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Rise of the Pegasi 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Chernenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakkikioski Heijari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakkikioski Heijari acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Chernenko!
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, Nakkikioski Heijari!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Chernenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hugh Chernenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heijari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chernenko throws an overhand right that drops Heijari like a sack of potatoes! Chernenko dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Chernenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Kruschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman comes to the cage accompanied by After I Fuck Your Bitch. Duane Foreman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksei Kruschev's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duane Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kruschev is not content to let Foreman control the position.
Foreman decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Foreman fails to land the takedown.
Kruschev shoots in and drives through. Foreman sprawls well.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruschev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foreman.
Foreman clinches with his opponent.
Kruschev goes for a takedown attempt but Foreman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duane Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Kruschev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Foreman.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruschev circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruschev tries to clinch up
and Foreman counters with a nice body kick.
Foreman moves into the clinch.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foreman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kruschev trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kruschev's guard.
Foreman wants to control from the top but Kruschev keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kruschev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Foreman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Foreman trying to control but Kruschev is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman passes Kruschev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Foreman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruschev tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Kruschev swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Kruschev stuffs the takedown.
Duane Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foreman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruschev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Foreman.
Foreman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Foreman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aleksei Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruschev moves away.
Kruschev swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Kruschev wants to clinch.
Kruschev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev blocks Foreman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Foreman is trying to stand.
Foreman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Foreman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kruschev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foreman somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Kruschev fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foreman looks to clinch
and Kruschev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Foreman's guard.
Kruschev is breathing heavily.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet but Kruschev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Foreman looking for a guillotine here but Kruschev defends easily.
Foreman wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksei Kruschev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Foreman shoots in for a double leg but Kruschev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kruschev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruschev shoots in for a takedown but Foreman shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruschev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foreman's waist but Foreman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kruschev off to one side.
Kruschev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Kruschev misses
and Foreman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kruschev fails to pull guard.
Duane Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Kruschev.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foreman jumps into guard, dragging Kruschev to the mat.
Foreman wants to stand but Kruschev is controlling the position.
Kruschev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kruschev landing with the ground and pound.
Foreman working for a triangle but Kruschev defends it easily.
Foreman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kruschev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman pushes Kruschev off and gets back to his feet.
Foreman fails with the takedown
and Kruschev counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Foreman is trying to buck Kruschev off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kruschev lands with a straight right. Foreman didn't see that one coming.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses.
Foreman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foreman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kruschev!
Kruschev is squirming around, avoiding Foreman's attempts to control the action.
Kruschev swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Foreman looking to control but Kruschev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Foreman controlling the pace for now.
Foreman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Foreman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foreman 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Foreman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Trotter was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Trotter controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trotter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trotter has escaped and now he's on top!
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Trotter tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trotter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trotter wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Trotter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Trotter off! Trotter jumps back into Morgan's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trotter is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trotter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan trying to control the action but Trotter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Trotter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trotter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trotter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Morgan tries to hold on but Trotter postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trotter goes for an armbar but Morgan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Morgan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Trotter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trotter tries a head kick but it misses.
Trotter misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trotter's guard.
Trotter trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch combination from Trotter misses.
Albert Trotter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morgan is taking a breather. Trotter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Trotter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trotter gets caught flat footed, as Morgan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trotter is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Morgan controlling from the top position.
Morgan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Trotter, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Trotter.
Morgan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trotter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morgan has Trotter in his guard.
Trotter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stands up.
Trotter with a poor takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trotter won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Morgan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgan.
Morgan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Albert Trotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Trotter is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Trotter manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Morgan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hogan Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Hinds!
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, Hogan Robson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Hinds pushes him off.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hinds circles away.
Hinds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hinds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Robson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hinds works his way to his opponent's back.
Hinds struggling to land strikes to the head as Robson covers up.
Hinds slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson won't enjoy being in this position. Hinds looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Robson is tapping - it's over boys! Hinds picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Hinds!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ro Nin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shayne Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hella Ones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ro Nin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shayne Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman tries to clinch but Nin is having none of it.
Nin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ro Nin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nin shoots in looking for a takedown. Foreman tries to sprawl out of it but Nin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foreman is looking to clinch.
Foreman tries to clinch but Nin is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nin.
Nice sprawl there from Foreman as Nin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ro Nin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Foreman pinned against the cage. Foreman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foreman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman wants to stand and escape but Nin is having none of it.
Nin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nin forces his way into half guard.
Nin prevents Foreman from standing back up.
Foreman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foreman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nin lands in his opponent's guard.
Nin trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman wants to stand up but Nin is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foreman can't keep his opponent in guard - Nin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Foreman is staying active underneath Nin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foreman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Foreman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Foreman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nin trying to control but Foreman is having none of it.
