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Thursday Night Throwdown 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Stamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Festa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Festa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abel Stamp!
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, Danny Festa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamp is looking to clinch.
Festa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stamp defends it nicely.
Festa swats away the attempt to clinch by Stamp.
Festa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stamp is fending him off so far but Festa persists. Nope, Stamp circles away and we're back to standing.
Festa ducks under a wild hook from Stamp.
Stamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Festa shoots for a double leg takedown but Stamp sprawls well. He's pushed Festa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abel Stamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Festa.
Stamp misses with a wild combination.
Festa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stamp's guard.
Stamp trying to keep a closed guard but Festa is proving a slippery customer.
Festa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Festa looking to sit in guard and control but Stamp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stamp tries to stand but Festa is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Stamp stands up from Festa's guard - Stamp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stamp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stamp tries to bum rush Festa with a series of wild strikes but Festa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stamp tries to bum rush Festa with a series of wild strikes but Festa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stamp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Festa misses with a two punch combination.
Stamp misses with a combination
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Festa is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Stamp as he works his way to full guard.
Stamp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp wants to stand up but Festa is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Festa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stamp, up you get!
No joy there for Stamp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stamp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Festa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stamp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stamp misses with a double jab
and Festa counters by moving into the clinch.
Stamp is breathing heavily.
Festa tries to pull guard but Stamp holds him up against the cage and eventually Festa drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Festa prevents Stamp from breaking the clinch.
Festa wants a takedown but no success here.
Stamp tries to break the clinch but Festa is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Stamp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stamp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Festa lands an elbow that stopped Stamp in his tracks for a moment.
Festa is trying to maintain a safe position but Stamp gets an underhook and turns Festa into the cage.
Stamp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Festa breaks from the clinch.
Stamp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Festa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stamp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Festa's guard.
Stamp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stamp decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stamp tries to clinch up
and Festa counters with a takedown into side control.
Stamp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamp is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stamp is looking for a sweep.
Festa lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stamp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Festa staying calm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Festa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Festa 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.
Stamp misses with a series of wild punches.
Stamp misses with a combination
and Festa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stamp's guard now.
Stamp pulls Festa in close to prevent any damage.
Festa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Festa.
Stamp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Festa stands up from half guard.
Festa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stamp manages to get back to half guard.
Stamp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Danny Festa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stamp pushes Festa off and gets back to his feet.
Festa moves into the clinch.
Stamp tries to break the clinch but Festa is controlling the position.
Stamp wants to get back to striking at distance but Festa won't allow it.
Stamp wants to break free but Festa has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stamp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Festa, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamp wants to get back to striking at distance but Festa won't allow it.
Stamp can't break the clinch.
Festa tries to pull guard but Stamp won't allow it.
Festa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stamp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stamp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Festa circles away quickly and effectively.
Festa drives through and clinches with Stamp against the cage.
Stamp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Festa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stamp smiles and moves away.
Abel Stamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Festa.
Stamp misses with a combination
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown. Stamp fights it but they end up in guard.
Stamp is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stamp wants to get back to his feet but Festa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp pushes Festa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Festa.
Stamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stamp throws a head kick that misses
and Festa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stamp trying to control but Festa postures up.
Stamp kicks Festa off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamp throws a series of punches but Festa avoids them all with ease.
Stamp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Festa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Festa.
Stamp tries to circle away but Festa has him pinned against the cage.
Festa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stamp walks away with a smile on his face. Festa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stamp throws a lazy head kick
and Festa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stamp!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Festa avoids the attempt from Stamp to control.
Stamp is in a horrible position here. Festa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Festa prevents Stamp from getting the reversal.
Stamp tries to lock up and control but Festa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Festa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stamp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stamp misses with a few strikes there.
Stamp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Festa counters by clinching up.
Stamp is trying to break free.
Stamp breaks the clinch.
Festa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stamp was covering up waiting for the punch and Festa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stamp wants to stand and escape but Festa is having none of it.
Stamp pulls Festa in close to his closed guard and prevents Festa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Festa wants to stand and escape but instead Stamp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stamp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamp trying to control but Festa is working from the bottom.
Stamp passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stamp stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stamp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Festa.
Festa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Festa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp is trying to stand.
Festa escapes and gets back to his feet.
Stamp misses with a wild combination.
Stamp throws a sloppy head kick
so Festa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamp has a closed guard, preventing Festa from standing up.
Stamp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Festa manages to get himself to full guard.
Festa pulls Stamp in to control the position.
Festa controls Stamp momentarily but Stamp frees himself.
Stamp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamp closes the distance but Festa moves to the side
and Festa counters with a single leg into guard. Stamp didn't expect that.
