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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Avanesov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Connor!
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, Eric Avanesov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avanesov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Connor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Avanesov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avanesov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Connor wants to finish this one by submission but Avanesov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Connor.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Avanesov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor looking to control but Avanesov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Avanesov tries to hold on but Connor postures up.
Avanesov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Connor kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Avanesov controls the position.
Avanesov tries to lock up and control but Connor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Connor prevents Avanesov from getting the reversal.
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.
Connor is going olschool here, as he tries to force Avanesov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Avanesov shrugs it off.
Avanesov is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.
Avanesov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Avanesov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Avanesov looks gassed!
Connor lands a big shot there that rocks Avanesov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Avanesov tries to lock up and control but Connor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Avanesov is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor takes Avanesov's back.
Connor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Connor 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. Connor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Connor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Connor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Connor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Connor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Connor moves into the clinch successfully.
Avanesov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Connor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Avanesov to the mat. Avanesov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avanesov wants to improve his position but instead Connor has moved into half guard.
Avanesov trying to control but Connor postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avanesov wants to get back to full guard.
Connor is looking for a kimura but Avanesov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Connor to get the leverage.
Avanesov trying to control but Connor postures up.
Avanesov is refusing to be controlled, as Connor sits in half guard.
Connor seems to be looking for submissions.
Avanesov is trying to maintain the position but Connor is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Connor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Connor gets a clinch.
Connor goes for a takedown attempt but Avanesov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Avanesov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Connor is trying to defend but Avanesov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Avanesov trying to pass the guard but Connor defending well.
Connor is refusing to be controlled, as Avanesov sits in half guard.
Connor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Avanesov pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Avanesov scoring with some ground and pound.
Connor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avanesov is aware though and is defending well.
Connor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avanesov landing with the ground and pound.
Avanesov trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Avanesov being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avanesov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Connor has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Avanesov manages to get his head free but now Connor has transitioned to an armbar! Avanesov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Connor! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Connor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomaz Ademak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Pansie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrance Pansie 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomaz Ademak!
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, Terrance Pansie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pansie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ademak did well to prevent Pansie getting side control.
Ademak is trying to stand.
Ademak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ademak tries to get out of the position.
Pansie working Ademak over with strikes.
Pansie wants to take a breather but Ademak is having none of it.
Ademak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ademak scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pansie manages to mount him!
Pansie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pansie raining down shots from the mount!
Ademak defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pansie.
Ademak is trying to stand.
Pansie lands a big elbow.
It looks like Tomaz Ademak has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pansie controlling his opponent.
Pansie has control of Ademak's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ademak regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pansie won't let Ademak get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BOOM! Pansie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ademak tries to buck Pansie off but he can't manage it.
Ademak trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pansie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ademak wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ademak is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pansie cracks Ademak with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Pansie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muslim Magomaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladmir Volchenkov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Volchenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muslim Magomaev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volchenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magomaev moves out of range of the body kick from Volchenkov.
Magomaev blocks a head kick by Volchenkov.
Some wild striking there from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volchenkov to the mat! Volchenkov manages to get full guard.
Volchenkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volchenkov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Magomaev wants to pass the guard but Volchenkov is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Volchenkov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Magomaev has Volchenkov in his guard.
Volchenkov stands up over Magomaev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Volchenkov wants to control from the top but Magomaev keeps moving.
Volchenkov wants to pass the guard but Magomaev is keeping the position.
Magomaev working for submissions but it's allowed Volchenkov to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov not doing much here.
Magomaev taking some punishment here, with Volchenkov in his half guard.
Volchenkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magomaev is staying active underneath Volchenkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Volchenkov slips a nice elbow through Magomaev's hands, connecting with Magomaev's forehead.
Magomaev tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Volchenkov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Volchenkov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov wants to control the pace but Magomaev is squirming around nicely.
Volchenkov controlling from mount.
Magomaev is in a horrible position here. Volchenkov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Volchenkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magomaev is looking to escape.
Magomaev regains half guard.
Volchenkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magomaev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Volchenkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaev is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magomaev looks gassed!
Volchenkov wants to control but Magomaev is keeping him busy.
