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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and snake pliskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Page might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stoopid by Snot. pliskin has chosen I did my time as his entrance music. snake pliskin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Page!
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, snake pliskin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pliskin stuffs the takedown attempt from Page. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
pliskin moves into range and clinches up with Page.
pliskin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page looking for a takedown.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page blocking some punches.
pliskin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
pliskin breaks from the clinch.
pliskin darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
pliskin lands a takedown into guard.
pliskin trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Page keeping full guard, as pliskin tries to pass.
pliskin is working Page over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
pliskin wants to stand but Page is controlling his posture from full guard.
pliskin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pliskin wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but pliskin is one step ahead there.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Page kicks pliskin off and gets to his feet.
Page gets a takedown into half guard.
pliskin wants to get back to his feet.
Page wants to pass the guard but pliskin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pliskin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for pliskin.
pliskin keeping full guard, as Page tries to pass.
Page trying to control but pliskin is working from the bottom.
Page could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Page drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but pliskin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Page has pliskin in his guard.
pliskin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Page. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Page wants to sweep here but pliskin controlling him for the moment.
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.
Page is trying to control the position but pliskin postures up.
Page has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but pliskin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but pliskin is proving a slippery customer.
Page manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Page is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but pliskin is surviving well by controlling Page's body position as best he can.
Page seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but pliskin is holding on tight.
pliskin can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pliskin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Page wants to control but instead pliskin manages to regain half guard.
Page prevents pliskin from standing back up.
pliskin is trying to get back to full guard.
Page is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Still in half guard, Page seems content to control.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 Jimmy Page will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Page shoots in but pliskin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
pliskin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
pliskin tries to bum rush Page with a series of wild strikes but Page uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
pliskin lands with a right and another and another! Page is in big trouble! pliskin lands again and this time it's lights out for Page! A quality knockout there for pliskin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). snake pliskin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedhult's entrance music is Morbid angel - Pain divine. A fine choice. Cazz has chosen "Bloodline" by Slayer as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Vedhult!
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, Jason Cazz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazz defending well as Vedhult loads up on a big left hand.
Vedhult scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cazz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vedhult. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vedhult is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cazz is looking to get to half guard.
Cazz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vedhult moves to take his opponent's back.
Vedhult is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vedhult has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Vedhult has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cazz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Vedhult is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cazz is looking to get to half guard.
Vedhult is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cazz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cazz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vedhult looking to secure an arm triangle but Cazz defends it well.
Cazz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vedhult. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cazz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vedhult looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cazz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult moves nicely into side control.
Vedhult wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cazz, who protects the arm well.
Cazz tries to buck Vedhult off but Vedhult is having none of it.
Vedhult is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cazz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vedhult has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cazz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vedhult yanks on the arm and Cazz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vedhult.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ragnar Vedhult!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Uaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Olyanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uaz's entrance music is Velvet Revolver - Psycho Killer. A fine choice. Olyanek has chosen oy, to ne vecher as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Igor Uaz!
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, Sergei Olyanek!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olyanek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A choreographed right hand from Uaz misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Olyanek.
Uaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olyanek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Uaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olyanek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uaz, who protects the arm well.
Uaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Uaz tries to get out of the position.
Olyanek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olyanek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uaz is trying to improve his position.
Olyanek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olyanek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uaz, who protects the arm well.
Olyanek looks gassed!
Uaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olyanek prevents Uaz from improving his position.
Uaz is pressing down on Olyanek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Olyanek trying to control the position from guard on top but Uaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olyanek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uaz trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uaz wants to sweep here but Olyanek controlling him for the moment.
Olyanek 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Uaz.
Olyanek cracks Uaz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Uaz falls to his knees and Olyanek doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Olyanek!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between timmy lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think lupus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to click clik boom. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, timmy lupus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Torres !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres blocks a head kick by lupus.
lupus throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
lupus shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed lupus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres scores a takedown into full mount!
lupus wants to control but Torres is having none of it.
Torres working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
lupus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns lupus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Torres scoring with strikes but lupus is staying in there.
Torres working for a guillotine from mount but lupus is in no mood to give up.
Torres with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres landing shots from mount.
Torres blocks lupus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
lupus is desperately trying to improve his position but Torres has a good base and remains in mount.
lupus is bucking up trying to escape but Torres cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Torres looking to finish lupus with some ground and pound. This is bad for lupus!
lupus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Torres connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Torres with a couple of short strikes.
lupus tries to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Torres pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Torres lands with some vicious ground and pound - can lupus hang on?
