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Bear Brawl 2009 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenni Salonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovechkin's entrance music is Metallica - Seek and Destroy. A fine choice. Alexander Ovechkin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenni Salonen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jenni Salonen has been cut.
Ovechkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salonen is rocked!
Salonen shoots for a takedown but Ovechkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovechkin finish him?
Ovechkin closes the distance looking for a takedown. Salonen stuffs it but Ovechkin still has hold of him. Ovechkin picks Salonen up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Ovechkin slams Salonen to the floor and that's really hurt Salonen - he doesn't know where he is! Ovechkin throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Ovechkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elite Oneday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lookin out my back door kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elite Oneday!
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, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneday clinches.
Lebowski breaks the clinch.
Oneday throws a head kick but Lebowski moves out of range.
Oneday keeps Lebowski at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick by Lebowski misses
and Oneday counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lebowski!
Lebowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lebowski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Oneday prevents Lebowski from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneday tries to control but Lebowski wriggling away.
Lebowski is looking to improve his position but Oneday isn't that keen on the idea.
Lebowski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lebowski working to try and regain half guard.
Lebowski looks gassed!
Oneday controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneday seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lebowski for as long as he can get away with.
Lebowski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oneday is pulling down on Lebowski's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oneday is on top in guard.
Oneday slips nicely into half guard.
Lebowski wants to stand back up but Oneday manages to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneday decides to stand back up. Oneday steps back and let's Lebowski get back to his feet.
Oneday tries to clinch but Lebowski moves out of range.
Oneday will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and Oneday counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lebowski's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneday working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oneday slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oneday gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oneday 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.
Oneday pushes down on Lebowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oneday with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lebowski kicks off Oneday and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and Oneday counters by moving into the clinch.
Lebowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lebowski tries to break the clinch but Oneday is controlling the position.
Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneday shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lebowski but Lebowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oneday fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elite Oneday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebowski throws a head kick but Oneday moves out of range.
Lebowski connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Oneday to the floor! Lebowski dives in looking for the finish!
Oneday is rocked!
It looks like Elite Oneday has been cut.
Lebowski not doing much here.
Oh Oneday is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lebowski decides to return to a standing position.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lebowski.
Oneday seems to have got his legs back now.
Lebowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oneday dodges the punch combination from Lebowski.
Oneday tries for a takedown but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oneday fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lebowski misses.
Lebowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lebowski swivels and escapes.
Lebowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oneday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oneday looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lebowski is fending him off so far but Oneday persists. Nope, Lebowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Lebowski rushes Oneday and presses him up against the cage.
Oneday wants to break free but Lebowski has control.
Oneday tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lebowski smiles and moves away.
Lebowski lunges at Oneday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oneday's hand.
Horrible takedown by Oneday or perhaps it was just good defense by Lebowski which made him look bad.
Lebowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oneday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lebowski tries to avoid it but Oneday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lebowski to the ground. Lebowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oneday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lebowski swings widly with a right hand
and Oneday moves into the clinch.
Oneday tries to score a body lock takedown but Lebowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lebowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Oneday won't allow it.
Lebowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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 Elite Oneday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elite Oneday's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oneday avoids the head kick by Lebowski.
A head kick misses from Oneday.
Oneday cracks Lebowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oneday darts in and clinches Lebowski up against the cage.
Oneday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oneday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lebowski tries to avoid it but Oneday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lebowski to the ground. Lebowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lebowski misses the shot to the body.
Oneday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebowski blocks the body kick.
Oneday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lebowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and Oneday counters with a shoot takedown. Lebowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Lebowski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oneday has passed into side control.
Lebowski is looking to get back to his feet here but Oneday is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lebowski's back.
Oneday is landing with strikes from the back.
Oneday is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lebowski is defending well though. Oneday let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneday softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Oneday controlling the positon.
Oneday doesn't have the hooks in and Lebowski manages to turn into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lebowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oneday uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lebowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oneday, pushing him back against the cage.
Oneday stalling against the cage.
