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Bloodsport: Kumite PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rullo Runto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lark McTeague!
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, Rullo Runto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runto feints and as McTeague raises his hands in defense, Runto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Runto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McTeague swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Runto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McTeague is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Runto, into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Runto is on top in guard.
Runto trying to control but McTeague is working from the bottom.
Runto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McTeague manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Runto has McTeague in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Runto has his foot on McTeague's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McTeague works his way back into a safe position though.
Runto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McTeague defends well.
Runto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Runto looks gassed!
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.
Runto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McTeague passes into half guard.
McTeague tries to stand but can't do so whilst Runto controls his leg.
Runto looking for a kimura from the bottom but McTeague passes into side control!
Runto is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McTeague is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Runto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague content just to control the position here.
Runto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Runto is looking to improve his position.
McTeague seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runto looking for subs from the bottom but McTeague mounts him!
McTeague sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Runto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Runto 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 Rullo Runto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McTeague pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTeague throws a right and a left that Runto avoids nicely.
McTeague works over Runto's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Rullo Runto has been cut.
McTeague swinging wilding here.
McTeague shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McTeague stuffs the takedown.
McTeague leaves Runto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from McTeague. No joy for Runto on that attempt.
Lark McTeague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rullo Runto.
McTeague scores with a one two! Runto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Runto is breathing heavily.
Runto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTeague.
Runto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McTeague.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McTeague!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague misses with a wild combination.
McTeague will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McTeague lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Runto circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from McTeague both land. Nice combination.
McTeague keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTeague swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTeague misses with a series of wild punches.
Runto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McTeague lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Runto circles away quickly and effectively.
McTeague fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTeague digs a good hook to Runto's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague throws a nice looking combination but Runto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runto avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTeague looks to land a combination but Runto avoids it well.
McTeague throws a body kick that misses.
McTeague swinging wilding here.
McTeague tries to bum rush Runto with a series of wild strikes but Runto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTeague throws a nice looking combination but Runto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runto dodges the punch combination from McTeague.
Nice body punch from McTeague.
McTeague displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lark McTeague is winning the standup battle so far.
McTeague displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McTeague throws a nice looking combination but Runto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McTeague scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Rullo Runto's cut even more.
Runto closes the distance and clinches up with McTeague, looking for a takedown. Runto pushes McTeague against the cage but McTeague circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lark McTeague is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTeague lands with a right hand.
McTeague tries a low kick but Runto avoids it.
McTeague lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Runto backs up against the cage.
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!
Nice combo by McTeague! Oh, that's hurt him - Runto falls to the canvas and McTeague follows him into side control.
Runto is rocked!
Runto struggling a bit here.
McTeague stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTeague misses with a jab, cross combination.
Runto slips a jab and a cross from McTeague.
McTeague misses with a wild combination.
Runto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from McTeague.
McTeague throws a series of punches but Runto avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTeague connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Runto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McTeague as he avoids it easily.
McTeague fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lark McTeague dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rullo Runto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McTeague goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McTeague fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from McTeague.
Runto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McTeague defends it nicely.
McTeague fails to land with a series of punches.
McTeague displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Runto.
McTeague misses with a low kick as Runto jumps back.
Runto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McTeague misses with a wild combination.
McTeague swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTeague is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Runto can do to turn this around?
McTeague misses with a few strikes there.
Lark McTeague is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Runto.
A swing and a miss from McTeague.
McTeague throws a nice looking combination but Runto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McTeague's waist but McTeague gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Runto off to one side.
Lark McTeague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rullo Runto.
McTeague misses with a wild combination.
A combination from McTeague does no damage.
McTeague throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McTeague lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Runto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McTeague is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McTeague listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McTeague does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McTeague throws a right and a left that Runto avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Runto avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTeague displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Runto.
McTeague tries to bum rush Runto with a series of wild strikes but Runto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTeague throws a right and a left that both miss.
McTeague swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McTeague lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Runto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McTeague's waist but McTeague gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Runto off to one side.
Runto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTeague.
No joy there for McTeague, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McTeague throws a nice looking combination but Runto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McTeague throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McTeague misses with a series of wild punches.