Torres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Torres controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as lupus is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as lupus is looking to escape.
lupus tries to buck Torres off but he can't manage it.
lupus is breathing heavily.
lupus is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Torres connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Torres working lupus over with strikes here.
lupus is squirming around, avoiding Torres 's attempts to control the action.
lupus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres goes for an armbar but lupus turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from lupus.
lupus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in lupus's guard.
Torres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
lupus pushes Torres off and scrambles back to his feet.
lupus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
lupus walks into a straight right hand from Torres .
Torres scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but lupus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torres winds up and cracks lupus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lupus trying to control but Torres postures up.
lupus is trying to stand back up but Torres is controlling him
lupus wants to get back to full guard.
lupus is trying to stand back up but Torres is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lupus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres avoids the head kick by lupus.
lupus throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
lupus misses with a head kick.
lupus tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
lupus throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lupus throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from lupus.
lupus throws a head kick that misses.
Torres bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Torres dominated that round.
That's time! lupus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torres checks a leg kick.
Torres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
lupus fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres blocks a head kick by lupus.
lupus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torres .
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for lupus!
Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, lupus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
lupus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
lupus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
lupus is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Torres scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish lupus?
A nice elbow there by Torres .
Torres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lupus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Torres lands with some strikes.
lupus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Torres escapes and gets back to his feet.
Torres pushes lupus away with a front kick.
lupus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
lupus kicks off Torres and gets to his feet.
lupus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lupus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
lupus darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. lupus fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. lupus is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chris Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres trying to control but lupus is working from the bottom.
lupus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
lupus throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torres trying to control but lupus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lupus trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but lupus has wrist control.
lupus throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Torres advances to half guard.
lupus tries to kick Torres off but Torres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Torres .
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
lupus 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.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but lupus defends easily.
lupus wanted to stand there but Torres had control of the position.
Torres is trying to control the position but lupus postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lupus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
lupus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
lupus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Torres holds on and takes a little breather.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
lupus tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
Torres working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Torres closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torres lands in his opponent's guard.
Torres trying to control but lupus is working from the bottom.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but lupus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
lupus tries to strike from the bottom.
lupus tries to strike from the bottom.
lupus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Torres is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. lupus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Torres 's back instead.
Torres manages to stand up with lupus still on his back. Eventually lupus drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Torres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lupus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for lupus.
lupus keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
lupus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
lupus looking for a sweep. Not yet lupus, not yet.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but lupus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres won't allow lupus to sweep him here.
lupus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
lupus has his feet on Torres 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
lupus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
lupus looks to clinch
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
lupus throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
lupus throws a leg kick
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lupus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
lupus throws a lazy head kick
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres .
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres stands and throws lupus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Torres decides to stand back up.
timmy lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres clinches up against the cage.
lupus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres wants a takedown.
lupus crunches a lovely knee into Torres 's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lupus tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
lupus looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torres just misses with a elbow thrown towards lupus's brow.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
lupus lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from lupus misses
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by lupus.
lupus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres !
lupus prevents Torres from getting the reversal.
Torres gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres missing with punches from the bottom.
Torres is pressing down on lupus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres , not yet.
lupus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
lupus trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lupus wants to control but Torres postures up.
lupus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if lupus tries to get out of the position.
lupus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
lupus is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.
Torres working the ground and pound but lupus is defending the strikes.
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.
Torres postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
lupus struggling a bit here.
lupus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lupus gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Torres !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Serega - King Ring. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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149 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slova tries for a takedown but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slova drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slova throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragunov wants to sweep here but Slova controlling him for the moment.
Slova sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dragunov's guard.
Slova tries to pass to full mount but Dragunov defends it.
Dragunov trying to control from the bottom.
Dragunov wants to get back to his feet.
Slova wants to take a breather but Dragunov is having none of it.
Dragunov won't allow Slova to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slova tries for a takedown but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov cracks Slova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dragunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slova.
Slova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragunov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragunov manages to break the clinch.
Slova feints and as Dragunov raises his hands in defense, Slova changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slova slips nicely into half guard.
Dragunov is trying to control but can't.
Slova is looking for a kimura here.
Slova trying to control from half guard but Dragunov is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slova is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dragunov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slova landing strikes from the mount.
Slova can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragunov is looking to escape.
Slova working Dragunov over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slova.
