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CA.8:Fedor vs Melenko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rambo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Bip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skip Bip has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, rambo slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skip Bip!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Bip which made him look bad.
Bip looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bip sitting in guard here, content to control.
I looks like Bip might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
slice could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bip's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
slice trying to control the position here.
Bip trying to control but slice is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now slice is on top in guard.
Bip keeping moving, preventing slice from controlling successfully.
Bip is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
slice wants to control from the top but Bip keeps moving.
slice content to stall in guard here.
Bip managing to control the position.
Bip keeping moving, preventing slice from controlling successfully.
Bip is pulling down on slice's head. It's preventing any offense from slice, at least for the moment.
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.
slice trying to control but Bip is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bip holds on and takes a little breather.
slice with a flurry of punches that miss.
slice looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bip pulls slice in close to prevent any damage.
slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Bip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. rambo slice just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
slice fails with the takedown
and Bip counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in slice's guard now.
Bip controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
slice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bip defends well.
Bip's corner is telling him to maintain position.
slice controls Bip momentarily but Bip frees himself.
Bip controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bip postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bip won't allow slice to sweep him here.
Bip looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
slice is pulling down on Bip's head. It's preventing any offense from Bip, at least for the moment.
slice being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bip dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
slice with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bip counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bip must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bip is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Skip Bip just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
slice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bip counters with a nice double leg into side control. slice won't be happy with that.
slice is trying to control Bip's posture but Bip avoids it.
Bip is looking to take a break and control but slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
slice can't do much from the bottom here.
slice is looking to regain half guard here but Bip keeps moving and retains side control.
Bip wants to lay and pray for a moment but slice keeps working.
Bip controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
slice can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
slice has his takedown stuffed
and Bip counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rambo slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
slice is refusing to be controlled, as Bip sits in half guard.
Well, if Bip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
slice trying to control from the bottom.
slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
slice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Bip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bip prevents slice from improving his position.
Bip sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bip wants to pass the guard but slice is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
slice misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slice gets a takedown into half guard.
Bip is staying active underneath slice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
slice is thwarting Bip's attempts to control the position.
slice is looking to take a break and control but Bip is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
slice perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
slice wants to take a breather but Bip is having none of it.
Bip is holding on to half guard well.
slice lands with a punch from half guard.
slice content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
slice trying to control from half guard but Bip is working away.
Bip wants to control but slice is keeping busy.
slice stands up and beckons Bip to join him on the feet.
slice misses with a takedown attempt
and Bip counters with a takedown into side control.
Bip controls the position from side control.
slice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here as Bip stalls from top position.
slice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Bip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bip shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches slice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
slice trying to remain calm as Bip controls from the top position.
Bip wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by slice, who protects the arm well.
slice is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on slice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
slice lands a decent little punch to the body.
slice is not content to let Bip control the position.
slice tries to buck Bip off but Bip is having none of it.
Bip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bip shoots and misses
and slice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
slice drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and slice jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
slice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
slice wants to control from the top but Bip keeps moving.
Bip avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bip holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bip is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
slice wants to control from the top but Bip keeps moving.
slice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
slice throwing strikes from guard but Bip blocks nicely.
slice trying to control but Bip is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
slice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bip decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in slice's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slice has his hands on Bip's head, controlling the position.
Bip sitting in guard, not really doing much.
slice looking to control.
Bip is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bip wants to control from the top but slice keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
slice pulls Bip in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
slice 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.
slice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bip defends well.
Bip postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bip darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
slice is trying to control but can't.
rambo slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skip Bip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skip Bip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skip Bip!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fortran Prestwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fortran Prestwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Alves!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prestwick tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Prestwick is looking to chop away at Alves's legs.
Prestwick wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Prestwick darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prestwick walks away with a smile on his face. Alves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Prestwick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves tries to pull guard but Prestwick won't allow it.
Fortran Prestwick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Alves.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Prestwick.
Prestwick tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves tries to pull guard but Prestwick holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
Prestwick connects with a knee to the head.
