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ICON Round TEN PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fyodor Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fyodor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hayes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Hayes trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes unloading with bombs!
Hayes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hayes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hayes avoids the attempt from Emelianenko to control.
Hayes trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Hayes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes looking to secure an arm triangle but Emelianenko defends it well.
Hayes unloading with bombs!
Hayes is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hayes tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
Hayes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Emelianenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hayes landing strikes.
Hayes working the head with strikes.
Hayes wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Hayes off him but Hayes keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to get an arm triangle but Emelianenko is defending well.
Hayes decides to stand back up. Hayes steps back and let's Emelianenko get back to his feet.
Hayes gets a clinch.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Emelianenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Emelianenko has one foot on Hayes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fyodor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko throws and elbow that misses. Hayes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emelianenko's guard. Nice move by Hayes!
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing Hayes from standing up.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Hayes controlling him for the moment.
Hayes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko is working an open guard so Hayes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Emelianenko has an Americana. Hayes didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Emelianenko is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Emelianenko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fyodor Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Mamabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Bakunin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Mamabama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamabama keeping moving, preventing Bakunin from controlling successfully.
Bakunin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mamabama kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bakunin looking to pass the guard.
Bakunin slips nicely into half guard.
Bakunin is keen to just control but Mamabama is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin not doing much here.
Bakunin is trying to control. Mamabama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bakunin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mamabama defend it? Bakunin steps over the head and cranks it - Mamabama is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bakunin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikhail Bakunin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanov (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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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
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, Igor Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Cano ducks under and follows up with a left that Cano also avoids with ease.
Cano keeps Ivanov at a distance using the push kick.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Cano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A low kick from Ivanov is predictable there
and Cano counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cano feints and then cracks Ivanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ivanov down.
No luck for Cano with that takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cano!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Cano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cano advances to full mount.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cano has isolated one of Ivanov's arms. Ivanov looking to fight him off but Cano twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arturo Cano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colton Orr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Orr pushes him off.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Orr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orr throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk fails with the takedown.
Orr cracks Hawk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orr lands a nice shot to the body.
Orr stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawk. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Orr tries to keep at a distance but Hawk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jackson Hawk has been cut.
Whack! Orr lands a heavy head kick that drops Hawk. The ref tackles Orr to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hawk was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Colton Orr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drokov Slayveski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slightly Stoopid - Above The Clouds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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, Drokov Slayveski!
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, Smokey Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayveski shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Slayveski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe tries for a takedown but Slayveski circles away easily
and Slayveski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
Joe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Slayveski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Joe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Slayveski's back instead.
Slayveski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe keeps control of the position as Slayveski tries to break free.
Slayveski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joe has hold of Slayveski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Slayveski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Joe prevents Slayveski from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe cracks Slayveski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slayveski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe has control of Slayveski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slayveski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Slayveski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Joe wants to control the pace but Slayveski is squirming around nicely.
Joe lands a heavy elbow.
Slayveski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slayveski is looking to improve his position but Joe isn't that keen on the idea.
Joe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Slayveski is surviving well by controlling Joe's body position as best he can.
Joe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joe looks gassed!
Joe with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski tries to reverse the position but Joe maintains control.
Joe is landing with some decent strikes but Slayveski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joe unloading with bombs!
Slayveski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slayveski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slayveski tries to get out of the position.
Joe is going olschool here, as he tries to force Slayveski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Slayveski shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slayveski wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Slayveski is working to get back to half guard.
Joe with a couple of short strikes.
Slayveski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slayveski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Slayveski is pressing down on Joe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Slayveski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joe!
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski looking to control but Joe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slayveski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slayveski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Joe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Joe is bucking up trying to escape but Slayveski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Slayveski lands a big elbow.
Joe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slayveski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Slayveski.
Joe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski lands strikes from half guard.
Slayveski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slayveski lands with a punch from half guard.
Slayveski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slayveski is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Slayveski connects with a couple of short punches.
Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slayveski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slayveski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joe is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayveski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Smokey Joe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Slayveski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Slayveski is looking to stand up but Joe isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Slayveski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slayveski manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Slayveski's guard.
Slayveski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slayveski is looking for a triangle but Joe pushes his legs off easily.
Joe won't allow Slayveski to sweep him here.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joe misses with a takedown
and Slayveski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Joe's guard.
Slayveski scoring with some ground and pound.
Slayveski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe is pulling down on Slayveski's head to control his posture.
Joe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slayveski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Slayveski from controlling successfully.
Joe has his foot on Slayveski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slayveski works his way back into a safe position though.