McTeague misses with a few strikes there.
McTeague swinging wilding here.
Runto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McTeague throws a right hand that Runto ducks under and follows up with a left that Runto also avoids with ease.
McTeague looks to land a combination but Runto avoids it well.
McTeague throws a series of punches but Runto moves out of range.
McTeague fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Runto checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTeague scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTeague lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The cut above Rullo Runto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Some wild striking there from McTeague.
McTeague moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McTeague fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as McTeague lands an impressive looking overhand right. Runto doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from McTeague misses.
McTeague throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTeague scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Runto avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTeague lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Runto backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lark McTeague showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McTeague 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lark McTeague!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Vinogradov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolbakov comes into the arena with Radiohead-Creep blaring out of the sound system. Maksim Vinogradov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
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, Maksim Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov throws a head kick but Dolbakov moves out of range.
Dolbakov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dolbakov showed some decent athleticism there.
Vinogradov tries to kick Dolbakov off but Dolbakov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dolbakov wants to get back to his feet.
Dolbakov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dolbakov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vinogradov shoots and misses
and Dolbakov counters with a left and a right that stings Vinogradov.
Vinogradov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Dolbakov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dolbakov wants to control from the top but Vinogradov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dolbakov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vinogradov is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dolbakov drops back looking for a leg! Vinogradov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vinogradov manages to kick Dolbakov off! Dolbakov jumps back into Vinogradov's guard.
Vinogradov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dolbakov is controlling him.
Vinogradov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vinogradov looks gassed!
Vinogradov misses with a takedown
and Dolbakov counters with a nice body kick.
Maksim Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two 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.
Dolbakov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinogradov to the mat! Vinogradov manages to get full guard.
Dolbakov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dolbakov tries to stand but Vinogradov is controlling from the bottom.
Dolbakov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vinogradov checks a leg kick nicely.
Vinogradov tries for a takedown but Dolbakov circles away easily
and Dolbakov counters with a takedown into side control.
Ivan Dolbakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Vinogradov.
Vinogradov wants to get back to his feet but Dolbakov drags him back down.
Dolbakov just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vinogradov is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinogradov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dolbakov trying to control the action but Vinogradov is working from the bottom.
Dolbakov is really struggling to control Vinogradov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dolbakov working away.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dolbakov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinogradov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dolbakov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vinogradov fails to pull guard.
Dolbakov tries to circle away but Vinogradov has him pinned against the cage.
Dolbakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vinogradov has him pressed against the cage.
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vinogradov wants to stand but Dolbakov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov is trying to control the action in half guard but Dolbakov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dolbakov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dolbakov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dolbakov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Vinogradov to get to his feet.
Vinogradov wants to clinch.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vinogradov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vinogradov content just to control the position here.
Dolbakov bucks up and throws Vinogradov to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolbakov thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinogradov has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vinogradov shoots and misses
and Dolbakov counters with a single leg into guard. Vinogradov didn't expect that.
Vinogradov is looking to stand up but Dolbakov isn't so interested in that idea.
Dolbakov trying to control but Vinogradov is working from the bottom.
Dolbakov 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.
Dolbakov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov wanted to stand there but Vinogradov had control of the position.
Vinogradov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vinogradov keeping moving, preventing Dolbakov from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vinogradov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vinogradov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vinogradov is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dolbakov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Dolbakov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vinogradov is adopting a defensive guard.
Dolbakov wants to control from the top but Vinogradov keeps moving.
Vinogradov trying to control the position.
Dolbakov trying to control but Vinogradov is working from the bottom.
Dolbakov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vinogradov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dolbakov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dolbakov lands with a nice body kick.
Dolbakov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dolbakov taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolbakov trying to control the position but Vinogradov is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dolbakov 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!
Vinogradov takes the fight into the clinch.
Vinogradov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dolbakov.
Dolbakov tries to break the clinch but Vinogradov is controlling the position.
Dolbakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinogradov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov breaks the clinch.
