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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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, Mac Gyver!
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, Donald Powers!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big head kick from Gyver and Powers is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Powers is rocked!
It looks like Donald Powers has been cut.
Gyver stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.
Powers is still in real trouble! Can Gyver finish him?
Powers wants to improve his position but instead Gyver has moved into half guard.
Powers tries to get to full guard but Gyver has control of the leg.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Powers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
Gyver tries to stand but Powers is controlling from the bottom.
Gyver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powers is keeping the position for now.
Gyver wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to control the position but Gyver postures up.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Gyver from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Gyver's ribs.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Powers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gyver.
Gyver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gyver throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Gyver is breathing heavily.
Gyver doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Powers throws a push kick but Gyver slaps the foot to one side.
Powers stalks Gyver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gyver's face. Gyver staggers backwards, shaken.
Powers throws a head kick but Gyver moves out of range.
Gyver wants to clinch.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver scores with a head kick.
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!
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Gyver counters with a body kick that stops Powers in his tracks momentarily.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gyver lands with a slapping head kick.
Powers avoids the head kick by Gyver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Gyver blocks a low kick nicely.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gyver lands with a slapping head kick.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver looks for the body kick but Powers saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gyver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Powers avoids the head kick by Gyver.
Gyver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Powers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gyver tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
A low kick from Powers misses
and Gyver finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gyver is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers misses with the body kick
and Gyver counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gyver scores with a head kick.
Gyver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers tries to work over Gyver's front leg with a kick but Gyver checks it.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gyver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Powers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gyver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers misses with a looping right.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Mac Gyver is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Powers misses with a hook. Gyver ducked under it nicely.
Powers avoids the head kick by Gyver.
Gyver tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Powers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Gyver counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powers avoids the head kick by Gyver.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gyver throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers lands a jab to the head.
Gyver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Powers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powers.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Gyver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Powers's knee momentarily.
Powers tries to work over Gyver's front leg with a kick but Gyver checks it.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Gyver throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gyver looks to land a combination but Powers avoids it well.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Powers lands a nice looking body kick.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers is looking to score with low kicks.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Gyver counters with a head kick.
Powers lands a jab to Gyver's midsection.
Gyver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Powers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
A jab from Powers misses.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers cracks Gyver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gyver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Powers takes a swing at Gyver's ribcage but misses.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gyver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Donald Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Gyver is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
Gyver throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gyver.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gyver wants to clinch.
A big right from Powers misses.
Gyver throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
A head kick by Powers misses
and Gyver counters with a head kick. That will keep Powers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gyver lands a front kick.
Gyver tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gyver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Powers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gyver throws a head kick that Powers semi-blocks.
Powers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gyver.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gyver tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Gyver tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers throws the kick towards the body but Gyver avoids it.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gyver blocks a head kick by Powers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Gyver wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Gyver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Powers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Gyver blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Powers misses with a double jab.
Powers with a nice cross.
Gyver tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
Gyver looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
Gyver scores with a body shot.
Gyver tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gyver manages to avoid it.
Gyver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
Powers misses with an uppercut.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gyver throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gyver blocks a jab.
A head kick from Gyver lands but Powers takes it in his stride.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gyver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gyver throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Gyver throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
Powers throws a push kick but Gyver slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powers missing with a left hand there. Gyver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gyver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Powers's head.
Gyver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gyver lands a head kick!
Powers blocks a head kick by Gyver.
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick
and Gyver counters with a head kick. That will keep Powers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gyver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver lands a head kick. Powers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gyver tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Powers lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gyver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Gyver counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powers is looking to land body kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gyver tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyver moves away from the strike by Powers.
Donald Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gyver manages to avoid it.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Gyver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gyver, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Gyver!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bek Ali Hadzhimuradov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadzhimuradov comes to the ring accompanied by Lezginka. Kevin Kavanagh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bek Ali Hadzhimuradov!
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, Kevin Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hadzhimuradov closes the distance and clinches.
Kavanagh lands a damaging elbow.
Hadzhimuradov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kavanagh has a couple of punches blocked by Hadzhimuradov.
Kavanagh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kavanagh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hadzhimuradov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kavanagh slows down the pace here.
Hadzhimuradov blocks an uppercut.
Hadzhimuradov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kavanagh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kavanagh wants to clinch but Hadzhimuradov slips to the side
and Hadzhimuradov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kavanagh!
Kavanagh taking shots to the head.
Hadzhimuradov wants to finish this one by submission but Kavanagh is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hadzhimuradov.
Kavanagh has given up his back here.
