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RMF 7 - Stand & Deliver PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swinging wilding here.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Michaels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Michaels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michaels throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a series of strikes. Michaels will be more careful next time no doubt.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michaels has time to react.
Michaels throws a sloppy body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels throws a hook but King blocks it.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Alan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by King.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Michael Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
King cracks Michaels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Michaels's head and hops out.
King blocks a jab.
A cross from King lands.
Michaels thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King leaves Michaels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a hook.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Michaels throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michaels is rocked!
It looks like Michael Michaels has been cut.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Michaels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King lands a left and a right that send Michaels crashing to the mat, dazed. King thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
King closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Michaels! King dives in looking to finish! Michaels is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Fearsbrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palle Vitrikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fearsbrock comes to the cage accompanied by chicken dance. 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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213 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Fearsbrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Palle Vitrikainen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fearsbrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Fedor Fearsbrock has been cut.
Fearsbrock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vitrikainen sprawls well. Vitrikainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fearsbrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Fearsbrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vitrikainen moves into range and clinches up with Fearsbrock.
Vitrikainen is struggling to control the position.
Fearsbrock keeps control of Vitrikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vitrikainen is trying to break the clinch but Fearsbrock has him pressed against the cage.
Fearsbrock connects with a knee to the head.
Vitrikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vitrikainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fearsbrock keeps control of Vitrikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vitrikainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vitrikainen takes a shot to the head.
Vitrikainen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Fearsbrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fearsbrock tries to stall but Vitrikainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitrikainen breaks from the clinch.
Fearsbrock throws a series of punches but Vitrikainen moves out of range.
Vitrikainen throws out a loose jab but Fearsbrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitrikainen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vitrikainen wants it to stay on the feet.
Fedor Fearsbrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fearsbrock cracks Vitrikainen with an open hand slap.
Vitrikainen looks to land a combination but Fearsbrock avoids it well.
Fearsbrock shoots in for a double leg but Vitrikainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fearsbrock misses with a looping right.
Fearsbrock throws a right and a left that Vitrikainen avoids nicely.
Fearsbrock is breathing heavily.
Vitrikainen cracks Fearsbrock with an uppercut from hell and Fearsbrock crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Vitrikainen's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitrikainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vitrikainen cracks Fearsbrock with a solid left hand.
Vitrikainen is in close to Fearsbrock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vitrikainen cracks Fearsbrock with a solid left hand.
Fearsbrock looking for a sweep. Not yet Fearsbrock, not yet.
Fearsbrock trying to keep a closed guard but Vitrikainen is proving a slippery customer.
Fearsbrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fearsbrock trying to keep a closed guard but Vitrikainen is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitrikainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vitrikainen preventing the sweep.
Vitrikainen lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fearsbrock wants to sweep here but Vitrikainen controlling him for the moment.
Vitrikainen trying to control but Fearsbrock is working from the bottom.
Fearsbrock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vitrikainen pushes Fearsbrock off looking to stand but Fearsbrock dives back in and keeps control.
Vitrikainen is refusing to be controlled, as Fearsbrock sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vitrikainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vitrikainen wants to get back to his feet.
Fearsbrock is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fearsbrock wants to take a breather but Vitrikainen is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fearsbrock seems to be looking for submissions.
Vitrikainen is trying to stand up here but Fearsbrock is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fearsbrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock shoots in but Vitrikainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fearsbrock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vitrikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fearsbrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vitrikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vitrikainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitrikainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fedor Fearsbrock's cut is getting worse.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fearsbrock. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vitrikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fearsbrock.
Fearsbrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vitrikainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Fearsbrock misses with a looping right.
Fearsbrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vitrikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vitrikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fearsbrock fails with the takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a one-two to the body.
A slow jab from Fearsbrock misses its intended target.
Fearsbrock waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock tries for a takedown but Vitrikainen circles away easily
and Vitrikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fearsbrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Vitrikainen loads up on a big right hand but Fearsbrock slips the punch.
Fearsbrock has his takedown stuffed
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palle Vitrikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Fearsbrock'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.
Fearsbrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vitrikainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Vitrikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fearsbrock fails with the takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fearsbrock misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Fearsbrock as he connects with a hook.
Fearsbrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fearsbrock blocks a jab.
Vitrikainen slips a jab from Fearsbrock.
Vitrikainen throws a right hand that Fearsbrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Fearsbrock also avoids with ease.
Fearsbrock tries for a takedown but Vitrikainen circles away easily
and Vitrikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock slips under a jab from Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock throws a hook but Vitrikainen blocks it.
Fedor Fearsbrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fearsbrock fails with the takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Fearsbrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fearsbrock throws a looping overhand right but Vitrikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Fearsbrock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vitrikainen lands with a shot to the body.
Vitrikainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vitrikainen.
Vitrikainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vitrikainen ducks under a wild hook from Fearsbrock.
Vitrikainen scores with a hook to the body. Fearsbrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vitrikainen moves away from the strike by Fearsbrock.
Vitrikainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fearsbrock's head backwards.
Fearsbrock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Fearsbrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vitrikainen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vitrikainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fearsbrock in his tracks.
Fearsbrock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vitrikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fearsbrock scores with a nice head shot.
Vitrikainen ducks under a wild hook from Fearsbrock.
Vitrikainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Vitrikainen working hard to break the clinch.
Vitrikainen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vitrikainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fearsbrock backwards.
Vitrikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fearsbrock keeps control of Vitrikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Vitrikainen.
Vitrikainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vitrikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fearsbrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vitrikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vitrikainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vitrikainen throws a lazy right hand but Fearsbrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fearsbrock slips under a jab from Vitrikainen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fearsbrock.
Vitrikainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Fedor Fearsbrock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Palle Vitrikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vitrikainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fearsbrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vitrikainen. Vitrikainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Fearsbrock.
Fearsbrock lands with a nice combination. Vitrikainen backs away looking to recover.
Fearsbrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitrikainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fearsbrock throws a combination that misses
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fearsbrock thinking.
The fighters circling - Fearsbrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fearsbrock walks into a jab.
Fearsbrock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Vitrikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fearsbrock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vitrikainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Palle Vitrikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fearsbrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vitrikainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fearsbrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vitrikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitrikainen wants to clinch.
Fearsbrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fearsbrock ducks under a wild hook from Vitrikainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fearsbrock's corner calls for a 1-2. Fearsbrock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vitrikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palle Vitrikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Fearsbrock'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 telegraphed right hand from Fearsbrock misses the target.
Vitrikainen throws a lazy right hand but Fearsbrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fearsbrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fearsbrock misses with a wild combination.
Fearsbrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vitrikainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fearsbrock somewhat.
Fearsbrock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vitrikainen to the mat! Vitrikainen manages to get full guard.
Vitrikainen wriggles free and stands up.
Vitrikainen throws a series of punches but Fearsbrock avoids them all with ease.
Fearsbrock tries for a takedown but Vitrikainen circles away easily
and Vitrikainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vitrikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fearsbrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vitrikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Fearsbrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fearsbrock with a poor takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fearsbrock throws a hook but Vitrikainen avoids it easily.
Fearsbrock misses with the combination.
Vitrikainen punishes Fearsbrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Fearsbrock tries for a takedown but Vitrikainen circles away easily
and Vitrikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vitrikainen slips under a jab.
Fearsbrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fearsbrock misses with a takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fearsbrock throws a looping overhand right but Vitrikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Vitrikainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vitrikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fearsbrock shoots and misses
enabling Vitrikainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Fearsbrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vitrikainen as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Vitrikainen coming out on top.
Fearsbrock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vitrikainen counters with a two punch combo.
Vitrikainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vitrikainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fearsbrock with a poor takedown
letting Vitrikainen counter with a right hand.
Vitrikainen blocks a jab.
Fearsbrock looks for a takedown but Vitrikainen sprawls well.
Vitrikainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fearsbrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fearsbrock with a poor takedown
and Vitrikainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Fearsbrock does no damage.
Fearsbrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Vitrikainen counter with a right hand.
Fearsbrock has his takedown stuffed
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fearsbrock thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitrikainen connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Vitrikainen.
Nice defenses there by Vitrikainen.
Fearsbrock misses with a combination
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vitrikainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Fearsbrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fearsbrock staying out of range there.
