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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenneth Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain is looking to clinch.
Angel Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jansson!
Pain raining down shots from the mount!
Jansson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pain.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jansson is desperately trying to improve his position but Pain has a good base and remains in mount.
Pain working for a submission but Jansson is keeping him at bay.
Pain with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pain looking to control but Jansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jansson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jansson has worked his arm free - good work by Jansson!
Pain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Pain wants to stand but Jansson is controlling his arm.
Jansson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pain has a hand on Jansson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jansson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jansson is landing with some decent strikes but Pain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jansson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jansson with shots to the head and body - Pain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jansson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Pain has his hands clasped together but Jansson breaks the hold and Pain is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Jansson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Jansson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Gulper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Gulper!
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, Rosco Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gulper circles away.
Gulper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Gulper.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but Gulper shows good takedown defense.
Gulper lands with a hook. Bunga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Rosco Bunga has been cut.
Bunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rusty Gulper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Bunga.
Gulper misses with a low kick.
Rusty Gulper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gulper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gulper.
Bunga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gulper throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bunga stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Gulper follows into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulper working Bunga over with strikes here.
Bunga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gulper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gulper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gulper thowing shots but they're missing.
Gulper with a couple of short strikes.
Gulper lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gulper throws some wild stikes that Bunga manages to avoid easily.
Bunga tries to lock up and control but Gulper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bunga looks gassed!
Gulper landing punches.
That has opened up Rosco Bunga's cut even more.
Gulper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bunga is rocked!
The cut above Rosco Bunga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rosco Bunga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rusty Gulper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabilondo Soler (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Horton!
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, Gabilondo Soler!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soler keeps the fight on the outside.
Horton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Soler has had enough of the clinch but Horton keeps him there for the moment.
Horton breaks the clinch.
Soler moves out of range of the body kick from Horton.
Soler tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Soler tries to clinch up but Horton circles away and keeps his distance.
Horton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Horton's guard now.
Soler wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
Soler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler passes into half guard.
Horton is staying active underneath Soler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soler wants to get back to his feet.
Soler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soler is trying to control the action in half guard but Horton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Horton wants to improve his position but Soler is controlling well.
Soler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Horton is staying active underneath Soler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horton as he avoids it easily.
Soler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sid Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabilondo Soler.
Horton scores with a leg kick.
Horton dodges the punch combination from Soler.
Horton pushes Soler up against the cage in a clinch.
Horton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horton wants to clinch up but Soler keeps it at a distance.
Horton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Horton won't be happy with that.
Horton regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horton works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soler wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
Soler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Horton's guard.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Soler from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabilondo Soler dominated that round.
That's time! Horton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soler moves out of range as Horton throws a body kick.
A big left from Horton misses.
Horton throws a combination that misses
and Soler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Horton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soler wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
Soler advances to half guard.
Soler is keen to just control but Horton is a slippery customer.
Soler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Horton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton kicks Soler off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soler tries to keep at a distance but Horton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Horton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soler gets control of Horton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Horton prevents Soler from getting back to his feet.
Soler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Horton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Soler working a defensive guard here.
Horton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Soler, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soler throws a combination that misses
and Horton counters with a good, hard body kick but Soler shrugs it off.
Soler shoots in but Horton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Horton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Horton wants to get back to his feet.
Soler is tying to control. Horton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Soler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soler trying to mount his opponent but Horton defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horton darts in trying to clinch
and Soler counters with a left to the body.
Soler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horton but Horton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sid Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabilondo Soler.
Horton wants to clinch up but Soler keeps it at a distance.
Horton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Horton blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabilondo Soler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Horton looks to throw the jab but Soler is out of range.
Soler drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Soler tries to pull guard but Horton holds him up against the cage and eventually Soler drops back down to his feet.
The is referee keeping an eye on Horton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horton moves in looking to clinch but Soler pushes him off.
Horton scores with a head kick.
Soler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horton pinned against the cage. Horton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horton throws a series of punches but Soler avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Soler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Soler does no damage.
No luck for Soler with that takedown attempt.
Sid Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabilondo Soler.
Soler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton looks to clinch
and Soler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soler.
