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Divine - Ten PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Mask!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!
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.
White'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.
White trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mask looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mask controlling the position easily from mount.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mask stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mask 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.
Mask ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Mask counters with a takedown into side control.
White wants to get back to his feet but Mask drags him back down.
Mask decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
Mask blocks a jab.
White misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
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!
White wants to stand up but Mask is controlling him.
Mask is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Mask engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mask stops White from standing up.
Mask wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White wants to stand and escape but Mask is having none of it.
Mask wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Mask was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sloppy strikes from Mask. Those never looked like landing.
Mask will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White swings widly with a right hand
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mask misses with a wild combination.
White misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a right hand to the body.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mask's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mask just misses with a punch to the body.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White slips a jab from Mask.
Mask goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mask thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask misses with a right hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a looping right.
White throws a hook but Mask avoids it easily.
Mask closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Mask, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White slips under a jab.
Mask throws a hook but White blocks it.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White ducks under a wild hook from Mask.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mask waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
White misses with a left hand
and Mask counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mask lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Mask dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mask fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Mask to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from White misses.
Johnny Mask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
Mask swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White throws an off balance right hand
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
A big left from Mask misses.
Mask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Mask.
Mask throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mask.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a two punch combo.
Mask misses with a hook.
Mask is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mask lands with a nice body punch.
Mask moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask lands an overhand right.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
Mask has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mask there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mask throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Mask throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
Mask keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Mask has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mask there as he acknowledges the shot.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White dodges the punch combination from Mask.
The fighters circling - Mask throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
White moves away from the strike by Mask.
A big left from Mask misses.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mask counter with a right hand.
Mask connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
White misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
Mask looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mask counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mask slips under a jab.
Johnny Mask seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mask misses with a wild body shot.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mask staying out of range there.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mask counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a looping right.
White avoids the body shot from Mask.
Mask throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Mask misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a straight right.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mask as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mask.
White cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mask.
Mask throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Mask throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Mask.
White misses with a hook. Mask ducked under it nicely.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Mask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White slips a jab and a cross from Mask.
Mask throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mask misses with a hook
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mask throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White throws a lazy right hand but Mask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White cracks Mask with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mask counters with a left and a right that stings White.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mask takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Mask will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White looks to land a left hand but Mask moved out of range nicely.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Mask counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Mask counters with a left and a right that stings White.
Mask scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Mask misses.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mask momentarily.
Mask misses with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Mask avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mask, as that shot connected.
White throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Mask does no damage.
White misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a hook to the side of Mask's head but Mask sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Mask counters with a straight right hand.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White misses with a right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from White.
Mask throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Mask bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White looks to land a left hand but Mask moved out of range nicely.
White misses with a hook
and Mask counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Mask counters with a right hand to the body.
Mask with a nice cross.
White misses with a hook
and Mask connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mask changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mask lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Mask displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Mask misses with a looping left.
A big left from Mask misses.
White misses with a left hand
and Mask counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lorenzo White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mask.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a right hand
and Mask counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from White misses.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Mask cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mask lands an overhand right.
White throws a hook but Mask blocks it.
Mask misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mask sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mask counters with a stiff right hand.
Mask missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
White looks to land a right hand but Mask moved out of range.
Mask throws a good cross that connects.
Mask swings widly with a right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
Mask swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mask throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mask missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from White misses.
Mask misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mask is rocked!
Mask swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mask is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mask seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White staying out of range there.
Mask misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 Lorenzo White.
Well Mask has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Johnny Mask!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Johnny Mask!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Johnny Mask!
Johnny Mask wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slava Vitruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lumpiot Paskaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lumpiot Paskaks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Vitruk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lumpiot Paskaks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitruk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paskaks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paskaks struggling a bit here.
Paskaks taking a bit of punishment here - Vitruk scoring with strikes.
Vitruk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vitruk working the ground and pound but Paskaks is defending the strikes.
Paskaks pushes Vitruk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vitruk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vitruk working the ground and pound from side control.
Paskaks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vitruk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vitruk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Paskaks trying to remain calm as Vitruk controls from the top position.