Abel Stamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stamp wants to get back to his feet but Festa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stamp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Festa stops Stamp from standing up.
Stamp throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stamp keeping moving, preventing Festa from controlling successfully.
Festa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stamp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Festa reaches up to try and pull Stamp in and control his posture, but Stamp latches on to an arm and pivots quickly for an armbar! Festa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abel Stamp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas's entrance music is i stand alone. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, King Leonidas!
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, Dmitry Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Novikov throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Novikov throws a nice head kick!
Novikov lands with a hook. Leonidas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Novikov connects with the punch.
Novikov cracks Leonidas with an open hand slap.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Novikov.
A head kick misses from Novikov.
Novikov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like King Leonidas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
Novikov thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novikov slips a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Novikov throws a nice head kick!
Novikov misses with a body shot.
Novikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonidas lands a really nice looking cross but Novikov seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Novikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Novikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leonidas throws a jab when Novikov was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Novikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Novikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Novikov moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Novikov lands a head kick!
Leonidas misses with a jab to the body
and Novikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonidas.
Novikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
Novikov ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Good leg kick by Novikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novikov scores with a leg kick.
Novikov takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
Novikov scores with a head kick.
Novikov clinches up against the cage.
Novikov missing with knees to the body.
Novikov pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Novikov misses with a body punch.
Leonidas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leonidas avoids the elbow strike from Novikov, against the cage.
Novikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Novikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Novikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Novikov pushes Leonidas away with a front kick.
Leonidas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Novikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Novikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas misses with a jab to the body
and Novikov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Novikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Novikov breaks the clinch.
Leonidas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Leonidas should have avoided that one.
King Leonidas's cut is getting worse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Novikov.
Leonidas throws a lazy right hand but Novikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonidas throws a hook but Novikov avoids it easily.
Novikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Novikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Novikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonidas blocks the elbow strike.
Novikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonidas's efforts to push away.
Novikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novikov lands a nice uppercut.
Novikov tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Novikov.
Leonidas blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Novikov.
Leonidas tries to break free but Novikov pushes him back against the cage.
Leonidas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novikov has him pressed against the cage.
Novikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Novikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Novikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Novikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Novikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Leonidas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Novikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonidas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Novikov slips the punch.
Novikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Novikov 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.
Novikov lands with a nice body kick.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Novikov.
Leonidas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Novikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Leonidas's cut.
That's time! Leonidas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Novikov.
Novikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Novikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas.
Dmitry Novikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
King Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Novikov closes the distance and pushes Leonidas back into the cage.
Novikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Novikov.
Leonidas being controlled against the cage.
Novikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonidas's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Novikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonidas avoids the damage to the body.
Novikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Novikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Novikov. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Novikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Novikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Novikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Novikov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Novikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Leonidas blocks an elbow strike.
Novikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Novikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonidas's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novikov misses with a punch to the body.
Novikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonidas tries to circle away but Novikov has him pinned against the cage.
Novikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Novikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Novikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
King Leonidas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leonidas tries to break the clinch but Novikov is controlling the position.
Novikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
The referee calls for Novikov to work.
Novikov misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Novikov.
Novikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Novikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Novikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Novikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Leonidas missing with a left hand there. Novikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Novikov does no damage.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Novikov throws a nice head kick!
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Novikov throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Novikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov delivers a nice body kick.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Novikov moves out of range.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Novikov.
Novikov throws a right hand that Leonidas ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonidas also avoids with ease.
Leonidas slips under a jab.
Novikov throws a series of punches but Leonidas avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Novikov.
Leonidas drops Novikov with a nice combination! Leonidas dives into Novikov's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Dmitry Novikov has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonidas trying to control the position from guard on top but Novikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Novikov working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leonidas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dmitry Novikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Novikov misses.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Novikov.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Novikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Novikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Novikov counters with a head kick. That will keep Leonidas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Novikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Novikov misses.
Novikov swings for the body but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Novikov saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Novikov's shoulder, as Novikov tries to avoid the shot.
Novikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Novikov ducks right into an uppercut from Leonidas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Leonidas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Novikov doesn't seem phased though.
Novikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Novikov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Novikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Novikov takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
Novikov moves into range and clinches up with Leonidas.
Novikov stalling against the cage.
Novikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leonidas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leonidas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Novikov lands an elbow inside that Leonidas shrugs off.
The referee calls for Novikov to work.
Novikov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Novikov has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Novikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonidas's brow.
Novikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Novikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Novikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonidas wants to break free but Novikov has control.
Leonidas letting Novikov take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dmitry Novikov.
Leonidas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novikov.