Lebowski is trying to break free.
Lebowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oneday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oneday could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oneday successfully pulls guard.
Oneday manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneday controlling from the full mount.
Lebowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elite Oneday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oneday tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lebowski is looking to improve his position but Oneday isn't that keen on the idea.
Lebowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is looking to improve his position.
Oneday scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lebowski pushes Oneday off and gets back to his feet.
Oneday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oneday looks for a takedown but Lebowski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elite Oneday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Lebowski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Oneday.
Lebowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oneday counters with a body kick.
Oneday circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oneday gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lebowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oneday has him pressed against the cage.
Lebowski prevents a body shot from Oneday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oneday turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Oneday manages to end up in side control.
Oneday controls the position.
Lebowski tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Oneday biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lebowski looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneday is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lebowski is defending well though. Oneday let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elite Oneday dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elite Oneday's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oneday circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oneday counters with a head kick.
Oneday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oneday.
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.
Lebowski throws Oneday to one side and escapes!
Oneday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lebowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oneday decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oneday seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lebowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lebowski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Oneday manages to move to mount!
Lebowski is in a horrible position here. Oneday smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lebowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneday lands a heavy elbow.
Lebowski can't escape the position.
Oneday controlling from the full mount.
Lebowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lebowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lebowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oneday with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lebowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oneday trying to control but Lebowski is having none of it.
Lebowski is looking to get to half guard.
Oneday in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lebowski tries to improve his position but instead Oneday has taken his back!
Lebowski is trapped and Oneday is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oneday tries to get the hooks in deep but Lebowski pushed the leg off.
Oneday is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lebowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Oneday is trying to stick to Lebowski's back but Lebowski is turning into Oneday. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oneday's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lebowski.
Oneday pushes Lebowski off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneday feints and as Lebowski raises his hands in defense, Oneday changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oneday scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lebowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lebowski wants to get back to his feet but Oneday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lebowski tries to strike from the bottom.
Lebowski pushes Oneday off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lebowski lands a brutal head kick. Oneday looks out on his feet and Lebowski throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jeffrey Lebowski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben The Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorbo Klicknakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorbo Klicknakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruben The Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorbo Klicknakov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Bear looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Klicknakov lands with a big right hook that stumbles The Bear - he's out on his feet here! Klicknakov follows up with another monster hook that separates The Bear from consciousness! The Bear falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Klicknakov stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorbo Klicknakov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between VJ Moilanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyde Load (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VJ Moilanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, VJ Moilanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hyde Load!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Load misses with a body shot.
Moilanen tries for a takedown but Load sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moilanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Load moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Load is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Load takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moilanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Load.
VJ Moilanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Load.
Load closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Load cracks Moilanen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Load is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moilanen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Load landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Load connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moilanen some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moilanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Load off and has taken his back!
Load is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Load trying to get back to his feet but Moilanen is in full control for now.
Load trying to control the action but Moilanen just sinks the hooks in.
Moilanen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moilanen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Moilanen is breathing heavily.
Load rolls, trying to escape but Moilanen keeps control of the position.
Load tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Load is looking to improve his position but Moilanen isn't that keen on the idea.
Moilanen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Load has worked his arm free - good work by Load!
Moilanen prevents Load from escaping the position.
Load is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moilanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moilanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Load manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Load is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Load feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moilanen's calf.
Load swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Moilanen blocks the low kick.
Load drives through with a takedown into guard.
Load advances position into side control!
Load lands a nice forearm strike.
Load wants to control but Moilanen is keeping him busy.
Moilanen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Load lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moilanen down.
Moilanen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Load's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Load looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moilanen looking for submissions off his back.
Load is trying to control the action in half guard but Moilanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moilanen misses with a double jab.
Moilanen throws the kick towards the body but Load avoids it.
Moilanen connects with the punch.
Load swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moilanen throws a series of punches but Load avoids them all with ease.