Horton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Soler from controlling successfully.
Gabilondo Soler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Horton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Horton has escaped and now he's on top!
Soler wants to sweep here but Horton controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soler trying to control the position.
Horton stays in close to Soler's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Horton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sid Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soler is working an open guard so Horton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
Soler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Horton's waist but Horton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soler off to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horton.
Soler fails with the takedown.
Soler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Horton!
Horton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Soler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Horton!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Horton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabilondo Soler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soler 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabilondo Soler!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Brezhnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusman has chosen La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Brezhnev!
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, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brezhnev doesn't manage to clinch there - Gusman circles away.
Gusman moves into range and clinches up with Brezhnev.
Brezhnev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gusman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brezhnev to the mat. Brezhnev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gusman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gusman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brezhnev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brezhnev tries to get out of the position.
Gusman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gusman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brezhnev keeping moving, preventing Gusman from controlling successfully.
Gusman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gusman wants to control from the top but Brezhnev keeps moving.
Brezhnev is looking to stand up but Gusman isn't so interested in that idea.
Gusman trying to control but Brezhnev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brezhnev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gusman on the ground.
Gusman postures up in Brezhnev's guard and throws a big left but Brezhnev blocks it.
Gusman postures up and lands a big shot to Brezhnev's brow.
Gusman throwing strikes but missing.
Brezhnev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gusman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gusman advances position into side control!
Gusman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gusman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brezhnev down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev tries to bench press Gusman off him but Gusman keeps the position.
Gusman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brezhnev is avoiding damage well.
Brezhnev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gusman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gusman trying to control the action but Brezhnev is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brezhnev misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Gusman as Brezhnev shoots in.
Gusman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman tries to clinch but Brezhnev moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Brezhnev. No joy for Gusman on that attempt.
Gusman feints and as Brezhnev raises his hands in defense, Gusman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brezhnev pushes Gusman off and gets back to his feet.
Gusman looks gassed!
Gusman looks for a takedown but Brezhnev sprawls well.
Leonid Brezhnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Gusman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brezhnev pinned against the cage. Brezhnev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gusman misses with a takedown attempt - Brezhnev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brezhnev scores with a takedown into Gusman's guard.
Brezhnev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Brezhnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brezhnev passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Gusman has a hand on Brezhnev's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brezhnev takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gusman can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brezhnev cracks Gusman with an open hand slap.
Gusman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gusman working the head and body with strikes.
Brezhnev wants to control but Gusman is keeping busy.
Gusman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brezhnev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gusman.
Gusman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brezhnev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gusman is breathing heavily.
Brezhnev is trying to keep Gusman in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezhnev looking to control.
Gusman working some strikes from top position.
Brezhnev keeping moving, preventing Gusman from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Brezhnev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gusman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brezhnev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gusman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brezhnev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gusman throws an elbow but Brezhnev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gusman throwing strikes but Brezhnev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brezhnev stands up and beckons Gusman to his feet.
Brezhnev lunges at Gusman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gusman's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gusman misses with a takedown
and Brezhnev counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brezhnev slows the pace down in half guard.
Gusman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gusman landing small, sideways elbows.
Gusman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gusman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gusman wants to sweep but no luck.
Gusman keeping moving, preventing Brezhnev from controlling successfully.
Gusman is working an open guard so Brezhnev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brezhnev!
Gusman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brezhnev counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonid Brezhnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Brezhnev shoots in but no luck this time.
Gusman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brezhnev swivels and escapes.
Brezhnev doesn't manage to clinch there - Gusman circles away.
Gusman fails with the takedown
and Brezhnev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gusman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev prevents Gusman from getting the reversal.
Rodolfo Gusman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gusman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brezhnev controlling the position easily from mount.
Gusman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gusman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brezhnev has momentary wrist control but Gusman slips an elbow through the middle.
Gusman trying to control but Brezhnev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Brezhnev dominated that second round.
That's time! Brezhnev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brezhnev stuffs the takedown.
Gusman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brezhnev but Brezhnev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brezhnev's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brezhnev duly obliges.
Brezhnev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gusman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gusman tries for a takedown but Brezhnev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leonid Brezhnev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Brezhnev works over Gusman's head and body with a nice combination.
