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RC 20 - Albert's Return PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey No Friends (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). No Friends comes to the cage accompanied by Heretics and Killers- Protest the Hero. Fedorov has chosen m.o.v.e - Blazin' Beat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mikey No Friends could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksandr Fedorov's chin.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey No Friends!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Friends keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No Friends could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from Fedorov.
Fedorov works over No Friends's head and body with a nice combination.
No Friends shoots in but Fedorov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fedorov throws a sloppy head kick and No Friends moves out of range easily.
Fedorov cracks No Friends with a big right hand and No Friends goes down!
No Friends is rocked!
Fedorov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh No Friends is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedorov pushes down on No Friends's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fedorov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fedorov throws a push kick but No Friends slaps the foot to one side.
No Friends seems to have got his legs back now.
No Friends falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fedorov counters with a left hand that sends No Friends to the canvas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
No Friends is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
No Friends thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fedorov's head.
Fedorov is trying to stand back up but No Friends is controlling him
No Friends will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fedorov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fedorov kicks off No Friends and gets to his feet.
No Friends with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fedorov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fedorov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey No Friends. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No Friends is breathing heavily.
No Friends looks to land a left hand but Fedorov moved out of range nicely.
Fedorov with a jab.
Aleksandr Fedorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No Friends will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fedorov stuns No Friends with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov drops No Friends with a straight left! Oh this is bad for No Friends! Fedorov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Aleksandr Fedorov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hopsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wallase (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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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Hopsan Barley!
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, Christopher Wallase!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barley clinches up against the cage.
Barley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallase backwards.
Wallase missing with knees to the body.
Wallase goes for a takedown attempt but Barley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Barley.
Barley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barley moves into the clinch successfully.
Barley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Barley has his foot on Wallase's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallase works his way back into a safe position though.
Wallase wants to control from the top but Barley keeps moving.
Barley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallase with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barley holds on and takes a little breather.
Barley is looking for a triangle but Wallase pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallase drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wallase jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barley is looking for a triangle here but Wallase uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wallase advances to full mount.
Barley tries to reverse the position but Wallase maintains control.
Barley has given up his back here. Will Wallase look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Barley wants to escape the position.
Barley is breathing heavily.
Barley breaks Wallase's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Barleyis looking to pass into half guard but Wallase pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wallase is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barley is looking for a triangle here but Wallase uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallase trying to control the action but Barley is working from the bottom.
Barley gets back to half guard.
Barley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wallase not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wallase prevents Barley from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barley.
Barley working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wallase has passed into half guard!
Barley is looking for a sweep. Wallase is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barley manages to get to full guard.
Barley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Barley trying to keep a closed guard but Wallase is proving a slippery customer.
Barley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barley with a couple of short strikes.
Barley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wallase turns into him and now he's in Barley's guard.
Barley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wallase can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hopsan Barley dominated that round.
That's time! Barley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallase has Barley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallase landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wallase looking to slow down the pace here.
Wallase stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wallase decides to pull guard.
Barley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barley wants to clinch up but Wallase keeps it at a distance.
Wallase lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallase moves in looking to clinch but Barley pushes him off.
Barley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barley goes for a takedown attempt but Wallase pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barley closes the distance and clinches.
Barley wants to get back to striking at distance but Wallase won't allow it.
Barley tries to pull guard but Wallase won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hopsan Barley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallase changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wallase is breathing heavily.
Wallase gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barley.
Hopsan Barley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barley instigates a clinch.
Barley lands with a right to the head.
Barley is looking to control Wallase's arms but Wallase gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barley has his back to the cage.
Wallase goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barley prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barley.
Barley is trying to trip Wallase. He has hold of a leg but Wallase is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Barley gets to his feet - Wallase follows without any prompting.
Barley tries to clinch there but Wallase circles away.
Barley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barley is really struggling to control Wallase but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barley advances position into side control!
Barley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wallase has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barley but great work by Wallase.
Wallase wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barley, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallase wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barley, who protects the arm well.
Barley is looking to reverse the position.
Wallase looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barley tries to buck Wallase off but Wallase is having none of it.
Barley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barley passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barley raining down shots from the mount!
Barley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wallase is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wallase and Barley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wallase is trying to get back to half guard.
Barley working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallase is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christopher Wallase will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Barley. No joy for Wallase on that attempt.
Barley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barley cracks Wallase with a solid left hand.
Wallase is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barley is working Wallase over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barley wants to control from the top but Wallase keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barley wanted to stand there but Wallase had control of the position.
Barley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wallase is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barley, into his guard.
Wallase sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barley's guard.