Prestwick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prestwick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prestwick walks away with a smile on his face. Alves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Prestwick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Prestwick jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prestwick closes the distance and clinches.
Alves jumps guard but Prestwick stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prestwick smiles and moves away.
Prestwick wants to clinch.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prestwick.
Prestwick closes the distance and clinches.
Prestwick looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Prestwick lands a knee to the head.
Prestwick looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves drags the fight down to the ground.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Prestwick from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prestwick is aware though and is defending well.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Alves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Prestwick stacks Alves on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Prestwick!
Alves looks gassed!
Prestwick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Prestwick trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prestwick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
Prestwick trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Alves tries to buck Prestwick off but Prestwick is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Prestwick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prestwick darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prestwick in particular looking to stall.
Prestwick wants to work for an arm triangle but Alves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prestwick seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fortran Prestwick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Prestwick rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Prestwick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves jumps guard but Prestwick stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Prestwick connects with a knee to the head.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves wants to stall.
Alves tries to pull guard but Prestwick won't allow it.
Prestwick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prestwick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prestwick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prestwick tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Prestwick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves tries to pull guard but Prestwick won't allow it.
Fortran Prestwick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Alves.
Alves tries to pull guard but Prestwick holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prestwick tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves tries to pull guard but Prestwick holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
Prestwick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves jumps guard but Prestwick stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prestwick smiles and moves away.
Alves shoots and misses
and Prestwick counters with an outside leg kick.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prestwick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Prestwick throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Prestwick gets a clinch.
Alves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prestwick walks away with a smile on his face. Alves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prestwick scores with a spinning back kick!
Prestwick wants to clinch.
Prestwick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Prestwick.
Prestwick doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prestwick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prestwick cracks the inside of Alves's front leg.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alves is defended easily by Prestwick.
Prestwick throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prestwick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prestwick landing knees to the head.
Prestwick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Prestwick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prestwick looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Prestwick tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prestwick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Prestwick looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves pulls guard.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prestwick is aware though and is defending well.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prestwick wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Prestwick is defending well. Alves quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Prestwick has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Alves celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Alves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Parker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Parker!
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, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Parker misses.
Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones slips a jab from Parker.
Jones clinches.
Jones keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parker shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Parker trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Jones is not content to let Parker control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Parker controls the position.
Jones is not content to let Parker control the position.
Parker misses with the ground and pound.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parker is looking for the KO!
Jones is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Parker looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Parker knocks Jones out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bob Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Dvorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Dvorak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Dvorak!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug is looking to clinch.
Dvorak swats away the attempt to clinch by Hug.
Dvorak tries for a takedown but Hug sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak is having none of it.
Hug tries to clinch up but Dvorak circles away and keeps his distance.
Dvorak shoots in for a double leg but Hug sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dvorak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hug as he jumps to the side.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Dvorak.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch but Dvorak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dvorak closes the distance and clinches.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dvorak blocks it with crossed arms.
Dvorak pushes off an throws an elbow but Hug leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dvorak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dvorak looks gassed!
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dvorak looking to slow down the pace here.
Dvorak working hard to break the clinch.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dvorak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hug's efforts to push away.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but Dvorak is blocking nicely.
Dvorak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hug pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hug connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dvorak's face.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dvorak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dvorak wants to get up but he can't break Hug's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hug could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvorak prevents Hug from getting back to his feet.
Dvorak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dvorak wanted to stand there but Hug had control of the position.
Hug wants to stand and escape but Dvorak is having none of it.
Dvorak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hug wants to stand up but Dvorak is controlling him.
Dvorak wants to stand but Hug is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dvorak keeps the fight on the outside.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch but Dvorak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Dvorak pushes him off.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak is having none of it.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hug wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dvorak blocks it with crossed arms.
Dvorak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hug is trying to maintain a safe position but Dvorak gets an underhook and turns Hug into the cage.
Hug can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hug lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hug lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hug tries a knee to the head but Dvorak blocks it.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but Dvorak is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hug as Dvorak tries to tie him up.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but Dvorak blocks with his arms.
