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RC 11 - Nikifor vs. Dean PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Feast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Travoltares (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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Feast!
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, John Travoltares!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travoltares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Feast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Feast looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Travoltares looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Travoltares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Feast really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Travoltares wants to control from the top but Feast keeps moving.
Travoltares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Travoltares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Feast is proving hard to escape from.
Travoltares trying to control but Feast is working from the bottom.
Travoltares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Feast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Feast throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Travoltares seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feast looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Travoltares trying to control but Feast is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Travoltares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Feast to the mat! Feast manages to get full guard.
Feast will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Travoltares is stalling in the full guard.
Travoltares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travoltares trying to control the position from guard on top but Feast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travoltares won't allow Feast to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feast is working hard here to advance position.
Travoltares drops back looking for a leg! Feast is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Feast manages to kick Travoltares off! Travoltares jumps back into Feast's guard.
Travoltares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Travoltares forces his way into half guard.
Travoltares slows the pace down in half guard.
Feast slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travoltares looking to pass the guard.
Feast wants to improve his position but instead Travoltares has moved into half guard.
Feast is not content to let Travoltares control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travoltares with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Travoltares is thwarting Feast's attempts to control the position.
Travoltares works his way into side control.
Travoltares gets to mount! Feast was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Travoltares controlling the pace for now.
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.
Feast is trying desperately to improve position.
Travoltares wants to finish this one by submission but Feast is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Travoltares.
Feast is in all sorts of trouble here.
Travoltares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Feast is looking to escape.
Travoltares get's back to his feet.
Travoltares feints and as Feast raises his hands in defense, Travoltares changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Travoltares stays in close to Feast's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Travoltares dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Feast throws a head kick but Travoltares moves out of range.
Travoltares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Travoltares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Travoltares looking to control but Feast is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Feast is trying to escape the mount.
Travoltares controlling the pace for now.
Feast bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Feast wants to pass the guard but Travoltares is keeping the position.
Travoltares wants to get back to his feet but Feast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feast being controlled here momentarily.
Feast trying to control the position from guard on top but Travoltares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feast is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Travoltares is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Travoltares has escaped and now he's on top!
Feast controls Travoltares momentarily but Travoltares frees himself.
Travoltares trying to control the position from guard on top but Feast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travoltares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Feast bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Travoltares's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travoltares is pulling down on Feast's head. It's preventing any offense from Feast, at least for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Travoltares just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Travoltares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Feast is not content to let Travoltares control the position.
Feast makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Feast.
Travoltares is stalling in the full guard.
Feast keeping full guard, as Travoltares tries to pass.
Travoltares stands up from Feast's guard - Travoltares perhaps looking for a knockout.
Feast tries to clinch but Travoltares is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feast finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Travoltares darts in and clinches Feast up against the cage.
Feast can't break the clinch.
Feast has Travoltares pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Travoltares manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Travoltares breaks the clinch.
Travoltares throws a nice looking combination but Feast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Feast throws a nice head kick!
Feast tries to clinch but Travoltares moves away
and Travoltares counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Feast's guard now.
Travoltares is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Feast has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Travoltares is looking to defend but Feast has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Travoltares! Feast pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Travoltares taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aleksander Feast!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svern Ferrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philean Mincemeat (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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svern Ferrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philean Mincemeat!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mincemeat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Mincemeat finds it's target.
Ferrus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svern Ferrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrus moves away from the strike by Mincemeat.
Ferrus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mincemeat but Mincemeat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mincemeat swivels and escapes.
Ferrus shoots in for a takedown but Mincemeat shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svern Ferrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mincemeat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mincemeat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrus moves away.
Mincemeat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferrus's head.
Ferrus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mincemeat is fending him off so far but Ferrus persists. Nope, Mincemeat circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mincemeat swivels and escapes.
Ferrus throws a low kick, looking for Mincemeat's leg but Mincemeat calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Ferrus or perhaps it was just good defense by Mincemeat which made him look bad.
Mincemeat checks a low kick from Ferrus.
Mincemeat checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferrus shoots for a double leg takedown but Mincemeat sprawls well. He's pushed Ferrus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ferrus tries to land a leg kick but Mincemeat saw it coming and moves away.
Mincemeat connects with a body shot.
Ferrus is breathing heavily.