Barley wants to improve his position but Wallase is controlling well.
Barley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barley here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barley has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wallase should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Barley has tightened it up now! Wallase should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hopsan Barley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Novittu Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (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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215 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Novittu Saatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Saatana or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarzeneg which made him look bad.
Saatana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schwarzeneg circles away.
Schwarzeneg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saatana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schwarzeneg as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Novittu Saatana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saatana tries for a takedown but Schwarzeneg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schwarzeneg lands in his opponent's guard.
Saatana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schwarzeneg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schwarzeneg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saatana looking for a guillotine here but Schwarzeneg defends easily.
Saatana looking for a guillotine here but Schwarzeneg defends easily.
Saatana is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana working for a triangle but Schwarzeneg defends it easily.
Saatana had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Schwarzeneg is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Saatana Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Schwarzeneg's back instead.
Saatana working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Saatana is not going to allow Schwarzeneg to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saatana controlling well, preventing Schwarzeneg from escaping the position.
Schwarzeneg defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Schwarzeneg turns into Saatana and is now in his guard.
Saatana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schwarzeneg controls the pace.
Schwarzeneg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saatana trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schwarzeneg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schwarzeneg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Saatana is working from the bottom.
Saatana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Schwarzeneg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Schwarzeneg trying to control from half guard but Saatana is working away.
Saatana trying to control here.
Saatana moves into full guard.
Schwarzeneg with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saatana is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saatana is on top in guard.
Schwarzeneg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saatanais looking to pass into half guard but Schwarzeneg pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Schwarzeneg is in guard.
Saatana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saatana working for submissions but it's allowed Schwarzeneg to get to half guard.
Saatana is looking for a sweep. Schwarzeneg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Novittu Saatana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saatana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saatana misses with a takedown
and Schwarzeneg counters with a straight right hand.
Schwarzeneg wants to clinch up but Saatana keeps it at a distance.
Saatana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schwarzeneg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saatana!
Saatana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saatana manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Saatana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Schwarzeneg pulls his head out easily.
Saatana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saatana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saatana looking for a sweep. Not yet Saatana, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Saatana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schwarzeneg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saatana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schwarzeneg's guard.
Saatana looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position here.
Schwarzeneg keeping full guard, as Saatana tries to pass.
Saatana is looking to work some ground and pound but Schwarzeneg has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saatana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saatana wants to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg is keeping the position.
Saatana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saatana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saatana stands and throws Schwarzeneg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saatana tries for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is defending well.
Saatana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saatana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schwarzeneg, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatana tries for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is defending well.
Saatana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saatana thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Saatana control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saatana thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schwarzeneg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saatana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saatana seems to be looking for submissions.
Saatana is looking for a kimura but Schwarzeneg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saatana to get the leverage.
Novittu Saatana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saatana is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Schwarzeneg is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Novittu Saatana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladdy Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faria Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Ameno. Faria Lima is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faria Lima!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima looks for a takedown but Kozlov sprawls well.
Lima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kozlov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lima's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lima looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kozlov wants to get back to full guard.
Lima thows a huge punch but Kozlov dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kozlov is just riding it out for now. Lima eventually gives up the hold.
Lima looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kozlov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Kozlov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kozlov scores with a nice shot.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kozlov is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kozlov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lima, into his guard.
Lima looks gassed!
Kozlov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kozlov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Kozlov from controlling successfully.
Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kozlov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kozlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Kozlov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kozlov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kozlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kozlov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kozlov wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Kozlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kozlov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lima, up you get!
Lima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lima is rocked!
Kozlov cracks Lima with a left hook right on the temple and Lima goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kozlov lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Lima is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladdy Kozlov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Campbell!
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, Antonio Coutinho!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coutinho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campbell throws a body punch but Coutinho moves out of range.
Campbell tries to clinch but Coutinho is having none of it.
Coutinho throws a head kick that misses.
Coutinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coutinho throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Coutinho.
Campbell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coutinho is rocked!
Coutinho wants to stand and escape but Campbell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Coutinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Coutinho is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
Coutinho throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Coutinho seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbell forces his way into half guard.
Coutinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Campbell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Coutinho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
Coutinho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campbell wants to control but Coutinho is keeping him busy.
Coutinho missing with punches from the bottom.
Campbell works his way into full mount!
Coutinho tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell cracks Coutinho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Campbell.
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campbell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coutinho's face.
Campbell has hold of Coutinho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Coutinho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coutinho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell avoids the attempt from Coutinho to control.
Campbell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Coutinho manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coutinho is trying to buck Campbell off.
Campbell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campbell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Coutinho throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coutinho staying out of range there.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campbell controlling the action here.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Campbell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Campbell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working the ground and pound effectively.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the head.
