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DIV-E - Twentyfour PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Manhood feat. O.G.B - Ready To Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Quest!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Quest tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Quest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Quest.
Quest is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller gets through Quest's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quest tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Quest drops back down to his feet.
Mike Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Quest.
Miller is working Quest over against the cage.
Quest looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller cracks Quest with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miller lands a body punch.
Quest fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller successfully pulls guard.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quest manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller passes Quest's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miller decides to stand up.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Quest tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quest tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller tries to clinch there but Quest circles away.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Quest circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but Quest moves out of range.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Quest jumps guard but Miller stands there with Quest around his waist. Quest gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quest lands a shot to the body.
Miller tries a body shot but Quest blocks it.
Quest wants a takedown.
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Quest.
Miller leaning against his opponent.
Miller pushes Quest back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quest tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Quest backwards.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quest's efforts to push away.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller digs a right hand into Quest's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quest's gas tank.
Miller pushes Quest back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quest.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Quest's ribcage. Quest let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quest leaning against his opponent.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Quest.
Quest is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Quest's takedown attempt.
Miller turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Quest manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller wants to stand up but Quest manages to regain full guard.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Quest gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quest on the ground.
Quest preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quest 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.
Quest passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quest to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller wants to clinch up but Quest keeps it at a distance.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quest scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Quest to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Miller wants to stand up but Quest is controlling him.
Quest is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Quest has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quest has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quest is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Miller is surviving well by controlling Quest's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand.
Quest tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Quest works his way to his opponent's back.
Quest has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Miller! Can he survive? No! He's out! Quest gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Quest!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and corrado smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, corrado smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
smith shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a right and a left that smith avoids nicely.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
smith is trying to trip Johnson. He has hold of a leg but Johnson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to stand but smith is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
smith stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson wants to stand but smith is controlling the position.
smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
smith landing some decent shots from guard.
smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but smith slips an elbow through the middle.
smith stops Johnson from standing up.
smith drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick smith off! smith jumps back into Johnson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says smith as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Johnson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with smith! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). corrado smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tazar Keegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tazar Keegan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tazar Keegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Mack!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Keegan tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
Keegan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mack is trying to defend but Keegan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mack is not content to let Keegan control the position.
Keegan throwing shots but Mack is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keegan trying to pass the guard but Mack defending well.
Keegan with the ground and pound but Mack uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keegan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keegan wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
Mack can't keep his opponent in guard - Keegan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan is nestled in close to Mack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Keegan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keegan wants to advance to full mount but Mack doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Keegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
Keegan landing some decent shots from guard.
Keegan wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keegan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mack wants to stand but Keegan is controlling the position.
Keegan wants to pass the guard but Mack is keeping the position.
Keegan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Keegan chips away with some ground and pound.
Keegan working some strikes from top position.
Keegan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keegan trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack keeping full guard, as Keegan tries to pass.
Mack 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.
Keegan with a nice head shot there.
Mack has control of Keegan's left arm, preventing Keegan from doing any damage.
Mack trying to control the position.
Keegan passes Mack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mack looks gassed!
Keegan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Keegan there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mack manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Keegan trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.
Keegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
Keegan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mack manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Keegan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazar Keegan dominated that round.
That's time! Keegan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keegan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mack napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Keegan cracks Mack with a big elbow.
Keegan is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Keegan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mack takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Keegan scores with punches from side control.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Mack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Keegan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Keegan cracks Mack with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Keegan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Keegan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Keegan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mack to see if he's OK.
Keegan scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keegan lands some shots froms side control.
Keegan working the ground and pound.
Keegan landing a few strikes.
Keegan working the ground and pound from side control.
Keegan taking a breather here.
Keegan is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Keegan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mack on the ground.
Keegan working the head with strikes.
Mack is being controlled here.
Keegan lands some shots froms side control.
Keegan trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
Keegan grinds an elbow into Mack's temple.
Mack takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mack down.
Keegan scoring with punches from side control.
Mack taking a bit of punishment here - Keegan scoring with strikes.
Keegan scoring with punches from side control.