Magomaev is pressing down on Volchenkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Volchenkov wants to control from the top but Magomaev keeps moving.
Volchenkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladmir Volchenkov 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.
Some wild striking there from Volchenkov.
Volchenkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladmir Volchenkov just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Volchenkov misses with the combination.
Volchenkov lands a left and a right that sends Magomaev crashing to the canvas! Volchenkov dives into mount looking to finish!
Magomaev is rocked!
It looks like Muslim Magomaev has been cut.
Magomaev is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volchenkov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Magomaev wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Volchenkov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladmir Volchenkov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branko Dalibor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olavo Shevichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olavo Shevichenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Dalibor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olavo Shevichenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalibor scores with a takedown into Shevichenko's guard.
Dalibor is stalling in the full guard.
Dalibor gets to his feet. Shevichenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shevichenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Shevichenko as he checks the leg kick.
Dalibor tries a head kick but it misses.
Shevichenko cracks Dalibor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dalibor tries a head kick but it misses.
Shevichenko throws a series of punches but Dalibor avoids them all with ease.
Shevichenko scores with a leg kick.
Shevichenko blocks a head kick by Dalibor.
Shevichenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dalibor.
Dalibor is looking to take a break and control but Shevichenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalibor working the ground and pound.
Shevichenko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dalibor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shevichenko keeps working.
Dalibor working away.
Shevichenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dalibor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevichenko throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Dalibor manages to pass to side control.
Dalibor working the ground and pound.
Shevichenko throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dalibor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shevichenko keeps working.
Shevichenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dalibor tries to advance to mount but Shevichenko denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevichenko tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shevichenko keeps working.
Dalibor decides to stand back up.
Dalibor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shevichenko looks gassed!
Dalibor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shevichenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olavo Shevichenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shevichenko cracks Dalibor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalibor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dalibor is nestled in close to Shevichenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shevichenko punching from the bottom.
Shevichenko taking some punishment here, with Dalibor in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalibor stops Shevichenko from getting back to his feet.
Dalibor lands strikes from half guard.
Dalibor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dalibor is nestled in close to Shevichenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shevichenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dalibor not doing much here.
Shevichenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Dalibor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dalibor gets a clinch.
Dalibor lands an uppercut.
It looks like Olavo Shevichenko has been cut.
Dalibor breaks from the clinch.
Dalibor doesn't manage to clinch there - Shevichenko circles away.
Shevichenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dalibor.
Shevichenko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dalibor decides to stand back up. Dalibor steps back and let's Shevichenko get back to his feet.
Shevichenko throws a head kick that misses.
Dalibor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shevichenko is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shevichenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dalibor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dalibor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevichenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shevichenko keeping moving, preventing Dalibor from controlling successfully.
Dalibor postures up and lands a big shot to Shevichenko's brow.
Shevichenko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dalibor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dalibor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dalibor is in close to Shevichenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dalibor wants to pass the guard but Shevichenko is keeping the position.
Dalibor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shevichenko's head.
Dalibor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dalibor scoring with some ground and pound.
Dalibor passes into half guard.
Dalibor drops an elbow to the side of Shevichenko's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalibor wants to take a breather but Shevichenko is having none of it.
Branko Dalibor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dalibor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shevichenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dalibor drops an elbow to the side of Shevichenko's head.
Dalibor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shevichenko to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevichenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dalibor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dalibor wants to control from the top but Shevichenko keeps moving.
Dalibor gets to his feet. Shevichenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dalibor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shevichenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dalibor trying to control the position but Shevichenko is working away.
Shevichenko is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shevichenko some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Dalibor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dalibor advances to full mount.
Dalibor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dalibor raining down shots from the mount!
Dalibor content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branko Dalibor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olavo Shevichenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dalibor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shevichenko is out of range.
Dalibor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dalibor trying to control from half guard but Shevichenko is working away.
Shevichenko is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Dalibor.
Dalibor controlling the action here.
Shevichenko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shevichenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalibor 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.
Dalibor trying to control from half guard but Shevichenko is working away.
Shevichenko strikes from the bottom but Dalibor uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Dalibor trying to control the position but Shevichenko is working away.
Dalibor scores with punches from side control.
Dalibor stands up and beckons Shevichenko to his feet.