Fedor Fearsbrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitrikainen throws out a powerful jab.
Fearsbrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fearsbrock cracks Vitrikainen with a good jab.
Fearsbrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fearsbrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fearsbrock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fearsbrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Vitrikainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitrikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fearsbrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fearsbrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fearsbrock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vitrikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vitrikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fearsbrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vitrikainen is looking to escape.
Fearsbrock trying to control the action but Vitrikainen is working from the bottom.
Vitrikainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fearsbrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fearsbrock is looking for a kimura but Vitrikainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fearsbrock to get the leverage.
Palle Vitrikainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fearsbrock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vitrikainen defending well though.
Vitrikainen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Palle Vitrikainen.
I've got Vitrikainen 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Palle Vitrikainen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis Aleist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Memphis Aleist 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Memphis Aleist!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleist darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aleist pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Aleist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aleist scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Aleist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko has his foot on Aleist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aleist works his way back into a safe position though.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aleist trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aleist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aleist has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Emelianenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aleist puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aleist is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Emelianenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emelianenko.
Aleist trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aleist should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Emelianenko has tightened it up now! Aleist should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). King Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Morino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Totsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Morino had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Morino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Totsky!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morino's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morino duly obliges.
Totsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morino slips a straight right by Totsky.
Morino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Totsky.
Totsky scores with a body shot.
Totsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morino.
Totsky throws an overhand right that lands on Morino's shoulder, as Morino tries to avoid the shot.
Morino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Totsky manages to avoid it.
Morino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morino misses with a jab to the body
and Totsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ben Morino has been cut.
Morino is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Morino.
Morino misses with a double jab
and Totsky counters with a crisp right hand that drops Morino! Totsky lets Morino back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Morino is rocked!
Morino staying out of range there.
Totsky drops Morino with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Morino looks back up at him and smiles so Totsky waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Morino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morino tries to bum rush Totsky with a series of wild strikes but Totsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morino seems to have got his legs back now.
Morino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ben Morino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Totsky darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Morino's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Totsky before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Totsky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislov Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acosta has chosen HOO Bangin as his entrance music. 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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178 lbs
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179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislov Ivanov!
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, Nicolas Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Acosta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Acosta gets full guard.
Acosta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ivanov lands a couple of digs.
Ivanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov wants to stand but Acosta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ivanov is sitting in close to Acosta's body. Acosta has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ivanov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ivanov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Acosta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nicolas Acosta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedhult is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The skatt bros - Life at the outpost. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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208 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Schrute!
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, Kenneth Vedhult!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute wants to clinch.
Schrute tries to clinch but Vedhult moves out of range.
Vedhult darts in and clinches Schrute up against the cage.
Vedhult lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schrute throws a punch but it's blocked by Vedhult.
Vedhult is struggling to control the position.
Schrute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vedhult lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schrute backwards.
Vedhult lands with a left to the head.
Vedhult is pushing Schrute up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schrute is trying to break the clinch but Vedhult has him pressed against the cage.
Vedhult manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vedhult stops a takedown attempt from Schrute.
Vedhult keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schrute's efforts to push away.
Schrute wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vedhult.
Vedhult lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vedhult lands a body shot.
Vedhult prevents the takedown attempt.
Schrute is breathing heavily.
Vedhult leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedhult stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schrute has Vedhult pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vedhult manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Schrute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vedhult just leaning against Schrute, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenneth Vedhult.
Vedhult lands a left and a right that send Schrute crashing to the mat, dazed. Vedhult thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrute takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vedhult pushes Schrute up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Vedhult scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Vedhult.
Vedhult lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vedhult lands a hook that snaps the head of Schrute backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vedhult.
Vedhult is working Schrute over against the cage.
Vedhult lands an uppercut.
Vedhult working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vedhult stalling in the clinch.
Vedhult lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult pushes Schrute back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vedhult taking a breather.
Vedhult lands an uppercut.
Vedhult slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Vedhult.
Vedhult lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vedhult.
Vedhult taking a breather.
Vedhult lands a shoulder strike.
Vedhult lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vedhult throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vedhult is pushing Schrute up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vedhult lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Vedhult.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenneth Vedhult.