Slova punching from mount but Dragunov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dragunov is squirming around, avoiding Slova's attempts to control the action.
Slova scoring with strikes but Dragunov is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Slova there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slova landing strikes from the mount and Dragunov is in trouble!
Slova is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dragunov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Slova looking to control but Dragunov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dragunov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slova throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dragunov working to try and regain half guard.
Dragunov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Slova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slova shoots in and drives through. Dragunov sprawls well.
Slova tries for a takedown but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slova shoots in and drives through. Dragunov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitry Slova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragunov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slova counters with a single leg into guard. Dragunov didn't expect that.
Dragunov keeping moving, preventing Slova from controlling successfully.
Slova looking to pass the guard.
Slova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slova postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Slova throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dragunov prevents Slova from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Dragunov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrey Dragunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragunov breaks from the clinch.
Dimitry Slova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragunov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slova shoots in but Dragunov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dragunov tries a head kick but it misses.
Slova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dragunov closes the distance but Slova moves to the side
and Slova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dragunov lands a knee to the head.
Dragunov missing with knees to the body.
Dragunov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slova is trying to trip Dragunov. He has hold of a leg but Dragunov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Slova persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slova throwing strikes from guard but Dragunov blocks nicely.
Slova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slova throwing strikes from guard but Dragunov blocks nicely.
Slova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragunov is keeping the position for now.
Dragunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slova postures up in Dragunov's guard and throws a big left but Dragunov blocks it.
Slova scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slova scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slova stopping the sweep attempt from Dragunov.
Slova tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragunov is retaining full guard.
Dragunov keeping moving, preventing Slova from controlling successfully.
Slova throwing strikes from guard but Dragunov blocks nicely.
Slova 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.
Slova thows a big elbow that misses.
Slova tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragunov is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dragunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dragunov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slova misses with a takedown attempt - Dragunov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragunov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragunov pushes Slova up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragunov lands a knee to the body.
Dragunov lands an elbow inside.
Slova successfully pulls guard.
Dragunov preventing the sweep.
Dragunov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry Slova dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dragunov wants to clinch but Slova slips to the side
and Slova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dragunov's guard now.
Dragunov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slova wants to pass the guard but Dragunov is keeping the position.
Slova wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.
Slova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragunov is keeping the position for now.
Slova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slova drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dragunov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dragunov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dragunov!
Slova is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Slova is looking to regain half guard here but Dragunov keeps moving and retains side control.
Slova sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dragunov decides to return to a standing position.
Slova blocks the body kick.
Slova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dragunov misses with the combination.
Dragunov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slova scores with a takedown into Dragunov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slova wants to control from the top but Dragunov keeps moving.
Slova pushes down on Dragunov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slova is looking to advance position but Dragunov won't allow it.
Slova is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Slova working Dragunov over with strikes.
Andrey Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragunov's head.
Slova is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragunov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dragunov closes the distance but Slova moves to the side
and Slova counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragunov defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slova is looking for a kimura here.
Slova tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragunov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Slova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slova is looking for a kimura here.
Slova tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragunov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitry Slova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slova, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitry Slova!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Hugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ready to Die- Andrew W.K.. Mannerheim has chosen Touch Of Red as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurtis Hugs!
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, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mannerheim clinches up against the cage.
Mannerheim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
Mannerheim is pressed up against the cage. Hugs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mannerheim down to the mat. Mannerheim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugs walks into a left hand.
It looks like Kurtis Hugs has been cut.
Mannerheim is looking to clinch.
Hugs throws a right and a left that Mannerheim avoids nicely.
Hugs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mannerheim is looking to improve his position.
Hugs stalling.
Mannerheim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hugs is working away from the top position though.
Hugs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hugs is looking for a kimura here.
Hugs trying to pass the guard but Mannerheim defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mannerheim.
A nice combination there by Hugs.
Hugs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hugs throws an off balance right hand
and Mannerheim counters with a big head kick but Hugs shrugs it off.
Hugs is breathing heavily.
Mannerheim moves out of range of the strikes.
Mannerheim moves into the clinch successfully.
Hugs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mannerheim missing with knees to the body.
Hugs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mannerheim with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hugs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannerheim'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.
Mannerheim connects with a knee to the head.
Hugs tries a body shot but Mannerheim blocks it.
Hugs is trying to stall.
Mannerheim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mannerheim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hugs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hugs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mannerheim throws a sloppy head kick and Hugs moves out of range easily.