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Novikov throws out the jab.
Novikov throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Novikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonidas misses with a combination
and Novikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leonidas's knee momentarily.
Leonidas cracks Novikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonidas connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Novikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Novikov slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
Novikov ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a jab when Novikov was well out of range.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Novikov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Novikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novikov.
Novikov is looking to land body kicks.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonidas drops Novikov with a big left hand and mounts him. Novikov is in big trouble!
King Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmitry Novikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Novikov is rocked!
Leonidas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Novikov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Leonidas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Novikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Novikov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan ORourke 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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20
140 lbs
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135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto shoots for a takedown but ORourke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from ORourke lands but Cotto takes it in his stride.
ORourke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
ORourke closes the distance and clinches.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ORourke leaning his opponent against the cage.
ORourke lands with a short shot to the head.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ORourke walks away with a smile on his face. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ORourke rushes Cotto and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from ORourke.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch.
ORourke is stalling here.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Cotto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ORourke walks away with a smile on his face. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Cotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotto fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto is trying to break free.
Cotto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORourke smiles and moves away.
ORourke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ORourke wants it to stay on the feet.
Cotto fails with the takedown.
Cotto is breathing heavily.
ORourke clinches with his opponent.
Cotto tries for a takedown. No joy.
ORourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ORourke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cotto or not.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
ORourke scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands a shot to the body.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cotto takes a shot to the head.
ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cotto is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
ORourke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oh Cotto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cotto seems to have got his legs back now.
Cotto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from ORourke.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ORourke continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cotto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ORourke walks away with a smile on his face. Cotto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke takes the fight into the clinch.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
Cotto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORourke smiles and moves away.
ORourke instigates a clinch.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
ORourke lands a left hand.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke pushes Cotto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORourke effectively controlling the action here.
Cotto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on ORourke's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan ORourke.
ORourke drives through and clinches with Cotto against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from ORourke.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
Cotto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cotto.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cotto backwards.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from ORourke.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ORourke moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotto tries to pull guard but ORourke won't allow it.
Cotto wants a takedown but no success here.
ORourke managing to block the knees to the body from Cotto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for ORourke.
ORourke scores with a shoulder strike.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORourke dips a shoulder and cracks Cotto with a mighty uppercut! Cotto falls back against the cage and ORourke unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cotto is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - ORourke screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bull Bantum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roosevelt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bull Bantum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roosevelt Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Bantum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bantum is looking to land body kicks.
Bantum throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bantum shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a hook but Bantum avoids it easily.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab by Jackson.
No joy there for Bantum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bantum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bantum defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Bantum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson lands a big right hand that sends Bantum crashing to the mat! Jackson stays standing though and waves Bantum back to his feet!
Bantum is rocked!
Jackson lands a body shot.
Oh Bantum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bantum is breathing heavily.
Jackson flashes Bantum a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bantum's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bantum crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Jackson punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roosevelt Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Farson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Farson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Farson decides to stand back up.
Kelly Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farson shoots in and drives through. Wells sprawls well.
Wells slaps away a takedown attempt from Farson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Wells misses the target.
Farson shoots in but Wells avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Farson.
Wells bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farson's head backwards.
Farson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wells sprawls well. Wells wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Farson gets slowly back to his feet.
Farson looks gassed!
Farson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Wells. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells staying out of range there.
Wells scores with a nice strike.
Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Wells.
Wells walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Farson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wells swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Farson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Wells!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reilly Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Einstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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19
150 lbs
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156 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reilly Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Red Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Einstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell throws a combination. Einstein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Einstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Einstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell clobbers Einstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Einstein shoots in.
Reilly Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Einstein.
Bell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bell drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bell seems to have locked his on tight now - Einstein screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bell, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Reilly Bell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JB Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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209 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JB Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with a body shot.
Hartman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wang lands a body shot.
Hartman feints and as Wang raises his hands in defense, Hartman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartman trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Hartman wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Hartman tries to stand but Wang is controlling from the bottom.
Wang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wang, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Hartman from controlling successfully.
Hartman wants to stand but Wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartman misses with a few strikes there.
Hartman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Hartman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
Wang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wang sprawls well. Wang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hartman gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartman looks gassed!
Hartman throws a combination that misses
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang punishes Hartman's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Wang is looking to wear down Hartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice combination there by Wang.
Hartman is still on wobbly legs! Can Wang finish him?
JB Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartman tries to get into range but Wang steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Hartman! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Wang scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JB Wang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Asterix Njord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuck Fou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Njord comes into the arena with Nicole - Solang mein Herz noch schlägt blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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23
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Asterix Njord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuck Fou!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fou misses with the combination.