Keegan cracks Mack with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Keegan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keegan lands a few punches from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keegan working the body and head with strikes.
Keegan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mack keeps working.
Keegan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mack can do to turn this around?
Keegan lands some shots froms side control.
Mack taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keegan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mack to see if he's OK.
Keegan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mack to see if he's OK.
Keegan is putting a hurting on Mack here, landing some big shots from side control.
Keegan slows the pace down.
Mack on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mack taking punishment in the form of punches.
Keegan scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mack on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Keegan working the ground and pound.
Keegan scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazar Keegan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Keegan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mack's guard.
Keegan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mack is looking to control Keegan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mack avoid being mounted?
Keegan lands strikes from half guard.
Mack is not content to let Keegan control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keegan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan trying to control from half guard but Mack is working away.
Mack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Keegan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mack keeps working.
Nice strikes from Keegan there.
Nice strikes from Keegan there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keegan thows a huge punch but Mack dodges it nicely.
Keegan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mack with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mack won't allow Keegan to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Keegan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Keegan is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Keegan connects with a nice short shot to Mack's temple.
Keegan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Keegan.
Keegan lands strikes from half guard.
Mack is refusing to be controlled, as Keegan sits in half guard.
Keegan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack taking some punishment here, with Keegan in his half guard.
Keegan drops an elbow to the side of Mack's head.
Mack is not content to let Keegan control the position.
Mack won't allow Keegan to pass to mount.
Tazar Keegan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack taking some punishment here, with Keegan in his half guard.
Well, if Keegan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keegan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Keegan controlling his opponent.
Mack wants to hold on but Keegan pushes him away.
Keegan looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tazar Keegan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Keegan fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tazar Keegan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keegan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Tazar Keegan!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Tazar Keegan!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Tazar Keegan!
Tazar Keegan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ram Muteshanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muteshanco comes into the arena with Hells Bells blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ram Muteshanco!
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, David Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Grunt.
Grunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muteshanco is defended easily by Grunt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muteshanco.
Muteshanco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grunt.
Muteshanco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grunt lands a jab to the nose.
Ram Muteshanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muteshanco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Muteshanco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grunt clobbers Muteshanco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Muteshanco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muteshanco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grunt is fending him off so far but Muteshanco persists. Nope, Grunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Grunt misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Muteshanco or perhaps it was just good defense by Grunt which made him look bad.
Muteshanco throws a leg kick but Grunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Muteshanco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Grunt has eaten all the pies!
Grunt cracks Muteshanco with an open hand slap.
Muteshanco is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunt lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Muteshanco is looking to close the distance but Grunt sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Muteshanco crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Muteshanco is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). David Grunt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cazares has chosen powershifter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Anderson!
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, Dino Cazares!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dino Cazares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A combination from Cazares does no damage.
Cazares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Cazares tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cazares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cazares connects with a stiff jab that staggers Anderson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dino Cazares!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovalov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kovalov showed some decent athleticism there.
Hardy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardy.
Kovalov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kovalov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kovalov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hardy regains half guard.
Kovalov drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Kovalov winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kovalov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Hardy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hardy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kovalov in particular looking to stall.
Kovalov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kovalov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kovalov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
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.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Kovalov circles away.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovalov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kovalov's calf.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovalov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch but Kovalov is having none of it.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Antonio Kovalov has been cut.
Hardy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kovalov.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Kovalov pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Kovalov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kovalov!
Hardy throwing strikes here but Kovalov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hardy looking to control but Kovalov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kovalov is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kovalov because Hardy loaded up on that one.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kovalov is looking to escape.
Kovalov wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with some strikes.
Kovalov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardy. What's that going to do exactly?
Hardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kovalov?
The referee warns Kovalov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Kovalov to control.
Kovalov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kovalov is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Kovalov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovalov missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalov shoots in and bounces Hardy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dan Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardy breaks from Kovalov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kovalov is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalov wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy looking to control but Kovalov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
Hardy trying to control but Kovalov is having none of it.
Kovalov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardy. What's that going to do exactly?
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kovalov tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Kovalov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Kovalov to control.