Hugs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mannerheim counters with a nice body kick.
Mannerheim works over Hugs's head and body with a nice combination.
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim counters with a left to the body.
Hugs misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Hugs or perhaps it was just good defense by Mannerheim which made him look bad.
Hugs scores with a takedown into Mannerheim's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs wants to pass the guard but Mannerheim is keeping the position.
Hugs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mannerheim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mannerheim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hugs lands with a hook. Mannerheim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hugs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hugs throws a head kick but Mannerheim moves out of range.
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurtis Hugs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hugs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hugs missing with a left hand there. Mannerheim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mannerheim lands with a right hand.
Mannerheim lands a high kick!
Hugs lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs throws a nice head kick!
Mannerheim is rocked!
Hugs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mannerheim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugs finish him?
Hugs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hugs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannerheim checks it well.
Mannerheim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mannerheim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hugs throws a shot from downtown. Mannerheim moves away and avoids it.
Mannerheim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hugs moves away.
Hugs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannerheim seems to have recovered his senses.
Mannerheim moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannerheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mannerheim throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannerheim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mannerheim throws a sloppy head kick
and Hugs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mannerheim won't be happy with that.
Mannerheim is looking for a sweep.
Hugs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannerheim keeps working.
Hugs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurtis Hugs'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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hugs!
Mannerheim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hugs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannerheim is out of range.
Hugs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mannerheim as he jumps to the side.
Mannerheim misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Mannerheim as Hugs shoots in.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannerheim tries to clinch but Hugs is having none of it.
Hugs misses with a series of wild punches.
Mannerheim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mannerheim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hugs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mannerheim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mannerheim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannerheim with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
Mannerheim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hugs misses with a right hand
letting Mannerheim counter with a right hand.
Hugs throws a right hand that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs throws a combination that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a nice body shot.
Mannerheim tries to clinch up but Hugs circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannerheim wants to clinch up but Hugs keeps it at a distance.
Mannerheim connects with a high kick.
Mannerheim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hugs's hands.
Mannerheim tries to clinch but Hugs moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hugs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mannerheim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurtis Hugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim landing knees to the head.
Mannerheim goes for a takedown attempt but Hugs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hugs shoots in looking for a takedown. Mannerheim tries to sprawl out of it but Hugs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mannerheim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hugs thows a body kick. Mannerheim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hugs, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hugs misses with a left hand
and Mannerheim counters with a head kick. That will keep Hugs thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hugs throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hugs misses with an uppercut
and Mannerheim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hugs's guard.
Hugs is rocked!
Hugs has momentary wrist control but Mannerheim slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Hugs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mannerheim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hugs's guard.
Mannerheim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugs seems to have got his legs back now.
Mannerheim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hugs is just riding it out for now. Mannerheim eventually gives up the hold.
Hugs won't allow Mannerheim to pass to mount.
Mannerheim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hugs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mannerheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Hugs is retaining full guard.
Mannerheim postures up in Hugs's guard and throws a big left but Hugs blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hugs is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannerheim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannerheim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hugs's guard.
Hugs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannerheim scoring with some ground and pound.
Mannerheim stands up over Hugs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hugs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mannerheim is one step ahead there.
Hugs pushes Mannerheim off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses.
Hugs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannerheim checks it well.
Hugs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hugs tries to land a front kick but Mannerheim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hugs scores with a one two! Mannerheim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hugs throws a lazy uppercut
and Mannerheim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mannerheim tries to land a knee to the head but Hugs blocks with his arms.
Hugs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hugs is looking to break free of the clinch but Mannerheim has double underhooks.
Hugs looking to stall.
Mannerheim is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hugs looking to stall.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mannerheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Mannerheim with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurtis Hugs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hugs walks into a left hand.
Mannerheim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannerheim drops Hugs with a left right combo! Mannerheim follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mannerheim advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mannerheim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mannerheim controlling the position easily from mount.
Mannerheim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mannerheim cracks Hugs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mannerheim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mannerheim scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kurtis Hugs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mannerheim with a couple of short strikes.
Hugs tries to reverse the position but Mannerheim maintains control.
Mannerheim landing strikes from the mount.
Hugs tries to hold on but Mannerheim postures up.
Hugs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannerheim unloads with some shots from mount but Hugs bucks and avoids them well.
Hugs wants to control but Mannerheim is having none of it.
Hugs is looking to improve his position but Mannerheim isn't that keen on the idea.
Mannerheim landing shots from mount.