Dolbakov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinogradov fails with the takedown
and Dolbakov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vinogradov won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolbakov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinogradov with a poor takedown
and Dolbakov counters with a low kick, right behind Vinogradov 's knee.
Vinogradov slaps away a takedown attempt from Dolbakov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vinogradov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vinogradov is fighting to break Dolbakov's control of his arms but Dolbakov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vinogradov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dolbakov, up you get!
Vinogradov tries for a takedown but Dolbakov circles away easily
and Dolbakov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ivan Dolbakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Vinogradov.
Dolbakov stalling away here and it's allowed Vinogradov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinogradov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinogradov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dolbakov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vinogradov looking to control.
Vinogradov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dolbakov dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dolbakov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vinogradov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vinogradov is trying to control Dolbakov's posture but Dolbakov avoids it.
Dolbakov decides to stand back up. Dolbakov steps back and let's Vinogradov get back to his feet.
Dolbakov is looking to clinch but Vinogradov is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vinogradov is not content to let Dolbakov control the position.
Vinogradov is trying to control Dolbakov's posture but Dolbakov avoids it.
Dolbakov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dolbakov throws an elbow but Vinogradov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dolbakov tries for a kimura but Vinogradov is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Dolbakov stalls from top position.
Dolbakov decides to stand back up.
Vinogradov dodges the punch combination from Dolbakov.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown attempt
and Dolbakov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vinogradov keeping moving, preventing Dolbakov from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolbakov is looking to stand up but Vinogradov won't let him.
Maksim Vinogradov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Dolbakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dolbakov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dolbakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dolbakov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dolbakov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Give me back my bullets. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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, Robbie James!
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, Kevin Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crosby to the mat! Crosby manages to get full guard.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crosby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Crosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crosby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crosby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
James throwing hammer fists to the chest of Crosby. What's that going to do exactly?
Crosby connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crosby on the ground.
Crosby wants to finish this one by submission but James is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Crosby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. James looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby working for a guillotine from mount but James is in no mood to give up.
Crosby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James tries to lock up and control but Crosby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crosby has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crosby looks gassed!
James thows a big elbow that misses.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crosby's head.
Crosby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James lands a decent punch to the body there.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James wants to improve his position but instead Crosby has moved into half guard.
James is in trouble now - Crosby has advanced to mount!
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
James landing with the ground and pound.
Crosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Crosby with a solid left hand.
Crosby keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Crosby has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James is working Crosby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
James working some strikes from top position.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is in close to Crosby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crosby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
James chips away with some ground and pound.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crosby's head.
Crosby keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James trying to control but Crosby is working from the bottom.
Crosby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James distracts Crosby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Crosby is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Crosby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crosby avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Crosby as James shoots in.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crosby showed some decent athleticism there.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
Crosby thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Crosby wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Crosby is breathing heavily.
Crosby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Crosby eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James landing rabbit punches to the side of Crosby's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Crosby prevents James from improving his position.
James regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crosby postures up.
James trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crosby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James lands strikes from half guard.
Crosby tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
James is keen to just control but Crosby is a slippery customer.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James working over Crosby with some ground and pound. Crosby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crosby actively working from the bottom here.
James is nestled in close to Crosby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James slips a nice elbow through Crosby's hands, connecting with Crosby's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James is nestled in close to Crosby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
James tries to pass to full mount but Crosby defends it.
James is keen to just control but Crosby is a slippery customer.
James winds up and cracks Crosby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crosby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
Crosby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crosby looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. James lands a nice short elbow.
James is looking to take a break and control but Crosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crosby is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
James trying to pass the guard but Crosby defending well.
Crosby is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crosby wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
Crosby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie James 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. And we move into the final round!
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crosby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crosby.
James throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crosby slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from James.
Crosby passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for James!
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kevin Crosby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crosby working for a submission but James is keeping him at bay.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crosby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby avoids the attempt from James to control.
James is looking to improve his position but Crosby isn't that keen on the idea.
Crosby avoids the attempt from James to control.
James is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crosby has isolated one of James's arms. James looking to fight him off but Crosby twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Crosby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into the arena with Enea Vollare Mezzo blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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264 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Emelianenko!