Moilanen swings for the body but Load moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Moilanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moilanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moilanen thuds a left hand into Load's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moilanen misses with a two punch combination.
Moilanen has his takedown stuffed
and Load counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Load winds up and cracks Moilanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Load working the head and body with strikes.
Load working the head and body with strikes.
Load looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moilanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moilanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Load missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moilanen actively working from the bottom here.
Load is keen to just control but Moilanen is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Load misses with a wild combination.
Load throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Load takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Load pushes Moilanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Load.
Load using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moilanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Load tries to work over Moilanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyde Load dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Load swings for the body but Moilanen moves out of range.
Load clinches up with Moilanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Load wants a takedown.
Moilanen is trying to break the clinch but Load has him pressed against the cage.
Load has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moilanen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moilanen can't break the clinch.
Moilanen tries to break the clinch but Load is controlling the position.
Moilanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moilanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Load just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moilanen's brow.
Load throws a knee to the head but misses.
Load throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moilanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Moilanen avoiding damage as Load throws knees to the body.
Load misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moilanen.
Moilanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moilanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Load misses with a knee strike.
Load prevents Moilanen from breaking the clinch.
Load missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Load looking for a takedown.
VJ Moilanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyde Load.
Moilanen wants to break free but Load has control.
Load holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Load can't find room to land a body shot as Moilanen controls the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moilanen avoiding damage as Load throws knees to the body.
Moilanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Load has him pressed against the cage.
Load pushes off an throws an elbow but Moilanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Load throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moilanen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Load tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moilanen's elbow.
Load looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Load goes for a takedown attempt but Moilanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Load blocks a head kick by Moilanen.
Moilanen connects with the punch.
Load misses with a series of wild punches.
Load drives through and clinches with Moilanen against the cage.
Load trying to land knees to the body.
Moilanen blocking some punches.
Moilanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Load drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moilanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Load scores with a takedown into Moilanen's guard.
Load works over Moilanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Load chips away with some ground and pound.
Load landing some decent shots from guard.
Load trying to control the position from guard on top but Moilanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Load has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moilanen is proving hard to escape from.
Moilanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Load connects with a couple of short punches.
Moilanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Load postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Load must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moilanen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Load is defending well. Moilanen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Load has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Moilanen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). VJ Moilanen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conner Mcloed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei THE EXPERIMENT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei THE EXPERIMENT is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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282 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conner Mcloed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei THE EXPERIMENT!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcloed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
THE EXPERIMENT drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
THE EXPERIMENT tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mcloed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but THE EXPERIMENT wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
THE EXPERIMENT tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mcloed's legs.
Mcloed striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mcloed is trying to control THE EXPERIMENT's posture but THE EXPERIMENT avoids it.
THE EXPERIMENT tries for a kimura but Mcloed is defending well.
Mcloed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on THE EXPERIMENT's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mcloed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time THE EXPERIMENT.
THE EXPERIMENT looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mcloed tries for a takedown but THE EXPERIMENT circles away easily
and THE EXPERIMENT counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mcloed won't be happy with that.
Mcloed wants to control but THE EXPERIMENT postures up.
THE EXPERIMENT tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no THE EXPERIMENT has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mcloed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on THE EXPERIMENT's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
THE EXPERIMENT is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
THE EXPERIMENT is pressing down on Mcloed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcloed is holding on for now.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT works his way into full mount!
THE EXPERIMENT jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mcloed manages to avoid the submission attempt.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcloed has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mcloed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT works to advance to full mount. Mcloed defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mcloed has worked his arm free - good work by Mcloed!
Mcloed tries to bench press THE EXPERIMENT off him but THE EXPERIMENT keeps the position.
THE EXPERIMENT working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Mcloed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
THE EXPERIMENT tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no THE EXPERIMENT has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mcloed is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked THE EXPERIMENT off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed keeps control of the position as THE EXPERIMENT tries to break free.
THE EXPERIMENT looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mcloed.