Schrute tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vedhult counters with a nice body shot.
Vedhult has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vedhult lands a shot to the body.
Vedhult is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vedhult lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vedhult is stalling here.
Vedhult lands with a right to the head.
Vedhult gets underhooks to prevent Schrute's takedown attempt.
Vedhult pushes Schrute back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vedhult's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Vedhult.
A body shot lands from Vedhult.
A body shot lands from Vedhult.
Vedhult stalling in the clinch.
Vedhult keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schrute's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenneth Vedhult.
Schrute clinches but Vedhult breaks the clinch
and Vedhult counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schrute throws a lazy right hand but Vedhult sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vedhult moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Vedhult on the inside.
Vedhult working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schrute goes for a takedown attempt but Vedhult pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vedhult lands a left and a right that send Schrute crashing to the mat, dazed. Vedhult thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vedhult scores with a shot to the body.
Vedhult closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Vedhult.
Still in the clinch, Vedhult scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vedhult lands an uppercut.
Vedhult lands a shot to the body.
Vedhult lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vedhult lands a body punch.
Schrute fails to pull guard.
Vedhult scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vedhult lands a body punch.
Vedhult displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schrute up against the cage.
A short left from Vedhult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Vedhult dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwight Schrute's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schrute takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Vedhult.
Vedhult drops Schrute with a big left hand! Schrute is injured, injured bad! Vedhult jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Vedhult!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Tarabrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Kalashnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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22
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kalashnikov!
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, Alexander Tarabrin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarabrin throws a sloppy head kick and Kalashnikov moves out of range easily.
Tarabrin fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexander Tarabrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tarabrin misses its intended target.
Kalashnikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kalashnikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalashnikov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tarabrin defends well.
Kalashnikov controls Tarabrin momentarily but Tarabrin frees himself.
Tarabrin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalashnikov looking to control.
Tarabrin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kalashnikov's guard.
Tarabrin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kalashnikov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kalashnikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarabrin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin is not content to let Kalashnikov control the position.
Tarabrin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kalashnikov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tarabrin is not content to let Kalashnikov control the position.
Kalashnikov controls the position.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is dominant here and he's now got Tarabrin's back!
Tarabrin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kalashnikov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tarabrin looks gassed!
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.
Tarabrin staying busy and making it hard for Kalashnikov to control.
Tarabrin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kalashnikov biding his time, controlling Tarabrin.
Tarabrin holding both Kalashnikov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tarabrin wants to escape the position.
Tarabrin trying to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is in full control for now.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Tarabrin is keeping busy.
Kalashnikov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Kalashnikov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov looking for the choke from the back.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Tarabrin is keeping busy.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet.
Tarabrin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tarabrin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kalashnikov is looking to control Tarabrin but Tarabrin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tarabrin is trying to shake Kalashnikov off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Kalashnikov won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tarabrin wants to clinch.
Kalashnikov avoids the head kick by Tarabrin.
A right-left combo lands from Tarabrin.
Some wild striking there from Tarabrin.
Kalashnikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tarabrin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tarabrin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kalashnikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tarabrin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tarabrin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kalashnikov wants to get back to full guard.
Kalashnikov is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarabrin drops an elbow to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Tarabrin lands with a punch from half guard.
Tarabrin lands strikes from half guard.
Tarabrin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kalashnikov.
Tarabrin drops an elbow to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Tarabrin 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.
Tarabrin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kalashnikov shoots in but Tarabrin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kalashnikov has a closed guard, preventing Tarabrin from standing up.
Kalashnikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalashnikov looking to control.
Tarabrin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kalashnikov is trying to control the position but Tarabrin postures up.
Tarabrin wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kalashnikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin wants to get up but he can't break Kalashnikov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalashnikov shoots in for a takedown but Tarabrin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarabrin connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarabrin scores a takedown into full mount!
Kalashnikov is working to get back to half guard.
Tarabrin scoring with strikes but Kalashnikov is staying in there.
Tarabrin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tarabrin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kalashnikov looks a forlorn figure.
Kalashnikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alexander Tarabrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarabrin with a couple of short strikes.