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, Emilio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelianenko's waist but Emelianenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbosa off to one side.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barbosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Barbosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Emelianenko is controlling Barbosa's trapped leg to prevent Barbosa from advancing to side control.
Barbosa tries to stand and escape but Emelianenko actually recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Barbosa is controlling him.
Barbosa trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa stops Emelianenko from standing up.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko has his feet on Barbosa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Barbosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura here.
Barbosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Barbosa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
I looks like Barbosa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Barbosa has control of the leg.
Emelianenko trying to control but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa decides to stand up.
Emelianenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barbosa tries to bench press Emelianenko off him but Emelianenko keeps the position.
Barbosa is trying to control Emelianenko's posture but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emelianenko's best efforts.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa is controlling Emelianenko's trapped leg to prevent Emelianenko from advancing to side control.
Barbosa kicks Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barbosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbosa avoids the attempt from Emelianenko to control.
Emilio Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko tries to buck Barbosa off but he can't manage it.
Barbosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Emelianenko tries to lock up and control but Barbosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Emelianenko is bucking up trying to escape but Barbosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
Barbosa is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Barbosa clinches.
Emelianenko can't get the takedown.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbosa.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Alexander Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Barbosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa jumps guard and drags Emelianenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbosa is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Barbosa won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Barbosa has Emelianenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Barbosa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko looking to control but Barbosa passes into half guard.
Emelianenko wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Emelianenko is not content to let Barbosa control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa 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!
Barbosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barbosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Emelianenko is just riding it out for now. Barbosa eventually gives up the hold.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
Emelianenko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barbosa has passed into side control.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Barbosa off him but Barbosa keeps the position.
A control attempt from Emelianenko but he's now mounted!
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Emelianenko is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa breaks from Emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has hold of Emelianenko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Emelianenko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barbosa working for a submission but Emelianenko is keeping him at bay.
Emelianenko has given up his back here.
Barbosa controlling from the back.
Emelianenko just trying to survive but Barbosa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with punches and elbows.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Barbosa just sinks the hooks in.
Barbosa lands punches and elbows.
Emelianenko trying to control the hands but Barbosa breaks the grip.
Emelianenko looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Emelianenko is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Barbosa.
The referee is taking a good look at Emelianenko as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Barbosa!
Barbosa is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa not allowing Emelianenko to control his hands.
Barbosa tries to keep control of the position but Emelianenko is staying busy.
Emelianenko trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
I would not like to be Emelianenko right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko turns into Barbosa and is now in his guard.
Alexander Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emilio Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Barbosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Moksova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg VanWinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moksova comes into the arena with Russian National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. VanWinkle has chosen Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregor Moksova!
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, Greg VanWinkle!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanWinkle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moksova has time to react.
Moksova misses with a head kick.
Moksova walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moksova misses with a head kick.
Moksova drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Moksova knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for VanWinkle on the ground.
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!
VanWinkle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
VanWinkle has his feet on Moksova's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Moksova throws a body punch but VanWinkle moves out of range.
Moksova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as VanWinkle throws out the jab.
VanWinkle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moksova.
Moksova shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in VanWinkle's guard.
Moksova throws a big right hand that misses.
Moksova chips away with some ground and pound.
Moksova stopping the sweep attempt from VanWinkle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now VanWinkle is on top in guard.
Moksova wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanWinkle looking to pass the guard.
VanWinkle stands up over Moksova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moksova wants to sweep here but VanWinkle controlling him for the moment.
VanWinkle landing some decent shots from guard.
VanWinkle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
VanWinkle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moksova is breathing heavily.
VanWinkle postures up and lands a big shot to Moksova's brow.
Moksova throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Moksova has momentary wrist control but VanWinkle slips an elbow through the middle.
VanWinkle gets to his feet - Moksova follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanWinkle misses with a body shot
and Moksova counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. VanWinkle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
VanWinkle throws a right hand that Moksova ducks under and follows up with a left that Moksova also avoids with ease.
VanWinkle lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VanWinkle lands with an uppercut that bounces Moksova off the cage and back into rage.
Good shot there by VanWinkle.
