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GFC Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Niob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff John Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gailfus has chosen Gary Allan-Watcing Airplanes as his entrance music. Jeff John Gailfus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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26
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Niob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff John Gailfus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailfus misses with a head kick.
Niob tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gailfus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gailfus tries to pull guard but Niob won't allow it.
Niob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Niob lands a damaging elbow.
Gailfus looking for a takedown.
Gailfus tries to pull guard but Niob holds him up against the cage and eventually Gailfus drops back down to his feet.
Nick Niob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff John Gailfus.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gailfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gailfus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gailfus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Niob looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Niob wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gailfus tries to move to mount but Niob blocks the move with his legs.
Niob pushes Gailfus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gailfus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Niob explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob moves into the clinch.
Gailfus has Niob pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niob manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niob clinches with his opponent.
Gailfus is trying to push Niob away but Niob has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niob stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niob clinches with his opponent.
Gailfus looking to stall.
Niob looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Niob lands a nice elbow.
Niob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jeff John Gailfus has been cut.
Niob is trying to break the clinch but Gailfus is controlling him.
Niob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gailfus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niob swings for the body but Gailfus moves out of range.
Niob looks to clinch
and Gailfus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gailfus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gailfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Niob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gailfus's defenses.
Niob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niob leaning his opponent against the cage.
Niob breaks from the clinch.
Gailfus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gailfus looks gassed!
Niob fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gailfus keeps the fight on the outside.
Niob closes the distance and clinches.
Gailfus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob lands an elbow that stopped Gailfus in his tracks for a moment.
Niob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gailfus keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niob.
Niob doesn't manage to clinch there - Gailfus circles away.
Niob has managed to clinch.
Gailfus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Niob just stands there and leans against the cage.
Niob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gailfus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gailfus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Niob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niob takes the fight into the clinch.
Gailfus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Niob fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Niob fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob connects with a body shot that sends Gailfus's belly button to the back.
Niob tries to clinch up but Gailfus circles away and keeps his distance.
Niob pushes Gailfus up against the cage in a clinch.
Gailfus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niob breaks from the clinch.
Niob clinches up against the cage.
Niob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gailfus gets tackled into the cage by Niob. Niob maintains the clinch.
Gailfus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Niob pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niob tries to clinch but Gailfus is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niob moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niob lands an elbow inside.
Niob manages to break the clinch.
Niob fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Niob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff John Gailfus's cut.
That's time! Niob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niob tries to clinch but Gailfus moves away
and Gailfus counters with a series of strikes. Niob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gailfus swats away the attempt to clinch by Niob.
No luck for Niob with that takedown attempt.
Niob tries to clinch there but Gailfus circles away.
Gailfus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gailfus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niob is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gailfus shoots in but no luck this time.
Niob takes a swing at Gailfus's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gailfus avoids the body shot from Niob.
Gailfus moves into the clinch.
Gailfus is breathing heavily.
Niob breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Niob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gailfus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niob scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gailfus pinned against the cage. Gailfus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Niob tries to clinch there but Gailfus circles away.
Niob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gailfus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niob moves in looking to clinch but Gailfus pushes him off.
Niob is looking to clinch but Gailfus is avoiding it.
Gailfus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niob but Niob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niob tries to clinch up.
Niob tries to clinch but Gailfus moves out of range.
Gailfus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nick Niob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff John Gailfus.
Gailfus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gailfus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Niob manages to break the clinch.
Gailfus instigates a clinch.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niob is looking to wear down Gailfus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niob takes the fight into the clinch.
Niob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gailfus lands with a kick to the temple. Niob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Niob leaves Gailfus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gailfus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niob moves into range and clinches up with Gailfus.
Niob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niob has closed the distance and engaged Gailfus in a clinch.
Gailfus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Niob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Niob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niob closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gailfus circles away.
Niob clinches.
Niob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gailfus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niob moves in looking to clinch but Gailfus pushes him off.
Niob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Niob throws a right and a left that Gailfus avoids nicely.
Gailfus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niob as he avoids it easily.
Niob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Niob - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gailfus wants to get back to striking at distance but Niob won't allow it.
Niob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gailfus shoots in for a takedown but Niob shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niob throws a hook but Gailfus blocks it.
Niob fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gailfus pushes Niob up against the cage in a clinch.
Niob breaks the clinch.
Niob moves into range and clinches up with Gailfus.
Niob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niob tries to clinch but Gailfus moves out of range.
Nick Niob is winning the standup battle so far.
Niob clinches up against the cage.
Gailfus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Niob lands an elbow inside that Gailfus shrugs off.
Niob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niob drives through and clinches with Gailfus against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Niob dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff John Gailfus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niob throws a series of punches but Gailfus avoids them all with ease.
Gailfus shoots for a takedown but Niob saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Niob wants to clinch
so Gailfus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gailfus tries to free his leg and advance position but Niob is retaining full guard.
Niob pushes Gailfus off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nick Niob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niob looks for a takedown but Gailfus sprawls well.
Gailfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Gailfus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Niob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Niob breaks from the clinch.
Gailfus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailfus throws a wild hook but Niob just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Gailfus gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Niob raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Niob!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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21
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiBiase jabs Pencil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DiBiase goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DiBiase clobbers Pencil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DiBiase scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pencil in his tracks.