Vitruk tries for a kimura but Paskaks is defending well.
Vitruk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paskaks, who protects the arm well.
Paskaks is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paskaks keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paskaks sneaks back into half guard.
Paskaks taking some punishment here, with Vitruk in his half guard.
Paskaks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vitruk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paskaks is trying to control but can't.
Vitruk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitruk is keen to just control but Paskaks is a slippery customer.
Vitruk wants to stand but Paskaks has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks gets full guard.
Paskaks wants to improve his position but instead Vitruk has moved into half guard.
Vitruk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paskaks defends it well.
Vitruk is breathing heavily.
Vitruk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paskaks keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paskaks is trying to control but can't.
Vitruk trying to control the action but Paskaks is working from the bottom.
Vitruk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paskaks has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitruk controlling the action here.
Vitruk prevents Paskaks from improving his position.
Paskaks is staying active underneath Vitruk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vitruk trying to mount his opponent but Paskaks defends it.
Paskaks works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Paskaks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vitruk wants to control from the top but Paskaks keeps moving.
Vitruk controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Slava Vitruk.
Vitruk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Vitruk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paskaks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vitruk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vitruk.
Vitruk won't allow Paskaks to sweep him here.
Paskaks is trying to keep Vitruk in close.
Vitruk trying to control the position from guard on top but Paskaks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitruk is pushing down on Paskaks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paskaks is fighting to maintain full guard but Vitruk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paskaks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitruk.
Vitruk works his foot free and advances to mount.
Paskaks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk with the ground and pound from mount.
Vitruk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vitruk goes for an armbar but Paskaks turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Paskaks.
Vitruk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paskaks is aware though and is defending well.
Vitruk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paskaks is controlling him.
Slava Vitruk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paskaks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vitruk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vitruk is keeping the position for now.
Vitruk trying to control the position.
Vitruk uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Paskaks throws the kick towards the body but Vitruk avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks tries for a takedown but Vitruk circles away easily
and Vitruk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paskaks's guard now.
Vitruk drops back looking for a leg! Paskaks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paskaks manages to kick Vitruk off! Vitruk jumps back into Paskaks's guard.
Paskaks trying to control the position.
Paskaks keeping moving, preventing Vitruk from controlling successfully.
Vitruk wants to pass the guard but Paskaks is keeping the position.
Vitruk trying to control but Paskaks is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitruk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Paskaks is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vitruk, into his guard.
Vitruk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vitruk unloads with some shots from mount but Paskaks bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Vitruk dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vitruk fails with the takedown.
Vitruk leaves Paskaks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vitruk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A jab lands there for Paskaks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vitruk.
Paskaks parries the strikes from Vitruk easily there. Vitruk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paskaks to escape.
Vitruk wants to control but Paskaks is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Paskaks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitruk is looking to take a break and control but Paskaks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paskaks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paskaks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vitruk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vitruk trying to control the action but Paskaks is working from the bottom.
Vitruk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paskaks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vitruk is looking to take a break and control but Paskaks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paskaks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vitruk.
Paskaks dodges the ground and pound from Vitruk.
Paskaks taking a bit of punishment here - Vitruk scoring with strikes.
Paskaks takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paskaks regains half guard, as Vitruk was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks wants to improve his position but Vitruk is controlling well.
Lumpiot Paskaks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paskaks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vitruk content to control rather than advance.
Paskaks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vitruk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vitruk forces his way into half guard.
Vitruk is trying to control the action in half guard but Paskaks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Vitruk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paskaks is not content to let Vitruk control the position.
Vitruk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vitruk 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.
Paskaks tries to kick Vitruk off but Vitruk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Vitruk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vitruk, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Slava Vitruk!
Slava Vitruk wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
5 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter looks to clinch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carter controls Pacquiao momentarily but Pacquiao frees himself.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pacquiao manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Carter isn't so interested in that idea.
Pacquiao is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Nick Carter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter works Pacquiao's body with a nice hook.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Carter cracks Pacquiao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter cracks Pacquiao with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pacquiao tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Carter pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pacquiao is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epik Fail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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259 lbs
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265 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Hunt!