Brezhnev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brezhnev.
Gusman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brezhnev shoots in and drives through. Gusman sprawls well.
Gusman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brezhnev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brezhnev misses with a takedown attempt - Gusman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gusman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brezhnev swivels and escapes.
Brezhnev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gusman as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gusman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gusman wants to control but Brezhnev is keeping him busy.
Gusman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gusman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brezhnev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gusman.
Gusman works over Brezhnev with some ground and pound from guard.
Gusman throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brezhnev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusman shoots and misses
and Gusman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusman scores a takedown into full mount!
Gusman unloads with some shots from mount but Brezhnev bucks and avoids them well.
Gusman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brezhnev looks a forlorn figure.
Gusman lands with some strikes.
Brezhnev wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Gusman.
Gusman with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gusman lands a nice shot to the head.
Gusman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gusman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brezhnev hang on?
Gusman lands a big shot there that rocks Brezhnev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gusman lands a big elbow.
Gusman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gusman looking to finish with strikes here!
Brezhnev blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gusman scoring with strikes but Brezhnev is staying in there.
Gusman misses with some ground and pound and Brezhnev recovers position to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brezhnev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gusman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gusman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brezhnev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gusman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusman landing with the ground and pound.
Gusman lands a couple of elbows.
Brezhnev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gusman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Gusman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gusman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Gusman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jens Pulver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for de Chocolate with that takedown attempt.
Pulver tests de Chocolate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pulver is looking to clinch but de Chocolate is avoiding it.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver cracks de Chocolate with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! de Chocolate looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pulver finish him?
It looks like Rey de Chocolate has been cut.
Pulver connects with a nice looking jab.
de Chocolate is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Chocolate shoots in for a double leg but Pulver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Chocolate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Chocolate.
de Chocolate is breathing heavily.
Pulver lands a big shot that drops de Chocolate! Can he finish him?
Oh de Chocolate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
de Chocolate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Chocolate seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulver trying to control the position from guard on top but de Chocolate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulver is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Chocolate is looking to sweep but instead, Pulver has passed into half guard.
Pulver blocks the strikes from de Chocolate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de Chocolate tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pulver has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pulver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Chocolate is looking to escape.
de Chocolate tries to lock up and control but Pulver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
de Chocolate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Chocolate tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate can't escape the position.
de Chocolate flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
de Chocolate tries to lock up and control but Pulver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pulver looking to control but de Chocolate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
de Chocolate is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Chocolate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pulver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
de Chocolate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pulver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey de Chocolate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pulver throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulver tries to sprawl out of it but de Chocolate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulver lands with a hook. de Chocolate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for de Chocolate. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
de Chocolate tries for a takedown but Pulver manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Chocolate is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
de Chocolate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pulver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Chocolate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pulver prevents it.
Pulver lands an elbow that stopped de Chocolate in his tracks for a moment.
Pulver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de Chocolate fails to land the takedown.
Jens Pulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
de Chocolate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulver catches de Chocolate napping and connects with a big right hand that sends de Chocolate to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulver stopping the sweep attempt from de Chocolate.
Pulver throwing strikes from guard but de Chocolate blocks nicely.
Pulver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pulver wants to get up but he can't break de Chocolate's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
de Chocolate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
de Chocolate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
de Chocolate takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate throwing shots but Pulver is blocking nicely.
de Chocolate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulver defending well though.
de Chocolate controlling the action here.
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.
de Chocolate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
de Chocolate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Chocolate is controlling the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rey de Chocolate just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
de Chocolate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pulver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rey de Chocolate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
de Chocolate shoots in but Pulver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a takedown. Pulver tries to sprawl out of it but de Chocolate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pulver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulver throws a nice inside leg kick.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pulver as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver throws a left that rocks de Chocolate and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pulver dives into side control, looking to finish! Can de Chocolate regain composure!
de Chocolate is looking to reverse the position.
de Chocolate is working hard here to advance position.
de Chocolate gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulver tries to stand but can't do so whilst de Chocolate controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate trying to control but Pulver postures up.
