinches with Roman against the cage.
Roman tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrov.
Roman wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Petrov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Petrov trying to control the pace.
Petrov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Petrov moves into range and clinches up with Roman.
Roman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov drags the fight down to the ground.
Petrov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman tries to lock up and control but Petrov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petrov working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Roman slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Roman tries to roll over but Petrov keeps him under control.
Petrov prevents Roman from standing back up.
Denis Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Roman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman is looking to control Petrov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roman avoid being mounted?
That's two 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.
Roman wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Roman lands.
Roman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petrov.
Petrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrov gets to his feet - Roman follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Roman sprawls well. He's pushed Petrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrov tries for a takedown but Roman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roman counters with a low kick, right behind Petrov 's knee.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petrov moves into the clinch.
Petrov prevents Roman from breaking the clinch.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Roman tries to score a body lock takedown but Petrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petrov.
Roman controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws and elbow that misses. Roman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Roman!
Roman gets to his feet. Petrov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roman with a poor takedown
and Petrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roman wants to break free but Petrov has control.
Roman breaks the clinch.
Dmitrii Roman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roman scores with a leg kick.
Petrov with a poor takedown
and Roman counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov feints and as Roman raises his hands in defense, Petrov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dmitrii Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Petrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiga has chosen King Ring as his entrance music. Sasha Putin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexi Taiga's chin.
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21
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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20
266 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Taiga!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taiga lands a right hook to the body.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taiga clinches with his opponent.
Taiga manages to break the clinch.
Taiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Putin. Putin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putin blocks a jab.
Taiga forces Putin back against the cage and clinches.
Taiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin defending well as Taiga loads up on a big left hand.
Taiga cracks Putin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Taiga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Putin to stand back up!
Putin 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!
Taiga dances in with a quick combination. Putin is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Taiga snaps Putin's head back. Putin stumbles backwards against the cage. Taiga steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Putin's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Putin just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexi Taiga!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klutie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klutie wants to clinch up but Deal keeps it at a distance.
Deal takes the fight into the clinch.
Deal trying to stall but Klutie improves his position.
Klutie fails to pull guard.
Klutie goes for a takedown attempt but Deal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Klutie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deal as he avoids it easily.
Geoff Deal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Klutie.
Klutie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Deal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Klutie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klutie wants to advance to full mount but Deal doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie wants to control from the top but Deal keeps moving.
Klutie looking to pass the guard.
Klutie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Klutie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Deal's guard.
Klutie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Klutie looking to sit in guard and control but Deal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Deal trying to control the position from guard on top but Klutie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klutie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klutie looks gassed!
Deal wanted to stand there but Klutie had control of the position.
Deal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Klutie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie being controlled here, momentarily.
Deal stands and throws Klutie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Deal trying to control the action but Klutie is working from the bottom.
Klutie looking for a sweep but Deal has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Deal punishing his opponent with strikes.
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.
Klutie is looking to improve his position but Deal isn't that keen on the idea.
Klutie regains half guard.
Deal slows the pace down in half guard.
Klutie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deal seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darnell Klutie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Deal shoots in for a takedown but Klutie shows good takedown defense.
Deal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klutie.
Deal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klutie takes a step back to recover.
Klutie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klutie tries for a takedown but Deal circles away easily
and Deal counters with a takedown into side control.
Klutie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Klutie actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deal is tying to control. Klutie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal controlling the pace.
Klutie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Deal pulls his head out easily.
Deal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Klutie controls his leg.
Deal passes to side control.
Klutie is looking for a sweep.
Klutie wants to get back to his feet but Deal is dominant here and he's now got Klutie's back!
Deal lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two 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.
Klutie is trying desperately to improve position.
Klutie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klutie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Klutie is trying to control but can't.
Klutie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Klutie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deal is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie tries to roll over but Deal keeps him under control.
Klutie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Klutie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deal in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klutie ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Klutie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klutie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klutie wants to control but Deal is keeping him busy.
Klutie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klutie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Deal is trying to control Klutie's posture but Klutie avoids it.
Klutie wants to control but Deal is keeping him busy.
Klutie tries to move to mount but Deal blocks the move with his legs.
Klutie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Deal has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Geoff Deal will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Deal looks to score with a jab to the body but Klutie is just out of range.
Klutie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Deal.
Deal looks to clinch
and Klutie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Klutie trying to control from half guard but Deal is working away.
Deal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klutie is stalling here. Deal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Klutie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Deal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klutie regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Deal manages to pass to mount!
Klutie can't escape the position.
Deal wants to control the pace but Klutie is squirming around nicely.
Klutie wants to control but Deal is having none of it.
Klutie is looking to improve his position but Deal isn't that keen on the idea.
Klutie has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Deal's lack of action.
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.
Deal stalling away here and it's allowed Klutie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Klutie is trying to control the position but Deal postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Deal dodges the punch combination from Klutie.
Klutie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Deal counters with a takedown into side control.
Deal wants to stand but Klutie is controlling his arm.