Dalibor throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shevichenko is trying to defend but Dalibor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dalibor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shevichenko punching from the bottom.
Shevichenko is looking to escape.
Dalibor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dalibor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shevichenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalibor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dalibor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dalibor lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shevichenko keeps working.
Dalibor advances to mount.
Shevichenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shevichenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dalibor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dalibor controlling from mount.
Shevichenko taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalibor raining down shots from the mount!
Shevichenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dalibor with a couple of short strikes.
Dalibor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shevichenko is looking to escape.
Dalibor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branko Dalibor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dalibor, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Branko Dalibor!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Branko Dalibor!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Branko Dalibor!
Branko Dalibor wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Crushinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hopsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barley has chosen hells bells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ivan Crushinski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hopsan Barley's chin.
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20
286 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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259 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Crushinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hopsan Barley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barley tries to clinch there but Crushinski circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crushinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crushinski throws a body punch but Barley moves out of range.
Crushinski throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Barley crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Crushinski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Zlobin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Zlobin!
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, Luis Matos!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zlobin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matos as he jumps to the side.
Zlobin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zlobin has a takedown stuffed.
Matos misses with a takedown
and Zlobin counters with a takedown into side control.
Matos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zlobin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Matos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zlobin's guard.
Matos tries to stand but Zlobin is controlling from the bottom.
Matos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zlobin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zlobin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matos clinches up against the cage.
Matos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matos breaks the clinch.
Matos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zlobin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zlobin is one step ahead there.
Matos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zlobin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matos has Zlobin pulled in close to control his posture.
Zlobin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zlobin has Matos in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlobin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zlobin's guard.
Matos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zlobin is not content to let Matos control the position.
Zlobin is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Matos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Matos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zlobin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matos somewhat.
Alexei Zlobin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Matos.
Zlobin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matos misses with a head kick.
Matos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zlobin pinned against the cage. Zlobin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Matos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matos feints and as Zlobin raises his hands in defense, Matos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matos wants to control from the top but Zlobin keeps moving.
Matos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matos 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.
Matos darts in and clinches Zlobin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos is trying to force a seperation but Zlobin has the dominant position.
Matos stalling in the clinch but Zlobin improves position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matos is trying to force a seperation but Zlobin has the dominant position.
Matos stalling in the clinch but Zlobin improves position.
Matos manages to break the clinch.
Matos clinches with his opponent.
Zlobin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matos smiles and moves away.
Matos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zlobin tries to avoid it but Matos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zlobin to the ground. Zlobin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zlobin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matos.
Matos is pushing down on Zlobin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zlobin is fighting to maintain full guard but Matos has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos trying to control the action but Zlobin is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matos in particular looking to stall.
Zlobin tries to roll over but Matos keeps him under control.
Zlobin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zlobin actively working from the bottom here.
Matos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Zlobin tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zlobin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexei Zlobin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Matos.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matos.
Zlobin is looking for a sweep.
Matos scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlobin is looking to reverse the position.
Matos taking a breather here.
Matos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Matos drives through and clinches with Zlobin against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Zlobin tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zlobin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matos is defended easily by Zlobin.
Matos dives in and grabs Zlobin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zlobin pushes down on Matos's head and hops out.
Alexei Zlobin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Matos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zlobin blocks a low kick nicely.
Zlobin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matos counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zlobin to his feet.
Matos tries for a takedown but Zlobin circles away easily
and Zlobin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zlobin has gone for a leg lock! Matos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zlobin's guard.
Zlobin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Matos has passed into half guard!
Matos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlobin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Zlobin right now.
Matos scores with punches from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Matos controlling well, preventing Zlobin from escaping the position.
Zlobin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Matos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlobin is trying to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Zlobin can't escape the position.
Zlobin prevents Matos from getting a body triangle.
Matos is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Matos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Zlobin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Zlobin for a finish.
Zlobin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zlobin regains half guard.
Zlobin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zlobin looking for submissions off his back.
Zlobin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Matos pulls his head out easily.
Matos is trying to control. Zlobin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zlobin looking for submissions off his back.
Matos trying to pass the guard but Zlobin defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matos 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Luis Matos!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Luis Matos!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Luis Matos!