Mincemeat lands a nice hook to Ferrus's body. Ferrus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferrus dodges the punch combination from Mincemeat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferrus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mincemeat is out of range and Ferrus settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferrus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mincemeat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mincemeat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferrus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mincemeat checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mincemeat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferrus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mincemeat.
Mincemeat checks a low kick from Ferrus.
Mincemeat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mincemeat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mincemeat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferrus rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ferrus is predictable there
letting Mincemeat counter with a right hand.
Ferrus throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferrus throws a leg kick
and Mincemeat counters with a two punch combo.
Ferrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferrus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mincemeat turns into him and now he's in Ferrus's guard.
Mincemeat trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrus 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.
Ferrus throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mincemeat uses it to pass to side control.
Mincemeat just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mincemeat's best efforts.
Ferrus is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mincemeat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferrus's head.
Ferrus is trying to get back to full guard.
Mincemeat is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ferrus can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mincemeat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferrus is looking to escape.
The referee warns Ferrus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philean Mincemeat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferrus shoots and misses
and Mincemeat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferrus misses with a leg kick
and Mincemeat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Ferrus misses
letting Mincemeat counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Mincemeat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A right-left combo lands from Mincemeat.
Mincemeat scores with a hook.
Mincemeat thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mincemeat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mincemeat looks to throw the jab but Ferrus is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Decent striking displayed by Mincemeat there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus throws a leg kick
and Mincemeat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mincemeat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferrus on the side of the head.
Philean Mincemeat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferrus throws a leg kick
and Mincemeat counters with a three punch combo that has Ferrus backing up. Ferrus nods at Mincemeat to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mincemeat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferrus is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Ferrus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mincemeat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Mincemeat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferrus doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Ferrus shoots and misses
and Mincemeat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mincemeat counters with a stiff right hand.
Mincemeat works Ferrus's body with a nice hook.
Ferrus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus 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.
Ferrus slips nicely into half guard.
Ferrus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mincemeat is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ferrus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mincemeat's face.
Ferrus looking to finish Mincemeat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mincemeat!
Ferrus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mincemeat is now in Ferrus's guard. A big mistake from Ferrus there, giving up the dominant position!
Ferrus working for a triangle but Mincemeat defends it easily.
Ferrus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mincemeat has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mincemeat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ferrus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mincemeat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ferrus tries to roll over but Mincemeat keeps him under control.
Ferrus moves into full guard.
Ferrus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mincemeat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferrus wants to sweep here but Mincemeat controlling him for the moment.
Ferrus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mincemeat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mincemeat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mincemeat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferrus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mincemeat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ferrus is tightening it up a little... Mincemeat has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mincemeat reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mincemeat taps out! nice BJJ there by Ferrus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Svern Ferrus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Despres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is Genetic Repo Man. 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
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Despres!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Despres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drago's waist but Drago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Despres off to one side.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Despres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Despres instigates a clinch.
Drago scores with a knee to the head.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Despres is controlling the position.
Drago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Simon Despres has been cut.
Drago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Despres's face.
Despres is rocked!
Drago pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Despres! Drago unloads with more strikes and Despres sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bragi Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boudewijn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
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, Bragi Olafsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boudewijn to the mat! Boudewijn manages to get full guard.
Olafsson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olafsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olafsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boudewijn wants to stand and escape but Olafsson is having none of it.
Olafsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boudewijn is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudewijn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boudewijn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olafsson on the ground.
Boudewijn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Olafsson.
Olafsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boudewijn connects with a nice looking jab.
Olafsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Olafsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boudewijn!
Boudewijn is trying to stand.
Olafsson lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olafsson goes for an armbar but Boudewijn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boudewijn.
Olafsson looking for a guillotine here but Boudewijn defends easily.
Olafsson looks gassed!
Boudewijn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Olafsson's guard.
Olafsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Boudewijn has his hands clasped together but Olafsson extends an breaks Boudewijn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Olafsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bragi Olafsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enae Volare Mezzo. 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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
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, Ruslan Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Cormack Labrador has been cut.
Labrador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Labrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Labrador tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Labrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a double jab.
Pavlyuchenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Labrador wants to clinch.
Labrador lands with a nice body punch.
Pavlyuchenko looks gassed!
Pavlyuchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Labrador.