Kavanagh tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Hadzhimuradov has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Kavanagh is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bek Ali Hadzhimuradov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demitri Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasov has chosen Oskolki by Amatory as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Demitri Tarasov enters the ring!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jermaine Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demitri Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slaughter doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarasov circles away.
Tarasov feints and as Slaughter raises his hands in defense, Tarasov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarasov controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slaughter trying to control the position.
Tarasov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaughter is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter pushes Tarasov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and Tarasov counters by clinching up.
Slaughter is breathing heavily.
Slaughter avoiding damage as Tarasov throws knees to the body.
Tarasov tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
Tarasov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slaughter blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Slaughter gets an underhook and turns Tarasov into the ropes.
Tarasov misses with an elbow over the top.
Slaughter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tarasov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter throws a sloppy head kick
and Tarasov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaughter won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarasov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Slaughter stops Tarasov from passing to mount.
Tarasov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slaughter can't do much from the bottom here.
Slaughter tries to escape but Tarasov is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Tarasov.
Slaughter is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tarasov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Slaughter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slaughter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slaughter is not content to let Tarasov control the position.
Slaughter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slaughter swings for the body but Tarasov moves out of range.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Tarasov circles away easily
and Tarasov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov forces his way into half guard.
Tarasov is pressing down on Slaughter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slaughter is holding on for now.
Slaughter wants to get back to his feet.
Tarasov is looking to take a break and control but Slaughter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slaughter is looking to escape.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slaughter kicks Tarasov off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tarasov tries to clinch but Slaughter is having none of it.
Tarasov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slaughter scores a takedown into full mount!
Slaughter stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tarasov is looking to clinch but Slaughter is avoiding it.
Tarasov tries to clinch up but Slaughter circles away and keeps his distance.
Slaughter misses with a series of wild punches.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarasov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tarasov moves in looking to clinch but Slaughter pushes him off.
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarasov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tarasov throws out a loose jab but Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Tarasov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tarasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Tarasov circles away easily
and Tarasov counters with a takedown into side control.
Slaughter stops Tarasov from passing to mount.
Slaughter is not content to let Tarasov control the position.
Slaughter holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Slaughter tries to escape but Tarasov is in control.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slaughter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarasov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Slaughter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tarasov.
Slaughter blocking the ground and pound.
Tarasov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Slaughter is surviving well by controlling Tarasov's body position as best he can.
Tarasov looking to control but Slaughter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slaughter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Slaughter regains half guard.
Demitri Tarasov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slaughter pushes Tarasov off and gets back to his feet.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt
and Tarasov counters with a big head kick but Slaughter shrugs it off.
Jab by Slaughter.
Slaughter shoots and misses
and Tarasov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov pulls guard.
Slaughter wants to stand but Tarasov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slaughter 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tarasov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Tarasov keeps moving.
Tarasov looking for a guillotine here but Slaughter defends easily.
Tarasov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tarasov, not yet.
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.
Slaughter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tarasov is proving hard to escape from.
Slaughter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Tarasov won't let him.
Tarasov is looking for a triangle but Slaughter pushes his legs off easily.
Tarasov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slaughter's guard.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Tarasov isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarasov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaughter is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Tarasov 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and Tarasov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slaughter!
Tarasov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Slaughter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Slaughter tries to hold on but Tarasov pushes him away.
Tarasov is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tarasov wants to finish this one by submission but Slaughter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tarasov.
Tarasov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Slaughter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slaughter wants to get back to his feet but Tarasov drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to control but Tarasov postures up.
Slaughter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tarasov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slaughter throws a sloppy head kick and Tarasov moves out of range easily.
Slaughter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slaughter shoots in but no luck this time.
Tarasov clinches with his opponent.
Slaughter blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tarasov throws an elbow but misses.
Tarasov tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
Slaughter manages to pull guard.
Slaughter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarasov is controlling him.
Tarasov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slaughter uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown attempt from Tarasov. Tarasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Demitri Tarasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slaughter misses with a takedown
and Tarasov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaughter won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter tries to bench press Tarasov off him but Tarasov keeps the position.
Slaughter can't do much from the bottom here.
Tarasov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Slaughter!
Tarasov is working for a guillotine from mount but Slaughter frees his head quite easily.
Jermaine Slaughter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaughter tries to reverse the position but Tarasov maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slaughter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slaughter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tarasov.
Tarasov wants to control the pace but Slaughter is squirming around nicely.
Tarasov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Slaughter tries to hold on but Tarasov pushes him away.
Tarasov has control of Slaughter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slaughter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slaughter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slaughter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Slaughter tries to reverse the position but Tarasov maintains control.