Luis Matos wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between ivan kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Charger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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22
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ivan kotoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rami Charger!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charger thows a body kick. kotoski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Charger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
kotoski is looking to slow Charger down with leg kicks.
kotoski misses with a combination
and Charger counters with a three punch combo that has kotoski backing up. kotoski nods at Charger to acknowledge the strikes.
Charger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before kotoski has time to react.
kotoski tries to bum rush Charger with a series of wild strikes but Charger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
kotoski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Charger's head.
Charger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kotoski blocks the body kick.
kotoski instigates a clinch.
Charger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
kotoski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
kotoski pushes off an throws an elbow but Charger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charger takes an elbow to the forehead.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charger avoids it.
Charger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charger is defending well for now.
kotoski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from kotoski.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Charger avoids the damage to the body.
kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kotoski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charger wants to break free but kotoski has control.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the head but Charger blocks with his arms.
Charger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kotoski has him pressed against the cage.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
Charger wants to break free but kotoski has control.
Charger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from kotoski.
kotoski throws an elbow that misses.
Charger managing to block the knees to the body from kotoski.
kotoski is breathing heavily.
kotoski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski has him pressed against the cage.
kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kotoski trying to land knees to the body.
Charger avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charger has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment.
Charger tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position.
Charger blocks an elbow strike from kotoski.
Charger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Charger dodges an elbow strike from kotoski.
Charger is trying to force a seperation but kotoski has the dominant position.
kotoski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charger blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Charger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
kotoski misses with an elbow over the top.
Charger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charger is looking to break free of the clinch but kotoski has double underhooks.
kotoski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charger has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment.
kotoski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
kotoski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski has him pressed against the cage.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
kotoski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charger blocks it with crossed arms.
Charger wants to break free but kotoski has control.
Charger tries to break free but kotoski pushes him back against the cage.
Charger tries to break free but kotoski pushes him back against the cage.
kotoski keeps control of Charger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
kotoski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charger wants to get back to striking at distance but kotoski won't allow it.
kotoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kotoski prevents Charger from breaking the clinch.
Charger has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment.
kotoski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charger working hard to break the clinch.
Charger tries to break free but kotoski pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kotoski prevents Charger from breaking the clinch.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
Charger avoids the elbow strike from kotoski, against the cage.
kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charger is defending well for now.
Charger avoids the elbow strike from kotoski, against the cage.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
kotoski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charger blocks it with crossed arms.
kotoski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
kotoski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
Charger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Charger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kotoski has him pressed against the cage.
Charger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charger is looking to break free of the clinch but kotoski has double underhooks.
kotoski misses with an elbow strike.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the head but Charger blocks with his arms.
Charger tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position.
Charger can't break the clinch.
kotoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
kotoski misses with an elbow over the top.
Charger wants to break free but kotoski has control.
Charger takes an elbow to the forehead.
kotoski misses with a knee to the head.
Charger is looking to break free of the clinch but kotoski has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Charger is trying to force a seperation but kotoski has the dominant position.
Charger tries to circle away but kotoski has him pinned against the cage.
Charger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Charger avoids the damage to the body.
Charger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
kotoski tries a knee to the head but Charger blocks it.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Charger avoids the damage to the body.
Charger working hard to break the clinch.
Charger avoiding damage as kotoski throws knees to the body.
Charger can't break the clinch.
Charger is trying to break free.
kotoski has Charger pressed against the cage, preventing Charger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski has him pressed against the cage.
Charger can't break the clinch.
kotoski prevents Charger from breaking the clinch.
Charger has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
kotoski misses with a knee to the head.
Charger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Charger can't break the clinch.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
Charger working hard to break the clinch.
Charger avoids a wild elbow strike from kotoski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan kotoski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
kotoski throws a right and a left that Charger avoids nicely.
Charger thows a leg kick but kotoski checks it
and kotoski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Charger thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Charger misses
and kotoski counters with a big head kick but Charger shrugs it off.
kotoski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charger. kotoski shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Charger.
kotoski misses with a double jab
and Charger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Charger avoids a kick to the body.
kotoski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kotoski misses with a kick to the body.