Nin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nin trying to control but Foreman is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ro Nin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nin swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Nin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nin shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
Nin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foreman swivels and escapes.
Nin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nin has a takedown stuffed.
Nin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Foreman defends it nicely.
Nin is breathing heavily.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches.
Foreman has picked Nin up - he's going for a ride! Foreman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nin gets full guard.
Nin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foreman is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ro Nin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Nin tries to pass.
Nin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Foreman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Foreman is not content to let Nin control the position.
Nin just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nin tries for a kimura but Foreman is defending well.
Nin is trying to get an arm triangle but Foreman is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nin trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman is trying to buck Nin off.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nin shoots in and drives through. Foreman sprawls well.
Nin fails with the takedown.
Nin shoots in and drives through. Foreman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ro Nin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nin shoots for a double leg takedown but Foreman sprawls well. He's pushed Nin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foreman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Foreman is pushing Nin's head away, looking to escape. Nin manages to hold on to the position though.
Nin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Foreman!
Nin tries to control but Foreman wriggling away.
Nin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Foreman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Foreman turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Nin off and cradles Foreman's limp body as Nin celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ro Nin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidor Makarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaikkonen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duran Duran - WIld Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vidor Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaikkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaikkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarov misses with a few strikes there.
Makarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Makarov misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makarov tries to keep at a distance but Kaikkonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaikkonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaikkonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaikkonen misses with a knee strike.
Makarov blocks the elbow strike.
Kaikkonen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaikkonen breaks from the clinch.
Makarov moves into the clinch.
Makarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaikkonen won't allow it.
Kaikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Makarov blocks with his arms.
Kaikkonen manages to break the clinch.
Makarov wants to clinch
and Kaikkonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaikkonen.
Makarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaikkonen won't allow it.
Kaikkonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaikkonen looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Makarov wants to get back to his feet.
Kaikkonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaikkonen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Makarov to stand up.
Some wild striking there from Makarov.
Kaikkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makarov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaikkonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Makarov darts in trying to clinch
and Kaikkonen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Makarov gets underhooks to prevent Kaikkonen's takedown attempt.
Vidor Makarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Kaikkonen.
Makarov tries to break free but Kaikkonen pushes him back against the cage.
Kaikkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Makarov backwards.
Kaikkonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vidor Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaikkonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaikkonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makarov.
Makarov misses with a double jab.
Kaikkonen shoots in for a takedown but Makarov shows good takedown defense.
Kaikkonen looks gassed!
Makarov misses with a series of wild punches.
Makarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaikkonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaikkonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaikkonen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Makarov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Makarov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Makarov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaikkonen counters with a shoot takedown into half 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!
Kaikkonen stops Makarov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen stands up and beckons Makarov to join him on the feet.
Kaikkonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Makarov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Makarov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kaikkonen is controlling him well.
Kaikkonen is putting a hurting on Makarov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kaikkonen stands up.
Makarov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makarov wants to clinch
and Kaikkonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaikkonen.
Makarov can't break the clinch.
Kaikkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makarov's face.
Makarov has had enough of the clinch but Kaikkonen keeps him there for the moment.
Kaikkonen breaks from the clinch.
Makarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makarov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kaikkonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kaikkonen decides to stand back up.
Makarov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaikkonen moves into the clinch.
Kaikkonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makarov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makarov tries to break the clinch but Kaikkonen is controlling the position.
Makarov is trying to break the clinch but Kaikkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Kaikkonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makarov has had enough of the clinch but Kaikkonen keeps him there for the moment.
Kaikkonen misses with a knee to the head.
Kaikkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makarov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaikkonen decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaikkonen has a closed guard, preventing Makarov from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Kaikkonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaikkonen looks for a takedown but Makarov sprawls well.
Vidor Makarov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaikkonen closes the distance and clinches.
Kaikkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Makarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaikkonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaikkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makarov looks to land a combination. Kaikkonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makarov lands a head shot.
Nice combo by Makarov! Oh, that's hurt him - Kaikkonen falls to the canvas and Makarov follows him into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarov decides to stand back up.
Makarov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaikkonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaikkonen.
Makarov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaikkonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makarov moves in looking to clinch but Kaikkonen pushes him off.
Makarov throws a series of punches but Kaikkonen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen drives through and clinches with Makarov against the cage.
Kaikkonen connects with a knee to the head.
Makarov can't break the clinch.
Makarov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makarov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaikkonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Makarov is fending him off so far but Kaikkonen persists. Nope, Makarov circles away and we're back to standing.
Makarov drives through and clinches with Kaikkonen against the cage.
Makarov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaikkonen scores with a knee to the head.
Makarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaikkonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaikkonen won't allow it.
Makarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Kaikkonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makarov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vidor Makarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Kaikkonen.
Makarov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaikkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Kaikkonen stalling.
Kaikkonen has Makarov pressed against the cage, preventing Makarov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaikkonen scores with a knee to the head.
Makarov tries to break the clinch but Kaikkonen is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makarov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaikkonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaikkonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Makarov.
Kaikkonen wants to clinch
and Makarov counters with a two punch combo.
Makarov misses with a wild combination.
Makarov throws a right hand that Kaikkonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaikkonen also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov misses with a wild combination.
Makarov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaikkonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaikkonen has Makarov pressed against the cage, preventing Makarov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaikkonen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kaikkonen stands up and beckons Makarov to his feet.
Makarov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaikkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makarov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaikkonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makarov throws a series of punches but Kaikkonen avoids them all with ease.
Kaikkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Makarov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kaikkonen dives in and grabs Makarov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Makarov pushes down on Kaikkonen's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov wants to clinch.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Makarov is having none of it.
A combination from Makarov does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kaikkonen is defended easily by Makarov.
Makarov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaikkonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Makarov!
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!
Kaikkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Otto Kaikkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaikkonen landing strikes from the mount and Makarov is in trouble!
Makarov really wants to buck Kaikkonen off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaikkonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Vidor Makarov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaikkonen.
Makarov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makarov cracks Kaikkonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makarov tries to clinch up but Kaikkonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaikkonen forces Makarov back against the cage and clinches.
Kaikkonen lands a nice uppercut.
Makarov being controlled against the cage.
Makarov can't break the clinch.
Kaikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Makarov blocks with his arms.
Kaikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaikkonen misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makarov wants to break free but Kaikkonen has control.
Makarov tries to break the clinch but Kaikkonen is controlling the position.
Makarov wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov tries to circle away but Kaikkonen has him pinned against the cage.
Makarov tries to break free but Kaikkonen pushes him back against the cage.
Makarov is trying to break the clinch but Kaikkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Kaikkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Makarov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaikkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Makarov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaikkonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Makarov.
Makarov misses with a few strikes there.
Makarov doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaikkonen circles away.
Kaikkonen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Makarov circles away.
Vidor Makarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Kaikkonen.
Makarov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaikkonen wants to stall.
Kaikkonen looking to throw knees to the head but Makarov is blocking nicely.
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.
Makarov tries to break the clinch but Kaikkonen is controlling the position.
Makarov working hard to break the clinch.
Makarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaikkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makarov's face.
Makarov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kaikkonen breaks from the clinch.
Makarov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaikkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Kaikkonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makarov.
Makarov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen rushes Makarov and presses him up against the cage.
Kaikkonen jumps guard but Makarov stands there with Kaikkonen around his waist. Kaikkonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaikkonen slowing the pace effectively.
Makarov working hard to break the clinch.
Kaikkonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makarov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaikkonen tries to pull guard but Makarov holds him up against the cage and eventually Kaikkonen drops back down to his feet.
Kaikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Makarov blocks with his arms.
Kaikkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Kaikkonen breaks from the clinch.
Makarov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to de liver by Makarov. Beautiful body shot.
Kaikkonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Makarov.
Makarov misses with the combination.
Kaikkonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kaikkonen lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen stops Makarov from standing up.
Kaikkonen stands and steps away. Makarov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kaikkonen tries to clinch but Makarov is having none of it.
Makarov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makarov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makarov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makarov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaikkonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Makarov was covering up waiting for the punch and Kaikkonen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kaikkonen stops Makarov from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Kaikkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaikkonen 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Kaikkonen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Miller (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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155 lbs
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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, Mkat Twilight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danilo Miller!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twilight.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Twilight throws out the jab.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Twilight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Twilight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danilo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller thuds his shin into the meat of Twilight's side.
Miller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twilight thows a big elbow that misses.
Twilight is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Miller is trying to control the position but Twilight postures up.
Twilight trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twilight is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Twilight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Twilight wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Twilight. That did some damage!
Miller slaps away a takedown attempt from Twilight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miller throws a head kick that Twilight semi-blocks.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Danilo Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twilight is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twilight takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Twilight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller pushes Twilight away with a front kick.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Twilight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Miller thows a body kick. Twilight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Twilight. That did some damage!
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Twilight takes a step back to recover.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller is looking to slow Twilight down with leg kicks.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Twilight's sensitive parts.
Miller scores with a kick to the body.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Twilight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Miller.
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!
Miller throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mkat Twilight has been cut.
Twilight takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Miller throws a body punch but Twilight moves out of range.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Twilight sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Twilight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Twilight tumbling to the mat! Miller takes a step backwards and waves Twilight back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Twilight is rocked!