Tarasov trying to control but Slaughter is having none of it.
Slaughter tries to reverse the position but Tarasov maintains control.
Tarasov has control of Slaughter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slaughter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slaughter wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitri Tarasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarasov 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 Konstantin Menshow 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... Demitri Tarasov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freezing Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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160 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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, Freezing Vovchanchyn!
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, Brent Squires!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squires.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Squires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Squires moves into the clinch successfully.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.
Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Vovchanchyn swinging wilding here.
Nice sprawl there from Vovchanchyn as Squires shoots in.
Squires blocks a head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn cracks Squires with an open hand slap.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Squires moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squires avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squires shoots in and drives through. Vovchanchyn sprawls well.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vovchanchyn misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Squires fails with the takedown.
Freezing Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Squires.
A punch combination from Squires misses.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squires is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Vovchanchyn finds it's target.
Squires rushes Vovchanchyn and presses him up against the ropes.
Squires drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vovchanchyn pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squires looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Squires takes the fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Squires has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to striking at distance but Squires won't allow it.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squires rushes Vovchanchyn and presses him up against the ropes.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch but Squires keeps him there for the moment.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Squires has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.
Squires breaks the clinch.
Squires tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Freezing Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squires looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Squires tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Squires tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Squires misses with a straight right.
Squires closes the distance and clinches up with Vovchanchyn, looking for a takedown. Squires pushes Vovchanchyn against the ropes but Vovchanchyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Squires tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Squires shoots in for a takedown but Vovchanchyn shows good takedown defense.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination that misses
and Squires counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Squires must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vovchanchyn is breathing heavily.
Squires postures up and lands a big shot to Vovchanchyn's brow.
Squiresis looking to pass into half guard but Vovchanchyn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vovchanchyn is in guard.
Vovchanchyn won't allow Squires to sweep him here.
Squires wants to hit a switch here but Vovchanchyn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Squires there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires is looking to improve his position but Vovchanchyn isn't that keen on the idea.
Vovchanchyn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Squires is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Squires looks to land a combination but Vovchanchyn avoids it well.
Squires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Squires scores with the left hand. Vovchanchyn knows he should have avoided that one.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Squires is just out of range.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Squires avoids it well.
Squires will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Squires loads up on a big left hand.
Vovchanchyn misses with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Squires counters by clinching up.
Squires has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vovchanchyn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vovchanchyn trying to get back to his feet but Squires is in full control for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Vovchanchyn is looking for a way out.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the hands but Squires breaks the grip.
Squires scores with punches to the body.
Vovchanchyn takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Squires missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn trying to control but not successfully.
Squires missing with strikes.
Squires lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squires scores with strikes from the back.
Squires scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Squires is landing with strikes from the back.
Squires cracks Vovchanchyn with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vovchanchyn from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is punishing Vovchanchyn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Squires is working the ground and pound. Can Vovchanchyn escape?
Squires lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Squires is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Vovchanchyn up.
Squires is punishing Vovchanchyn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Squires. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Squires cracks Vovchanchyn with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vovchanchyn from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Will Squires go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Vovchanchyn is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Vovchanchyn hold on?! Squires is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the hands but Squires breaks the grip.
Squires lands a shot to the head.
Squires scores with punches to the body.
Squires trying to control momentarily.
Squires scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Squires is working the ground and pound. Can Vovchanchyn escape?
Squires punches the canvas rather than the man.
Squires misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squires gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Squires is looking to clinch.
Brent Squires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Squires looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Squires rushes Vovchanchyn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vovchanchyn has had enough of the clinch but Squires keeps him there for the moment.
Squires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squires tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Squires looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Squires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Squires shoots in but Vovchanchyn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freezing Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Squires changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it but Squires manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vovchanchyn to the ground. Vovchanchyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freezing Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brent Squires.
Squires slips a jab and a cross from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Squires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squires stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to bum rush Squires with a series of wild strikes but Squires uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Squires clinches with his opponent.
Vovchanchyn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vovchanchyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Squires has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Squires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Squires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Squires isn't so interested in that idea.
Squires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Squires throws and elbow that misses. Vovchanchyn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Squires's guard. Nice move by Vovchanchyn!
Vovchanchyn trying to control but Squires is working from the bottom.
Squires tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Squires throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body kick.
Squires moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Vovchanchyn there.
Squires fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squires moves into range and clinches up with Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is trying to break free.
Squires turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Squires manages to end up in side control.
Squires with the ground and pound but Vovchanchyn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Squires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vovchanchyn's head.
Squires looks to land a strike but Vovchanchyn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Squires isn't so interested in that idea.