Tarabrin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kalashnikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarabrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarabrin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalashnikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tarabrin wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarabrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarabrin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalashnikov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin wants to stand and escape but instead Kalashnikov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tarabrin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalashnikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalashnikov wants to control from the top but Tarabrin keeps moving.
Kalashnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarabrin is retaining full guard.
Tarabrin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tarabrin pushes Kalashnikov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarabrin misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tarabrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tarabrin throws a body kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Tarabrin as Kalashnikov shoots in.
Tarabrin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarabrin.
Tarabrin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarabrin wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarabrin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tarabrin.
Tarabrin misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarabrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalashnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tarabrin. No joy for Kalashnikov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kalashnikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarabrin throws a push kick but Kalashnikov slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tarabrin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tarabrin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kalashnikov's guard.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position.
Tarabrin tries to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling from the bottom.
Tarabrin working some strikes from top position.
Tarabrin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kalashnikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalashnikov, not yet.
Tarabrin wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kalashnikov is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tarabrin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalashnikov stands and throws Tarabrin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tarabrin is not content to let Kalashnikov control the position.
Tarabrin is trying to buck Kalashnikov off.
Tarabrin bucks up and tries to throw Kalashnikov off but instead Kalashnikov has got his back!
Kalashnikov has the hooks in. Tarabrin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kalashnikov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Tarabrin is keeping busy.
Tarabrin is trying to stand back up.
Tarabrin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kalashnikov off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kalashnikov tries to get the hooks in deep but Tarabrin pushed the leg off.
That's four 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.
Kalashnikov is really struggling to control Tarabrin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tarabrin is trying to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov has full control of the position and if anything, Tarabrin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kalashnikov is looking to control Tarabrin but Tarabrin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tarabrin is trying to stand back up.
Tarabrin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kalashnikov's arms.
Roman Kalashnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Tarabrin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalashnikov not allowing Tarabrin to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Tarabrin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarabrin 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Tarabrin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Schiknsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Lopez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
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, Igor Schiknsi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schiknsi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
No luck for Schiknsi with that takedown attempt.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schiknsi defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Schiknsi blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Schiknsi moves away and avoids it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Schiknsi moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schiknsi counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez.
Schiknsi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schiknsi, as that shot connected.
Schiknsi swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiknsi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schiknsi showed some decent athleticism there.
Lopez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schiknsi wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Schiknsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schiknsi is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schiknsi wants to stand up but Lopez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schiknsi pulls his head out easily.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schiknsi prevents Lopez from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schiknsi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Schiknsi looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schiknsi is defended easily by Lopez.
Jose Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Schiknsi.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schiknsi scores with a body shot.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez shoots and misses
enabling Schiknsi to counter with a crisp jab.
Schiknsi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Lopez misses
and Schiknsi counters with a shoot takedown. Lopez fights it but they end up in guard.
Schiknsi thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schiknsi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schiknsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schiknsi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Schiknsi controlling him for the moment.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Schiknsi tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schiknsi swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Schiknsi shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schiknsi moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Schiknsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Schiknsi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schiknsi's guard.
Schiknsi wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lopez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schiknsi dives on top into guard.
Schiknsi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lopez's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schiknsi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like Schiknsi is going to stand back up.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Schiknsi 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.
Schiknsi moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Schiknsi.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Horrible takedown by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Schiknsi which made him look bad.
Schiknsi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopez as he avoids it easily.
Schiknsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez throws a right hand that Schiknsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Schiknsi also avoids with ease.
Lopez wants to clinch
and Schiknsi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schiknsi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Jose Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopez misses with a jab to the body
and Schiknsi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schiknsi scores a takedown into full mount!
Schiknsi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiknsi jabs at Lopez's body.
Schiknsi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schiknsi trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Lopez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard but Schiknsi has passed into side control.
Schiknsi looking to finish Lopez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lopez!
Schiknsi unloading with bombs!
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schiknsi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lopez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schiknsi looking to ground and pound but Lopez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is desperately trying to improve his position but Schiknsi has a good base and remains in mount.
Lopez really wants to buck Schiknsi off and get back to his feet.
Lopez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Schiknsi wants to control but Lopez manages to buck him off and is now in Schiknsi's guard! Nice work there by Lopez!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schiknsi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez swings for the body but Schiknsi moves out of range.