Hardy lands a big shot there that rocks Kovalov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Kovalov is squirming around nicely.
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.
Kovalov tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Kovalov is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hardy breaks from Kovalov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kovalov taking shots to the head.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Hardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kovalov?
Hardy wants to control the pace but Kovalov is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov can't escape the position.
Hardy working the ground and pound effectively.
Kovalov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hardy controlling from mount.
Kovalov tries to lock up and control but Hardy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kovalov looks a forlorn figure.
Kovalov wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Kovalov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hardy. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to ground and pound but Kovalov is blocking nicely.
Kovalov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kovalov tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hardy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kovalov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kovalov!
Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovalov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovalov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovalov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kovalov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Kovalov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Kovalov's head back.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Kovalov is avoiding it.
Kovalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovalov momentarily.
Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Kovalov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hardy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalov.
Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kovalov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Kovalov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Kovalov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovalov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalov scores a takedown into full mount!
Kovalov working Hardy over with strikes here.
Kovalov breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kovalov landing shots from mount.
Kovalov tries to control but Hardy wriggling away.
Kovalov prevents Hardy from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov trying to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Kovalov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kovalov controlling his opponent.
Kovalov landing shots from mount.
Kovalov working the ground and pound effectively.
Hardy regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Kovalov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Kovalov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Kovalov.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Kovalov sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovalov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Kovalov tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kovalov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kovalov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardy's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kovalov manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Kovalov keeps moving.
Kovalov can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Kovalov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Dan Hardy!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Dan Hardy!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dan Hardy!
Dan Hardy wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Vikstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzamoff has chosen Sweep The Leg as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Vikstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzamoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Vikstrom.
Karzamoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vikstrom is out of range.
Karzamoff is looking to clinch.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that Vikstrom avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Karzamoff misses its intended target.
Karzamoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Karzamoff has Vikstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Karzamoff pulls Vikstrom into guard.
Vikstrom postures up in Karzamoff's guard and throws a big left but Karzamoff blocks it.
Vikstrom is looking to advance position but Karzamoff has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Karzamoff thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karzamoff wants to control the pace but Vikstrom is squirming around nicely.
Vikstrom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vikstrom is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vikstrom is working hard here to advance position.
Karzamoff misses with a head shot.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet but Vikstrom is holding on tight.
Vikstrom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karzamoff is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vikstrom can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Karzamoff trying to control but Vikstrom is having none of it.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vikstrom tries to reverse the position but Karzamoff maintains control.
Karzamoff looking to finish with strikes here!
Karzamoff with shots to the head and body - Vikstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vikstrom is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karzamoff thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Karzamoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vikstrom taking shots to the head.
Karzamoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vikstrom wants to hold on but Karzamoff pushes him away.
Vikstrom is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Karzamoff lands a big elbow.
Vikstrom is trying to escape the mount.
Karzamoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff throws some wild stikes that Vikstrom manages to avoid easily.
Vikstrom wants to control but Karzamoff is having none of it.
Karzamoff is landing with some decent strikes but Vikstrom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karzamoff misses with a head shot.
Vikstrom is bucking up trying to escape but Karzamoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vikstrom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karzamoff wants to control the pace but Vikstrom is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Vikstrom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vikstrom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karzamoff thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that round.
That's time! Vikstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vikstrom dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.
Vikstrom closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karzamoff did well to prevent Vikstrom getting side control.
Karzamoff is defending against the submission attempts here by Vikstrom.
Karzamoff is looking to escape.
Vikstrom prevents Karzamoff from improving his position.
Karzamoff kicks off Vikstrom and gets to his feet.
Karzamoff waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vikstrom.
Sergei Karzamoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karzamoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vikstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vikstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Karzamoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Karzamoff lands a jab.
Karzamoff tries to clinch but Vikstrom is having none of it.
Karzamoff throws a shot from downtown. Vikstrom moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Karzamoff.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karzamoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Karzamoff misses.
Karzamoff wants to clinch.
Vikstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karzamoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Vikstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karzamoff throws out a loose jab but Vikstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karzamoff gets the takedown into side control.