Charger throws a sloppy head kick and kotoski moves out of range easily.
kotoski misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kotoski misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
kotoski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
kotoski moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
kotoski has Charger pressed against the cage, preventing Charger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charger tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position.
kotoski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charger is defending well for now.
Charger wants to break free but kotoski has control.
kotoski throws an elbow but it misses.
Charger tries to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling the position.
Charger avoids the elbow strike from kotoski, against the cage.
kotoski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charger is defending well for now.
kotoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charger is defending well for now.
kotoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Charger avoids the damage to the body.
Charger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
kotoski missing with knees to the body.
Charger has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment.
kotoski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charger avoids it.
Charger is looking to break free of the clinch but kotoski has double underhooks.
kotoski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charger avoids it.
Charger wants to get back to striking at distance but kotoski won't allow it.
kotoski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski has him pressed against the cage.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
kotoski keeps control of Charger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charger is trying to break the clinch but kotoski is controlling him.
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.
Charger breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from kotoski misses.
kotoski throws a body kick the misses
and Charger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charger scores with a nice right hand.
Charger lands a nice looking body shot.
Charger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Charger.
Charger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on kotoski if he has to take too many more of those.
kotoski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
ivan kotoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charger jabs at kotoski's body.
Charger misses with a double jab.
Charger throws a head kick but kotoski moves out of range.
Charger lands a nice hook to kotoski's body. kotoski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Charger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
kotoski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
kotoski throws a head kick but Charger moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charger throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charger. That's going to slow kotoski down.
Charger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
kotoski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Charger connects with a high kick.
Charger throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Charger.
Charger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charger lands with a kick to the temple. kotoski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
kotoski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rami Charger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
kotoski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Charger counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Charger misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Charger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of kotoski's head.
Charger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
kotoski misses with a wild combination.
Charger scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charger throws a nice head kick!
Charger throws a series of punches but kotoski avoids them all with ease.
kotoski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charger counters with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by kotoski.
Charger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by kotoski.
Charger lands with a nice combination. kotoski backs away looking to recover.
Charger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt kotoski.
kotoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charger lands a head kick. kotoski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
kotoski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charger misses with a kick to the body.
kotoski is looking to clinch but Charger is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kotoski looks to land a body kick but Charger moved away.
kotoski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and kotoski duly obliges.
kotoski tries to clinch but Charger is having none of it.
A punch combination from kotoski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Charger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
kotoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Charger.
kotoski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Charger lands a jab-cross combination.
kotoski throws a sloppy head kick
and Charger counters with a head kick. That will keep kotoski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
kotoski throws a sloppy head kick
and Charger counters with a two punch combo.
kotoski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charger.
Charger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
kotoski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Charger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charger throws a head kick that misses
and kotoski counters with a two punch combo.
kotoski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charger lands a jab.
Charger lands a jab-cross combination.
Charger throws a leg kick which misses kotoski's front leg but catches the back leg as kotoski tries to avoid it.
Charger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
kotoski misses with a double jab
and Charger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Charger.
A good leg kick by Charger.
kotoski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charger counters with a nice low kick that buckles kotoski's knee momentarily.
kotoski throws a combination that misses
and Charger counters with a left and a right that stings kotoski.
Charger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Charger connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Charger lands but kotoski takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from kotoski.
Charger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charger lands a really nice looking cross but kotoski seems unphased.
Charger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
kotoski blocks a leg kick.
kotoski misses with a double jab.
Charger swinging wilding here.
kotoski connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charger stalks kotoski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into kotoski's face. kotoski staggers backwards, shaken.
kotoski misses with a combination
enabling Charger to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Charger misses.
kotoski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Charger counters with a good, hard body kick but kotoski shrugs it off.
kotoski walks into a stiff left hand from Charger.
Decent striking displayed by Charger there.
kotoski misses with a jab, cross combination.
kotoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt kotoski.
Charger throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Charger scores with a four punch combination!
kotoski doesn't manage to clinch there - Charger circles away.
Charger blocks a head kick by kotoski.
kotoski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Charger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps kotoski's head backwards.
Charger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kotoski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Charger counters with a thumping low kick.
kotoski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charger misses with a series of wild punches.
Charger tries a head kick but it misses.