Slayveski stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Slayveski defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slayveski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Slayveski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slayveski wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slayveski!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Slayveski is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Joe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Slayveski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Joe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smokey Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slayveski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joe blocks Slayveski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Slayveski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Joe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slayveski looks a forlorn figure.
Joe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slayveski is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Joe. What's that going to do exactly?
Slayveski is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Slayveski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slayveski taking shots to the head.
Joe blocks Slayveski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Slayveski is working to get back to half guard.
Slayveski tries to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe with shots to the head and body - Slayveski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Slayveski working to try and regain half guard.
Joe lands a heavy elbow.
Slayveski is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smokey Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Joe shoots and misses
and Slayveski counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Joe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slayveski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Slayveski manages to get back to half guard.
Slayveski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slayveski.
Slayveski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Slayveski lands a decent punch to the body there.
Slayveski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Slayveski 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.
Joe wants to control from the top but Slayveski keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayveski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Joe wants to control from the top but Slayveski keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slayveski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Slayveski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Slayveski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joe moves into full guard.
Slayveski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slayveski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slayveski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slayveski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Slayveski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Joe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slayveski keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Slayveski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slayveski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe forces his way into half guard.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe seems to be looking for submissions.
Slayveski is looking to control Joe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slayveski avoid being mounted?
Slayveski gets full guard.
Slayveski has his foot on Joe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joe works his way back into a safe position though.
Joe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slayveski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Slayveski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slayveski manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Slayveski's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slayveski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Joe's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slayveski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slayveski won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
Slayveski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
Slayveski postures up.
Drokov Slayveski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slayveski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slayveski landing with the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slayveski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joe won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drokov Slayveski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Smokey Joe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogga Polis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shogun Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogga Polis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, shogun Daley!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley lands a head shot.
Daley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Polis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daley as he jumps to the side.
Daley throws a head kick but Polis moves out of range.
Daley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daley throws a sloppy head kick and Polis moves out of range easily.
Daley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daley scores with a takedown into Polis's guard.
Polis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polis is breathing heavily.
Polis working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley trying to control but Polis is working from the bottom.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polis is keeping the position for now.
Polis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Polis being controlled here, momentarily.
Daley wants to control from the top but Polis keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daley works over Polis's head and body with a nice combination.
Daley misses with a body kick.
Daley defending well as Polis loads up on a big left hand.
Daley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Polis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polis throws a big shot that misses.
Daley ducks right into an uppercut from Polis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogga Polis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shogun Daley.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Polis.
Polis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley with a jab.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Polis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daley gets the takedown into side control.
Polis sneaks back into half guard.
Daley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polis keeps working.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
Daley wants to control but Polis is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Polis on the side of the head.
Daley shoots for a takedown but Polis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polis throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shogun Daley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Polis misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daley.
Polis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polis swivels and escapes.
Polis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Daley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Polis counters with a single leg into guard. Daley didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley wants to stand but Polis is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Polis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Polis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daley is trying to control the position but Polis postures up.
Polis 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.
Daley has his takedown stuffed
and Polis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daley's guard now.
Rogga Polis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shogun Daley.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Polis from controlling successfully.
Polis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Polis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Polis looking to pass the guard.
Daley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley is trying to control the position but Polis postures up.
Daley working for a triangle but Polis defends it easily.
Daley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Polis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daley's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polis to the mat! Polis manages to get full guard.
Polis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Polis looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Polis looking for a guillotine here but Daley defends easily.
Polis looking for a sweep. Not yet Polis, not yet.
Daley tries to free his leg and advance position but Polis is retaining full guard.
Polis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Polis is proving hard to escape from.
Daley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Polis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Polis striking off his back but it's not causing Daley any problems.
Polis tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daley shoots in for a double leg but Polis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Daley slips a straight right by Polis.
Daley closes the distance and clinches up with Polis, looking for a takedown. Daley pushes Polis against the cage but Polis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daley throws a body punch but Polis moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Polis. No joy for Daley on that attempt.
Daley stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogga Polis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Daley has his takedown stuffed
and Polis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Polis counters with a nice body shot.
Polis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Polis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Polis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daley won't be happy with that.
Polis tries to score with some ground and pound. Daley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Polis cracks Daley with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Polis.
Daley dodges the ground and pound from Polis.
Polis working the ground and pound but Daley is defending the strikes.
Daley is looking for a sweep.
Polis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daley as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Polis or perhaps it was just good defense by Daley which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogga Polis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daley is looking to clinch but Polis is avoiding it.