Labrador ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Labrador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Labrador tries to clinch but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Labrador jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cormack Labrador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko throws a nice looking combination but Labrador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Labrador throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlyuchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Labrador misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Labrador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Labrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko thows a leg kick but Labrador checks it
and Labrador moves into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Labrador.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Labrador.
Labrador blocks an uppercut.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Labrador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Labrador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Labrador lands an elbow just above Pavlyuchenko 's eye.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Labrador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko blocks an elbow strike from Labrador.
Labrador lands a nice elbow.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Labrador looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Pavlyuchenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pavlyuchenko wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Pavlyuchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Pavlyuchenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Labrador has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlyuchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlyuchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavlyuchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Pavlyuchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Labrador.
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
Labrador lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ruslan Pavlyuchenko has been cut.
Pavlyuchenko can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador keeps control of Pavlyuchenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlyuchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavlyuchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Labrador landing knees to the head.
Pavlyuchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Labrador.
Labrador prevents Pavlyuchenko from breaking the clinch.
Labrador lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Labrador tries to land a knee to the head but Pavlyuchenko blocks with his arms.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labrador missing with knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko dodges an elbow strike from Labrador.
Labrador prevents Pavlyuchenko from breaking the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlyuchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labrador slips a jab and a cross from Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Labrador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Labrador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labrador waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Labrador counter with a right hand.
Labrador is looking to clinch but Pavlyuchenko is avoiding it.
Labrador moves into range and clinches up with Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Labrador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Labrador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Labrador missing with knees to the body.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Labrador connects with a knee to the head.
Labrador lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Labrador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Labrador scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Labrador has double underhooks.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlyuchenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Labrador throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Pavlyuchenko shrugs off.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Labrador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pavlyuchenko's face.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Labrador has double underhooks.
Pavlyuchenko can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Labrador moves in looking to clinch but Pavlyuchenko pushes him off.
Labrador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavlyuchenko throws a combination. Labrador tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Labrador misses with a body kick.
Labrador tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Labrador dodges the punch combination from Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Labrador duly obliges.
Labrador tries to clinch there but Pavlyuchenko circles away.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pavlyuchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Labrador with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Labrador throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a left and a right that stings Labrador.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Labrador counters by moving into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador misses with a knee strike.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Labrador is pressed up against the cage. Pavlyuchenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Labrador down to the mat. Labrador avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Labrador tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Labrador blocks the leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pavlyuchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Labrador.
Labrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a punch to the head.
Labrador slips a jab and a cross from Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador tries to clinch there but Pavlyuchenko circles away.
Labrador is looking to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right and a left that Labrador avoids nicely.
Labrador works Pavlyuchenko's body with a nice hook.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right hand that Labrador ducks under and follows up with a left that Labrador also avoids with ease.
Labrador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pavlyuchenko can do to turn this around?
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild combination.
Pavlyuchenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Labrador. Labrador gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pavlyuchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlyuchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Labrador gets a clinch.
Labrador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Pavlyuchenko shrugs off.
Labrador is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Labrador's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavlyuchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Pavlyuchenko's ribcage.
Pavlyuchenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Labrador.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Labrador is keeping busy.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavlyuchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador stops a takedown attempt from Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Labrador scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlyuchenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Pavlyuchenko's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlyuchenko.
Labrador is rocked!
Pavlyuchenko breaks from the clinch.
Oh Labrador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavlyuchenko lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Labrador is looking to close the distance but Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Labrador crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Labrador is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ruslan Pavlyuchenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Volka Brasehrava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hardwick (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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270 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, Volka Brasehrava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Hardwick!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasehrava punishes Hardwick's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardwick tries to clinch but Brasehrava moves out of range.
Brasehrava swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardwick.
Brasehrava shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardwick tries to sprawl out of it but Brasehrava keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardwick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardwick misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardwick stuffs the takedown attempt from Brasehrava. Brasehrava gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardwick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardwick just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwick is looking to clinch but Brasehrava is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brasehrava tries to clinch there but Hardwick circles away.
Hardwick throws a head kick but Brasehrava moves out of range.
Hardwick throws a head kick but Brasehrava moves out of range.
Brasehrava fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volka Brasehrava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brasehrava fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick stuffs the takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hardwick has eaten all the pies!
Hardwick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brasehrava shoots for a takedown but Hardwick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hank Hardwick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brasehrava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardwick tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardwick.
Brasehrava misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brasehrava checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brasehrava looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brasehrava has a takedown stuffed.