Hug is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dvorak stalling.
Dvorak goes for a takedown attempt but Hug pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dvorak has closed the distance and engaged Hug in a clinch.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Dvorak looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dvorak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dvorak wants a takedown.
Dvorak goes for a takedown attempt but Hug pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug is looking to clinch but Dvorak is avoiding it.
Hug shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dvorak defends it nicely.
Dvorak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug throws a head kick that misses.
Hug gets a clinch.
Dvorak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hug is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dvorak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dvorak has Hug pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hug manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but Dvorak is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hug fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Igor Dvorak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dvorak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hug is fending him off so far but Dvorak persists. Nope, Hug circles away and we're back to standing.
Dvorak has closed the distance and engaged Hug in a clinch.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but Dvorak blocks with his arms.
Dvorak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hug avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dvorak breaks from the clinch.
Dvorak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Dvorak.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Dvorak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dvorak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dvorak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dvorak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dvorak swats away the attempt to clinch by Hug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvorak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dvorak moves into range and clinches up with Hug.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dvorak.
Hug lands an elbow that stopped Dvorak in his tracks for a moment.
Dvorak blocks the elbow strike.
Dvorak managing to block the knees to the body from Hug.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Dvorak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hug gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dvorak tries to stall but Hug uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dvorak blocks an elbow strike from Hug.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hug landing knees to the head.
Dvorak lands a takedown into guard.
Dvorak prevents Hug from getting back to his feet.
Dvorak with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug keeping full guard, as Dvorak tries to pass.
Hug utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dvorak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hug is looking to stand up but Dvorak isn't so interested in that idea.
Hug knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dvorak on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dvorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Hug lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dvorak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Dvorak pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hug.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dvorak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hug blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dvorak.
Hug keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dvorak decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Dvorak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hug tries to clinch up.
Dvorak fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Dvorak.
Hug tries to clinch up but Dvorak circles away and keeps his distance.
Dvorak keeps the fight on the outside.
Dvorak throws a head kick but Hug moves out of range.
Dvorak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Hug tries to clinch there but Dvorak circles away.
Hug tries to clinch up.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dvorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hug doesn't manage to clinch there - Dvorak circles away.
Hug doesn't manage to clinch there - Dvorak circles away.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dvorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Dvorak keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hug blocks the body kick.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Dvorak has managed to clinch.
Hug tries to stall but Dvorak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvorak has Hug pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hug manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dvorak goes for a takedown attempt but Hug pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dvorak wants to clinch up but Hug keeps it at a distance.
Hug tries a head kick but it misses.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Dvorak pushes him off.
Hug is looking to clinch but Dvorak is avoiding it.
Hug fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak is having none of it.
Hug is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hug fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dvorak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hug using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dvorak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hug prevents a takedown attempt there.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Dvorak.
Dvorak breaks from the clinch.
Hug wants to clinch.
Hug tries to clinch but Dvorak moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dvorak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Dvorak pushes him off.
Dvorak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hug wants to clinch.
Dvorak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hug sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Igor Dvorak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvorak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dvorak closes the distance and clinches.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but Dvorak blocks with his arms.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dvorak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hug lands a knee to the head.
Hug is looking to break free of the clinch but Dvorak has double underhooks.
Dvorak wants to stall.
Hug taking a breather.
Hug misses with a knee strike.
Dvorak landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak can't get the takedown.
Dvorak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hug prevents it.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dvorak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hug tries to clinch up but Dvorak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hug tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dvorak clinches up against the cage.
Hug with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dvorak works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hug is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dvorak is controlling him.
Dvorak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hug is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak throwing strikes but missing.
Dvorak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dvorak tries to free his leg and advance position but Hug is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hug wants to get back to his feet but Dvorak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dvorak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hug is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Dvorak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dvorak 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Dvorak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meodread Magas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Europe - The Final Countdown. Andrei Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Volkov!