Moksova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
VanWinkle cracks Moksova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
VanWinkle thuds a left hand into Moksova's body.
VanWinkle throws a left that rocks Moksova and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! VanWinkle dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Moksova regain composure!
Moksova is rocked!
It looks like Gregor Moksova has been cut.
VanWinkle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
VanWinkle scores with a nice head shot.
Moksova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
VanWinkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheers as VanWinkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moksova doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Moksova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
VanWinkle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Moksova had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
VanWinkle cracks Moksova with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Moksova falls to his knees and VanWinkle doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg VanWinkle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Banyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Chad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad has chosen Bleeding Through - Death Anxiety as his entrance music. The key to victory for Cannon Banyon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cannon Banyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Chad!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chad lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banyon.
Chad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banyon. Banyon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banyon stalks Chad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chad's face. Chad staggers backwards, shaken.
Chad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banyon.
Banyon wants to clinch.
Chad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Cannon Banyon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banyon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chad tries to clinch up.
Banyon pushes Chad up against the cage in a clinch.
Chad scores with a shot to the side of Banyon's head.
Chad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banyon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banyon throws a combination. Chad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chad lands in his opponent's guard.
Chad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banyon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banyon wants to stand and escape but Chad is having none of it.
Chad stands and steps away. Banyon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banyon is breathing heavily.
Banyon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banyon is trying to stand back up but Chad is controlling him
Chad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chad lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Chad there.
Chad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chad uses his free foot to push down on Banyon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Banyon.
Chad working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chad scoring with strikes but Banyon is staying in there.
Chad lands a heavy elbow.
Chad scoring with strikes but Banyon is staying in there.
Chad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chad is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Banyon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chad content just to control the position here.
Banyon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Chad.
Chad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chad cracks Banyon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banyon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chad working Banyon over with strikes here.
Banyon is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Chad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cannon Banyon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chad lands a high kick!
Chad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Banyon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banyon misses with a takedown
and Chad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Banyon's guard now.
Chad passes Banyon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banyon wants to get back to his feet.
Chad working over Banyon with some ground and pound. Banyon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chad gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Chad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banyon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chad circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chad is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad closes the distance and clinches up with Banyon, looking for a takedown. Chad pushes Banyon against the cage but Banyon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banyon avoids it really well and circles away.
Cannon Banyon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Chad.
Banyon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chad counters with a shoot takedown. Banyon fights it but they end up in guard.
Banyon wants to stand up but Chad is controlling him.
Chad distracts Banyon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banyon keeping moving, preventing Chad from controlling successfully.
Chad looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Banyon, up you get!
Banyon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Banyon is trying to stand.
Chad is controlling the pace.
Banyon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banyon tries to get out of the position.
Banyon is staying active underneath Chad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chad tries to pass to full mount but Banyon defends it.
Chad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chad wants a takedown.
Banyon is trying to drag Chad to the mat but Chad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chad gets underhooks to prevent Banyon's takedown attempt.
Chad goes for a takedown attempt but Banyon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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.
Chad dodges the punch combination from Banyon.
Banyon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banyon as he avoids it easily.
Chad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Banyon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chad on the ground.
Chad controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Banyon's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Chad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cannon Banyon's cut.
That's time! Banyon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cannon Banyon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banyon with a lazy takedown attempt
so Chad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Banyon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chad is standing up over Banyon. Banyon looks to escape but Chad dives into side control.
Chad stands up and beckons Banyon to his feet.
Chad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Banyon did well to prevent Chad getting side control.
Chad stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Banyon lands with a kick to the temple. Chad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Banyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banyon counters with a three punch combo that has Chad backing up. Chad nods at Banyon to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chad shoots in for a takedown but Banyon shows good takedown defense.
Banyon gets caught flat footed, as Chad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banyon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banyon wants to get back to his feet but Chad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chad advances position into side control!
Banyon wants to get back to his feet but Chad drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chad takes a little break here. Banyon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chad looks up at the clock and then as Banyon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chad smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The referee asks Chad politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chad prefers to stall for the moment though.
Banyon is trying to buck Chad off.
Chad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Banyon is trying to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chad 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.