A clash of legs there as Brasehrava blocks the low kick.
Hardwick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardwick missing with knees to the body.
Brasehrava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardwick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brasehrava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brasehrava dodges an elbow strike from Hardwick.
Brasehrava avoiding damage as Hardwick throws knees to the body.
Hardwick crunches a lovely knee into Brasehrava's ribcage.
Hardwick misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardwick tries to land a knee to the head but Brasehrava blocks with his arms.
Hardwick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brasehrava is breathing heavily.
Brasehrava is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardwick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardwick missing with knees to the body.
Hardwick looking to throw knees to the head but Brasehrava is blocking nicely.
Hardwick scores with a knee to the head.
Brasehrava pulls guard successfully.
Brasehrava has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardwick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasehrava trying to keep a closed guard but Hardwick is proving a slippery customer.
Hardwick tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasehrava is retaining full guard.
Brasehrava will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasehrava controls Hardwick momentarily but Hardwick frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brasehrava is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardwick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brasehrava drops back looking for a leg! Hardwick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hardwick manages to kick Brasehrava off! Brasehrava jumps back into Hardwick's guard.
Brasehrava trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardwick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasehrava 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.
Brasehrava pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardwick is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brasehrava working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brasehrava is fighting to break Hardwick's control of his arms but Hardwick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hardwick is trying to keep Brasehrava in close.
Brasehrava wants to control from the top but Hardwick keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brasehrava closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brasehrava lands in his opponent's guard.
Hardwick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hank Hardwick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Hardwick as Brasehrava shoots in.
Hank Hardwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasehrava fails to land the takedown.
Hardwick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volka Brasehrava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brasehrava motions for Hardwick to come forward. Brasehrava throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brasehrava throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardwick's waist but Hardwick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brasehrava off to one side.
Brasehrava throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardwick's waist but Hardwick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brasehrava off to one side.
Hardwick instigates a clinch.
Hardwick scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardwick trying to land knees to the body.
Hardwick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardwick pushes off an throws an elbow but Brasehrava leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brasehrava blocks an elbow strike.
Hardwick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardwick throws an elbow but misses.
Hardwick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brasehrava stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brasehrava changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hardwick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brasehrava fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick misses with a body kick.
Brasehrava shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardwick as he jumps to the side.
Brasehrava shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardwick tries to clinch there but Brasehrava circles away.
Brasehrava looks to land a combination. Hardwick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brasehrava thows a body shot but no joy.
Brasehrava shoots in and bounces Hardwick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brasehrava wants to control from the top but Hardwick keeps moving.
Hardwick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brasehrava. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brasehrava decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardwick, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasehrava fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardwick swats away the attempt to clinch by Brasehrava.
Brasehrava feints and as Hardwick raises his hands in defense, Brasehrava changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brasehrava wants to pass the guard but Hardwick is keeping the position.
Brasehrava forces his way into half guard.
Brasehrava is stalling here. Hardwick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brasehrava seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hardwick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brasehrava tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasehrava sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brasehrava is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Hardwick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brasehrava makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brasehrava.
Hardwick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Brasehrava had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hardwick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brasehrava Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hardwick's back instead.
Hardwick trying to control but not successfully.
Brasehrava is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hardwick knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hardwick for a finish.
Brasehrava looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volka Brasehrava dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brasehrava looks for the body kick but Hardwick saw that one coming.
Brasehrava throws a left that rocks Hardwick and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Brasehrava dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hardwick regain composure!
Hardwick is rocked!
Brasehrava wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardwick keeps working.
Hardwick is still in real trouble! Can Brasehrava finish him?
Brasehrava wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardwick, who protects the arm well.
Hardwick seems to have recovered his senses.
Brasehrava misses with the ground and pound.
Brasehrava tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brasehrava has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasehrava tries for a kimura but Hardwick is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardwick tries to buck Brasehrava off but Brasehrava is having none of it.
Brasehrava wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardwick keeps working.
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.
Brasehrava stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hardwick gets a clinch.
Hardwick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brasehrava's face.
Brasehrava blocks the elbow strike.
Hardwick is pressed up against the cage. Brasehrava has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardwick down to the mat. Hardwick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardwick tries to clinch up but Brasehrava circles away and keeps his distance.
