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RMF19 - 185 Finals and Title PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkof has chosen Fuck the World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Tor The Hammer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor The Hammer!
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, Victor Blitzkof!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hammer misses the shot to the body.
The Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Blitzkof shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Hammer defends it nicely.
The Hammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blitzkof at a distance.
A swing and a miss from The Hammer.
A big left from The Hammer misses.
Blitzkof takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blitzkof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Hammer looks to throw the jab but Blitzkof is out of range.
The Hammer swings for the body but Blitzkof moves out of range.
The Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blitzkof misses with the combination.
Blitzkof uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Hammer.
The Hammer misses with the combination.
The Hammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer looks to land a right hand but Blitzkof moved out of range.
The Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blitzkof misses with a few strikes there.
Blitzkof throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blitzkof fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blitzkof throws a series of punches but The Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Blitzkof misses with a double jab
and The Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Blitzkof is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as The Hammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blitzkof doesn't seem phased though.
The Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blitzkof has time to react.
Blitzkof takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blitzkof ducks under a wild hook from The Hammer.
The Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blitzkof counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hammer dodges the punch combination from Blitzkof.
The Hammer throws a series of punches but Blitzkof avoids them all with ease.
Blitzkof showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Hammer.
The Hammer misses with a shot to the body
so Blitzkof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Hammer is breathing heavily.
Blitzkof slips nicely into half guard.
The Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hammer is looking to improve his position.
The Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blitzkof.
Blitzkof throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blitzkof is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof is looking for a kimura but The Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blitzkof to get the leverage.
The Hammer tries to get to full guard but Blitzkof has control of the leg.
The Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blitzkof trying to pass the guard but The Hammer defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blitzkof lands with a nice combination. The Hammer backs away looking to recover.
The Hammer tries to bum rush Blitzkof with a series of wild strikes but Blitzkof uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Hammer misses with a looping left.
Blitzkof shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Blitzkof scores with a jab. The Hammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tor The Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blitzkof falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tor The Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blitzkof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
The Hammer lands a two punch combo.
Blitzkof takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Blitzkof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hammer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blitzkof throws a nice looking combination but The Hammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blitzkof.
The Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Blitzkof's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blitzkof.
The Hammer throws a good cross that connects.
Blitzkof moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor The Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! The Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
Blitzkof throws a series of punches but The Hammer moves out of range.
The Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blitzkof.
Blitzkof blocks a jab.
The Hammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hammer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blitzkof counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blitzkof trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Hammer is on top in guard.
The Hammer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blitzkof is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Hammer, into his guard.
Blitzkof forces his way into half guard.
The Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blitzkof pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkof is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Hammer defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blitzkof prevents The Hammer from improving his position.
The Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Blitzkof.
Blitzkof is trying to work for a kimura but The Hammer is defending well.
Blitzkof is looking for a kimura but The Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blitzkof to get the leverage.
The Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Blitzkof is working for a kimura but The Hammer is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blitzkof fails to land the takedown.
The Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blitzkof has time to react.
Blitzkof gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Hammer misses with a straight right.
Blitzkof is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Hammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Hammer cracks Blitzkof with an open hand slap.
The Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
Blitzkof takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Hammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blitzkof's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Blitzkof misses.
Blitzkof swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blitzkof darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Hammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blitzkof's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blitzkof's back!
The Hammer is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Blitzkof defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Blitzkof showing good submission defense here.
The Hammer is trying to stick to Blitzkof's back but Blitzkof is turning into The Hammer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in The Hammer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blitzkof.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkof loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blitzkof slips nicely into half guard.
Blitzkof is looking for a kimura but The Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blitzkof to get the leverage.
The Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blitzkof works his foot free and advances to mount.
The Hammer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Blitzkof there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hammer tries to reverse the position but Blitzkof maintains control.
Blitzkof looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blitzkof throws some wild stikes that The Hammer manages to avoid easily.
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 Tor The Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by The Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Hammer.
The Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blitzkof.
The Hammer misses with a straight left.
The Hammer throws a hook to the side of Blitzkof's head but Blitzkof sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Hammer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Victor Blitzkof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blitzkof lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
The Hammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blitzkof misses with a body shot
and The Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blitzkof thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Blitzkof.
Blitzkof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by The Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Hammer.
The Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Blitzkof.
The Hammer misses with a body shot
so Blitzkof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkof drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blitzkof jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blitzkof throwing strikes from guard but The Hammer blocks nicely.