Freezing Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Squires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vovchanchyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vovchanchyn has momentary wrist control but Squires slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Squires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Squires 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Squires!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurel Aitken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VJ Moilanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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23
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laurel Aitken!
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, VJ Moilanen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aitken slips a jab from Moilanen.
Moilanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aitken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like VJ Moilanen has been cut.
Aitken lunges at Moilanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moilanen's hand.
Aitken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aitken moves out of range as Moilanen strikes.
Aitken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moilanen lands a nice hook to Aitken's body. Aitken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moilanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aitken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moilanen throws a shot from downtown. Aitken moves away and avoids it.
Moilanen tries to bum rush Aitken with a series of wild strikes but Aitken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aitken loads up on a big right hand but Moilanen slips the punch.
Moilanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moilanen defending well as Aitken loads up on a big left hand.
Aitken scores with a hook.
Aitken drops Moilanen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moilanen looks back up at him and smiles so Aitken waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Moilanen is rocked!
Moilanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aitken.
Moilanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Aitken finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Aitken! Moilanen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laurel Aitken!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete comes to the ring accompanied by expendable youth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Pete!
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, Al Bino!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete rushes Bino and presses him up against the ropes.
Pete turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pete advances to full mount.
Pete misses with a head shot.
Pete fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pete working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bino is rocked!
Pete lands a big shot to the head and Bino winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Crazy Pete!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zerynchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irmeli Kosonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosonen has chosen Kolovrat - Blood of Patriots as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zerynchuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irmeli Kosonen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerynchuk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kosonen as he jumps to the side.
Zerynchuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kosonen but Kosonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zerynchuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kosonen but Kosonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zerynchuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Zerynchuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Kosonen which made him look bad.
Kosonen looks to land a combination but Zerynchuk avoids it well.
Zerynchuk fails to land the takedown.
Zerynchuk slips under a jab.
No luck for Zerynchuk with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kosonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zerynchuk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kosonen but Kosonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kosonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerynchuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zerynchuk shoots in for a double leg but Kosonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kosonen misses with a double jab.
Kosonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zerynchuk shoots in for a takedown but Kosonen shows good takedown defense.
Zerynchuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kosonen pinned against the cage. Kosonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zerynchuk is breathing heavily.
Kosonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Zerynchuk off the ropes and back into rage.
Zerynchuk is rocked!
Zerynchuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh Zerynchuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kosonen cracks Zerynchuk with a good jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kosonen scores with a four punch combination!
Kosonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zerynchuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zerynchuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kosonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Irmeli Kosonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosonen drops Zerynchuk with a naaaaasty hook - Zerynchuk is in real trouble here! Kosonen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irmeli Kosonen!
Irmeli Kosonen is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tvrtko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BIG STYLE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tvrtko comes to the ring accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Tvrtko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BIG STYLE!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tvrtko throws a head kick but STYLE moves out of range.
Tvrtko tries a head kick but it misses.
STYLE decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
STYLE throwing shots but Tvrtko is blocking nicely.
STYLE trying to mount his opponent but Tvrtko defends it.
STYLE missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
STYLE is looking to advance position but Tvrtko won't allow it.
Tvrtko is trying to get back to full guard.
STYLE throwing shots but Tvrtko is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
STYLE looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tvrtko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
STYLE tries to pass to full mount but Tvrtko defends it.
STYLE passes to side control.
STYLE postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tvrtko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but STYLE has just dragged him back down to the mat.
STYLE tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no STYLE has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tvrtko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by STYLE.
Tvrtko is trying to get back to his feet.
STYLE throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
STYLE is working Tvrtko over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
STYLE working the ground and pound from side control.
Tvrtko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, STYLE asserts his dominance and retains side control.
STYLE landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
STYLE is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tvrtko looks calm but he's in trouble here. STYLE gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tvrtko is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! STYLE lets go of the hold and Tvrtko can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BIG STYLE!
BIG STYLE is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vassily Kuvaldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuvaldin comes to the ring accompanied by Hardline - Hot Cherie. Remington has chosen Kymani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vassily Kuvaldin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Remington!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington thows a body kick. Kuvaldin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kuvaldin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Remington to the mat! Remington manages to get full guard.
Kuvaldin tries to free his leg and advance position but Remington is retaining full guard.
Kuvaldin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Remington is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuvaldin, into his guard.
Kuvaldin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Remington escapes and throws Kuvaldin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Remington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuvaldin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuvaldin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kuvaldin wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuvaldin is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Remington is tapping! Great win for Kuvaldin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vassily Kuvaldin!
Vassily Kuvaldin retains his bantamweight title!
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