Miller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Twilight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twilight on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Twilight seems to have got his legs back now.
Twilight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Twilight if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crunch! Miller slams his shin into Twilight's torso.
Nice body kick there by Miller.
Twilight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Twilight down.
Twilight sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Twilight takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mkat Twilight's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Twilight will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller thumps Twilight with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller feints and then cracks Twilight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Twilight down.
Miller lands with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Twilight.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twilight.
Twilight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danilo Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danilo Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Twilight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Twilight shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Twilight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller lands a head kick!
Twilight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
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!
Nice defenses there by Twilight.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Twilight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twilight.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller throws a right hand that Twilight ducks under and follows up with a left that Twilight also avoids with ease.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Twilight tumbling to the mat! Miller takes a step backwards and waves Twilight back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Miller thumps Twilight with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller thumps Twilight with a low kick.
The fighters circle, before Miller throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Twilight's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Miller lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Danilo Miller!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maskarin Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Houston Sprewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov comes into the arena with Komodo blaring out of the sound system. Sprewell has chosen Jay-Z Feat. Swizz Beatz - On To The Next One as his entrance music. Maskarin Molotov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maskarin Molotov!
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, Houston Sprewell!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Molotov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sprewell to the mat! Sprewell manages to get full guard.
Molotov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sprewell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Molotov thows a big elbow that misses.
Molotov wants to get up but he can't break Sprewell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sprewell looking to control.
Molotov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Molotov throws and elbow that misses. Sprewell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Molotov's guard. Nice move by Sprewell!
Sprewell passes Molotov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprewell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Molotov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sprewell.
Sprewell trying to control from half guard but Molotov is working away.
Molotov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sprewell on the ground.
Sprewell is trying to work for a kimura but Molotov is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sprewell is looking to stall here but Molotov recovers full guard.
Sprewell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Molotov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sprewell advances position into side control!
Sprewell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sprewell looks gassed!
Molotov sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprewell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Molotov keeps working.
Sprewell controlling the action here.
Molotov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sprewell won't allow Molotov to get back to his feet.
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.
Molotov keeping moving, preventing Sprewell from controlling successfully.
Molotov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sprewell is controlling him.
Molotov pushes Sprewell off and gets back to his feet.
Molotov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Molotov wants to stand but Sprewell has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maskarin Molotov 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.
Sprewell shoots and misses
and Molotov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Molotov wants to stand and escape but instead Sprewell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sprewell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sprewell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Molotov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sprewell has Molotov in his guard.
Molotov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sprewell is breathing heavily.
Molotov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov trying to control but Sprewell is working from the bottom.
Molotov won't allow Sprewell to sweep him here.
Sprewell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Molotov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sprewell has wrist control.
Molotov stands up over Sprewell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Molotov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molotov tries to stand but Sprewell is controlling from the bottom.
Molotov controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Molotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprewell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molotov wants to stand and escape but instead Sprewell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Molotov has his hands on Sprewell's head, controlling the position.
Molotov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sprewell is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprewell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sprewell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Molotov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Molotov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Molotov!
Sprewell is trying to control Molotov's posture but Molotov avoids it.
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.
Sprewell stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Molotov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Molotov in side control, throwing shots but Sprewell defends.
Sprewell is looking for a sweep.
Molotov working away.
Molotov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sprewell is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Molotov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Molotov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Molotov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maskarin Molotov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sprewell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sprewell lands in his opponent's guard.
Molotov seems keen to control Sprewell's posture.
Molotov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sprewell trying to control but Molotov is working from the bottom.
Sprewell drops back looking for a leg! Molotov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Molotov manages to kick Sprewell off! Sprewell jumps back into Molotov's guard.
Sprewell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sprewell wants to control from the top but Molotov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprewell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Molotov is keeping the position for now.
Sprewell looking to sit in guard and control but Molotov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maskarin Molotov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sprewell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Molotov defends it easily.
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.
Molotov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Molotov stands and steps away. Sprewell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Molotov throwing shots but Sprewell is blocking nicely.
Sprewell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Molotov.
Sprewell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Molotov.
Molotov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sprewell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Molotov.
Molotov tries to stand and escape but Sprewell is controlling the position.
Molotov is just content to waste time from the top position. Sprewell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sprewell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Molotov.
Molotov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sprewell has Molotov pulled in close to control his posture.
Molotov throwing strikes but missing.
Molotov throws a strike but Sprewell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov keeping moving, preventing Sprewell from controlling successfully.
Molotov wants to stand but Sprewell is controlling the position.
Sprewell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Molotov's guard.
Houston Sprewell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maskarin Molotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sprewell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maskarin Molotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Molotov 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maskarin Molotov!
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hype
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