Chad gets to his feet. Banyon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chad prevents Banyon from getting back to his feet.
Banyon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chad won't allow Banyon to get back to his feet.
Banyon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chad dives into side control.
Banyon tries to escape but Chad is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Banyon some visible discomfort.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Banyon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chad as he avoids it easily.
Chad moves out of range of the body kick.
Cannon Banyon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chad tries for a takedown but Banyon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chad showed some decent athleticism there.
Banyon tries to kick Chad off but Chad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banyon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Chad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chad 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Chad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dymtrus Kobzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Parga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dymtrus Kobzar!
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, Rodrigo Parga!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobzar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kobzar misses with a series of wild punches.
Parga ducks right into an uppercut from Kobzar.
Parga misses with a takedown attempt - Kobzar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Parga does no damage.
Kobzar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parga's head.
Kobzar throws a series of punches but Parga avoids them all with ease.
Parga blocks a head kick by Kobzar.
Nice body kick there by Kobzar.
Kobzar throws a sloppy head kick and Parga moves out of range easily.
Kobzar wants to clinch up but Parga keeps it at a distance.
Kobzar cracks Parga with an open hand slap.
Parga tries for a takedown but Kobzar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kobzar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parga if he has to take too many more of those.
Parga looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobzar.
Kobzar lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobzar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobzar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parga is standing up over Kobzar. Kobzar looks to escape but Parga dives into side control.
Kobzar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parga tries to advance to mount but can't.
Parga working away.
Parga lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobzar seems a little lost for a moment, as Parga dominates the positioning.
Kobzar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Parga is controlling him well.
Parga happy to just control the position for now.
Kobzar is trying to get back to half guard.
Parga just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobzar pushes Parga away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parga gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kobzar can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parga decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Parga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kobzar counters with a big head kick but Parga shrugs it off.
Kobzar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kobzar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parga on the ground.
Kobzar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kobzar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kobzar tries to get out of the position.
Parga tries to stand but Kobzar is controlling from the bottom.
Parga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kobzar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Dymtrus Kobzar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobzar as he avoids it easily.
Kobzar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Rodrigo Parga has been cut.
Kobzar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kobzar drops Parga with a beautiful combination! Parga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kobzar is looking for the KO!
Parga is rocked!
Dymtrus Kobzar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parga is still in real trouble! Can Kobzar finish him?
You can see the frustration on Kobzar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parga seems to have recovered his senses.
Parga content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Parga creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kobzar to his feet.
Kobzar lands with a nice body kick.
Kobzar throws a series of punches but Parga avoids them all with ease.
Parga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kobzar is fending him off so far but Parga persists. Nope, Kobzar circles away and we're back to standing.
Parga avoids the head kick by Kobzar.
Kobzar stuffs the takedown.
Dymtrus Kobzar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Parga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kobzar pinned against the cage. Kobzar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kobzar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobzar. Kobzar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kobzar drives through and clinches with Parga against the cage.
Kobzar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parga looks to land a body kick but Kobzar moved away.
Kobzar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kobzar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kobzar looks to land a left hand but Parga moved out of range nicely.
Parga misses with a kick to the body.
Parga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kobzar.
Kobzar scores with a one two! Parga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kobzar avoids the head kick by Parga.
Parga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parga moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobzar keeps working.
Parga stands up.
Kobzar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kobzar won't be happy with that.
Kobzar being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parga working away.
Parga cracks Kobzar with a big right hand but Kobzar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parga prevents Kobzar from escaping the position.
Parga remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dymtrus Kobzar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Parga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parga shoots in and drives through. Kobzar sprawls well.
Kobzar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dymtrus Kobzar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kobzar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parga counters with a single leg into guard. Kobzar didn't expect that.
Parga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodrigo Parga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parga passes Kobzar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Parga not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Parga trying to control the pace.
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.
Parga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parga is thwarting Kobzar's attempts to control the position.
Parga decides to stand and escape the position.
Dymtrus Kobzar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kobzar as he jumps to the side.
Kobzar lands a head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parga is defended easily by Kobzar.
Dymtrus Kobzar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Parga.