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, Epik Fail!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fail counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunt pushes a forearm under Fail's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fail is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Hunt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Laffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the ring accompanied by The Red Army Is The Strongest. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Larry Laffer enters the ring!
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253 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Laffer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Laffer sprawls well.
Laffer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laffer has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Emelianenko defend it? Laffer steps over the head and cranks it - Emelianenko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Laffer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Larry Laffer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Hoosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoosto comes to the ring accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoosto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoosto throws a body punch but Duck moves out of range.
Duck tries to clinch up
and Hoosto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Donald Duck has been cut.
Duck misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoosto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoosto fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoosto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoosto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duck moves away.
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.
Hoosto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoosto just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoosto misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoosto counters with a nice body shot.
Hoosto looks to throw the jab but Duck is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoosto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ernesto Hoosto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Duck.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoosto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Hoosto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoosto throws a nice looking combination but Duck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoosto is looking to wear down Duck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoosto misses with a looping right.
Hoosto throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duck shoots and misses
and Hoosto counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Duck misses.
Hoosto lands with a nice body punch.
Hoosto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoosto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck misses with a takedown
and Hoosto counters with a crisp one two that drops Duck! Hoosto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Duck to his feet! Duck is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck slips under a jab from Hoosto.
Duck fails with the takedown
and Hoosto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duck thinking.
Ernesto Hoosto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Duck.
Duck is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck has his takedown stuffed
and Hoosto counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Hoosto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoosto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duck.
Hoosto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duck avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoosto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoosto misses with a jab to the body
and Duck counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoosto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoosto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoosto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Donald Duck's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hoosto. Those never looked like landing.
Duck misses with a takedown
and Hoosto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ernesto Hoosto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Duck.
Duck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoosto scores with a sloppy right hand. Duck should have avoided that one.
Duck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoosto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duck in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Hoosto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoosto 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ernesto Hoosto!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Ernesto Hoosto!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Ernesto Hoosto!
Ernesto Hoosto wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Taymazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolby Dames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dames has chosen Deep In The Heart Of Texas Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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25
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Taymazov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dolby Dames!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dames fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dames shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taymazov pinned against the cage. Taymazov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dames shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taymazov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taymazov is trying to escape the position but Dames is controlling the position.
Taymazov tries to improve position but can't.
Dames tries for a kimura but Taymazov is defending well.
Taymazov is not content to let Dames control the position.
Dames working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taymazov sneaks back into half guard.
Dames trying to control the action but Taymazov is working from the bottom.
Dames looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Dames is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dames trying to control the action but Taymazov is working from the bottom.
Dames is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dames's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Taymazov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taymazov tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dolby Dames was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dames fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taymazov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taymazov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dames throws out the jab.
Dames connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taymazov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dames.
Dames fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taymazov on the side of the head.
Taymazov fails with the takedown
and Dames counters with a right hand to the body.
Dames avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taymazov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dames counters with a nice uppercut.
Taymazov misses with a takedown attempt
and Dames connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Artur Taymazov has been cut.
Dames tries to sprawl but Taymazov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dames trying to control here.
Dames manages to get to full guard.
Dames is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taymazov is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dames pulls Taymazov in to control the position.
Dames keeping moving, preventing Taymazov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolby Dames dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Taymazov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taymazov tries to bum rush Dames with a series of wild strikes but Dames uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taymazov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taymazov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dames closes the distance and clinches.
Dames tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taymazov's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Dames as the two fighters clinch.
Dames lands a hook that snaps the head of Taymazov backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dames.
Dames jumps guard.
Dames is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Let's hope that Dames 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taymazov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dames manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dames stopping the sweep attempt from Taymazov.
Dames controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dames passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Dames looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dames taking a breather here.
Taymazov wants to control but Dames postures up.
Taymazov is looking to regain half guard here but Dames keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Dames stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dames is trying to get an arm triangle but Taymazov is defending well.
Dolby Dames has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dames tries to advance position but instead Taymazov slips a leg back in to half guard.
Dames is trying to control. Taymazov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taymazov trying to control here.
Dames works his way into side control.
Dames wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taymazov keeps working.