Blitzkof is in close to The Hammer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blitzkof thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blitzkof trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Hammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blitzkof gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Hammer working for a triangle but Blitzkof defends it easily.
Blitzkof must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blitzkof landing some decent shots from guard.
The Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tor The Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer looking to control but Blitzkof is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blitzkof sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blitzkof manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blitzkof working for a triangle but The Hammer defends it easily.
The Hammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blitzkof keeping moving, preventing The Hammer from controlling successfully.
Victor Blitzkof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Hammer postures up.
Blitzkof being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tor The Hammer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Hammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blitzkof misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Blitzkof.
I think The Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tor The Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jyrki Katainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Castro!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro slips a jab and a cross from Katainen.
Katainen drives through and clinches with Castro against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Katainen fails to land.
Katainen lands an uppercut.
Katainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katainen lands with a left to the head.
Katainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Castro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Cyrus Castro has been cut.
Katainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
Katainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castro or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katainen taking a breather.
Katainen is trying to break the clinch but Castro is controlling him.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Katainen.
Katainen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Katainen lands an uppercut.
A short right from Katainen.
Katainen lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katainen.
Castro is trying to drag Katainen to the mat but Katainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Castro looks gassed!
Katainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Katainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katainen stalling the fight.
Katainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katainen lands with a left to the head.
Katainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Katainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Castro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Katainen stuffs the takedown.
Jyrki Katainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Castro.
Katainen darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.
Katainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katainen cracks Castro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Katainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Castro to stand back up!
Castro is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katainen scores with a body shot.
Castro is still on wobbly legs! Can Katainen finish him?
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen jabs at Castro's body.
Castro seems to have recovered his senses.
Katainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Katainen.
Katainen lands a slapping body shot.
Castro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Katainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Castro's head.
Katainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Katainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Katainen clinches up against the cage.
Katainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Katainen.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katainen but Katainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Katainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castro.
That has opened up Cyrus Castro's cut even more.
Katainen connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Castro tumbling to the canvas! Katainen pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Castro was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jyrki Katainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trip Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Trip Bunga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trip Bunga!
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, Nikolai Valuev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valuev.
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valuev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valuev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Bunga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valuev slips a jab and a cross from Bunga.
Valuev takes the fight into the clinch.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Trip Bunga has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valuev.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valuev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bunga wants to clinch but Valuev slips to the side
and Valuev counters by clinching up.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Valuev misses with a knee to the head.
Bunga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valuev backwards.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valuev looks gassed!
Valuev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga tries to circle away but Valuev has him pinned against the cage.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga misses with a wild combination.
Bunga throws a body punch but Valuev moves out of range.
Bunga misses with the combination.
Valuev avoids a kick to the body.
Bunga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valuev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valuev.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bunga digs a right hand into Valuev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valuev's gas tank.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valuev prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bunga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Bunga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valuev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunga.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valuev walks away with a smile on his face. Bunga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bunga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valuev counters by clinching up.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Valuev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Bunga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Bunga works on Valuev's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Bunga can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Valuev keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunga tries to break free but Valuev pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga is trying to force a seperation but Valuev has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunga.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Valuev prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Valuev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga fails to pull guard.
Valuev has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valuev misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunga.
Valuev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Valuev takes a shot to the head.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga lands with a right to the head.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga tries to break free but Valuev pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Bunga.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Bunga.
Valuev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga scores with a shoulder strike.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Bunga.
Valuev keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch but Valuev keeps him there for the moment.
Valuev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Bunga.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev prevents a body shot from Bunga.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valuev staying out of range there.
Bunga tries to clinch
and Valuev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valuev.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valuev with a knee to the head.
Bunga jumps into guard, dragging Valuev to the mat.
Valuev stops Bunga from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Valuev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trip Bunga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunga wants to clinch but Valuev slips to the side
and Valuev counters by clinching up.
Bunga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga wants a takedown.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Bunga wants to break free but Valuev has control.
Bunga lands a body shot.
Bunga tries to circle away but Valuev has him pinned against the cage.
Bunga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valuev blocks an uppercut.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Bunga jumps guard but Valuev stands there with Bunga around his waist. Bunga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga lands with a short shot to the head.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunga.
Valuev prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunga's face.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch but Valuev keeps him there for the moment.