Charger lands with a nice body kick.
Charger throws out a powerful jab.
ivan kotoski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charger throws a series of punches but kotoski moves out of range.
Charger lands a high kick!
A right-left combo lands from kotoski.
Charger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Charger.
Charger scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Charger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
kotoski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charger tries to work over kotoski's front leg with a kick but kotoski checks it.
kotoski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Charger counters with a low kick, right behind kotoski 's knee.
Charger dodges the punch combination from kotoski.
kotoski avoids a kick to the body.
kotoski doesn't manage to clinch there - Charger circles away.
Charger throws a series of strikes that have kotoski backpedaling.
Charger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
kotoski closes the distance and clinches.
Charger blocks an elbow strike from kotoski.
kotoski tries a knee to the head but Charger blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kotoski keeps control of Charger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
kotoski has Charger pressed against the cage, preventing Charger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charger blocks an elbow strike from kotoski.
kotoski misses with a knee to the head.
Charger has had enough of the clinch but kotoski keeps him there for the moment.
Charger wants to get back to striking at distance but kotoski won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Charger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Rami Charger!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Rami Charger!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Rami Charger!
Rami Charger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Juusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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255 lbs
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242 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Juusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jiu Jiet Siet!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juusto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Juusto.
Siet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juusto looks to land a combination but Siet avoids it well.
Siet shoots in and drives through. Juusto sprawls well.
Juusto shoots and misses
and Siet counters with a single leg into guard. Juusto didn't expect that.
Juusto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Juusto working a defensive guard here.
Siet throwing strikes but missing.
Siet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juusto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juusto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Juusto is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Juusto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Siet just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Siet.
Juusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Juusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juusto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juusto is trying to drag Siet to the mat but Siet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Siet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juusto shoots and misses
and Siet counters with a takedown into side control.
Siet trying to control the position but Juusto is working away.
Siet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Siet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Juusto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Siet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Siet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Juusto wants to control but Siet postures up.
The strikes coming from Siet are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Siet lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Juusto is trying to control Siet's posture but Siet avoids it.
Juusto is looking for a sweep.
Siet is looking to take a break and control but Juusto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juusto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siet throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Juusto is looking for a sweep.
Siet tries to move to mount but Juusto blocks the move with his legs.
Siet working the ground and pound but Juusto is defending the strikes.
Siet stands up.
Juusto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jiu Jiet Siet has been cut.
Siet looks gassed!
Juusto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Siet's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siet trying to control the position.
Juusto content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juusto trying to control the position from guard on top but Siet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Siet looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Juusto has picked Siet up and slammed him! Siet can't keep hold of the triangle and Juusto manages to pass to side control!
Juusto cracks Siet with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juusto 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.
Juusto wants to control but Siet is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jiet Siet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jiet Siet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juusto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Juusto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Siet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Siet.
Siet drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Juusto dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juusto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Juusto trying to control but Siet is working from the bottom.
Siet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juusto!
Siet is breathing heavily.
Siet wants to control the pace but Juusto is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juusto bucks Siet off and manages to get back to his feet!
Jaakko Juusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juusto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Siet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Juusto pushes Siet off and scrambles back to his feet.
Siet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juusto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Juusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juusto tries to clinch there but Siet circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juusto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juusto throws out a leg kick but Siet moves out of range and Juusto only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juusto to the mat! Juusto manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juusto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Siet throws a big right hand that misses.
Juusto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Juusto wants to stand up but Siet is controlling him.
Siet trying to control but Juusto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juusto looking to control.
Juusto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Siet looks to clinch
and Juusto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Siet is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Juusto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Siet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Juusto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siet was well out of range. Poor timing from Juusto.
Juusto scores with a leg kick.
Siet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Siet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juusto is fending him off so far but Siet persists. Nope, Juusto circles away and we're back to standing.
Siet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juusto has his takedown stuffed
and Siet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siet postures up.
Juusto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Siet distracts Juusto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juusto is on top in guard.
Siet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Juusto scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jiu Jiet Siet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jiet Siet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Juusto both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juusto!
Juusto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Siet pinned against the cage. Siet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Juusto. No joy for Siet on that attempt.
Juusto forces Siet back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Juusto.