No joy there for Schiknsi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schiknsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schiknsi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schiknsi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiknsi prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Schiknsi from controlling successfully.
Schiknsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez working for a triangle but Schiknsi defends it easily.
Igor Schiknsi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schiknsi passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schiknsi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schiknsi moves to take his opponent's back.
Lopez tries to break free.
Lopez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Schiknsi's guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Schiknsi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schiknsi 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.
Lopez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schiknsi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schiknsi has escaped and now he's on top!
Schiknsi trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez can't keep his opponent in guard - Schiknsi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez manages to get to full guard.
Schiknsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Schiknsi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Schiknsi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Schiknsi.
Lopez throws the left hand but Schiknsi avoids the punch easily.
Schiknsi scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez wants to clinch but Schiknsi slips to the side
and Schiknsi counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Schiknsi to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Schiknsi's body. Schiknsi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schiknsi shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Igor Schiknsi has been cut.
Schiknsi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Schiknsi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schiknsi.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Schiknsi is having none of it.
Schiknsi advances to half guard.
Schiknsi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lopez is just riding it out for now. Schiknsi eventually gives up the hold.
Lopez gets back to full guard.
Schiknsi trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schiknsi is one step ahead there.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiknsi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schiknsi stands up from Lopez's guard - Schiknsi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schiknsi circles away quickly and effectively.
Schiknsi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez throws a right hand that Schiknsi ducks under and follows up with a left that Schiknsi also avoids with ease.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
so Schiknsi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiknsi wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schiknsi has his hands clasped together but Lopez extends an breaks Schiknsi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lopez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Lopez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neik Hammerlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BIG STYLE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BIG STYLE 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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25
286 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neik Hammerlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, BIG STYLE!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hammerlik coming out on top.
Hammerlik misses with a body kick.
Hammerlik throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Hammerlik misses.
Hammerlik scores with a kick to the body.
STYLE looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerlik rushes STYLE and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hammerlik lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammerlik unloads a knee to the mid-section. STYLE lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammerlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
STYLE ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
STYLE ducks under a wild hook from Hammerlik.
Hammerlik throws a right hand that STYLE ducks under and follows up with a left that STYLE also avoids with ease.
Hammerlik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hammerlik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammerlik breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hammerlik!
Hammerlik darts in and clinches STYLE up against the cage.
Hammerlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammerlik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerlik scores with a jab to the body.
Hammerlik misses with a head kick.
Hammerlik throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like BIG STYLE has been cut.
Hammerlik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
STYLE slips a jab and a cross from Hammerlik.
A head kick misses from Hammerlik.
Hammerlik throws a head kick but STYLE moves out of range.
No luck for STYLE with that takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammerlik.
No joy there for Hammerlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammerlik misses with a body shot.
Hammerlik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
STYLE on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerlik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by STYLE.
Jab by Hammerlik.
STYLE avoids the head kick by Hammerlik.
STYLE showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammerlik.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammerlik, right into the meat.
Hammerlik lands a head kick!
STYLE misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hammerlik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammerlik throws a leg kick but STYLE sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hammerlik throws a shot from downtown. STYLE moves away and avoids it.
Hammerlik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammerlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but STYLE moves away.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammerlik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
STYLE trying to control the action but Hammerlik is working from the bottom.
Hammerlik is trying to get back to half guard.
Hammerlik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet.
STYLE trying to control the position but Hammerlik is working away.
Hammerlik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for STYLE on the ground.
Hammerlik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
STYLE works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
STYLE wants to control but Hammerlik is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammerlik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammerlik as he avoids it easily.
Neik Hammerlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BIG STYLE.
STYLE dodges the punch combination from Hammerlik.
Neik Hammerlik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
STYLE fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammerlik avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammerlik looks to land a combination. STYLE sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerlik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
STYLE uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammerlik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neik Hammerlik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BIG STYLE's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammerlik tries to close the distance and clinch up but STYLE swats him away and circles back towards the center.
STYLE tries to keep at a distance but Hammerlik has taken the fight into the clinch.