Mcloed is trying to stick to THE EXPERIMENT's back but THE EXPERIMENT is turning into Mcloed. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mcloed's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by THE EXPERIMENT.
Mcloed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
THE EXPERIMENT works a leg free and moves into half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT seems to be working for a kimura but Mcloed defends the submission attempt.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mcloed moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei THE EXPERIMENT dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcloed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with THE EXPERIMENT but THE EXPERIMENT pushes him off and we're back to square one.
THE EXPERIMENT fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
THE EXPERIMENT misses with a takedown attempt
and THE EXPERIMENT takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcloed tries for a takedown but THE EXPERIMENT circles away easily
and THE EXPERIMENT decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mcloed's guard.
THE EXPERIMENT pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcloed is keeping the position for now.
Mcloed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
THE EXPERIMENT trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcloed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
THE EXPERIMENT forces his way into half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT wants to pass to mount but Mcloed is defending the position.
THE EXPERIMENT passes to full mount!
Mcloed is working to get back to half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mcloed is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mcloed and THE EXPERIMENT has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
THE EXPERIMENT thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
THE EXPERIMENT is breathing heavily.
Mcloed struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcloed is looking to reverse the position.
THE EXPERIMENT working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcloed is trying to control THE EXPERIMENT's posture but THE EXPERIMENT avoids it.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcloed has escaped the position, nice work there.
THE EXPERIMENT working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcloed tries to control but THE EXPERIMENT manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT gets his hands free as Mcloed looks to control.
THE EXPERIMENT working for a choke but Mcloed is defending well.
Mcloed won't enjoy being in this position. THE EXPERIMENT looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Mcloed is tapping - it's over boys! THE EXPERIMENT picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexei THE EXPERIMENT!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cock Chestner (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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270 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
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, Cock Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrovna is looking to clinch but Chestner is avoiding it.
Chestner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexandrovna looking to control.
Chestner trying to control but Alexandrovna is working from the bottom.
Alexandrovna looking for a guillotine here but Chestner defends easily.
Chestner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alexandrovna thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chestner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chestner wants to control from the top but Alexandrovna keeps moving.
Alexandrovna had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chestner is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alexandrovna Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chestner's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna not allowing Chestner to control his hands.
Chestner wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chestner wants to escape the position.
Chestner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexandrovna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is taking a good look at Chestner as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Alexandrovna!
Alexandrovna cracks Chestner with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Chestner from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Alexandrovna is looking to control Chestner but Chestner is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Chestner is in bad spot here.
Alexandrovna cracks Chestner with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Chestner from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
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.
Chestner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Alexandrovna gets his way!
Alexandrovna has the hooks in. Chestner is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alexandrovna loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Chestner hold on?
Chestner is covering up but some of the strikes from Alexandrovna are getting through and doing damage.
Chestner is really stuck here.
Chestner looks gassed!
Alexandrovna looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Alexandrovna has the hooks in. Chestner is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alexandrovna connects with a big shot to the side of Chestner's head.
Chestner is taking damage to the body and head.
Chestner staying busy and making it hard for Alexandrovna to control.
Alexandrovna scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Chestner is keeping busy.
Chestner looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner tries to roll but Alexandrovna sticks to his back.
Alexandrovna throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Chestner!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Alexandrovna. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Alexandrovna trying to control momentarily.
Chestner tries to roll but Alexandrovna sticks to his back.
Alexandrovna working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Chestner is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Alexandrovna has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Chestner taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pyotr Alexandrovna!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between davis greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nesi Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by toxicity. Nesi Fedor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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287 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, davis greg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nesi Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
greg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fedor is fending him off so far but greg persists. Nope, Fedor circles away and we're back to standing.
greg misses with a two punch combination.
greg has managed to clinch.
greg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
greg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fedor sprawls well initially but greg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fedor actively working from the bottom here.
greg trying to mount his opponent but Fedor defends it.
greg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
greg working Fedor over with strikes.
Fedor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fedor looks gassed!