Njord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fou moves away.
Fou slips a jab and a cross from Njord.
Fou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Njord.
Fou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fou.
Some wild striking there from Fou.
Fou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Njord missing with a left hand there. Fou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuck Fou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fou.
Njord throws a body punch but Fou moves out of range.
Fou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Njord throws a hook but Fou avoids it easily.
Fou throws a combination that misses
and Njord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Yuck Fou has been cut.
Njord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fou lands with a right hand.
Njord dodges the punch combination from Fou.
Fou throws a nice looking combination but Njord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Njord takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fou misses with a wild combination.
Fou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Fou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Njord throws a right and a left that Fou avoids nicely.
Fou throws a right and a left that Njord avoids nicely.
Njord clinches with his opponent.
Fou struggles to land a body shot inside as Njord controls his hands.
Njord takes a shot to the head.
Fou is looking to break free of the clinch but Njord has double underhooks.
Fou tries to break the clinch but Njord is controlling the position.
Fou lands a body shot.
Njord scores with a shot to the side of Fou's head.
Njord lands a body punch in the clinch.
Njord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fou is trying to break free.
Njord just leaning against Fou, taking a breather.
Fou wants to break free but Njord has control.
Njord lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Njord breaks the clinch.
Njord tries to close the distance and clinch but Fou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Njord throws a right hand that Fou ducks under and follows up with a left that Fou also avoids with ease.
Fou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Njord has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Njord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fou has had enough of the clinch but Njord keeps him there for the moment.
Fou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Njord manages to pull guard.
Fou trying to control but Njord is working from the bottom.
Fou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Njord working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njord is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fou is aware though and is defending well.
Njord controls Fou momentarily but Fou frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Njord is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fou defends well.
Njord trying to keep a closed guard but Fou is proving a slippery customer.
Fou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Njord. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Njord pulls Fou in close to his closed guard and prevents Fou from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuck Fou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuck Fou's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fou.
Asterix Njord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Fou misses.
Fou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fou moves out of range as Njord strikes.
Fou misses with a series of wild punches.
Fou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Njord misses with a body shot.
Fou is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Njord has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Njord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fou moves away.
Fou misses with a combination
and Njord counters with a nice uppercut.
Njord slips a jab and a cross from Fou.
Fou works over Njord's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fou.
Fou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Njord swings for the body but Fou moves out of range.
Njord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Fou does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fou throws a combination that misses
enabling Njord to counter with a crisp jab.
Fou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Njord has time to react.
Njord showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fou.
Fou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Njord on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Njord throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fou counters with a nice body shot.
Njord lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Njord cracks Fou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fou is rocked!
Fou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fou staying out of range there.
Fou is still on wobbly legs! Can Njord finish him?
Njord connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fou - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Asterix Njord!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LePeck Monsonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, LePeck Monsonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsonde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monsonde scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Balboa tries to bum rush Monsonde with a series of wild strikes but Monsonde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Monsonde.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monsonde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Monsonde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monsonde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monsonde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsonde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monsonde fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monsonde swinging wilding here.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Monsonde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balboa looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa misses with a hook.
Monsonde scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Rocky Balboa's cut even more.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monsonde is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Monsonde clinches with his opponent.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monsonde scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Monsonde throws a head punch that misses.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Monsonde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Monsonde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Monsonde won't allow it.
Monsonde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Monsonde.
Monsonde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
A shot in the inside from Monsonde.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Monsonde has double underhooks.
Monsonde has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Monsonde lands with a short shot to the head.
Monsonde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monsonde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balboa tries to break free but Monsonde pushes him back against the cage.
Monsonde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balboas head.
Monsonde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monsonde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling him.
Monsonde pushes Balboa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monsonde throws a head punch that misses.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Monsonde throws a head punch that misses.
Monsonde holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balboa blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Monsonde won't allow it.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monsonde misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Monsonde scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Monsonde.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Monsonde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Balboa tries to break free but Monsonde pushes him back against the cage.
Monsonde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Balboa tries to circle away but Monsonde has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Monsonde.
Monsonde misses with the head strike.
Monsonde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monsonde swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monsonde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
Monsonde prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Monsonde keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monsonde prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Monsonde is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monsonde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monsonde gets through Balboa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
Monsonde swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa tries to circle away but Monsonde has him pinned against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monsonde lands with a left to the head.
Monsonde keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monsonde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Monsonde misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Monsonde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LePeck Monsonde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Balboa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balboa scores with a jab.
It looks like LePeck Monsonde has been cut.
Monsonde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Monsonde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Monsonde avoids it well.