STYLE keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammerlik's efforts to push away.
Hammerlik digs a right hand into STYLE's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on STYLE's gas tank.
Hammerlik manages to break the clinch.
Hammerlik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Hammerlik.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses.
Neik Hammerlik is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammerlik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than STYLE was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerlik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STYLE working Hammerlik over with strikes here.
Hammerlik is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hammerlik is desperately trying to improve his position but STYLE has a good base and remains in mount.
STYLE scoring with strikes but Hammerlik is staying in there.
STYLE wants to control the pace but Hammerlik is squirming around nicely.
Hammerlik wants to try and get back to his feet.
STYLE has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
STYLE trying to control but he's not successful this time.
STYLE in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammerlik is in a horrible position here. STYLE smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hammerlik is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerlik regains half guard.
Hammerlik wants to improve his position but STYLE is controlling well.
Hammerlik pushes STYLE off and gets back to his feet.
Hammerlik throws a nice looking combination but STYLE bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
STYLE closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammerlik to the mat! Hammerlik manages to get full guard.
STYLE preventing the sweep.
STYLE prevents Hammerlik from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
STYLE controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
STYLE won't allow Hammerlik to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerlik keeps working.
STYLE thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet but STYLE drags him back down.
Hammerlik taking punishment in the form of punches.
STYLE working the head and body with strikes.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerlik keeps working.
STYLE working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
STYLE sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hammerlik is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammerlik looks to score with a jab to the body but STYLE is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammerlik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neik Hammerlik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
STYLE fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws a lazy right hand but STYLE sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neik Hammerlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerlik is looking to score with low kicks.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammerlik as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Hammerlik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neik Hammerlik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BIG STYLE's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
STYLE showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammerlik.
Hammerlik lands a nice leg kick that just misses STYLE's sensitive parts.
Hammerlik throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammerlik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammerlik wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammerlik keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Hammerlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammerlik has STYLE up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammerlik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but STYLE has him pressed against the cage.
Hammerlik breaks the clinch.
Hammerlik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from STYLE.
Hammerlik misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Hammerlik misses.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses.
Hammerlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as STYLE blocks the low kick.
STYLE uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerlik.
STYLE throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammerlik's waist but Hammerlik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing STYLE off to one side.
Neik Hammerlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BIG STYLE.
No luck for STYLE with that takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammerlik throws a sloppy head kick and STYLE moves out of range easily.
STYLE changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammerlik tries to avoid it but STYLE manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammerlik to the ground. Hammerlik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammerlik stuns STYLE with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammerlik misses with the combination.
Hammerlik scores with a hook to the body. STYLE takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hammerlik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that STYLE can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hammerlik as he connects with a hook.
Hammerlik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammerlik throws a nice looking combination but STYLE bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
STYLE closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammerlik circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hammerlik here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hammerlik delivers a nice body kick.
Hammerlik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hammerlik has managed to clinch.
Hammerlik manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Hammerlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
STYLE fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammerlik sprawls well initially but STYLE persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
STYLE trying to mount his opponent but Hammerlik defends it.
STYLE sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammerlik defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE working over Hammerlik with some ground and pound. Hammerlik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerlik is looking for a sweep. STYLE is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammerlik is trying to stand up here but STYLE is controlling him well.
Hammerlik is looking for a sweep. STYLE is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for STYLE with that takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws a right and a left that both miss.
STYLE fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammerlik closes the distance and pushes STYLE back into the cage.
Hammerlik breaks the clinch.
Hammerlik throws a series of punches but STYLE avoids them all with ease.
Hammerlik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammerlik wants it to stay on the feet.
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.
Hammerlik tries to bum rush STYLE with a series of wild strikes but STYLE uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that half lands.
Hammerlik stalks STYLE and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into STYLE's face. STYLE staggers backwards, shaken.
STYLE closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hammerlik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hammerlik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
BIG STYLE has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
STYLE working the body and head with strikes.
STYLE lands some shots froms side control.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerlik keeps working.
STYLE scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neik Hammerlik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammerlik, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neik Hammerlik!
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