Deal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Darnell Klutie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klutie is not content to let Deal control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie holds on to Deal's head and controls the position momentarily.
Klutie is trying to improve his position.
Klutie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deal off and has taken his back!
Klutie is controlling the position but Deal somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Deal is in trouble now - Klutie has advanced to mount!
Klutie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klutie prevents Deal from getting the reversal.
Klutie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Deal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Deal avoids a series of strikes thrown by Klutie.
Klutie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Deal has worked his arm free - good work by Deal!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darnell Klutie.
I think Klutie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Klutie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiu Jiet Siet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
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, Jiu Jiet Siet!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Austin scores with a nice strike.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by Austin there.
Austin lands with a right hand.
Siet is rocked!
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siet.
Siet is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Siet's defenses. It connects perfectly with Siet's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Danskain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aschenbreaker comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Toni Danskain looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Danskain!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danskain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aschenbreaker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aschenbreaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aschenbreaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danskain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Danskain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danskain gets a clinch.
Danskain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danskain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danskain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aschenbreaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danskain but Danskain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Aschenbreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Danskain as Aschenbreaker shoots in.
Danskain throws a nice looking combination but Aschenbreaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danskain throws a leg kick but Aschenbreaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aschenbreaker with a jab.
Danskain misses with a head kick.
Aschenbreaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Danskain throws a head kick but Aschenbreaker moves out of range.
Aschenbreaker looks for a takedown but Danskain sprawls well.
Danskain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oleg Aschenbreaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danskain moves into the clinch.
Aschenbreaker has Danskain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Danskain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aschenbreaker can't get the takedown.
Danskain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Danskain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aschenbreaker is pressing down on Danskain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Danskain trying to control but Aschenbreaker is working from the bottom.
Danskain tries to free his leg and advance position but Aschenbreaker is retaining full guard.
Danskain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aschenbreaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aschenbreaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danskain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danskain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aschenbreaker keeping moving, preventing Danskain from controlling successfully.
Danskain looks gassed!
Aschenbreaker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danskain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danskain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aschenbreaker is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danskain looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aschenbreaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aschenbreaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aschenbreaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aschenbreaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aschenbreaker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aschenbreaker is pressing down on Danskain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Danskain is holding on for now.
Aschenbreaker 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.
Aschenbreaker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Danskain is just riding it out for now. Aschenbreaker eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker is looking for a kimura but Danskain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aschenbreaker to get the leverage.
Aschenbreaker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Danskain defends it well.
Danskain is staying active underneath Aschenbreaker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aschenbreaker moves into full mount! Danskain won't be happy about that!
Danskain prevents Aschenbreaker from taking his back.
Aschenbreaker is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Aschenbreaker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oleg Aschenbreaker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Drago on that attempt.
Drago defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Nikolai Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Dominic Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
Drago scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harris pushes Drago off looking to stand but Drago dives back in and keeps control.
Drago looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drago is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Drago looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Drago shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Harris sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago looks gassed!
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Harris lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drago tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Drago with that takedown attempt.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Drago's head back.
Drago shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago moves away from the strike by Harris.
Drago shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Drago shoots in.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris scores with the left hand. Drago knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Drago shoots in.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drago looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Drago is rocked!
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Nikolai Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
Dominic Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drago off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drago has a takedown stuffed.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Dominic Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Drago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drago shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris jabs at Drago's body.
Drago looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Drago shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harris.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Donk. Harris catches Drago right on the button with a cross.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Drago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Jab from Harris.
Harris cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a hook. Drago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drago looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Dominic Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
Drago defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Harris throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Drago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands the left hand.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris misses the jab.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago slips a jab from Harris.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris cracks Drago with an open hand slap.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Harris looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Drago's defenses.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Drago shoots in.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck for Drago with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drago.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago fails with the takedown
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Drago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drago off to one side.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Harris misses.
Drago tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drago.
Drago looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Drago with that takedown attempt.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago takes one on the button.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drago misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominic Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
Drago is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Drago changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Drago is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris prevents Drago from improving position.
Drago is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
Drago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two 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.
Drago goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Drago but great work by Harris.
Drago is letting Harris control him for a moment.
Harris stands up and beckons Drago to his feet.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Drago defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Drago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris misses with a hook.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Drago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago fails to land the takedown.
Drago tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago has his takedown stuffed
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris had his way with Nikolai Drago in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Harris lands.
Drago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago slips a jab from Harris.
Drago misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Dominic Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Drago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Drago looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Drago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Drago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drago off to one side.
Drago is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Drago slips under a jab from Harris.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Drago tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris cracks Drago with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Jab from Harris.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
A big left from Harris misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago has his takedown stuffed
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harris but Harris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Drago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago fails with the takedown.
Drago takes one to the chin there.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikolai Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago slips under a jab.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:43
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Harris!
Dominic Harris is the new light heavyweight champion!
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