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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankenstein has chosen Die MF Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Frankenstein!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Frankenstein. No joy for Newman on that attempt.
No luck for Newman with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Newman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt.
Frankenstein tries to clinch up.
Newman takes one to the side of the head.
Newman fails to land the takedown.
Frankenstein moves into range and clinches up with Newman.
Frankenstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frankenstein ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Frankenstein no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frankenstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Frankenstein, not yet.
Newman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Newman won't allow Frankenstein to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman postures up.
Newman wants to pass the guard but Frankenstein is keeping the position.
Frankenstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Newman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frankenstein misses with the combination.
Newman wants to clinch
and Frankenstein counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Newman!
Frankenstein lands a heavy elbow.
Newman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newman is breathing heavily.
Newman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Frankenstein keeps control of the position easily here as Newman tries to buck him off.
Frankenstein has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein keeps control of the position as Newman tries to break free.
Frankenstein looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankenstein controls the action.
Newman turns into Frankenstein and is now in his guard.
Frankenstein has his feet on Newman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Newman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frankenstein is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman is trying for a kimura here. Frankenstein looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Newman wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Larry Newman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novittu Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novittu Saatana looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue 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 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Novittu Saatana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black clinches with his opponent.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Saatana has him pressed against the cage.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black darts in and clinches Saatana up against the cage.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Saatana avoids the damage to the body.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black wants to clinch up but Saatana keeps it at a distance.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
Saatana looking to control.
Saatana has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saatana's guard.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Saatana.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black is pushing down on Saatana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saatana is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saatana tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Black wants to take a breather but Saatana is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black thows a huge punch but Saatana dodges it nicely.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saatana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saatana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Saatana looks gassed!
Black ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Black no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Black keeping full guard, as Saatana tries to pass.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saatana is one step ahead there.
Saatana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saatana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saatana!
Black raining down shots from the mount!
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saatana's face.
Saatana is rocked!
Black drops a big elbow. That's hurt Saatana! More shots from Black and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Black!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Halamic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladdy Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vedran Halamic!
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, Vladdy Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halamic stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halamic tries to clinch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Halamic stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halamic stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halamic.
Halamic scores with a nice body kick.
Halamic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halamic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Halamic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlov has him pressed against the cage.
Halamic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halamic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kozlov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov gets caught flat footed, as Halamic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halamic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halamic content to stall in guard here.
Halamic wants to stand but Kozlov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halamic trying to control but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Halamic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Halamic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halamic lands a front kick.
Halamic shoots and misses
and Kozlov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kozlov prevents Halamic from getting back to his feet.
Halamic trying to keep a closed guard but Kozlov is proving a slippery customer.
Halamic keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Kozlov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halamic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Halamic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kozlov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halamic looking for a sweep. Not yet Halamic, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kozlov misses with a jab to the body
and Halamic counters with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halamic.
Halamic thows a body kick. Kozlov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Kozlov as Halamic shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Halamic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halamic tries to avoid it but Kozlov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halamic to the ground. Halamic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halamic shoots in but no luck this time.
Vedran Halamic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halamic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kozlov's head.
Halamic avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Halamic tries to roll over but Kozlov keeps him under control.
Halamic tries to kick Kozlov off but Kozlov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kozlov passes to side control.
Halamic struggling a bit here.
Kozlov taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlov trying to control the action but Halamic is working from the bottom.
Kozlov working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kozlov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halamic is looking to regain half guard here but Kozlov keeps moving and retains side control.
Kozlov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kozlov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kozlov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kozlov wants to control but Halamic is keeping him busy.
Halamic stops Kozlov from passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov wants to control but Halamic is keeping him busy.
Kozlov lands a few punches from side control.
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 Vedran Halamic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kozlov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halamic but Halamic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halamic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kozlov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halamic keeping full guard, as Kozlov tries to pass.
Kozlov is in close to Halamic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kozlov landing some decent shots from guard.
Halamic working a defensive guard here.
Kozlov trying to control but Halamic is working from the bottom.
Halamic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kozlov on the ground.
Halamic trying to control the position.
Kozlov landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halamic keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Halamic tries to clinch up but Kozlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Halamic tries to clinch up.
Kozlov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halamic!
Kozlov controlling from the full mount.
Halamic wants to control but Kozlov is having none of it.