Fedor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
greg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
greg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
greg working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
greg trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
greg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
greg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fedor is proving hard to escape from.
greg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fedor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fedor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but greg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
greg trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
greg looking to pass the guard.
greg wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
greg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
greg throwing strikes from guard but Fedor blocks nicely.
greg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing greg from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
greg with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
greg feints and as Fedor raises his hands in defense, greg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
greg won't allow Fedor to sweep him here.
greg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fedor trying to strike off his back.
Fedor lands a decent shot there.
Fedor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in greg's guard.
Fedor stands and throws greg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Fedor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fedor cracks greg with a big right hand but greg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
greg striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
greg tries to bench press Fedor off him but Fedor keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fedor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
greg is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fedor working the body and head with strikes.
greg can't do much from the bottom here.
greg throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
greg is trying to improve his position.
greg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if greg tries to get out of the position.
greg keeps Fedor under control for a moment.
greg can't do much from the bottom here.
greg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
greg circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Fedor to the canvas! Fedor doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - greg keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). davis greg!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lennox (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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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saunders really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt - Lennox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lennox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saunders counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lennox's guard now.
Saunders tries to free his leg and advance position but Lennox is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lennox dives on top into guard.
Saunders wants to sweep but no luck.
Saunders looking for a guillotine here but Lennox defends easily.
Saunders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saunders is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lennox rolls with it to try and escape but Saunders cranks on the arm and Lennox is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Saunders!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hoogachunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William H Bonnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
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248 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Hoogachunga!
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, William H Bonnie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoogachunga darts in and clinches Bonnie up against the cage.
Bonnie breaks from the clinch.
Hoogachunga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonnie, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonnie breaks from the clinch.
Bonnie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoogachunga gets a clinch.
Bonnie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoogachunga is keeping busy.
Hoogachunga just leaning against Bonnie, taking a breather.
Hoogachunga lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonnie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoogachunga just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoogachunga has hold of one of Bonnie's legs. Bonnie is fighting the takedown attempt but Hoogachunga gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hoogachunga wants to control from the top but Bonnie keeps moving.
Bonnie 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.
Hoogachunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonnie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoogachunga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoogachunga is fighting to break Bonnie's control of his arms but Bonnie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie working a defensive guard here.
Hoogachungais looking to pass into half guard but Bonnie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bonnie is in guard.
Bonnie advances to half guard.
Hoogachunga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonnie on the ground.
Bonnie prevents Hoogachunga from improving his position.
Hoogachunga tries to kick Bonnie off but Bonnie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hoogachunga is breathing heavily.
Bonnie prevents Hoogachunga from improving his position.
Bonnie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bonnie looking for a submission but Hoogachunga manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoogachunga trying to control the position.
Hoogachunga wants to sweep here but Bonnie controlling him for the moment.
Hoogachunga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoogachunga tries to get out of the position.
Hoogachunga is working hard here to advance position.
Bonnie wants to stand but Hoogachunga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bonnie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonnie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoogachunga is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie passes into half guard.
Bonnie wants to take a breather but Hoogachunga is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoogachunga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonnie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoogachunga is looking to clinch.
Hoogachunga tries to clinch but Bonnie is having none of it.
Bonnie tries for a takedown but Hoogachunga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fred Hoogachunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William H Bonnie.
Bonnie shoots in for a double leg but Hoogachunga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonnie misses with a two punch combination.
Bonnie misses with a low kick as Hoogachunga jumps back.
A head kick misses from Bonnie.
Bonnie scores with a takedown into Hoogachunga's guard.
Bonnie wants to control from the top but Hoogachunga keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoogachunga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonnie is one step ahead there.
Bonnie wants to control from the top but Hoogachunga keeps moving.
Bonnie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoogachunga is keeping the position for now.
Hoogachunga has a closed guard, preventing Bonnie from standing up.
Hoogachunga is trying to keep Bonnie in close.
Hoogachunga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonnie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoogachunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hoogachunga dominated that round.