Campbell landing punches.
Coutinho is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Coutinho is in trouble!
Campbell cracks Coutinho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell landing shots from mount.
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coutinho is trying to stand.
Coutinho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coutinho misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell throws the kick towards the body but Coutinho avoids it.
Randy Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell shoots in and bounces Coutinho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Campbell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Campbell prevents Coutinho from getting back to his feet.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Campbell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Coutinho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Coutinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho is looking to escape.
Campbell uses his free foot to push down on Coutinho's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Coutinho.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coutinho hang on?
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Campbell trying to control but Coutinho is having none of it.
Campbell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coutinho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Campbell content just to control the position here.
Randy Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Coutinho is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Campbell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Still had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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203 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Still!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Still looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still 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.
Freeman is looking to escape.
Freeman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Still is looking to advance position but Freeman won't allow it.
Still works his way into side control.
Still has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Still avoids the head kick by Freeman.
Still throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Still closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freeman wants to get back to full guard.
Still stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Still counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Still decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Freeman, up you get!
Still showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
Still fails to land with a series of punches.
Still looks to land a combination. Freeman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Still looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Freeman!
Still wants to finish this one by submission but Freeman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Still.
Freeman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Still.
Still landing punches.
Still punishing his opponent with strikes.
Freeman can't escape the position.
Still landing punches.
Freeman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Still controlling the position easily from mount.
Freeman taking shots to the head.
Still postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Freeman looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still controlling from mount.
Still wants to control the pace but Freeman is squirming around nicely.
Still in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Freeman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still is trying to control here but Freeman has managed to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Still lands a nice short elbow.
Still prevents Freeman from improving his position.
Still trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has hold of Still's hands but Still slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still stands up from half guard.
Freeman looks gassed!
Freeman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Still throws a series of punches but Freeman avoids them all with ease.
Still changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Freeman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Still decides to stand back up.
Still throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still lands a really nice looking cross but Freeman seems unphased.
Still shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Still lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Freeman?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Still dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freeman throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Still with that takedown attempt.
Still misses with a wild combination.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Still circles away easily
and Still counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freeman won't be happy with that.
Freeman tries to escape but Still is in control.
Still is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Freeman is trying to escape and Still transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Freeman is forced to tap! Nice work there by Still! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Still!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Kalezievitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Ash Larson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ash Larson!
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, Armando Kalezievitch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Larson misses.
Kalezievitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larson.
Kalezievitch missing with a left hand there. Larson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larson misses with a series of wild punches.
Larson closes the distance and clinches.
Larson breaks the clinch.
Kalezievitch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larson counters with a series of strikes that sends Kalezievitch to the canvas! Larson follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Kalezievitch is rocked!
Kalezievitch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Larson uses it to pass to side control.
Kalezievitch is still in real trouble! Can Larson finish him?
Larson working the head and body with strikes.
Larson cracks Kalezievitch with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Larson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kalezievitch is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Larson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Larson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavriil Endymion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Bobkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladamir Bobkoff 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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180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
Granite 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavriil Endymion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladamir Bobkoff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endymion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobkoff misses with a looping right.
Bobkoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Endymion but Endymion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Endymion slips a jab from Bobkoff.
Bobkoff throws a looping overhand right but Endymion ducks down to avoid it.
Bobkoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Endymion moves away.
Endymion stalks Bobkoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bobkoff's face. Bobkoff staggers backwards, shaken.
Endymion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bobkoff tries to buck Endymion off but Endymion is having none of it.
Endymion stands up.
Bobkoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Endymion counters with a stiff right hand.
Bobkoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Endymion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Endymion finds it's way through Bobkoff's defenses.
Bobkoff swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Endymion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobkoff misses with a takedown attempt
and Endymion counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavriil Endymion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladamir Bobkoff.
Bobkoff looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobkoff tries for a takedown but Endymion circles away easily
and Endymion counters by moving into the clinch.
Endymion manages to pull guard.
Endymion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Endymion striking off his back but it's not causing Bobkoff any problems.
Bobkoff wants to pass the guard but Endymion is keeping the position.
Endymion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bobkoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobkoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bobkoff gets to his feet. Endymion looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bobkoff shoots and misses
and Endymion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Endymion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bobkoff.
Endymion is rocked!
Bobkoff misses with an uppercut.
Oh Endymion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bobkoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Endymion seems to have got his legs back now.
Bobkoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Endymion to the mat! Endymion manages to get full guard.
Endymion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bobkoff lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobkoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bobkoff 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobkoff wants to pass the guard but Endymion is keeping the position.