Pulver wants to stand but de Chocolate has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Chocolate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulver swivels and escapes.
de Chocolate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps de Chocolate's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulver as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Pulver.
de Chocolate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jens Pulver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Chocolate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pulver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pulver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
de Chocolate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulver scores with a leg kick.
Pulver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pulver throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Chocolate.
Pulver scores with a hook.
Pulver tries to clinch there but de Chocolate circles away.
de Chocolate shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver stuffs the takedown attempt from de Chocolate. de Chocolate gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Pulver there.
de Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt - Pulver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de Chocolate shoots for a takedown but Pulver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
de Chocolate tries for a takedown but Pulver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulver keeps de Chocolate at a distance using the push kick.
Rey de Chocolate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Pulver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulver.
de Chocolate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Pulver catches de Chocolate right on the button with a cross.
de Chocolate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulver pinned against the cage. Pulver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
de Chocolate drops his hands momentarily and Pulver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pulver has closed the distance and engaged de Chocolate in a clinch.
de Chocolate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pulver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
de Chocolate looks to throw the jab but Pulver is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate shoots in for a double leg but Pulver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Pulver.
Pulver with a jab.
Rey de Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Chocolate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pulver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from de Chocolate.
de Chocolate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pulver instigates a clinch.
Pulver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pulver stops a takedown attempt from de Chocolate.
Pulver connects with a knee to the head.
Pulver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulver avoiding damage as de Chocolate throws knees to the body.
de Chocolate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pulver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pulver manages to break the clinch.
de Chocolate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jens Pulver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Pulver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulver 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Pulver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hella Alapaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frade Francke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hella Alapaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frade Francke !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alapaa looks to land a left hand but Francke moved out of range nicely.
Francke shoots in for a takedown but Alapaa shows good takedown defense.
Francke moves out of range as Alapaa strikes.
Alapaa misses with a wild body shot.
Alapaa wants to clinch up but Francke keeps it at a distance.
Francke swats away the attempt to clinch by Alapaa.
Francke fails to land the takedown.
Francke dodges the punch combination from Alapaa.
Francke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alapaa.
Alapaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Francke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alapaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Francke is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alapaa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francke wants to finish this one by submission but Alapaa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Francke .
Alapaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alapaa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Francke goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alapaa is on top in guard.
Francke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francke looks gassed!
Francke had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alapaa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Francke Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alapaa's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alapaa trying to control the action but Francke just sinks the hooks in.
Alapaa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Alapaa turns into Francke and is now in his guard.
Francke has an active guard here but Alapaa has managed to pass into half guard.
Francke tries to roll over but Alapaa keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alapaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Francke 's head.
Alapaa controlling the pace.
Alapaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francke on the ground.
Francke is looking to get back to full guard here but Alapaa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Francke can't escape the position.
Alapaa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Francke is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alapaa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Francke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Francke is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alapaa pulls his head out easily.
Francke actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alapaa prevents Francke from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frade Francke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Francke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alapaa swinging wilding here.
Francke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hella Alapaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alapaa swivels and escapes.
Alapaa tries to clinch but Francke is having none of it.
A punch combination from Alapaa misses.
Alapaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Alapaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alapaa clinches with his opponent.
Alapaa lands an elbow inside.
Francke is breathing heavily.
Alapaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alapaa misses with an elbow strike.
Alapaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alapaa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Alapaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francke 's defenses.
Francke takes an elbow to the temple.
Alapaa lands an elbow just above Francke 's eye.
Alapaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alapaa lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Alapaa.
Alapaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Francke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alapaa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alapaa lands an elbow that stopped Francke in his tracks for a moment.
Alapaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alapaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alapaa lands an elbow inside that Francke shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Alapaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alapaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francke 's brow.
Alapaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alapaa.
Alapaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Alapaa.
Nice elbow from Alapaa.
Alapaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Alapaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alapaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alapaa stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alapaa.
Francke takes an elbow to the temple.
Alapaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francke 's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa lands an elbow just above Francke 's eye.
Alapaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Francke avoids the elbow strike from Alapaa, against the cage.
Francke blocks the elbow strike.