Vikstrom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karzamoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vikstrom is looking to control Karzamoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vikstrom avoid being mounted?
Vikstrom is staying active underneath Karzamoff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vikstrom trying to control here.
Karzamoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karzamoff is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vikstrom sees it coming and defends easily.
Vikstrom actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vikstrom looking for submissions off his back.
Karzamoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karzamoff wants to take a breather but Vikstrom is having none of it.
Karzamoff is working for an americana but Vikstrom has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Karzamoff was thinking about the submission.
Vikstrom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karzamoff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vikstrom keeping full guard, as Karzamoff tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vikstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karzamoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karzamoff thows a big elbow that misses.
Vikstrom trying to control the position.
Karzamoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vikstrom is working an open guard so Karzamoff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karzamoff clinches up against the cage.
Karzamoff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vikstrom backwards.
Karzamoff gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karzamoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vikstrom keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Karzamoff tries to clinch
and Vikstrom counters with a single leg into guard. Karzamoff didn't expect that.
Vikstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Karzamoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vikstrom postures up.
Vikstrom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vikstrom wants to control from the top but Karzamoff keeps moving.
Vikstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karzamoff is keeping the position for now.
Karzamoff wants to stand up but Vikstrom is controlling him.
Vikstrom is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Karzamoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Karzamoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vikstrom had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Karzamoff is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vikstrom Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Karzamoff's back instead.
Vikstrom doesn't have the hooks in and Karzamoff manages to turn into his guard.
Karzamoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karzamoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Vikstrom is retaining full guard.
Vikstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karzamoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Karzamoff passes Vikstrom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Karzamoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vikstrom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karzamoff throwing shots but Vikstrom is blocking nicely.
Karzamoff is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Karzamoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karzamoff slips a nice elbow through Vikstrom's hands, connecting with Vikstrom's forehead.
Vikstrom wants to improve his position but Karzamoff is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karzamoff in particular looking to stall.
Karzamoff lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karzamoff is nestled in close to Vikstrom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karzamoff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karzamoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karzamoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vikstrom wants to get back to full guard.
Vikstrom looking for submissions off his back.
Vikstrom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karzamoff is trying to control. Vikstrom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vikstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karzamoff tries to clinch but Vikstrom moves out of range.
Karzamoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karzamoff looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karzamoff content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Vikstrom has locked up a guillotine! Vikstrom's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Karzamoff is holding on here and Vikstrom must be using up a lot of energy. Karzamoff has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Vikstrom gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Vikstrom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Sigmunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigmunt comes to the cage accompanied by Mein Teil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
221 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Sigmunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sigmunt lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Sigmunt sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sigmunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sigmunt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sigmunt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Sigmunt.
Sigmunt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sigmunt decides to stand back up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Otto Sigmunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Gracie.
Sigmunt sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gracie to the ground! Sigmunt dives into full mount looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Sigmunt finish him?
Sigmunt prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Sigmunt connects with a bit shot that sees Gracie covering up! More strikes from Sigmunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sigmunt is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Sigmunt!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ron Culerovich has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culerovich is looking to clinch but Oleg is avoiding it.
Oleg keeps the fight on the outside.
Oleg tries to clinch up
and Culerovich counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Oleg down! Culerovich is looking to finish but Oleg is intelligently defending himself.
Oleg is rocked!
Culerovich prevents Oleg from getting back to his feet.
Culerovich tries to stand but Oleg is controlling from the bottom.
Oleg wants to stand up but Culerovich is controlling him.
Culerovich wants to get up but he can't break Oleg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Oleg has managed to clinch.
Oleg works on Culerovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Culerovich lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Viktor Oleg has been cut.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oleg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Culerovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Culerovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oleg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oleg looking to slow down the pace here.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oleg blocks it with crossed arms.
Culerovich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oleg's defenses.
Culerovich misses with a knee strike.
Culerovich missing with knees to the body.
Culerovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Oleg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oleg misses with a body punch.
Oleg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oleg avoids it.
Culerovich misses with a knee strike.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich is breathing heavily.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg is trying to stall.
Oleg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oleg is trying to stall.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oleg stalling in the clinch but Culerovich improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Oleg.