Endymion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bobkoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobkoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Endymion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Endymion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bobkoff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Endymion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Endymion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bobkoff trying to control but Endymion is working from the bottom.
Bobkoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Endymion's guard.
Bobkoff is looking for a kimura here.
Bobkoff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobkoff is trying to work for a kimura but Endymion is defending well.
Endymion works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bobkoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bobkoff wants to control from the top but Endymion keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobkoff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobkoff advances position into side control!
Endymion sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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 Gavriil Endymion will probably get the nod.
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.
Bobkoff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Endymion lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bobkoff lands a nice shot that snaps Endymion's head back.
Gavriil Endymion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobkoff misses with a shot to the body
and Endymion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Bobkoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bobkoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Endymion as he avoids it easily.
Bobkoff fails with the takedown
enabling Endymion to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobkoff throws a sloppy head kick
and Endymion counters with a left and a right that stings Bobkoff.
Endymion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bobkoff checks it well.
Bobkoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Endymion counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Bobkoff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Endymion scores with a jab. Bobkoff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Endymion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endymion works on Bobkoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Endymion stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Endymion.
Endymion misses with some punches.
Endymion lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Endymion.
Bobkoff pulls guard effortlessly.
Endymion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Endymion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bobkoff's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bobkoff is on top in guard.
Bobkoff is looking to stand up but Endymion won't let him.
Endymion looking for a sweep. Not yet Endymion, not yet.
Endymion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Endymion is looking for a triangle but Bobkoff pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endymion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Endymion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bobkoff thows a big elbow that misses.
Bobkoff won't allow Endymion to sweep him here.
Bobkoff postures up and lands a big shot to Endymion's brow.
Endymion has his foot on Bobkoff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bobkoff works his way back into a safe position though.
Bobkoff postures up in Endymion's guard and throws a big left but Endymion blocks it.
Bobkoff drops back, looking for a kneebar! Endymion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Endymion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Endymion!
Bobkoff throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobkoff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Endymion asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bobkoff manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bobkoff is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Endymion pulls his head out easily.
Bobkoff landing rabbit punches to the side of Endymion's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Bobkoff wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bobkoff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bobkoff wants to get back to his feet but Endymion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Endymion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vladamir Bobkoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Endymion trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bobkoff manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bobkoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Endymion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobkoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Endymion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bobkoff manages to get himself to full guard.
Bobkoff trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Endymion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bobkoff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Endymion is in close to Bobkoff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bobkoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Endymion pushes down on Bobkoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Endymion prevents Bobkoff from improving his position.
Endymion is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bobkoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavriil Endymion dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bobkoff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Endymion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bobkoff thinking.
Endymion throws a combination. Bobkoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vladamir Bobkoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Endymion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobkoff throws a combination that misses
and Endymion counters with a series of strikes. Bobkoff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bobkoff looks to land a right hand but Endymion moved out of range.
Bobkoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Endymion to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobkoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Endymion tries to work over Bobkoff's front leg with a kick but Bobkoff checks it.
Endymion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobkoff, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Endymion fails to land.
Endymion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bobkoff pulls guard.
Bobkoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Endymion looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endymion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bobkoff manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Endymion has Bobkoff in his guard.
Bobkoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Endymion trying to strike off his back.
Endymion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bobkoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bobkoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bobkoff wants to control from the top but Endymion keeps moving.
Endymion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Endymion throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Endymion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobkoff tries to get to full guard but Endymion has control of the leg.
Endymion uses his free foot to push down on Bobkoff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bobkoff.
Bobkoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Endymion working the ground and pound effectively.
Endymion goes for an armbar but Bobkoff turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bobkoff.
Bobkoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Endymion keeping moving, preventing Bobkoff from controlling successfully.
Bobkoff pushes down on Endymion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bobkoff there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobkoff is looking to advance position but Endymion won't allow it.
Bobkoff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Endymion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bobkoff looking to finish Endymion with some ground and pound. This is bad for Endymion!
Endymion is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bobkoff putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bobkoff with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bobkoff prevents Endymion from getting the reversal.
Bobkoff wants to finish this one by submission but Endymion is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bobkoff.
Endymion is squirming around, avoiding Bobkoff's attempts to control the action.
Vladamir Bobkoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Endymion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endymion is working hard here to advance position.
Endymion is trying to reverse the position but instead Bobkoff has taken his back - oops!
Endymion is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Endymion tries to break free.
Endymion rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Endymion is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bobkoff pulls his head out easily.
Bobkoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bobkoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bobkoff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladamir Bobkoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Endymion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gavriil Endymion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Spinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spinelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - My Way. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefano Spinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spinelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthews.