Alapaa lands an elbow inside that Francke shrugs off.
The referee calls for Alapaa to work.
Francke blocks an elbow strike.
Alapaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francke 's defenses.
Francke is rocked!
Francke blocks an elbow strike from Alapaa.
Francke is still on wobbly legs! Can Alapaa finish him?
Francke blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alapaa throws an elbow but misses.
Alapaa throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alapaa.
Alapaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Francke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Francke seems to have recovered his senses.
Alapaa has Francke pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Francke blocks the elbow strike.
Alapaa lands an elbow just above Francke 's eye.
Alapaa effectively controlling the action here.
Francke avoids a wild elbow strike from Alapaa.
Francke can't get the takedown.
Hella Alapaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frade Francke .
Alapaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alapaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Francke up against the cage.
Francke looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alapaa throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hella Alapaa 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!
Francke shoots in looking for a takedown. Alapaa tries to sprawl out of it but Francke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alapaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alapaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francke manages to avoid it.
Alapaa tries to clinch but Francke moves out of range.
Francke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hella Alapaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alapaa throws out the jab.
Alapaa walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Francke drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Alapaa swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Francke 's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hella Alapaa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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18
170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Oscar Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin shoots in for a double leg but Martinsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinsson misses with a low kick.
Putin misses with a wild combination.
Martinsson misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martinsson - that will leave a mark!
Martinsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Putin counters by moving into the clinch.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Putin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martinsson throws a wild body kick that Putin sees coming a mile off.
Putin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martinsson feints and then cracks Putin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Putin down.
Oscar Martinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinsson works the jab nicely.
Putin fails to land the takedown.
Oscar Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Putin looks gassed!
Martinsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinsson scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinsson misses with a double jab.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
Martinsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Putin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Putin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinsson scores with the left hand. Putin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Putin avoids the head kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinsson as he connects with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinsson. Putin shrugs it off though.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Putin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
Martinsson lands with a right hand.
Oscar Martinsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinsson connects with the punch.
Putin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martinsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Putin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Putin's calf.
Martinsson scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Martinsson.
Putin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson cracks the inside of Putin's front leg.
Martinsson misses with a two punch combination.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Putin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinsson stuns Putin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Putin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Putin.
Martinsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Putin has double underhooks.
Martinsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinsson can't break the clinch.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin misses with an elbow strike.
Putin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinsson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Putin wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Martinsson.
Putin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Putin's head backwards.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinsson scores with a four punch combination!
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Martinsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Putin in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Martinsson dominated that round.
That's time! Martinsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinsson misses with a body shot.
Martinsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Putin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinsson circles away.
Martinsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putin is looking to chop away at Martinsson's legs.
Martinsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinsson lands a head kick!
Martinsson connects with a looping right hand.
Martinsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oscar Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Martinsson throws a shot to the body.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Putin's front leg but catches the back leg as Putin tries to avoid it.
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
Oscar Martinsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Putin's front leg but catches the back leg as Putin tries to avoid it.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinsson scores with a nice body kick.
Martinsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinsson looks to land a combination but Putin avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson lands with a nice body punch.
Martinsson scores with a kick to the body.
Putin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Putin tries to clinch there but Martinsson circles away.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Putin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martinsson lands with a straight right. Putin didn't see that one coming.
Putin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinsson. Martinsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice shot lands for Martinsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinsson. That's going to slow Putin down.
Martinsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinsson lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
Putin avoids the head kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a shot to the body.
Putin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinsson throws a shot to the body.
Martinsson throws a series of strikes that have Putin backpedaling.
Martinsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinsson misses with a wild combination.
Putin tries to score with a low kick but Martinsson moves his leg out of the way.
Martinsson throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Martinsson.
Putin tries to clinch but Martinsson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinsson as he connects with a hook.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Putin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martinsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinsson misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Martinsson as Putin shoots in.
Putin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinsson throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Putin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martinsson.
Martinsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Martinsson throws a head kick that Putin semi-blocks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Putin.
Oscar Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Martinsson tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinsson throws a right hand that Putin ducks under and follows up with a left that Putin also avoids with ease.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Martinsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a head kick that Putin semi-blocks.
Putin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Putin wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.
Putin tries to clinch but Martinsson moves out of range.