Bunga jumps guard but Valuev stands there with Bunga around his waist. Bunga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Valuev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunga's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valuev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga jumps guard but Valuev stands there with Bunga around his waist. Bunga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Bunga is trying to force a seperation but Valuev has the dominant position.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Valuev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga tries to work over Valuev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling him.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valuev misses with a knee to the head.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valuev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valuev misses with a knee to the head.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga lands a nice uppercut.
Bunga lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Bunga.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga lands a shot to the body.
Bunga presses Valuev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunga is trying to force a seperation but Valuev has the dominant position.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga lands a body shot.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valuev with a knee to the head.
Bunga tries to break free but Valuev pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga struggles to land a body shot inside as Valuev controls his hands.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Valuev has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bunga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Bunga tries to break free but Valuev pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga tries to circle away but Valuev has him pinned against the cage.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Valuev blocks an uppercut.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling him.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Valuev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bunga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunga.
Valuev scores with a knee to the head.
Bunga digs a right hand into Valuev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valuev's gas tank.
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.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga tries to circle away but Valuev has him pinned against the cage.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Bunga.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Bunga can't break the clinch.
Valuev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga pushes Valuev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Valuev prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Valuev won't allow it.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valuev smiles and moves away.
Trip Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valuev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bunga striking off his back but it's not causing Valuev any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Valuev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trip Bunga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valuev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunga.
Bunga scores with a three punch combo!
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valuev counters by moving into the clinch.
Valuev lands a knee to the head.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valuev just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bunga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valuev misses with a knee strike.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga throws a shot from downtown. Valuev moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses
and Valuev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bunga!
Valuev blocks Bunga's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Valuev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bunga is desperately trying to improve his position but Valuev has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valuev controlling his opponent.
Valuev looking to control but Bunga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valuev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Valuev wants to stand but Bunga is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Bunga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valuev controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bunga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Valuev. What's that going to do exactly?
Bunga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Valuev. What's that going to do exactly?
Bunga can't escape the position.
Bunga is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Valuev is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Bunga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bunga pushes Valuev up against the cage in a clinch.
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Bunga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valuev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but Bunga blocks it.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Valuev holds him up against the cage and eventually Bunga drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling him.
Bunga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valuev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses
and Valuev moves into the clinch.
Valuev takes a shot to the head.
Valuev landing knees to the head.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling the position.
Bunga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valuev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valuev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunga.
Bunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valuev moves into the clinch.
Valuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev gets underhooks to prevent Bunga's takedown attempt.
Valuev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valuev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Valuev is controlling the position.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valuev looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Valuev with a knee to the head.
Valuev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Bunga.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikolai Valuev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bunga manages to pull guard.
Bunga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bunga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bunga is working an open guard so Valuev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Valuev checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunga fails with the takedown
and Valuev moves into the clinch.
Valuev with a knee to the head.
Valuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trip Bunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunga wants to break free but Valuev has control.
Valuev prevents a body shot from Bunga.
Bunga lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Valuev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valuev 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Valuev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murdock Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Pocho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande Pocho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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200 cm
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murdock Jr!
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, Grande Pocho!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jr misses its intended target.
Jr rushes Pocho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pocho gets control of Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pocho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Pocho looking for a sweep. Not yet Pocho, not yet.
Jr postures up.
Pocho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Pocho.
Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Pocho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jr!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pocho tries to control but Jr wriggling away.
Pocho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pocho trying to control but Jr is having none of it.
Pocho wants to take his opponent's back but Jr doesn't allow it.
Jr can't escape the position.
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.
Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pocho.
Jr tries to reverse the position but Pocho maintains control.
Pocho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jr is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pocho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jr is looking to escape.
Jr has given up his back.
Pocho is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pocho is looking to control Jr but Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jr trying to control the action but Pocho just sinks the hooks in.
Pocho is trying to stick to Jr's back but Jr is turning into Pocho. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pocho's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jr.
Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jr distracts Pocho with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pocho dives on top into guard.
Pocho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pocho is trying to control. Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pocho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pocho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jr is looking to escape.
Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pocho is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Jr is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grande Pocho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jr tries to clinch up.
Pocho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pocho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pocho tests Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jr avoids the body shot from Pocho.
Jr shoots in for a double leg but Pocho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Pocho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pocho looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pocho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pocho is breathing heavily.
Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jr is in close to Pocho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Pocho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr drops back looking for a leg! Pocho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pocho manages to kick Jr off! Jr jumps back into Pocho's guard.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
Pocho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jr is one step ahead there.
Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pocho looking for a sweep. Not yet Pocho, not yet.
Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pocho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pocho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jr trying to control but Pocho is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pocho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pocho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jr moves away.
Pocho swats away the attempt to clinch by Jr.
Murdock Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Pocho with that takedown attempt.
Jr tries to clinch there but Pocho circles away.
Pocho with a poor takedown
and Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Jr throws a right hand that Pocho ducks under and follows up with a left that Pocho also avoids with ease.
Pocho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pocho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Grande Pocho has been cut.
Murdock Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grande Pocho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jr throws a shot from downtown. Pocho moves away and avoids it.
Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pocho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jr.
Jr looks to land a right hand but Pocho moved out of range.
Jr lands a jab to Pocho's midsection.
Jab from Jr.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pocho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pocho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pocho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr has Pocho pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pocho tumbling to the mat - Jr dives into Pocho's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pocho working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murdock Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grande Pocho'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jr tries to clinch up.
Pocho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Jr.
Jr misses with a knee strike.
Pocho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pocho.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Jr.
Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Jr gets through Pocho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Jr.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jr - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Jr cracks Pocho with a nice body shot.
Pocho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pocho's defenses.
Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr is pressed up against the cage. Pocho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jr down to the mat. Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pocho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murdock Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Jr cracks Pocho with a big right hand but Pocho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pocho is looking to reverse the position.
Pocho takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jr trying to control the action but Pocho is working from the bottom.
Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pocho tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pocho can't escape the position.
Jr wants to finish this one by submission but Pocho is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jr.
Pocho regains half guard.
Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pocho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jr.
Pocho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jr.
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.
Pocho is pressing down on Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pocho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Jr has given up his back.
Pocho working for the choke.
Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pocho's guard. Nice work there by Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr drops back looking for a leg! Pocho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pocho manages to kick Jr off! Jr jumps back into Pocho's guard.
Pocho keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.
Pocho looking for a sweep. Not yet Pocho, not yet.
Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pocho wants to sweep here but Jr controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murdock Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jr 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murdock Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between igor ruuslana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Lewadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). igor ruuslana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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230 lbs
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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, igor ruuslana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Lewadowski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ruuslana closes the distance and clinches up with Lewadowski, looking for a takedown. ruuslana pushes Lewadowski against the cage but Lewadowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ruuslana looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ruuslana is defended easily by Lewadowski.
Lewadowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and ruuslana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewadowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewadowski is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lewadowski taking some punishment here, with ruuslana in his half guard.
Lewadowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but ruuslana pulls his head out easily.
Lewadowski gets back to full guard.
Lewadowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but ruuslana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewadowski has his foot on ruuslana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ruuslana works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewadowski working for a triangle but ruuslana defends it easily.
Lewadowski has his feet on ruuslana's thighs here. He's pushed ruuslana off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! ruuslana screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marek Lewadowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Kharitonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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230 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Borga!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Borga.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Borga scores with a three punch combo!
Kharitonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov lands a jab to Borga's midsection.
Borga looks gassed!
No joy there for Borga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharitonov lands a jab to Borga's midsection.
Kharitonov drops Borga with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Borga looks back up at him and smiles so Kharitonov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Borga is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Borga has been cut.
Borga tries to get into range but Kharitonov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Borga! 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! Kharitonov scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Kharitonov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Petey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cleveland Rocks kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petey 's head.
Petey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petey misses with an uppercut.
Petey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner scores with a nice strike.
Tanner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tanner wants to work for an arm triangle but Petey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tanner is looking to stall here but Petey recovers full guard.
Petey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petey is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Petey tries to pass.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
Tanner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petey defends well.
Tanner is looking to sweep but instead, Petey has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey trying to pass the guard but Tanner defending well.
Tanner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanner wants to control but Petey is keeping busy.
Petey trying to control from half guard but Tanner is working away.
Petey wants to work for an arm triangle but Tanner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tanner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Petey passes into half guard.
Petey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanner moves into full guard.
Petey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanner is keeping the position for now.
Petey forces his way into half guard.
Petey works his way into full mount!
Petey looking to finish with strikes here!
Petey is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tanner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tanner shrugs it off.
Tanner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tanner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petey .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is staying active underneath Petey , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanner is looking to improve his position.
Petey works his way into full mount!
Tanner tries to reverse the position but Petey maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Petey moves to back control.
Petey doesn't have the hooks in and Tanner manages to turn into his guard.
Petey keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Petey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Petey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petey is keeping the position for now.