The is referee keeping an eye on Juusto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Siet pushes Juusto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siet lands a nice shot to the body.
Juusto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siet slaps away a takedown attempt from Juusto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Juusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juusto looks for a takedown but Siet sprawls well.
Siet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Juusto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siet scores with a takedown into Juusto's guard.
Juusto manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaakko Juusto is winning the standup battle so far.
Juusto is looking to clinch but Siet is avoiding it.
Siet moves out of range of the leg kick from Juusto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juusto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juusto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siet keeps working.
Siet kicks Juusto off and gets back to his feet.
Siet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juusto counters with a leg kick.
Juusto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juusto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siet fails with a takedown attempt.
Juusto throws a leg kick but Siet moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juusto has his takedown stuffed
and Siet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Siet.
Siet drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Juusto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Siet has Juusto in his guard.
Siet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juusto connects with a couple of short punches.
Siet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juusto throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jiu Jiet Siet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juusto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Juusto rushes Siet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Juusto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Juusto gets underhooks to prevent Siet's takedown attempt.
Juusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Siet smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Juusto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Siet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Jiu Jiet Siet!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jiu Jiet Siet!
Jiu Jiet Siet wins by majority decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintan Hach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hach's choice of entrance music: Red Bowling Ball Ruth byThe White Stripes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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152 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quintan Hach!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hach scoring well with a low kick there.
Slova blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hach.
Slova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hach throws out a loose jab but Slova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hach throws a low kick, looking for Slova's leg but Slova calmly moves out of range.
Hach takes the fight into the clinch.
Slova managing to block the knees to the body from Hach.
Hach misses with a punch to the body.
Hach stops a takedown attempt from Slova.
Hach tries to land knees in the clinch but Slova avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova tries to circle away but Hach has him pinned against the cage.
Hach works on Slova's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Hach.
Slova drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hach scores with a knee to the head.
Slova tries for a takedown but Hach manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitry Slova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hach crunches a lovely knee into Slova's ribcage.
Slova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hach gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hach gets underhooks to prevent Slova's takedown attempt.
Hach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slova backwards.
Slova drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hach pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slova avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slova shoots in and drives through. Hach sprawls well.
Quintan Hach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hach lands a nice hook to Slova's body. Slova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slova takes one to the side of the head.
Hach throws a looping overhand right but Slova ducks down to avoid it.
Hach scores with the left hand. Slova knows he should have avoided that one.
Hach scores with a hook.
Slova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slova.
Hach misses with a looping right.
Hach slips a jab from Slova.
Hach throws a looping overhand right but Slova ducks down to avoid it.
Hach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hach scoring well with a low kick there.
Hach throws a leg kick but Slova checks it.
Hach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hach misses with a body kick.
Hach scoring well with a low kick there.
Hach connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hach fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slova on the side of the head.
Slova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slova's calf.
Hach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quintan Hach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slova is breathing heavily.
Hach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hach lands a nice hook to Slova's body. Slova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hach there.
Slova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintan Hach dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slova takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hach.
Hach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hach scores with a jab to the head.
Hach scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hach. That's going to slow Slova down.
Slova swats away the attempt to clinch by Hach.
Hach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hach.
Hach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hach throws out a leg kick but Slova moves out of range and Hach only half commits.
Hach pushes Slova away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hach scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hach throws a body punch but Slova moves out of range.
Slova swats away the attempt to clinch by Hach.
Hach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hach moves in looking to clinch but Slova pushes him off.
Hach throws a low kick but Slova avoids it.
Hach thumps Slova with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Hach.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slova checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hach misses.
Hach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slova missing with a left hand there. Hach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hach.
Hach checks the leg kick.
Hach scores with a leg kick.
Hach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hach.
Slova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hach is fending him off so far but Slova persists. Nope, Hach circles away and we're back to standing.
Hach throws a body punch but Slova moves out of range.
Slova throws a series of punches but Hach moves out of range.
Hach throws a series of punches but Slova avoids them all with ease.
Hach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slova avoids the body shot from Hach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Slova.
Quintan Hach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hach lands a with a good body shot.
A combination from Hach does no damage.