Parga gets a clinch.
Parga blocking some punches.
Parga tries to pull guard but Kobzar holds him up against the cage and eventually Parga drops back down to his feet.
Parga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kobzar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parga tries to pull guard but Kobzar won't allow it.
Dymtrus Kobzar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parga blocking some punches.
Parga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kobzar swings wildly with an uppercut but Parga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobzar misses with the head strike.
Kobzar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parga tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobzar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobzar lands a nice hook to Parga's body. Parga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kobzar misses with a combination
and Parga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kobzar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kobzar.
Kobzar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parga backwards.
Rodrigo Parga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobzar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobzar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Parga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kobzar 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dymtrus Kobzar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Hugo de Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Hugo de Carvalho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
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, Victor Hugo de Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but Krueger shows good takedown defense.
Krueger takes the fight into the clinch.
de Carvalho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krueger smiles and moves away.
de Carvalho shoots in and drives through. Krueger sprawls well.
Freddy Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Hugo de Carvalho.
de Carvalho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krueger pinned against the cage. Krueger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
de Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krueger as he jumps to the side.
de Carvalho fails with the takedown.
Krueger stuffs the takedown.
Krueger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krueger showed some decent athleticism there.
Krueger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Krueger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krueger content to control rather than advance.
de Carvalho looking for submissions off his back.
de Carvalho looks gassed!
Krueger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krueger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger working over de Carvalho with some ground and pound. de Carvalho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger stalling.
de Carvalho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
de Carvalho has hold of Krueger's hands but Krueger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krueger is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Freddy Krueger just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Krueger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
de Carvalho actively working from the bottom here.
Krueger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks de Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
de Carvalho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Krueger seems content to control.
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. Krueger connects with a nice short shot to de Carvalho's temple.
Krueger content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krueger lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
de Carvalho actively working from the bottom here.
de Carvalho has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Krueger escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Krueger!
Krueger takes a little break here. de Carvalho wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
de Carvalho taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that 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.
Krueger instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Krueger.
Stalling in the clinch from Krueger.
Krueger gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
de Carvalho tries to pull guard but Krueger won't allow it.
de Carvalho jumps guard but Krueger stands there with de Carvalho around his waist. de Carvalho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krueger wants the takedown. de Carvalho is fighting it off but Krueger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in de Carvalho's guard against the cage.
Krueger trying to stand up but can't free himself from de Carvalho's guard.
Krueger controls from within his opponent's guard.
de Carvalho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Krueger uses it to pass to side control.
de Carvalho is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Carvalho is looking to reverse the position.
de Carvalho manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Krueger seems content to control.
Krueger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks de Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
de Carvalho is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Krueger pulls his head out easily.
Krueger controlling the pace.
Krueger prevents de Carvalho from improving his position.
Krueger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de Carvalho on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krueger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
de Carvalho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krueger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de Carvalho!
Freddy Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Hugo de Carvalho.
Krueger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krueger controlling from mount.
Krueger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but de Carvalho is surviving well by controlling Krueger's body position as best he can.
Krueger controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Carvalho is working to get back to half guard.
Krueger controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Krueger.
Krueger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krueger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krueger looking to control and managing it successfully.
de Carvalho is looking to improve his position but Krueger isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but de Carvalho manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Krueger controlling the position from side mount.
de Carvalho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
de Carvalho manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger 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. This is the final round!
Krueger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on de Carvalho's face as Krueger controls the position.
Krueger lands an elbow.
de Carvalho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Freddy Krueger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krueger winds up and cracks de Carvalho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
de Carvalho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Carvalho is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Krueger pulls his head out easily.
de Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krueger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Carvalho looking for a kimura from the bottom but Krueger passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on de Carvalho's face as Krueger controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Freddy Krueger just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
de Carvalho with a poor takedown
and Krueger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Krueger.
Krueger stalling the fight.
Krueger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed de Carvalho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
de Carvalho is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Krueger.
Krueger softening up his opponent with strikes here.
de Carvalho is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Krueger gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Krueger gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Krueger apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krueger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krueger rushes de Carvalho and presses him up against the cage.
de Carvalho tries to pull guard but Krueger holds him up against the cage and eventually de Carvalho drops back down to his feet.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de Carvalho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krueger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freddy Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Hugo de Carvalho.