Putin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Martinsson throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Putin is out of range and Martinsson settles back down.
Martinsson misses with a kick to the body.
Putin slips a jab and a cross from Martinsson.
Putin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Martinsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Putin.
Martinsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinsson lands with a kick to the temple. Putin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Putin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinsson.
Putin walks into a left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.
Martinsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Putin has Martinsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinsson dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putin throws an elbow but misses.
Martinsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinsson is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the cage.
Martinsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinsson wants to break free but Putin has control.
Martinsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinsson is trying to break free.
Martinsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Putin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Martinsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Martinsson finds it's way through Putin's defenses.
Martinsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinsson. Martinsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinsson digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Putin backs up against the cage.
Putin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinsson's waist but Martinsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putin off to one side.
Martinsson scores with a nice body kick.
Martinsson keeps Putin at a distance using the push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinsson as he connects with a hook.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.
Martinsson feints and then cracks Putin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Putin down.
Martinsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oscar Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinsson circles away.
Martinsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.
A good leg kick by Martinsson.
Putin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vladimir Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinsson keeps Putin at a distance using the push kick.
Martinsson with a nice cross.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Putin's front leg but catches the back leg as Putin tries to avoid it.
Putin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinsson's waist but Martinsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putin off to one side.
Martinsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oscar Martinsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinsson throws a series of punches but Putin avoids them all with ease.
Martinsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Martinsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinsson, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Martinsson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Warcheka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and denali fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warcheka comes to the cage accompanied by man up. Marek Warcheka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Warcheka!
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, denali fili!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warcheka tries to clinch there but fili circles away.
Warcheka fails to land with a series of punches.
fili pushes Warcheka up against the cage in a clinch.
Warcheka is trying to break the clinch but fili has him pressed against the cage.
fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warcheka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warcheka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warcheka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
fili tries to clinch up.
Warcheka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warcheka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
fili tries to clinch up.
fili wants to clinch.
fili looks to clinch
and Warcheka counters with a left to the body.
Warcheka tries to bum rush fili with a series of wild strikes but fili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
fili throws a one two combo.
Warcheka is breathing heavily.
fili forces Warcheka back against the cage and clinches.
fili keeps control of Warcheka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
fili prevents Warcheka from breaking the clinch.
fili manages to break the clinch.
fili with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
fili forces Warcheka back against the cage and clinches.
fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
fili scores with a shoulder strike.
fili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Warcheka prevents it.
fili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
fili connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Warcheka to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by fili!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). denali fili!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sandro Filcic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony McCann!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann misses with a series of wild punches.
Filcic staying out of range there.
Tony McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filcic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filcic on the side of the head.
McCann misses with the combination.
Filcic slips under a jab from McCann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filcic slips under a jab.
Filcic ducks under a wild hook from McCann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann misses with the combination.
McCann looks to land a combination but Filcic avoids it well.
Filcic moves away from the strike by McCann.
Filcic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCann finds it's way round the side to connect with Filcic's head.
McCann throws a series of punches but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic just misses with a punch to the body.
Filcic avoids the body shot from McCann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McCann misses.
Filcic slips a straight right by McCann.
McCann throws out a loose jab but Filcic uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCann throws a series of punches but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by McCann.
Filcic swings for the body but McCann moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filcic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCann throws a body punch but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filcic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCann is trying to stand back up but Filcic is controlling him
McCann won't allow Filcic to pass to mount.
McCann trying to control but Filcic postures up.
Filcic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCann is looking to escape.
Filcic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Filcic trying to control but McCann is having none of it.
Filcic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McCann is surviving well by controlling Filcic's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filcic takes McCann's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony McCann will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Filcic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McCann misses with the combination.
Filcic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filcic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCann.
McCann throws a right and a left that Filcic avoids nicely.
McCann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filcic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann throws an overhand right that lands on Filcic's shoulder, as Filcic tries to avoid the shot.
McCann with a nice cross.
McCann swings for the body but Filcic moves out of range.
McCann checks the leg kick.
Filcic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCann can't break the clinch.
McCann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filcic has him pressed against the cage.
Filcic leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann wants to get back to striking at distance but Filcic won't allow it.
Filcic stalls.