Halamic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halamic is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halamic regains half guard.
Halamic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kozlov.
Halamic is trying to control but can't.
Kozlov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halamic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kozlov misses with a head shot. Halamic uses the momentum to regain guard.
Halamic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kozlov dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Halamic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kozlov landing strikes.
Halamic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov working the ground and pound but Halamic is defending the strikes.
Halamic is looking to reverse the position.
Halamic is trying to get back to his feet.
Kozlov scores with punches from side control.
Halamic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Halamic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kozlov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halamic is not content to let Kozlov control the position.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a big elbow.
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.
Kozlov scores with punches from side control.
Kozlov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kozlov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov advances to mount.
Kozlov controlling from mount.
Kozlov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kozlov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Halamic working to try and regain half guard.
Vladdy Kozlov has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladdy Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kozlov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halamic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozlov's calf.
Halamic looks to land a combination but Kozlov avoids it well.
Vedran Halamic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halamic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Halamic throws a one two combo.
It looks like Vladdy Kozlov has been cut.
Kozlov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kozlov drops Halamic with a right and a left! Kozlov comes rushing in but Halamic regains his composure and manages to keep Kozlov in guard.
Halamic is rocked!
Kozlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Halamic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlov throwing strikes from guard but Halamic blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov passes into half guard.
Halamic seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov trying to control from half guard but Halamic is working away.
Halamic wants to control but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Kozlov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halamic tries to get to full guard but Kozlov has control of the leg.
Kozlov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kozlov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halamic?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov scoring with strikes but Halamic is staying in there.
Halamic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kozlov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kozlov dominating with strikes here.
Halamic can't escape the position.
Halamic wants to hold on but Kozlov pushes him away.
Halamic is working to get back to half guard.
Kozlov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kozlov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kozlov landing shots from mount.
Halamic is trying to stand up.
Kozlov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kozlov lands a heavy elbow.
Halamic wants to hold on but Kozlov pushes him away.
Kozlov won't let Halamic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kozlov unloading with bombs!
Kozlov unloading with bombs!
Kozlov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Halamic's face.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kozlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kozlov looking to control but Halamic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halamic tries to reverse the position but Kozlov maintains control.
Kozlov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halamic?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halamic tries to lock up and control but Kozlov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Halamic wants to get back to his feet.
Kozlov lands a big shot there that rocks Halamic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kozlov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kozlov looking to control but Halamic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kozlov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kozlov cracks Halamic with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladdy Kozlov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Breckenmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Anisim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Breckenmeyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Breckenmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Anisim!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breckenmeyer throws a shot to the body.
Anisim wants to clinch up but Breckenmeyer keeps it at a distance.
Breckenmeyer drops Anisim with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Anisim looks back up at him and smiles so Breckenmeyer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Anisim is rocked!
Breckenmeyer misses with a two punch combination.
Anisim is still on wobbly legs! Can Breckenmeyer finish him?
Anisim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breckenmeyer throws out the jab.
A big left from Breckenmeyer misses.
Breckenmeyer swinging wilding here.
Breckenmeyer missing with a left hand there. Anisim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Breckenmeyer throws a series of punches but Anisim moves out of range.
Breckenmeyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anisim moves away from the strike by Breckenmeyer.
Breckenmeyer throws a jab when Anisim was well out of range.
Breckenmeyer throws out a loose jab but Anisim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anisim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breckenmeyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breckenmeyer throws a series of punches but Anisim moves out of range.
Anisim slips a jab and a cross from Breckenmeyer.
Breckenmeyer moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anisim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Breckenmeyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Breckenmeyer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Anisim fails to land.
Anisim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Breckenmeyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anisim.
Anisim seems to have recovered his senses.
Anisim pulls Breckenmeyer into guard.
Breckenmeyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Anisim has wrist control.
Breckenmeyer trying to control but Anisim is working from the bottom.
Breckenmeyer tries to stand but Anisim is controlling from the bottom.
Breckenmeyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anisim on the ground.
Breckenmeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Anisim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anisim looks gassed!
Breckenmeyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breckenmeyer throwing strikes but missing.
Breckenmeyer throws and elbow that misses. Anisim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breckenmeyer's guard. Nice move by Anisim!
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.
Breckenmeyer wants to stand but Anisim is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Breckenmeyer throws a nice looking combination but Anisim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Breckenmeyer.