That's time! Hoogachunga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonnie tries to keep at a distance but Hoogachunga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoogachunga prevents Bonnie from breaking the clinch.
Bonnie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoogachunga tightens his grip and picks Bonnie up, before dumping him to the ground. Bonnie manages to land in guard.
Bonnie working a defensive guard here.
Hoogachunga looking to pass the guard.
Bonnie is trying to control the position but Hoogachunga postures up.
Bonnie looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonnie, not yet.
Hoogachunga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bonnie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonnie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonnie is breathing heavily.
Bonnie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoogachunga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoogachunga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bonnie won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Bonnie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Hoogachunga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bonnie is trying to control Hoogachunga's posture but Hoogachunga avoids it.
Bonnie is trying to improve his position.
Hoogachunga wants to take a breather but Bonnie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hoogachunga.
Hoogachunga postures up and lands a big shot to Bonnie's brow.
Hoogachunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonnie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Hoogachunga takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoogachunga lands an elbow inside.
Hoogachunga lands an elbow inside.
Hoogachunga stalls.
Hoogachunga gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hoogachunga tries to score a body lock takedown but Bonnie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoogachunga blocking some punches.
Hoogachunga has Bonnie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hoogachunga pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bonnie tumbling to the mat - Hoogachunga dives into Bonnie's guard.
Hoogachunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoogachunga trying to control but Bonnie is working from the bottom.
Hoogachunga connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoogachunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoogachunga trying to control but Bonnie is working from the bottom.
Bonnie looking to control but Hoogachunga passes into half guard.
Hoogachunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoogachunga wants to control but Bonnie is keeping him busy.
Bonnie trying to hold on to Hoogachunga's head to control him but Hoogachunga postures up.
Hoogachunga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonnie is looking to control Hoogachunga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bonnie avoid being mounted?
Hoogachunga is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonnie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonnie won't allow Hoogachunga to pass to mount.
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.
Bonnie is trying to control but Hoogachunga passes into side control!
Hoogachunga working the ground and pound.
Bonnie is letting Hoogachunga control him for a moment.
Hoogachunga lands a nice forearm strike.
Hoogachunga controlling the position from side mount.
Bonnie wants to control but Hoogachunga postures up.
Bonnie striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Bonnie is trying to buck Hoogachunga off.
Bonnie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hoogachunga dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bonnie doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Hoogachunga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bonnie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bonnie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoogachunga content to stall in guard here.
Bonnie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoogachunga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoogachunga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoogachunga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoogachunga pushing down on Bonnie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hoogachunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonnie defending well though.
Bonnie wants to control but Hoogachunga is keeping busy.
Bonnie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonnie tries to roll over but Hoogachunga keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoogachunga is looking to pass Bonnie's guard but actually Bonnie recovers to full guard.
Bonnie keeping moving, preventing Hoogachunga from controlling successfully.
Bonnie keeping full guard, as Hoogachunga tries to pass.
Bonnie keeping moving, preventing Hoogachunga from controlling successfully.
Bonnie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoogachunga manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoogachunga is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie trying to control the position.
Hoogachunga throwing strikes from guard but Bonnie blocks nicely.
Bonnie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hoogachunga is trying to get back to full guard.
Bonnie wants to stand but Hoogachunga has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bonnie stalling away here and it's allowed Hoogachunga to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hoogachunga lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie is fighting to break Hoogachunga's control of his arms but Hoogachunga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoogachunga 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.
Hoogachunga working a defensive guard here.
Bonnie stopping the sweep attempt from Hoogachunga.
Hoogachunga keeping moving, preventing Bonnie from controlling successfully.
Hoogachunga is looking for a triangle here but Bonnie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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.
Bonnie wants to stand but Hoogachunga has his arm trapped.
Bonnie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bonnie trying to control the position but Hoogachunga is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoogachunga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hoogachunga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bonnie is looking to improve his position but Hoogachunga isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hoogachunga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hoogachunga looking to control but Bonnie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
William H Bonnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonnie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Hoogachunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoogachunga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Hoogachunga!
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