Oleg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Culerovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oleg avoiding damage as Culerovich throws knees to the body.
Oleg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Culerovich scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Culerovich.
Culerovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oleg has Culerovich pushed against the cage.
Culerovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oleg is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Oleg blocks with his arms.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Oleg blocks with his arms.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Oleg blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Oleg fails to land.
Oleg looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Oleg.
Oleg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oleg stalling against the cage.
Oleg looking to slow down the pace here.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oleg blocks it with crossed arms.
Culerovich trying to land knees to the body.
Oleg blocks an elbow strike.
Oleg misses with a punch to the body.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but Oleg blocks it.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oleg blocks it with crossed arms.
Oleg avoiding damage as Culerovich throws knees to the body.
Culerovich misses with an elbow strike.
Oleg is trying to stall.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oleg lands a shoulder strike.
Oleg trying to stall but Culerovich improves his position.
Culerovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Oleg controls his hands.
Culerovich looking to throw knees to the head but Oleg is blocking nicely.
Oleg is trying to stall.
Culerovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Oleg avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oleg.
Oleg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Culerovich with a knee to the head.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but Oleg blocks it.
Oleg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oleg wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Oleg.
Oleg closes the distance but Culerovich moves to the side
and Culerovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Culerovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
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.
Oleg is looking to clinch.
Oleg doesn't manage to clinch there - Culerovich circles away.
Oleg tries to clinch there but Culerovich circles away.
Oleg darts in trying to clinch
and Culerovich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oleg really felt that one!
Oleg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Culerovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oleg controlling the action here for a moment.
Oleg blocks an uppercut.
Oleg avoids the elbow strike from Culerovich, against the cage.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Oleg.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oleg blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Oleg blocks with his arms.
Oleg tries to stall but Culerovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oleg. Culerovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oleg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Culerovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Culerovich.
Oleg effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Culerovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oleg's brow.
Culerovich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Culerovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oleg is looking to control Culerovich's arms but Culerovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oleg has his back to the cage.
Oleg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oleg looking to throw knees to the head but Culerovich is blocking nicely.
Culerovich missing with knees to the body.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oleg.
Oleg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Culerovich avoiding damage as Oleg throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Culerovich.
Oleg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Culerovich's elbow.
Culerovich lands a knee to the head.
Oleg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich landing knees to the head.
Oleg struggles to land a body shot inside as Culerovich controls his hands.
Culerovich trying to land knees to the body.
Culerovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oleg avoids it.
Oleg throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oleg.
Oleg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oleg blocks an elbow strike from Culerovich.
Oleg lands with a light punch inside.
Culerovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oleg's face.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oleg avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Oleg.
Culerovich misses with a knee strike.
Oleg looking to stall.
Culerovich trying to land knees to the body.
Culerovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oleg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Culerovich avoids it.
Culerovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oleg is defending well for now.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oleg blocks it with crossed arms.
Culerovich prevents a body shot from Oleg.
Oleg pushes Culerovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oleg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oleg has a couple of punches blocked by Culerovich.
Culerovich misses with a body punch.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oleg taking a breather.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
Oleg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oleg misses with the head strike.
Oleg misses with a knee strike.
Culerovich can't find room to land a body shot as Oleg controls the action.
Culerovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oleg wants to stall.
Oleg leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oleg throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Oleg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Oleg fails to land.
Oleg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich missing with knees to the body.
Culerovich misses with a knee strike.
Oleg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oleg stalling against the cage.
Oleg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oleg can't find room to land a body shot as Culerovich controls the action.
Oleg tries a body shot but Culerovich blocks it.
Culerovich blocks the elbow strike.
Oleg avoiding damage as Culerovich throws knees to the body.
Oleg has a couple of punches blocked by Culerovich.
Culerovich tries to throw a body punch but Oleg avoids it by throwing Culerovich back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oleg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Culerovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Oleg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Culerovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oleg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Culerovich connects with a knee to the head.
Culerovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Oleg avoids the damage to the body.
Oleg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oleg misses with a knee strike.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oleg stalling in the clinch but Culerovich improves position.
A shot in the inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oleg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culerovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oleg's face.