Krueger has de Carvalho pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Krueger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending de Carvalho tumbling to the mat - Krueger dives into de Carvalho's guard.
Krueger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Krueger controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger working the ground and pound.
de Carvalho regains half guard.
Krueger tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
de Carvalho is looking to improve his position.
Krueger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krueger prevents de Carvalho from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Krueger seems content to control.
Freddy Krueger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Carvalho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Krueger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krueger 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 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krueger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Podranoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Podranoski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos. Ivan Podranoski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Valentine!
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, Ivan Podranoski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podranoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Podranoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Podranoski but Podranoski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Podranoski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valentine sprawls well initially but Podranoski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valentine wants to control but Podranoski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Podranoski wants to free his trapped foot but Valentine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine is trying to stand back up but Podranoski is controlling him
Podranoski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Podranoski content to control rather than advance.
Podranoski stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Valentine to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Podranoski connects with a high kick.
Valentine scores with a push kick.
Podranoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Podranoski gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podranoski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
Valentine wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podranoski is trying to control the action in half guard but Valentine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Podranoski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Podranoski throwing shots but Valentine is blocking nicely.
Valentine is not content to let Podranoski control the position.
Podranoski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Valentine is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Podranoski is taking a breather. Valentine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Podranoski shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Podranoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Podranoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Valentine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valentine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valentine stalling in the clinch but Podranoski improves position.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Podranoski blocks with his arms.
Valentine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Podranoski is keeping busy.
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.
Podranoski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Valentine can't fight it off and eventually Podranoski manages to take the fight to the floor. Valentine looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Podranoski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valentine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valentine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valentine!
Valentine wants to control but Podranoski is keeping him busy.
Valentine working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Podranoski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Podranoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Podranoski keeps it at a distance.
Podranoski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Justin Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Podranoski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Podranoski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Valentine defending against the ground and pound.
Podranoski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Podranoski is trying to ground and pound but Valentine uses the momentary lack of control by Podranoski to regain half guard.
Podranoski works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podranoski wants to control the pace but Valentine is squirming around nicely.
Podranoski punching from mount but Valentine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Podranoski wants to control the pace but Valentine is squirming around nicely.
Valentine tries to reverse the position but Podranoski maintains control.
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.
A nice elbow there by Podranoski.
Podranoski punching from mount but Valentine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Valentine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Podranoski content just to control the position here.
Valentine tries to hold on but Podranoski pushes him away.
Podranoski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Valentine because Podranoski loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Podranoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valentine's head.
Valentine is trying to maintain the position but Podranoski is very close to passing his half guard.
Valentine is staying active underneath Podranoski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Podranoski content to control rather than advance.
Podranoski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Podranoski thows a huge punch but Valentine dodges it nicely.
Podranoski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Podranoski stops Valentine from getting back to his feet.
Podranoski tries to pass to full mount but Valentine defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine stuffs the takedown.
Valentine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Podranoski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Podranoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Podranoski clinches with his opponent.
Podranoski jumps guard.
Podranoski working a defensive guard here.
Podranoski striking off his back but it's not causing Valentine any problems.
Podranoski is trying to keep Valentine in close.
Valentine wants to stand but Podranoski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podranoski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Valentine is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Podranoski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Valentine's back instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podranoski throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Podranoski looking for the RNC.
Valentine turns into Podranoski and is now in his guard.
Podranoski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Podranoski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Valentine tries to stand but Podranoski is controlling from the bottom.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Ivan Podranoski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Podranoski seems keen to control Valentine's posture.
Podranoski has his foot on Valentine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valentine works his way back into a safe position though.
Valentine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Podranoski, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to clinch but Podranoski slips to the side
and Podranoski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Podranoski advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Valentine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Justin Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Podranoski is looking to take a break and control but Valentine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to reverse the position.
Podranoski is looking to take a break and control but Valentine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Podranoski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Podranoski wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Podranoski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Podranoski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Podranoski!
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