Daley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daley.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Polis as he jumps to the side.
Daley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daley.
Nice defenses there by Daley.
Polis fails with a takedown attempt.
Daley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Polis throws a right hand that Daley ducks under and follows up with a left that Daley also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daley!
Daley moves in looking to clinch but Polis pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daley shoots in but Polis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Polis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Polis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Polis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Daley.
shogun Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daley jabs at Polis's body.
Daley tries to work over Polis's front leg with a kick but Polis checks it.
Daley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polis swivels and escapes.
Polis with a poor takedown
letting Daley counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogga Polis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogga Polis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake DeSalvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Vicious has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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19
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Vicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake DeSalvo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSalvo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vicious, pushing him back against the cage.
Vicious looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
DeSalvo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vicious avoids the damage to the body.
DeSalvo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vicious really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeSalvo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vicious.
DeSalvo lands a nice knee to the body.
Vicious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeSalvo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeSalvo scores with a knee to the head.
DeSalvo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DeSalvo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vicious is rocked!
DeSalvo lands a knee to the body.
Oh Vicious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeSalvo connects with a knee to the head.
DeSalvo creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Vicious! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for DeSalvo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake DeSalvo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Squires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vin Seppala was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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21
171 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Squires!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vin Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squires shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seppala but Seppala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Squires shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Seppala sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Squires knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seppala on the ground.
Seppala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seppala is trying to maintain the position but Squires is very close to passing his half guard.
Seppala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Seppala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Squires!
Squires on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Squires tries to get out of the position.
Squires tries to reverse the position but Seppala maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squires tries to hold on but Seppala postures up.
Squires's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Squires is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Seppala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Seppala with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Seppala looking to control but Squires is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Squires manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Squires is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Squires manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Seppala sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Squires's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Squires slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seppala wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Squires uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Seppala looks gassed!
Squires wants to sweep here but Seppala controlling him for the moment.
Squires throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Squires throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Squires trying to strike off his back.
Squires keeping full guard, as Seppala tries to pass.
Seppala sitting in guard here, content to control.
Squires tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Squires closes the distance and clinches up with Seppala, looking for a takedown. Squires pushes Seppala against the cage but Seppala circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Squires closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Squires landing strikes.
Squires is putting a hurting on Seppala here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seppala manages to work his way to half guard, despite Squires's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squires lands a nice short elbow.
Squires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seppala wants to control but Squires is keeping busy.
Squires winds up and cracks Seppala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Seppala blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squires.
Squires thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seppala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squires.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Squires avoids the head kick by Seppala.
Squires lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Squires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seppala.
Seppala misses with a takedown attempt
and Squires counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Squires fails in his attempt to clinch.
Squires gets caught flat footed, as Seppala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Squires is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seppala won't allow Squires to sweep him here.
Seppala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Seppala fails with the takedown
and Squires counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brent Squires will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Seppala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seppala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seppala has his takedown stuffed
and Squires counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Squires stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seppala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squires passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Squires in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Seppala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Seppala is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squires wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seppala keeps working.
Seppala is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squires lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brent Squires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Squires scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Seppala to see if he's OK.
Squires looks up at the clock and then as Seppala takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Squires smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Squires working the head and body with strikes.
Squires lands some shots froms side control.
Seppala on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Seppala taking a bit of punishment here - Squires scoring with strikes.
Seppala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seppala tries to get to full guard but Squires has control of the leg.
Squires is thwarting Seppala's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squires lands a nice short elbow.
Squires is nestled in close to Seppala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Seppala is trying to stand.
Squires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Squires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Seppala wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Squires.
Seppala wants to control but Squires is keeping busy.
Squires looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Squires winds up and cracks Seppala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Squires is thwarting Seppala's attempts to control the position.
Squires drops an elbow to the side of Seppala's head.
Seppala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seppala trying to control from the bottom.
Squires lands with a punch from half guard.
Squires working over Seppala with some ground and pound. Seppala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Squires takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squires scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seppala actively working from the bottom here.
Squires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Squires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seppala defending well though.
Squires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seppala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squires.
Seppala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seppala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Squires gets caught flat footed, as Seppala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Squires 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.
Squires has a closed guard, preventing Seppala from standing up.
Squires looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seppala trying to control but Squires is working from the bottom.
Squires throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Squires is trying to keep Seppala in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squires thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Squires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seppala looks to clinch
and Squires decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Seppala's guard.
Seppala looking to control.
Seppala wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seppala escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Squires gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seppala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seppala wants to sweep but no luck.