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.
Tanner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Petey , up you get!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanner shoots in and bounces Petey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petey is breathing heavily.
Tanner pushes down on Petey 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Petey trying to control but Tanner postures up.
Tanner 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.
Petey wants to improve his position but Tanner is controlling well.
Tanner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Petey . No joy for Tanner on that attempt.
Tanner closes the distance and pushes Petey back into the cage.
Petey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanner smiles and moves away.
Tanner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petey thuds a left hand into Tanner's body.
Tanner slips under a jab from Petey .
Tanner catches Petey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petey .
Tanner darts in and clinches Petey up against the cage.
Tanner prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Petey .
Petey '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.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner looking for a takedown.
Tanner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petey or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey misses with a body punch.
Tanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petey s head.
Tanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petey misses with a punch to the body.
Petey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Tanner has Petey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tanner pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Petey tumbling to the mat - Tanner dives into Petey 's guard.
Tanner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petey working a defensive guard here.
Petey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tanner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Petey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tanner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petey controls Tanner momentarily but Tanner frees himself.
Petey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petey is working hard here to advance position.
Tanner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petey looking for a sweep. Not yet Petey , not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tanner defends it easily.
Tanner working some strikes from top position.
Tanner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tanner passes Petey 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tanner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tanner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petey !
A nice elbow there by Tanner.
Petey throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Petey is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner with shots to the head and body - Petey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tanner scoring with strikes but Petey is staying in there.
Shane Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner prevents Petey from getting the reversal.
Petey looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tanner lands shots from the back.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Petey up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Tanner. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tanner.
Petey covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petey is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tanner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tanner struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tanner punishes Petey with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanner.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tanner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tanner wants to finish this one by submission but Petey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tanner.
Tanner landing strikes from the mount and Petey is in trouble!
Tanner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tanner lands a big shot there that rocks Petey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Petey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tanner looking to finish Petey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Petey !
Tanner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petey is trying to escape the mount.
Tanner looking to control but Petey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner working for a guillotine from mount but Petey is in no mood to give up.
Petey tries to reverse the position but Tanner maintains control.
Petey regains half guard.
Tanner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petey is refusing to be controlled, as Tanner sits in half guard.
Petey wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tanner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petey !
Tanner controlling the pace for now.
Petey is bucking up trying to escape but Tanner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tanner looking to control but Petey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanner wants to finish this one by submission but Petey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tanner.
Petey can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner avoids the attempt from Petey to control.
Tanner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tanner unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Tanner.
Petey regains half guard.
Petey gets full guard.
Petey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tanner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Petey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tanner chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Petey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tanner forces his way into half guard.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peter Petey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petey wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Tanner in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Petey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tanner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hella Alapaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hella Alapaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hella Alapaa!
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, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alapaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Alapaa is looking to clinch but Steamboat is avoiding it.
Steamboat throws a sloppy head kick and Alapaa moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steamboat.
Steamboat throws a front kick aimed at Alapaa's knee but Alapaa avoids it well.
Alapaa sends Steamboat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alapaa is motioning to the referee to let Steamboat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Steamboat is rocked!
Alapaa avoids the head kick by Steamboat.
Alapaa sends Steamboat crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alapaa is motioning to the referee to let Steamboat up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Steamboat is still on wobbly legs! Can Alapaa finish him?
Steamboat drops his hands momentarily. Alapaa doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Steamboat staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Steamboat doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hella Alapaa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Ribeiro throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Ribeiro misses with the combination.
Ribeiro throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Ribeiro lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Asher Lee has been cut.
Ribeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee lunges at Ribeiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ribeiro's hand.
Ribeiro looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws a body punch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Paolo Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee misses the jab.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribeiro misses with a combination
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribeiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Ribeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Ribeiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a big right hand! Oh Ribeiro is in trouble here! Lee follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asher Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagdan Khmelnytsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Khmelnytsky as Lopez shoots in.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Khmelnytsky misses with a wild body shot.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khmelnytsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khmelnytsky 's waist but Khmelnytsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khmelnytsky but Khmelnytsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khmelnytsky looking to control.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky pushes Lopez off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khmelnytsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khmelnytsky throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khmelnytsky sprawls well. Khmelnytsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Khmelnytsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khmelnytsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Khmelnytsky drops Lopez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Khmelnytsky follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
Bagdan Khmelnytsky is the new middleweight champion!
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