Oleg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Culerovich backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Oleg.
Culerovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oleg's face.
Oleg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oleg looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg swings wildly with an uppercut but Culerovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oleg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oleg tries a knee to the head but Culerovich blocks it.
Oleg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viktor Oleg.
Oleg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Culerovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oleg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Culerovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Oleg.
Oleg moves in looking to clinch but Culerovich pushes him off.
Oleg tries to close the distance and clinch but Culerovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oleg tries to close the distance and clinch but Culerovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oleg tries to clinch there but Culerovich circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oleg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Culerovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Culerovich moves in looking to clinch but Oleg pushes him off.
Oleg wants to clinch but Culerovich slips to the side
and Culerovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Oleg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Culerovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Culerovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oleg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Culerovich.
Culerovich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Culerovich throws an elbow but misses.
Culerovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Culerovich scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Culerovich.
Culerovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oleg's face.
A knee to the head by Culerovich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oleg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Culerovich pushes Oleg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Culerovich scores with a knee to the head.
Ron Culerovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oleg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Culerovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg has a couple of punches blocked by Culerovich.
Knees in the clinch landing for Culerovich.
Oleg lands a right hand.
Oleg is stalling here.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Oleg blocks with his arms.
Culerovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oleg stalling in the clinch but Culerovich improves position.
Culerovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oleg tries to land knees in the clinch but Culerovich avoids the damage to the body.
Culerovich lands an elbow inside.
Culerovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oleg is defending well for now.
Culerovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Oleg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oleg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Culerovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Oleg.
A head punch on the inside from Culerovich fails to land.
Oleg trying to stall but Culerovich improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oleg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Oleg.
Oleg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Culerovich is keeping busy.
Oleg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culerovich is defending well for now.
Culerovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Oleg avoids the damage to the body.
Oleg misses with some punches.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but Oleg blocks it.
Oleg blocks an elbow strike from Culerovich.
Culerovich blocks an uppercut.
Oleg managing to block the knees to the body from Culerovich.
Culerovich blocks an uppercut.
Culerovich blocks an uppercut.
Oleg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oleg misses with an elbow strike.
Oleg taking a breather.
Oleg tries a knee to the head but Culerovich blocks it.
Oleg looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Culerovich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Culerovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Culerovich 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Ron Culerovich!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Ron Culerovich!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ron Culerovich!
Ron Culerovich wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony McCann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony McCann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann tries to keep at a distance but Kiefa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiefa breaks from the clinch.
Kiefa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCann.
Kiefa tries to clinch there but McCann circles away.
Kiefa tries to clinch but McCann is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Kiefa.
Kiefa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCann's head.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCann swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiefa.
Kiefa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from McCann misses the target.
Kiefa leaves McCann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kiefa slips a jab and a cross from McCann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Kiefa as McCann shoots in.
Kiefa wants to clinch up but McCann keeps it at a distance.
Kiefa doesn't manage to clinch there - McCann circles away.
Kiefa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCann counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McCann controlling from the top position.
McCann postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann prevents Kiefa from getting back to his feet.
McCann postures up.
McCann stands and throws Kiefa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCann controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McCann has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kiefa stops McCann from passing to mount.
McCann tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCann has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kiefa wants to get back to his feet but McCann is dominant here and he's now got Kiefa's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McCann.
McCann avoiding Kiefa 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCann has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McCann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCann shoots in and drives through. Kiefa sprawls well.
McCann shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiefa sprawls well. He's pushed McCann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Kiefa.
Kiefa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCann swinging wilding here.
Kiefa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tony McCann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiefa misses with a double jab
enabling McCann to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiefa is looking to clinch but McCann is avoiding it.
McCann circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann lands a jab to Kiefa's midsection.
Kiefa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCann digs a good hook to Kiefa's body.
Kiefa is breathing heavily.
Kiefa doesn't manage to clinch there - McCann circles away.
McCann decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McCann is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kiefa!
McCann has isolated one of Kiefa's arms. Kiefa looking to fight him off but McCann twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony McCann!
Tony McCann retains his lightweight title!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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