Dames is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taymazov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taymazov being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolby Dames showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artur Taymazov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dames changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taymazov throws a wild body kick that Dames sees coming a mile off.
Dolby Dames seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taymazov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dames swivels and escapes.
Taymazov keeps the fight on the outside.
Dames cracks Taymazov with a good jab.
Taymazov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dames connects with a body shot that sends Taymazov's belly button to the back.
Taymazov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taymazov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dames throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Dames. That snapped Taymazov's head back.
Dames clobbers Taymazov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dames scores with a body shot.
Taymazov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dames jabs at Taymazov's body.
Dames dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dames cracks Taymazov with an open hand slap.
Taymazov has his takedown stuffed
and Dames counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Dames there.
Taymazov gets caught flat footed, as Dames shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dames slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dames is working to tighten is grip on Taymazov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Taymazov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dames is really squeezing tight and eventually Taymazov passes out! Dames breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dolby Dames!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between sergei gukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shatei Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sergei gukov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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, sergei gukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shatei Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming gukov to the mat! gukov manages to get full guard.
Yoshida stands up over gukov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yoshida is in close to gukov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yoshida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yoshida working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of gukov's head.
Yoshida chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yoshida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
gukov keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
Yoshida is pushing down on gukov's leg trying to pass to half guard. gukov is fighting to maintain full guard but Yoshida has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Still in half guard, Yoshida seems content to control.
gukov has hold of Yoshida's hands but Yoshida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
gukov is trying to stand back up but Yoshida is controlling him
Yoshida content to control rather than advance.
Yoshida lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
gukov taking some punishment here, with Yoshida in his half guard.
Yoshida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
gukov has hold of Yoshida's hands but Yoshida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
gukov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoshida scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yoshida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yoshida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
gukov is trying to get back to full guard.
gukov is looking to control Yoshida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can gukov avoid being mounted?
Yoshida with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yoshida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks gukov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida slips a nice elbow through gukov's hands, connecting with gukov's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yoshida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
gukov is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Yoshida seems content to control.
gukov has hold of Yoshida's hands but Yoshida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yoshida is controlling the pace.
Yoshida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoshida is figuring out what he wants to do next.
gukov wants to control but Yoshida is keeping busy.
Yoshida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yoshida in particular looking to stall.
Yoshida lands strikes from half guard.
gukov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoshida scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yoshida winds up and cracks gukov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
gukov is rocked!
Yoshida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoshida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yoshida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yoshida seems to be working for a kimura but gukov defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gukov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoshida scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yoshida lands strikes from half guard.
Yoshida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
gukov has hold of Yoshida's hands but Yoshida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
gukov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yoshida passes to full mount!
The referee warns gukov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh gukov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks gukov out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Yoshida goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shatei Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Lepdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
273 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Lepdev!
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, CJ Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepdev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Lepdev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lepdev moves into the clinch.
Lepdev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
CJ Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lepdev gets a clinch.
Lepdev breaks from the clinch.
Lepdev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lepdev lands with a good body shot.
Ivanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivanov looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanov moves to clinch but Lepdev breaks away
and Lepdev counters with a straight right hand.
Lepdev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lepdev connects with a body shot that sends Ivanov's belly button to the back.
Lepdev cracks Ivanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lepdev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivanov is rocked!
Ivanov gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lepdev points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ivanov wakes up just in time to hear Lepdev thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Lepdev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Ocho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Ocho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawn has his takedown stuffed
and Ocho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pawn won't be happy with that.
Ocho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ocho looks to score with a jab to the body but Pawn is just out of range.
Pawn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pawn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pawn fails with the takedown
and Ocho counters with a stiff right hand.
Numero Ocho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Pawn.
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!
Pawn fails with the takedown
and Ocho counters with a nice right hand that sends Pawn toppling to the canvas! Pawn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ocho finish him?!
It looks like Black Pawn has been cut.
Ocho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pawn.
Ocho throws the left hand but Pawn avoids the punch easily.
Pawn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ocho counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pawn! Ocho lets Pawn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pawn is rocked!
Pawn has his takedown stuffed
and Ocho counters with a huge right that knocks Pawn out cold! Ocho is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Numero Ocho!
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