Filcic prevents McCann from breaking the clinch.
McCann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filcic has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann is looking to break free of the clinch but Filcic has double underhooks.
McCann is trying to break the clinch but Filcic has him pressed against the cage.
Filcic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filcic displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCann up against the cage.
McCann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filcic has him pressed against the cage.
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.
McCann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filcic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCann up against the cage.
McCann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCann is trying to break the clinch but Filcic has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCann is looking to break free of the clinch but Filcic has double underhooks.
Filcic gets control of McCann's arms and successfully pulls guard. Filcic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCann tries to bum rush Filcic with a series of wild strikes but Filcic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCann throws a jab but it's blocked by Filcic.
McCann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filcic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tony McCann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filcic.
McCann looks to land a left hand but Filcic moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann throws a hook but Filcic blocks it.
McCann punishes Filcic's body with a nice straight punch.
Filcic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCann throws out the jab.
McCann throws a big shot that misses.
Filcic shoots for a takedown but McCann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCann throws a combination. Filcic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCann throws a right hand that Filcic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filcic also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McCann.
McCann swings for the body but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCann.
Filcic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCann looks to land a right hand but Filcic moved out of range.
McCann throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sandro Filcic has been cut.
McCann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCann.
Filcic misses with a hook to the body
and McCann counters with a right hand to the body.
McCann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filcic.
McCann throws a hook to the side of Filcic's head but Filcic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filcic shoots in for a double leg but McCann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filcic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
A slow jab from McCann misses its intended target.
McCann misses with a looping left.
McCann throws a big shot that misses.
McCann throws an overhand right that lands on Filcic's shoulder, as Filcic tries to avoid the shot.
Filcic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filcic thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCann misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCann really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Filcic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCann thuds his right hand into Filcic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Filcic takes one to the chin there.
Filcic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCann.
McCann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filcic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCann.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Filcic.
Filcic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCann, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCann, who protects the arm well.
Filcic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCann wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Filcic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCann, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Filcic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McCann manages to get back to half guard.
Filcic is looking for a kimura but McCann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Filcic to get the leverage.
Filcic wants to free his trapped foot but McCann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCann throws an overhand right that lands on Filcic's shoulder, as Filcic tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filcic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCann misses with a straight left.
McCann tries to bum rush Filcic with a series of wild strikes but Filcic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCann throws out a loose jab but Filcic uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCann throws a jab but it's blocked by Filcic.
McCann misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice defenses there by Filcic.
Filcic doesn't manage to clinch there - McCann circles away.
McCann throws a hook but Filcic avoids it easily.
Filcic throws a looping overhand right but McCann ducks down to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCann waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Filcic.
Filcic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCann dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sandro Filcic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCann moves away from the strike by Filcic.
McCann misses with a two punch combination.
McCann misses with a straight right.
McCann throws a right hand that Filcic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filcic also avoids with ease.
Filcic ducks under a wild hook from McCann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCann tries to bum rush Filcic with a series of wild strikes but Filcic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCann throws a big shot that misses.
McCann misses with an uppercut. Filcic saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filcic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCann moves away.
McCann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCann scores with a jab to the body.
Filcic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from McCann misses its intended target.
McCann thuds his right hand into Filcic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann throws a shot from downtown. Filcic moves away and avoids it.
Filcic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Filcic is looking for a kimura but McCann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Filcic to get the leverage.
McCann is trying to stand up here but Filcic is controlling him well.
McCann is defending against the submission attempts here by Filcic.
Filcic is keen to just control but McCann is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Filcic.
Filcic is looking to advance position but McCann won't allow it.
McCann is in trouble now - Filcic has advanced to mount!
McCann is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Filcic pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
McCann really wants to buck Filcic off and get back to his feet.
Filcic working for a submission but McCann is keeping him at bay.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McCann has given up his back.
Tony McCann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filcic misses with an elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Filcic gets his hands free as McCann looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Filcic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Filcic is looking for the choke from the back position but McCann is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Filcic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony McCann!
Tony McCann is the new lightweight champion!
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