Brasehrava fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardwick feints and then cracks Brasehrava's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasehrava down.
Hardwick swats away the attempt to clinch by Brasehrava.
Hardwick clinches but Brasehrava breaks the clinch
and Brasehrava counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardwick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brasehrava pushes down on Hardwick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasehrava not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brasehrava is working for a kimura but Hardwick is defending it quite comfortably.
Hardwick is looking for a sweep. Brasehrava is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brasehrava decides to stand and escape the position.
Brasehrava bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brasehrava thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brasehrava moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasehrava can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardwick is looking to escape.
Brasehrava throws some wild stikes that Hardwick manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasehrava looking for a guillotine from mount but Hardwick is having none of it.
Brasehrava with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volka Brasehrava showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brasehrava has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volka Brasehrava!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Dig by Incubus. David Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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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, David Johnson!
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, Aleksandr Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Molotov's body. Molotov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Molotov is working to get back to half guard.
Molotov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Molotov tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson breaks from Molotov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Molotov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Molotov wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Molotov tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Molotov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Molotov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Molotov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Molotov looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Molotov is having none of it.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Molotov is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Molotov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Molotov wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Molotov tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Molotov is rocked!
The referee warns Molotov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Molotov is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Molotov hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson 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.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Molotov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Molotov tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Molotov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Molotov seems to have recovered his senses.
Molotov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Molotov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Molotov is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Molotov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Molotov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Molotov is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Molotov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnson. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Molotov stuffs the takedown.
Molotov misses with a few strikes there.
Molotov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Molotov's guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Molotov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Molotov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson pushes Molotov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Molotov!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov is breathing heavily.
Molotov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson won't let Molotov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Molotov is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Molotov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Molotov tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Molotov wants to try and get back to his feet.
Molotov is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Molotov is looking to escape.
Molotov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Molotov is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Molotov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Molotov wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Molotov wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Molotov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Molotov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
The referee warns Molotov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Molotov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Molotov is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
David Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molotov is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but Molotov dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Molotov tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson stops Molotov from standing up.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Molotov had control of the position.
Molotov has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A left and a right from Molotov both land. Nice combination.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Molotov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Molotov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Molotov is in full control for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position but Molotov manages to sink in the hooks.
Johnson is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molotov connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Johnson to escape the position.
Molotov doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson stands and steps away. Molotov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson walks straight into a right hand from Molotov - that's dropped him! Molotov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Johnson from any more punishment! Johnson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aleksandr Molotov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phyuck Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yu's choice of entrance music: Jah Guide. Phyuck Yu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phyuck Yu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas misses with a two punch combination.
Yu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruas looking for submissions off his back.
Ruas manages to get to full guard.
Ruas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yu tries to improve his position but Ruas has taken his back! Ruas has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Yu tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Ruas pushes Yu away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco Ruas!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simo Haeiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Bruzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haeiski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Johnny - Beatiful Morning. Bruzinski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hello kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simo Haeiski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Bruzinski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruzinski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bruzinski trying to control the action but Haeiski is working from the bottom.
Haeiski is looking for a sweep.
Haeiski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bruzinski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Haeiski stops Bruzinski from passing to mount.
Check out the look on Bruzinski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Haeiski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bruzinski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haeiski defends it well.
Bruzinski wants to pass to mount but Haeiski is defending the position.
Bruzinski is working for a kimura but Haeiski is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haeiski is looking to improve his position.
Bruzinski stops Haeiski from getting back to his feet.
Bruzinski wants to pass to mount but Haeiski is defending the position.
Bruzinski controlling the action here.
Haeiski trying to control but Bruzinski postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Haeiski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haeiski is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruzinski has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruzinski'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.
Haeiski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bruzinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haeiski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruzinski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haeiski is trying to trip Bruzinski. He has hold of a leg but Bruzinski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haeiski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Haeiski wants to get up but he can't break Bruzinski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Haeiski is posturing up here but Bruzinski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Haeiski tries to roll out but it's too tight and Haeiski has to tap! Slick submission there by Bruzinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Bruzinski!
Vladimir Bruzinski is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
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, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nikifor as he avoids it easily.
Nikifor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Nikifor which made him look bad.
Nikifor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikifor lands with a right and another and another! Dean is in big trouble! Nikifor lands again and this time it's lights out for Dean! A quality knockout there for Nikifor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maksim Nikifor!
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