Hach throws a wild body kick that Slova sees coming a mile off.
Hach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hach lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slova moves out of range of the body kick from Hach.
Hach throws a shot to the body.
Hach feints and then cracks Slova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slova down.
Hach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slova in his tracks.
Hach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Hach coming out on top.
Hach has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hach is looking to slow Slova down with leg kicks.
A combination from Hach does no damage.
Hach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hach wants to get back to his feet but Slova is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Slova tries to free his leg and advance position but Hach is retaining full guard.
Hach has Slova pulled in close to control his posture.
Hach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hach bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slova's guard.
Hach trying to control but Slova is working from the bottom.
Hach slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintan Hach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hach misses with a body shot.
Hach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quintan Hach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slova has a takedown stuffed.
Hach misses with a hook to the body
and Slova counters with a takedown into side control.
Slova landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hach is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slova's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Slova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hach is controlling Slova's trapped leg to prevent Slova from advancing to side control.
Hach wants to get back to full guard.
Slova prevents Hach from standing back up.
Slova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hach trying to control here.
Hach is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hach wants to control but Slova is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hach throws out a leg kick but Slova moves out of range and Hach only half commits.
Hach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hach looks to land a combination but Slova avoids it well.
Hach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hach moves out of range of the body kick.
Slova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hach can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Slova finds it's target.
Slova swats away the attempt to clinch by Hach.
Hach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slova throws a low kick but Hach avoids it.
Hach throws a low kick, looking for Slova's leg but Slova calmly moves out of range.
Slova ducks under a wild hook from Hach.
Slova drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Slova fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hach regains half guard.
Slova seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hach does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hach tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slova is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hach is just riding it out for now. Slova eventually gives up the hold.
Hach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slova scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slova tries to pass to full mount but Hach defends it.
Hach desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hach is looking for a sweep. Slova is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hach throws a lazy right hand but Slova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hach throws a series of strikes that have Slova backpedaling.
Hach throws a leg kick but Slova checks it.
Slova slips a jab from Hach.
Hach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hach but Hach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slova blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Hach.
Slova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hach.
Hach misses with a straight left.
Hach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Slova catches Hach right on the button with a cross.
Hach cracks Slova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hach throws a leg kick but Slova sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hach closes the distance but Slova moves to the side
letting Slova counter with a right hand.
Slova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Quintan Hach just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Slova.
Hach throws a big shot that misses.
Hach throws a right hand that Slova ducks under and follows up with a left that Slova also avoids with ease.
Hach misses with a body shot.
Slova checks a leg kick nicely.
Hach misses with a few strikes there.
Slova throws a sloppy body shot
and Hach finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hach.
Hach slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Hach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slova doesn't seem phased though.
Hach swinging wilding here.
Slova staying out of range there.
Hach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova looks to score with a jab to the body but Hach is just out of range.
Hach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hach misses with a kick to the body.
Hach scores with a body shot.
Slova looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hach lands a body shot.
Hach missing with a left hand there. Slova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hach clinches but Slova breaks the clinch
letting Slova counter with a right hand.
Slova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hach digs a good body shot into Slova's ribs.
Slova shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hach is trying to control but can't.
Hach makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hach lands with a nice body kick.
Hach throws a nice looking combination but Slova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Slova blocks the leg kick.
Hach throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hach throws a series of strikes that have Slova backpedaling.
Slova is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hach. That's going to slow Slova down.
Oh Slova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hach misses with a body kick.
Slova seems to have got his legs back now.
Hach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hach throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slova.
Hach misses with a leg kick.
Slova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slova makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slova counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hach won't be happy with that.
Dimitry Slova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hach is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Slova are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Slova is chipping away with strikes.
Hach is not content to let Slova control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hach is trying to control Slova's posture but Slova avoids it.
Slova landing a few strikes.
Hach defending against the ground and pound.
Slova content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hach tries to buck Slova off but Slova is having none of it.
Hach wants to get back to his feet.
Slova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hach struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slova in side control, throwing shots but Hach defends.
Slova has hold of Hach's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hach seems comfortable defending it but Slova has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hach is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hach is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Slova couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dimitry Slova!
Dimitry Slova retains his featherweight title!
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