Balboa misses with a hook to the body
and Monsonde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monsonde.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa tries to break free but Monsonde pushes him back against the cage.
Monsonde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
Monsonde has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
A shot in the inside from Monsonde.
Monsonde misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Monsonde fails to land.
Monsonde misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Monsonde.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa blocking some punches.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling him.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Monsonde has the dominant position.
Monsonde working aggressively here.
Balboa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monsonde throws a head punch that misses.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monsonde misses with the head strike.
Balboa working hard to break the clinch.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monsonde has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa working hard to break the clinch.
Monsonde lands with a light punch inside.
Monsonde misses with a punch on the inside.
Monsonde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monsonde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monsonde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Monsonde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monsonde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Monsonde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling him.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Monsonde has double underhooks.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Monsonde misses with some punches.
Monsonde misses with the head strike.
Monsonde prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monsonde working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monsonde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Monsonde.
Monsonde misses with some punches.
Monsonde lands with a short shot to the head.
Monsonde working aggressively here.
Monsonde has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monsonde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Monsonde won't allow it.
Balboa tries to circle away but Monsonde has him pinned against the cage.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monsonde swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monsonde swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monsonde throws a head punch that misses.
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.
Monsonde lands a hook that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monsonde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
Monsonde lands with a light punch inside.
Balboa tries to circle away but Monsonde has him pinned against the cage.
Monsonde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monsonde throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
A shot in the inside from Monsonde.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Monsonde fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monsonde.
Monsonde has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monsonde.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Monsonde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balboa.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big left from Monsonde misses.
Monsonde ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monsonde counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Balboa misses.
Monsonde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Monsonde counters with a crisp one two that drops Balboa! Monsonde thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Balboa to his feet! Balboa is in big trouble!
Balboa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monsonde clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
Monsonde misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monsonde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monsonde misses with some punches.
Monsonde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monsonde misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsonde swings wildly with an uppercut but Balboa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Monsonde fails to land.
Monsonde lands with a left to the head.
Monsonde scores with a shoulder strike.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monsonde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Balboa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balboa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balboa works Monsonde's body with a nice hook.
Balboa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balboa throws a right hand that Monsonde ducks under and follows up with a left that Monsonde also avoids with ease.
Monsonde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Monsonde slips a straight right by Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Monsonde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monsonde counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monsonde.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Monsonde fails to land.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa working hard to break the clinch.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monsonde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Monsonde has double underhooks.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monsonde throws a head punch that misses.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monsonde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Monsonde has the dominant position.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Monsonde keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsonde misses with the head strike.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Monsonde won't allow it.
Monsonde stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Balboa is trying to break free.
Monsonde has Balboa pressed against the cage, preventing Balboa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monsonde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balboa tries to break free but Monsonde pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa is trying to force a seperation but Monsonde has the dominant position.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monsonde misses with a punch on the inside.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Monsonde has double underhooks.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Balboa blocking some punches.
Balboa wants to break free but Monsonde has control.
Monsonde misses with some punches.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Monsonde is controlling the position.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa blocking some punches.
Balboa tries to break free but Monsonde pushes him back against the cage.
Monsonde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monsonde prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa is trying to break the clinch but Monsonde has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Monsonde keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa blocking some punches.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balboa is looking to break free of the clinch but Monsonde has double underhooks.
Monsonde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monsonde has a couple of punches blocked by Balboa.
Monsonde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balboa's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monsonde working aggressively here.
Balboa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monsonde lands a right hand.
Balboa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to LePeck Monsonde.
Well Monsonde has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LePeck Monsonde!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Russki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: FOR MOTHER RUSSIA. Nikolai Russki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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227 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Sanchez!
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, Nikolai Russki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Russki is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Russki is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Russki is retaining full guard.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russki has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russki is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is in close to Russki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russki controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Russki controlling Sanchez's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Russki looking to control.
Russki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Russki wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Russki misses with a wild combination.
Russki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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.
Russki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Russki's body. Russki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Russki misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Russki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Russki.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russki trying to control the position.
Russki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez distracts Russki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Russki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russki trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Russki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russki wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Russki has wrist control.
Sanchez cracks Russki with a solid left hand.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russki controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Nikolai Russki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russki looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Russki.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Russki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russki. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Russki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russki moves away.
Russki misses with a looping right.
Russki throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Russki misses the shot to the body.
Russki lands with a cross.
It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Russki, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Russki against the cage but Russki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Russki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Russki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Russki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Russki does no damage.
Russki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Russki Rushes Sanchez and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sanchez is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Russki Piles on the pressure and Sanchez crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Russki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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