Breckenmeyer drops Anisim with a big left hand! Anisim is injured, injured bad! Breckenmeyer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Breckenmeyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faria Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Pranwkanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faria Lima!
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, Igor Pranwkanko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lima.
Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pranwkanko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pranwkanko trying to get back to full guard but Lima takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pranwkanko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lima.
Lima swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pranwkanko is now in Lima's guard. A big mistake from Lima there, giving up the dominant position!
Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pranwkanko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pranwkanko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pranwkanko wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Pranwkanko landing some decent shots from guard.
Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pranwkanko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pranwkanko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pranwkanko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima has his foot on Pranwkanko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pranwkanko works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Pranwkanko is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pranwkanko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pranwkanko's guard.
Lima wants to pass the guard but Pranwkanko is keeping the position.
Lima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pranwkanko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pranwkanko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pranwkanko!
Lima tries to control but Pranwkanko manages to take his back.
Pranwkanko doesn't have the hooks in and Lima manages to turn into his guard.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pranwkanko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pranwkanko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pranwkanko keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pranwkanko wants to sweep but no luck.
Pranwkanko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pranwkanko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pranwkanko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lima puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pranwkanko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lima looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pranwkanko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pranwkanko working for a triangle but Lima defends it easily.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pranwkanko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lima wants to control from the top but Pranwkanko keeps moving.
Lima forces his way into half guard.
Lima working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pranwkanko's thigh. Pranwkanko counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pranwkanko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lima is one step ahead there.
Pranwkanko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pranwkanko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pranwkanko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pranwkanko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima drops back looking for a leg! Pranwkanko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pranwkanko manages to kick Lima off! Lima jumps back into Pranwkanko's guard.
Pranwkanko looking for a triangle here. Lima is fighting it but it looks tight! Pranwkanko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lima is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Igor Pranwkanko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov's entrance music is m.o.v.e - Blazin' Beat. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Aleksandr Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turo Vatanen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov is looking to score with low kicks.
Fedorov works Vatanen's body with a nice hook.
Vatanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fedorov. Fedorov obviously looking to wear him down.
Fedorov dodges the punch combination from Vatanen.
Vatanen misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fedorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fedorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Vatanen wants to clinch.
Vatanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fedorov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fedorov tries to get out of the position.
Vatanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vatanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vatanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedorov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vatanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fedorov tries to roll over but Vatanen keeps him under control.
Vatanen trying to control from half guard but Fedorov is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fedorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fedorov throws a series of punches but Vatanen moves out of range.
Vatanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vatanen won't allow Fedorov to sweep him here.
Vatanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fedorov keeping moving, preventing Vatanen from controlling successfully.
Vatanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vatanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fedorov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vatanen trying to move into half guard but instead Fedorov has managed to sweep!
Fedorov stays in close to Vatanen's body and controls the position.
Fedorov preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fedorov throws a leg kick but Vatanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vatanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedorov throws out the jab.
Fedorov 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.
Fedorov lands a body shot.
Vatanen looks gassed!
Vatanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vatanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vatanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Fedorov as Vatanen shoots in.
Fedorov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vatanen's hands.
Horrible takedown by Vatanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Fedorov which made him look bad.
Aleksandr Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Fedorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedorov misses with the combination.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut. Vatanen saw that one coming.
Fedorov scores with a body shot.
Vatanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vatanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vatanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vatanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Vatanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fedorov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fedorov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vatanen looking to pass the guard.
Fedorov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vatanen on the ground.
Vatanen passes Fedorov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is trying to work for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.
Vatanen wants to pass to mount but Fedorov is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatanen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fedorov!
Fedorov suckers Vatanen into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Fedorov is now in Vatanen's guard!
Vatanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fedorov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vatanen is trying to control the position but Fedorov postures up.
Fedorov trying to control but Vatanen is working from the bottom.
Vatanen is looking for a triangle but Fedorov pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fedorov stopping the sweep attempt from Vatanen.
Vatanen keeping moving, preventing Fedorov from controlling successfully.
Fedorov postures up.
Vatanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vatanen has his foot on Fedorov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fedorov works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedorov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vatanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fedorov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fedorov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fedorov looks to land a combination. Vatanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vatanen looks for a takedown but Fedorov sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vatanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vatanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Fedorov tries to sprawl out of it but Vatanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fedorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vatanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aleksandr Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Fedorov throws a series of punches but Vatanen moves out of range.