Squires wants to pass the guard but Seppala is keeping the position.
Seppala 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Squires fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seppala, pushing him back against the cage.
Squires breaks the clinch.
Squires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppala tries to clinch up but Squires circles away and keeps his distance.
Squires cracks Seppala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seppala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Seppala shoots in and bounces Squires off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seppala stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Seppala. No joy for Squires on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squires counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Squires.
Seppala wants to sweep here but Squires controlling him for the moment.
Squires wants to control from the top but Seppala keeps moving.
Squires landing with the ground and pound.
Seppala throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Squires trying to control the position from guard on top but Seppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squires lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squires cracks Seppala with an open hand slap.
Squires has his takedown stuffed
and Seppala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Squires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seppala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Squires walks away with a smile on his face. Seppala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Squires shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Squires connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Squires dominating with strikes here.
Squires connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squires scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seppala tries to buck Squires off but he can't manage it.
Seppala can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Squires clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seppala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Squires finds it's way round the side to connect with Seppala's head.
Squires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seppala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Squires forces Seppala back against the cage and clinches.
Squires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seppala misses with a two punch combination.
Brent Squires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seppala scores with a kick to the body.
Squires shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seppala counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Squires is looking for a sweep. Seppala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Squires tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Seppala manages to move to mount!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Squires swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala manages to capitalize on a mistake by Squires to take his back!
Squires wants to control his opponent's hands but Seppala gets his hands free.
Seppala scores with punches from the back.
I really don't envy Squires right now.
Seppala thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Squires trying to control the action but Seppala just sinks the hooks in.
Seppala has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Squires.
Seppala missing with strikes.
Seppala thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Seppala is trying to stick to Squires's back but Squires is turning into Seppala. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seppala's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Squires.
Squires landing with the ground and pound.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squires with a poor takedown
and Seppala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Squires's guard now.
Seppala trying to control but Squires is working from the bottom.
Squires bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seppala's guard.
Squires has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Squires connects with a couple of short punches.
Squires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seppala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seppala controlling the position.
Seppala's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Squires is in close to Seppala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Seppala keeping moving, preventing Squires from controlling successfully.
Squires makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Squires is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squires keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seppala's head.
Squires chips away with some ground and pound.
Squires throwing strikes from guard but Seppala blocks nicely.
Squires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seppala is looking for a triangle but Squires pushes his legs off easily.
Seppala is looking to stand up but Squires isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seppala has his foot on Squires's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Squires works his way back into a safe position though.
Seppala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Squires throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Squires closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Seppala moves into full guard.
Seppala wants to sweep here but Squires controlling him for the moment.
Seppala trying to keep a closed guard but Squires is proving a slippery customer.
Seppala throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Squires postures up and lands a big shot to Seppala's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Seppala dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Seppala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Squires to score with a decent uppercut.
Squires rushes Seppala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Squires drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seppala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Squires lands a jab to the nose.
Squires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seppala tries to clinch up but Squires circles away and keeps his distance.
Seppala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Squires counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seppala closes the distance but Squires moves to the side
and Squires counters with a shoot takedown. Seppala fights it but they end up in guard.
Seppala looking for a guillotine here but Squires defends easily.
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.
Seppala is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seppala can't keep his opponent in guard - Squires advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Squires is thwarting Seppala's attempts to control the position.
Squires postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Seppala to stand up.
Squires shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Seppala is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squires is landing with some decent strikes but Seppala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Squires working the ground and pound effectively.
Seppala tries to lock up and control but Squires gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seppala is in a horrible position here. Squires smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Squires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Squires working the ground and pound effectively.
Squires avoids the attempt from Seppala to control.
Squires dominating with strikes here.
Squires unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Seppala sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Seppala pushes Squires off and gets back to his feet.
Squires circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seppala clinches up with Squires and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seppala.
Squires manages to break the clinch.
Squires has his takedown stuffed
and Seppala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Squires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squires tries to strike from the bottom.
Squires wants to stand up but Seppala is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Squires is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seppala slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Squires.
Seppala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Squires misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Squires misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Squires looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vin Seppala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brent Squires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Squires performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Squires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squires has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Squires!
Brent Squires retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Edmarker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niklas Edmarker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmarker tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmarker fails to land with a series of punches.
Edmarker moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gracie goes down! Can Edmarker finish him!?
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Edmarker gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Edmarker finish him?
Edmarker misses with a few strikes there.
Edmarker tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Edmarker lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Gracie falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niklas Edmarker!
Niklas Edmarker retains his bantamweight title!
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