Hugs is trying desperately to improve position.
Hugs wants to control but Mannerheim is having none of it.
Mannerheim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hugs looks a forlorn figure.
Mannerheim punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Hugs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hugs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mannerheim is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hugs is surviving well by controlling Mannerheim's body position as best he can.
Hugs manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Hugs is trying to maintain the position but Mannerheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Mannerheim stalling.
Mannerheim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hugs is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannerheim connects with a nice short shot to Hugs's temple.
Hugs is trying to maintain the position but Mannerheim is very close to passing his half guard.
Hugs missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mannerheim is trying to control the action in half guard but Hugs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hugs trying to control here.
Mannerheim trying to pass the guard but Hugs defending well.
Hugs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mannerheim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mannerheim's back!
Hugs is punishing Mannerheim with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hugs keeps control of the position as Mannerheim tries to break free.
Hugs scores with punches from the back.
Hugs trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mannerheim doesn't escape.
Mannerheim manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hugs's guard. Nice work there by Mannerheim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim passes into half guard.
Hugs wants to improve his position but Mannerheim is controlling well.
Mannerheim is thwarting Hugs's attempts to control the position.
Hugs is defending against the submission attempts here by Mannerheim.
Hugs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannerheim passes to full mount!
Hugs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mannerheim.
Kurtis Hugs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannerheim working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hugs turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mannerheim off and cradles Hugs's limp body as Mannerheim celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kara Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die MF Die. Kara Mustafa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Power House!
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, Kara Mustafa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustafa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - House looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Mustafa as House shoots in.
Mustafa connects with a body shot.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mustafa swivels and escapes.
House will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Power House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustafa lands a nice hook to House's body. House takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mustafa swivels and escapes.
House shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mustafa pinned against the cage. Mustafa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
House shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mustafa as he avoids it easily.
House is breathing heavily.
Mustafa with a hook.
Mustafa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mustafa lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustafa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mustafa wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Mustafa sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mustafa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House keeping moving, preventing Mustafa from controlling successfully.
Mustafa stopping the sweep attempt from House.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mustafa tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Mustafa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in House's guard.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustafa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
House throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
House bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustafa's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mustafa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa trying to control the position here.
Mustafa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mustafa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
House advances to half guard.
Mustafa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mustafa controls House momentarily but House frees himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mustafa looking to hit a scissor sweep but House is one step ahead there.
House working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mustafa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. House doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. House manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as House accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
House 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. House is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mustafa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take House's back instead.
Mustafa doesn't have the hooks in and House manages to turn into his guard.
House postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
House working some strikes from top position.
House with a nice head shot there.
House is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Mustafa.
House passes Mustafa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. House lands a nice short elbow.
Mustafa trying to hold on to House's head to control him but House postures up.
House drops an elbow to the side of Mustafa's head.
House is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mustafa gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House connects with a couple of short punches.
Mustafa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
House working to try and regain half guard.
Mustafa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can House hang on?
Mustafa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mustafa looking to control but House is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mustafa controlling the position easily from mount.
Mustafa wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustafa dominating with strikes here.
Mustafa blocks House's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mustafa with shots to the head and body - House looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kara Mustafa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Mustafa moves out of range easily.
House tries for a takedown but Mustafa circles away easily
and Mustafa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
House misses with a takedown
and Mustafa counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mustafa!
Nice jab there from Mustafa.
Mustafa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mustafa working the head and body with strikes.
House might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mustafa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
House manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mustafa is keen to just control but House is a slippery customer.
Mustafa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustafa blocks the strikes from House.
Mustafa wants to take a breather but House is having none of it.
House is in trouble now - Mustafa has advanced to mount!
House regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa lands strikes from half guard.
House gets full guard.
Mustafa preventing the sweep.
House is working hard here to advance position.
House keeping full guard, as Mustafa tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mustafa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mustafa won't allow House to sweep him here.
Mustafa lands a couple of elbows.
House tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
House fails with the takedown
and Mustafa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Power House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mustafa counters with a nice double leg into side control. House won't be happy with that.
House is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mustafa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
House is pressing down on Mustafa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa stands up out of House's guard for a moment - House manages to land a nice upkick.
House scores with a short punch from the bottom.
House looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustafa looking to pass the guard.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.
Mustafa chips away with some ground and pound.
Mustafa working some strikes from top position.
Mustafa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
House keeping moving, preventing Mustafa from controlling successfully.
