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UFL 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Muntari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Muntari will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Muntari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi keeps the fight on the outside.
Muntari tries to clinch but Niemi moves out of range.
Niemi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muntari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niemi throws a body punch but Muntari moves out of range.
Muntari tries to clinch up but Niemi circles away and keeps his distance.
Muntari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muntari tries to clinch up but Niemi circles away and keeps his distance.
Muntari tries a head kick but it misses.
Muntari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Muntari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niemi avoids the head kick by Muntari.
A bone on bone clash there as Muntari blocks the leg kick.
Muntari wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muntari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi lands a right hook to the body.
Muntari looks gassed!
Niemi misses with a wild body shot.
Muntari throws a right hand that Niemi ducks under and follows up with a left that Niemi also avoids with ease.
Muntari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niemi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jetset Niemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Muntari avoids them all with ease.
Max Muntari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemi throws a head kick but Muntari moves out of range.
Muntari tries to close the distance and clinch but Niemi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niemi is looking to wear down Muntari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niemi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muntari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muntari slips under a jab from Niemi.
Muntari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niemi.
Niemi scores with a leg kick.
Niemi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Niemi drops Muntari with a straight right hand, right on the button! Niemi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jetset Niemi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terekk Medwedew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terekk Medwedew!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Medwedew. Medwedew gets slowly back to his feet.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Medwedew tries to clinch but Hari is having none of it.
Medwedew wants to clinch.
Medwedew is looking to clinch.
Hari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Medwedew fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Medwedew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Medwedew steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hari lands a big head kick that sends Medwedew to the canvas! Hari follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Badr Hari!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Gaillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaillard has chosen Victoria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Gaillard!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Gaillard coming out on top.
It looks like Will Smith has been cut.
Gaillard misses with a looping left.
Gaillard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith slips under a jab.
Gaillard scores with a punch to the head.
Gaillard shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Smith takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Gaillard sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Smith bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remi Gaillard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Adriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MC has chosen La Raza V.3 as his entrance music. Ricardo Adriano has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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198 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Adriano!
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, Tito MC!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adriano shoots in for a takedown but MC shows good takedown defense.
Adriano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MC closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Adriano manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
MC stands up and beckons Adriano to join him on the feet.
MC looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MC drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
MC moves into full mount!
MC wants to control the pace but Adriano is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano is working to get back to half guard.
Adriano regains half guard.
Adriano is trying to get back to full guard.
MC wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adriano keeps working.
Adriano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adriano trying to control here.
Adriano looking for submissions off his back.
Adriano missing with punches from the bottom.
MC thows a huge punch but Adriano dodges it nicely.
MC should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Adriano tries to roll over but MC keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adriano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MC tries a head kick but it misses.
MC shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than MC was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adriano is working to get back to half guard.
MC looks gassed!
Adriano is working hard here to advance position.
Adriano is trying to reverse the position but instead MC has taken his back - oops!
MC looking for the choke but no joy.
Adriano covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MC doesn't have the hooks in and Adriano manages to turn into his guard.
Adriano pushes down on MC's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Adriano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for MC!
Adriano is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but MC is surviving well by controlling Adriano's body position as best he can.
MC really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adriano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adriano swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and MC is now in Adriano's guard. A big mistake from Adriano there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito MC dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adriano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MC is trying to control but can't.
Adriano works his way into full mount!
Adriano looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Adriano works his way to his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adriano struggling to land strikes to the head as MC covers up.
Adriano tightening his grip on MC, looking for the choke.
MC is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Adriano off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adriano is looking for the choke from the back position but MC is controlling his hands well.
MC manages to reverse the position and now he's in Adriano's guard. Nice work there by MC.
MC pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adriano is keeping the position for now.
MC not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adriano has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. MC doesn't defend quickly enough and Adriano has managed to lock this one up! Can MC escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Adriano on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricardo Adriano!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snake Porvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porvac's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell's Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snake Porvac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Volchenkov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volchenkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porvac closes the distance and clinches.
Volchenkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Porvac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Porvac is trying to break free.
Porvac tries to break the clinch but Volchenkov is controlling the position.
Porvac breaks from the clinch.
Porvac moves away from the strike by Volchenkov.
Volchenkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porvac.
Volchenkov throws a hook but Porvac blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volchenkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porvac counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Porvac.
Volchenkov looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porvac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porvac throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Volchenkov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Snake Porvac!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hasslehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortiz's choice of entrance music: Break Stuff. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Hasslehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasslehoff misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hasslehoff misses with a low kick.
No luck for Hasslehoff with that takedown attempt.
Hasslehoff throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Hasslehoff sprawls well.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasslehoff is trying to stand up here but Ortiz is controlling him well.
Hasslehoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Hasslehoff's temple.
Ortiz throwing shots but Hasslehoff is blocking nicely.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz with the ground and pound but Hasslehoff uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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.
Hasslehoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hasslehoff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Hasslehoff is keeping the position.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hasslehoff is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hasslehoff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz distracts Hasslehoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Hasslehoff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hasslehoff tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hasslehoff's head.
Hasslehoff looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ortiz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hasslehoff keeping hold of Ortiz's head, controlling as best he can.
Hasslehoff is breathing heavily.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Hasslehoff dodges it nicely.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hasslehoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hasslehoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Hasslehoff.
Ortiz moves out of range as Hasslehoff strikes.
Hasslehoff slips a jab from Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz rushes Hasslehoff and presses him up against the cage.
Ortiz has clasped his hands together around Hasslehoff's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hasslehoff is looking to regain half guard here but Ortiz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasslehoff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ortiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
Hasslehoff wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hasslehoff is rocked!
Ortiz lands a strong strike to the head of Hasslehoff. That's dazed him! Ortiz looking to finish here. Hasslehoff is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ortiz lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Ortiz!
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