Matthews looking to stall.
Matthews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spinelli up against the cage.
Spinelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spinelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spinelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews moves into full guard.
Matthews trying to control the position.
Spinelli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matthews looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spinelli is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to control the action in half guard but Spinelli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spinelli is trying to stand up here but Matthews is controlling him well.
Spinelli trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Spinelli is defending well.
Matthews looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matthews misses with a body kick.
Matthews drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spinelli bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A right-left combo lands from Spinelli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Spinelli counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Spinelli counters by moving into the clinch.
Stefano Spinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Matthews.
Spinelli breaks from the clinch.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spinelli counters with a left to the body.
Spinelli cracks Matthews with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spinelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Spinelli counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Matthews.
Good standup being displayed there by Spinelli as he connects with a hook.
Spinelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spinelli's guard.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spinelli is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spinelli has his feet on Matthews's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Spinelli throws a lazy head kick
and Matthews counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spinelli is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spinelli shoots and misses
and Matthews finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Spinelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Spinelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spinelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matthews is controlling him.
Matthews stands and throws Spinelli's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Matthews crashes against the mat.
Spinelli is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Matthews 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.
Spinelli throws Matthews to one side and escapes!
Spinelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - Spinelli circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spinelli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Matthews is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Matthews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spinelli throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews wants to clinch up but Spinelli keeps it at a distance.
Spinelli clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Spinelli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Spinelli holding both Matthews 's hands and preventing any damage.
Spinelli has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews punches the canvas rather than the man.
Matthews scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Spinelli staying busy and making it hard for Matthews to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews biding his time, looking for the opening.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Matthews tries to keep control of the position but Spinelli is staying busy.
Matthews somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Spinelli holding both Matthews 's hands and preventing any damage.
Spinelli staying busy and making it hard for Matthews to control.
Spinelli trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
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.
Matthews throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
David Matthews has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spinelli holding both Matthews 's hands and preventing any damage.
Matthews tries to keep control of the position but Spinelli is staying busy.
Spinelli wants to get back to his feet.
Matthews 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, Spinelli has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Spinelli has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinelli is keeping busy.
Matthews connects with a big shot to the side of Spinelli's head.
Spinelli is trying to stand back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Matthews controlling the positon.
Spinelli staying busy and making it hard for Matthews to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spinelli is trying to stand back up.
Matthews biding his time, controlling Spinelli.
Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Matthews connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Spinelli to escape the position.
Spinelli is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spinelli staying busy and making it hard for Matthews to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spinelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spinelli connects with a looping right hand.
Matthews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spinelli.
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
Matthews has his takedown stuffed
and Spinelli counters with a right hand to the body.
Spinelli lands with a nice combination. Matthews backs away looking to recover.
Spinelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spinelli is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Spinelli circles away easily
and Spinelli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stefano Spinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Matthews.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Matthews won't allow it.
Matthews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spinelli smiles and moves away.
Spinelli clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spinelli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matthews scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Matthews.
Matthews landing strikes from the mount and Spinelli is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Spinelli really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Spinelli bucks up and throws Matthews to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Spinelli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matthews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spinelli moves into the clinch.
Spinelli just leaning against Matthews, taking a breather.
Matthews has hold of one of Spinelli's legs. Spinelli is fighting the takedown attempt but Matthews gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Matthews passes Spinelli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Matthews is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Spinelli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spinelli is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to pass to full mount but Spinelli defends it.
Spinelli is trying to stand up here but Matthews is controlling him well.
Spinelli kicks off Matthews and gets to his feet.
Spinelli closes the distance but Matthews moves to the side
and Matthews counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spinelli!
Spinelli is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Spinelli bucks up and throws Matthews to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
A right-left combo lands from Spinelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Spinelli counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matthews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spinelli's brow.
Spinelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matthews pulls guard effortlessly.
Matthews lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spinelli!
Spinelli wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Matthews.
Stefano Spinelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spinelli throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Spinelli is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matthews winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Matthews!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack!. Ivan Pavelic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Albert Albert's chin.
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23
300 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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263 lbs
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Poweful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Albert!
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, Ivan Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albert misses with a wild body shot.
Albert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Albert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Albert raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Ivan Pavelic has been cut.
Albert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pavelic looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Albert.
Albert raining down shots from the mount!
Pavelic is rocked!
Albert trying to control but Pavelic is having none of it.
Pavelic is still in real trouble! Can Albert finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albert connects with a bit shot that sees Pavelic covering up! More strikes from Pavelic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Albert is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Albert!
Albert Albert is the new super heavyweight champion!
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