Mustafa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of House's head.
Mustafa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
House wants to sweep here but Mustafa controlling him for the moment.
House throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mustafa won't allow House to sweep him here.
House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafa is in a horrible position here. House smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mustafa tries to lock up and control but House gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mustafa is looking to improve his position but House isn't that keen on the idea.
Mustafa is in a horrible position here. House smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
House connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
House is landing with some decent strikes but Mustafa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Mustafa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
House looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mustafa tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.
Mustafa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mustafa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mustafa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. House is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is looking to advance position but Mustafa won't allow it.
Mustafa is controlling House's trapped leg to prevent House from advancing to side control.
Kara Mustafa has got the better of the ground game so far.
House working the head and body with strikes.
House is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
House is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
House seems to be looking for submissions.
Mustafa gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House postures up and lands a big shot to Mustafa's brow.
House scoring with some ground and pound.
House stands up over Mustafa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mustafa is rocked!
House postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mustafa covers up, he's hurt! House keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from House and the ref steps in to end the fight! House can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Power House!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bays closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bays seems to be working for a kimura but Karaev defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bays is looking for a kimura here.
Karaev is looking to control Bays's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karaev avoid being mounted?
Bays seems to be working for a kimura but Karaev defends the submission attempt.
Bays seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karaev wants to get back to full guard.
Karaev manages to get to full guard.
Karaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bays's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bays tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bays is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karaev trying to control but Bays is working from the bottom.
Karaev passes into half guard.
Karaev is keen to just control but Bays is a slippery customer.
Bays is looking for a sweep. Karaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karaev trying to control the action but Bays is working from the bottom.
Bays slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karaev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karaev is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bays has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bays wants to get back to full guard.
Bays is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaev passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bays is desperately trying to improve his position but Karaev has a good base and remains in mount.
Karaev with shots to the head and body - Bays looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bays is trying desperately to improve position.
Karaev unloading with bombs!
Karaev trying to control but Bays is having none of it.
Bays tries to reverse the position but Karaev maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev forces the positional change into back control.
Karaev is trying to stick to Bays's back but Bays is turning into Karaev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Karaev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bays.
Bays stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Karaev, not yet.
Karaev is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bays has his hands clasped together but Karaev extends an breaks Bays's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Karaev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergei Karaev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Gabbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabbana comes to the cage accompanied by Sweep the Leg. Charles Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donnie Gabbana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson staying out of range there.
Gabbana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robinson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gabbana stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gabbana chips away with some ground and pound.
Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robinson 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.
Gabbana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gabbana landing with the ground and pound.
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gabbana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gabbana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gabbana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabbana won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabbana lands a couple of digs.
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robinson looks gassed!
Gabbana landing with the ground and pound.
Robinson working for a triangle but Gabbana defends it easily.
Gabbana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gabbana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gabbana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
Gabbana slips a nice elbow through Robinson's hands, connecting with Robinson's forehead.
Gabbana is nestled in close to Robinson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gabbana wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robinson moves into full guard.
Gabbana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gabbana landing some decent shots from guard.
Gabbana passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gabbana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robinson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Gabbana. Oh but Robinson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Gabbana goes limp - he's gone! Robinson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charles Robinson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rome has chosen Samoan Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samoa Rome!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armstrong has given up his back.
I really don't envy Armstrong right now.
Rome doesn't have the hooks in and Armstrong manages to turn into his guard.
Rome wants to sweep here but Armstrong controlling him for the moment.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rome working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Armstrong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Armstrong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rome is on top in guard.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rome pushes down on Armstrong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rome is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is pressing down on Rome's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rome drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rome jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rome drops back looking for a leg! Armstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armstrong manages to kick Rome off! Rome jumps back into Armstrong's guard.
Rome looks gassed!
Armstrong is looking for a triangle but Rome pushes his legs off easily.
Rome avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rome advances position into side control!
Rome is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armstrong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rome off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome fending off the submission attempt from Armstrong.
Rome manages to reverse the position and now he's in Armstrong's guard. Nice work there by Rome.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine here but Rome defends easily.
Armstrong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Armstrong is looking for a triangle but Rome pushes his legs off easily.
Armstrong working for a triangle but Rome defends it easily.
Rome slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rome on the ground.
Rome looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to buck Rome off but Rome is having none of it.
Rome is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Armstrong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rome thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Armstrong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rome is trying for a kimura here. Armstrong looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rome wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samoa Rome!
Samoa Rome is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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