Fedorov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fedorov throws a right hand that Vatanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vatanen also avoids with ease.
Fedorov swings for the body but Vatanen moves out of range.
Vatanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Vatanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a hook but Vatanen blocks it.
Vatanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vatanen trying to control the action but Fedorov is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vatanen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen wants to control for a moment but Fedorov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Vatanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vatanen actively working from the bottom here.
Vatanen trying to control here.
Vatanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vatanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vatanen closes the distance and clinches up with Fedorov, looking for a takedown. Vatanen pushes Fedorov against the cage but Fedorov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov scores with a shot to the body.
Vatanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fedorov is fending him off so far but Vatanen persists. Nope, Fedorov circles away and we're back to standing.
Vatanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vatanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Vatanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Fedorov is retaining full guard.
Vatanen passes Fedorov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vatanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vatanen is tying to control. Fedorov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vatanen tries to pass to full mount but Fedorov defends it.
Turo Vatanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vatanen trying to control from half guard but Fedorov is working away.
Vatanen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vatanen 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.
Vatanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Fedorov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Vatanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fedorov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vatanen controlling from mount.
Fedorov tries to hold on but Vatanen pushes him away.
BOOM! Vatanen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vatanen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fedorov is on top in guard.
Vatanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vatanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Vatanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vatanen holds on and takes a little breather.
Fedorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatanen wants to improve his position but instead Fedorov has moved into half guard.
Vatanen punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Vatanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
Fedorov lands a slapping body shot.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fedorov as he jumps to the side.
Fedorov throws a front kick aimed at Vatanen's knee but Vatanen avoids it well.
Vatanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fedorov checks a low kick from Vatanen.
Fedorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fedorov misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Vatanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Fedorov which made him look bad.
Aleksandr Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Fedorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedorov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fedorov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vatanen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fedorov's guard.
Vatanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedorov managing to control the position.
Fedorov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vatanen looking to sit in guard and control but Fedorov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen has his foot on Fedorov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fedorov works his way back into a safe position though.
Vatanen controls Fedorov momentarily but Fedorov frees himself.
Vatanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fedorov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vatanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Vatanen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fedorov has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vatanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fedorov off and has taken his back!
Vatanen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fedorov wants to control his opponent's hands but Vatanen gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen missing with strikes.
Vatanen is looking for the choke from the back position but Fedorov is controlling his hands well.
You can see the frustration on Fedorov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vatanen is persistently looking for the submission but Fedorov is defending it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatanen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fedorov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fedorov finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Vatanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fedorov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fedorov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vatanen landing strikes from the mount.
Vatanen trying to control but Fedorov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to control but Vatanen is having none of it.
Vatanen wants to finish this one by submission but Fedorov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vatanen.
Fedorov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vatanen has control of Fedorov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fedorov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fedorov tries to hold on but Vatanen postures up.
Vatanen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fedorov because Vatanen loaded up on that one.
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.
Fedorov tries to hold on but Vatanen pushes him away.
Vatanen prevents Fedorov from getting the reversal.
Vatanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fedorov?
Vatanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Fedorov is having none of it.
Vatanen goes for an armbar but Fedorov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fedorov.
Vatanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vatanen looking for a triangle here. Fedorov is fighting it but it looks tight! Vatanen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fedorov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Turo Vatanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe Glassjaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hopsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe Glassjaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hopsan Barley's chin.
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240 lbs
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240 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, joe Glassjaw!
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, Hopsan Barley!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barley has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glassjaw tests Barley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barley throws a lazy uppercut
and Glassjaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Glassjaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Barley.
Barley shoots in for a takedown but Glassjaw shows good takedown defense.
Barley rushes Glassjaw and presses him up against the cage.
Glassjaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barley can't find room to land a body shot as Glassjaw controls the action.
The referee calls for Glassjaw to work.
Barley prevents Glassjaw from breaking the clinch.
Glassjaw goes for a takedown attempt but Barley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Glassjaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barley manages to avoid it.
Glassjaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barley is out of range and Glassjaw settles back down.
Nice body punch from Glassjaw.
Barley throws a head kick that misses.
Barley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glassjaw darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Barley's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Glassjaw before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). joe Glassjaw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominque Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Goran Schwarzeneg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominque Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Destroyer.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up.
Destroyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Schwarzeneg on the inside.
Schwarzeneg lands a takedown into guard.
Destroyer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schwarzeneg is sitting in close to Destroyer's body. Destroyer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Schwarzeneg is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Schwarzeneg is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Destroyer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dominque Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Joe Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Tafoya (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Johnny Joe Junior!
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, Noah Tafoya!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Tafoya sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tafoya misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Tafoya which made him look bad.
Tafoya stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Joe Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Junior takes a swing at Tafoya's ribcage but misses.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tafoya throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior tries to clinch up.
Junior throws a combination that misses
enabling Tafoya to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Tafoya counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tafoya thows a huge punch but Junior dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tafoya in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Junior tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tafoya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noah Tafoya!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Berserkergang. The key to victory for Jan Paulsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Julio!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen drops Julio with a right and a left! Paulsen comes rushing in but Julio regains his composure and manages to keep Paulsen in guard.
Julio is rocked!
It looks like Armando Julio has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julio working for a triangle but Paulsen defends it easily.
Julio is still in real trouble! Can Paulsen finish him?
Paulsen preventing the sweep.
Julio has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Paulsen has passed into side control.
Julio seems to have recovered his senses.
Julio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Julio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paulsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio wants to control but Paulsen postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Julio's ribs.
Julio looks gassed!
Paulsen misses with a two punch combination.
Julio shoots in but Paulsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Julio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Julio 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.
Julio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paulsen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paulsen has escaped and now he's on top!
Julio has an active guard here but Paulsen has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio pushes Paulsen off but Paulsen dives into side control.
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!
Paulsen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Julio is looking for a sweep.
Julio sneaks back into half guard.
Julio wants to improve his position but Paulsen is controlling well.
Julio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paulsen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Julio works to full guard.
Julio has his foot on Paulsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paulsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Julio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paulsen wants to stand but Julio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Julio throws his legs up looking for a submission but Paulsen uses it to pass to side control.
Julio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Paulsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Julio on the ground.
Julio regains half guard.
Julio is controlling Paulsen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Julio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Julio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Julio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando Julio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Julio feints and as Paulsen raises his hands in defense, Julio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Julio wants to control from the top but Paulsen keeps moving.
Julio is pushing down on Paulsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paulsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Julio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Julio is keen to just control but Paulsen is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Julio.
Julio is breathing heavily.
Paulsen is trying to stand back up but Julio is controlling him
Julio trying to pass the guard but Paulsen defending well.
Paulsen looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen has one foot on Julio's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Jan Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulsen is trying to stand back up but Julio is controlling him
Julio moves nicely into side control.
Julio swings around for an armbar but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Julio's guard.
Julio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Julio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paulsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio wants to sweep but no luck.
Julio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paulsen stands and steps away. Julio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paulsen throws a right hand that Julio ducks under and follows up with a left that Julio also avoids with ease.
Julio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Julio lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio wants to control from the top but Paulsen keeps moving.
Julio tries to free his leg and advance position but Paulsen is retaining full guard.
Paulsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Julio is controlling him.
Paulsen keeping full guard, as Julio tries to pass.
Julio trying to move into half guard but instead Paulsen has managed to sweep!
Julio wants to control but Paulsen passes easily into half guard.
Julio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paulsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulsen scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paulsen.
Julio is rocked!
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Julio moves out of range.
Julio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paulsen wants to get back to his feet but Julio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Julio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armando Julio'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.
Julio gets a takedown into half guard.
Julio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paulsen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Julio.
Paulsen is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio misses with a head shot. Paulsen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Paulsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulsen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen keeping moving, preventing Julio from controlling successfully.
Julio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Paulsen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Julio, into his guard.
Julio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Julio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paulsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paulsen preventing the sweep.
Armando Julio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paulsen tries to stand but Julio is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Julio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paulsen stands and steps away. Julio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Paulsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulsen stuffs the takedown.
Paulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulsen misses with a wild combination.
Paulsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paulsen wants to stand up but Julio is controlling him.
Juliois looking to pass into half guard but Paulsen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Paulsen is in guard.
Julio wants to sweep here but Paulsen controlling him for the moment.
Julio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Julio keeping moving, preventing Paulsen from controlling successfully.
Julio pushes a forearm under Paulsen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Paulsen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armando Julio!
Armando Julio is the new heavyweight champion!
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