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, Meodread Magas!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magas avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Magas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Volkov wants to control but Magas is keeping him busy.
Magas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Volkov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Magas is not content to let Volkov control the position.
Magas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Magas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Volkov tries to stand and escape but Magas is controlling the position.
Magas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Volkov fails with the takedown.
Magas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov tries to clinch up but Magas circles away and keeps his distance.
Magas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Andrei Volkov has been cut.
Volkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
Magas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Volkov walks into a jab.
Jab from Magas.
Magas connects with the punch.
Meodread Magas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Magas scores with a hook to the body. Volkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Magas.
Volkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magas throws a series of strikes that have Volkov backpedaling.
Volkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magas.
Andrei Volkov's cut is getting worse.
Volkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Magas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Magas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magas lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Volkov can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Magas and Volkov drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Magas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meodread Magas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gazon Zaseyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaseyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Dont Know - 50 Cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gazon Zaseyan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar tightens his grip and picks Zaseyan up, before dumping him to the ground. Zaseyan manages to land in guard.
Zaseyan wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar stays in close to Zaseyan's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fedor Lesnar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar feints and as Zaseyan raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zaseyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaseyan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zaseyan's guard.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaseyan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lesnar takes one on the button.
A combination from Zaseyan does no damage.
Zaseyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Zaseyan.
Lesnar forces Zaseyan back against the cage and clinches.
Zaseyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Lesnar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zaseyan can't fight it off and eventually Lesnar manages to take the fight to the floor. Zaseyan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zaseyan for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Zaseyan is keeping the position.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
Lesnar stops Zaseyan from standing up.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zaseyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zaseyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fedor Lesnar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zaseyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaseyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaseyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaseyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaseyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaseyan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaseyan's efforts to push away.
Lesnar jumps guard but Zaseyan stands there with Lesnar around his waist. Lesnar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zaseyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but Zaseyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Lesnar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zaseyan scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaseyan circles away.
Lesnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaseyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaseyan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Fedor Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaseyan pinned against the cage. Zaseyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaseyan throws a left that rocks Lesnar and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Zaseyan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Lesnar regain composure!
Lesnar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Lesnar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaseyan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lesnar seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaseyan wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling his arm.
Zaseyan is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking to regain half guard here but Zaseyan keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaseyan wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling his arm.
Zaseyan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zaseyan wants to stand but Lesnar has his arm trapped.
Lesnar is not content to let Zaseyan control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaseyan throws a head kick that misses.
Zaseyan dips to his left and cracks Lesnar with an uppercut!
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaseyan throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Zaseyan throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Zaseyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaseyan throws a low kick, looking for Lesnar's leg but Lesnar calmly moves out of range.
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaseyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lesnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaseyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Zaseyan moves out of range.
Fedor Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaseyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaseyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zaseyan scores with a shot to the body.
Lesnar has Zaseyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaseyan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaseyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zaseyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar prevents Zaseyan from breaking the clinch.
Zaseyan is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaseyan's efforts to push away.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaseyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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.
Zaseyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaseyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaseyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaseyan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zaseyan duly obliges.
Zaseyan tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaseyan throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Zaseyan with a hook.
Zaseyan swinging wilding here.
Gazon Zaseyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gazon Zaseyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaseyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaseyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaseyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaseyan misses with a double jab.
Fedor Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaseyan tries to work over Lesnar's front leg with a kick but Lesnar checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gazon Zaseyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny OMalley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clive Johnson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny OMalley!
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, Clive Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from OMalley.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OMalley.
Johnson dives in and grabs OMalley's left leg, looking for a takedown. OMalley pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Danny OMalley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Johnson.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but OMalley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but OMalley sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
OMalley misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from OMalley as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but OMalley sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
OMalley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It's a brutal combination of punches from OMalley! Johnson is backing up but he can't get away as OMalley lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Johnson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny OMalley!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between pretzle twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Luzhin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, pretzle twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but twist is just out of range.
A left and a right from Luzhin both land. Nice combination.
Luzhin misses with a body shot.
Luzhin misses with a two punch combination.
Luzhin scores with a hook to the body. twist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks twist out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Luzhin!
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