Pencil throws a right hand that DiBiase ducks under and follows up with a left that DiBiase also avoids with ease.
Pencil moves away from the strike by DiBiase.
DiBiase throws a series of punches but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pencil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice takedown defense from DiBiase. No joy for Pencil on that attempt.
DiBiase misses with a two punch combination.
Pencil moves out of range of the body kick from DiBiase.
Pencil throws a sloppy head kick and DiBiase moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pencil fails with a takedown attempt.
Pencil scores with a jab. DiBiase acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pencil slips a straight right by DiBiase.
Pencil misses with an uppercut. DiBiase saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pencil.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hb Pencil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DiBiase looks to score with a jab to the body but Pencil is just out of range.
Fred DiBiase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil misses with a two punch combination.
Pencil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DiBiase.
DiBiase misses with a leg kick
and Pencil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pencil.
A looping hook to the body misses from DiBiase. Pencil does a little dance to reset his feet.
DiBiase looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DiBiase looks to land a right hand but Pencil moved out of range.
DiBiase throws a combination that misses
and Pencil counters with a straight right hand.
Pencil throws a lazy right hand but DiBiase sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DiBiase misses with a jab to the body
and Pencil counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DiBiase's guard now.
DiBiase utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pencil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pencil stays in close to DiBiase's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pencil's guard.
DiBiase wants to control from the top but Pencil keeps moving.
DiBiase throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DiBiase tries to free his leg and advance position but Pencil is retaining full guard.
Pencil seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
DiBiase controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pencil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DiBiase.
Pencil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DiBiase is looking to work some ground and pound but Pencil has wrist control.
Pencil working a defensive guard here.
DiBiase throwing strikes from guard but Pencil blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiBiase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pencil is keeping the position for now.
Pencil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Hb Pencil will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
DiBiase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hb Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DiBiase misses with a kick to the body
and Pencil counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for DiBiase!
Pencil misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
DiBiase wants to control but Pencil is having none of it.
DiBiase keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DiBiase is looking to escape.
Pencil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pencil is landing with some decent strikes but DiBiase is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pencil jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… DiBiase is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by DiBiase and Pencil has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
DiBiase is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pencil looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil throwing shots but DiBiase is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pencil is looking for a kimura here.
DiBiase wants to control but Pencil is keeping busy.
DiBiase desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pencil stops DiBiase from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil throwing shots but DiBiase is blocking nicely.
Pencil takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pencil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pencil is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Pencil is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pencil trying to control the action but DiBiase is working from the bottom.
DiBiase tries to get to full guard but Pencil has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hb Pencil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
DiBiase turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DiBiase throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pencil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pencil staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by DiBiase.
DiBiase ducks under a wild hook from Pencil.
DiBiase misses with a body kick.
DiBiase misses with a low kick.
DiBiase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Pencil with that takedown attempt.
Pencil throws a poor cross that misses
and DiBiase counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DiBiase throws a poor cross that misses
and Pencil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pencil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DiBiase throws a body punch but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil misses with a wild body shot.
DiBiase tries a head kick but it misses.
DiBiase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DiBiase punishes Pencil's body with a nice straight punch.
Pencil decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pencil is figuring out what he wants to do next.
DiBiase looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pencil is trying to control. DiBiase wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DiBiase keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hb Pencil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DiBiase is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DiBiase has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pencil is working away from the top position though.
Pencil trying to pass the guard but DiBiase defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil trying to control the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
DiBiase misses with a wild body shot.
Pencil throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Pencil misses
and DiBiase counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pencil shoots in for a takedown but DiBiase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DiBiase moves out of range as Pencil throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
DiBiase tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pencil was well out of range. Poor timing from DiBiase.
Pencil takes a swing at DiBiase's ribcage but misses.
Pencil blocks the body kick.
Pencil just misses with a punch to the body.
DiBiase takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pencil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DiBiase throws a poor cross that misses
and Pencil counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from DiBiase misses.
Pencil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pencil is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for DiBiase!
Fred DiBiase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pencil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hb Pencil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pencil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hb Pencil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Filipovich Petruhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malenkai Vario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vario is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Night of the Kings. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Malenkai Vario enters the cage!
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22
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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23
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malenkai Vario!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petruhin slips under a jab.
Vario misses with a body shot.
Petruhin gets caught flat footed, as Vario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vario trying to control but Petruhin is working from the bottom.
Petruhin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vario is one step ahead there.
Vario drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Petruhin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vario has Petruhin in his guard.
Vario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petruhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruhin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petruhin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petruhin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Petruhin throwing strikes but missing.
Vario not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Petruhin wants to pass the guard but Vario is keeping the position.
Petruhin advances to half guard.
Petruhin wants to control but Vario is keeping him busy.
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.
Vario looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petruhin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vario has managed to free his arm - good work.
Petruhin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petruhin trying to control from Vario's half guard. Vario has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petruhin trying to control but Vario is working from the bottom.
Petruhin looking to pass the guard.
Petruhin is working hard here to advance position.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Filipovich Petruhin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vario doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petruhin counters with a single leg into guard. Vario didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin slips nicely into half guard.
Vario wants to control but Petruhin is keeping busy.
Petruhin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petruhin controlling the action here.
Vario manages to get to full guard.
Petruhin stopping the sweep attempt from Vario.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin 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.
Vario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vario scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petruhin trying to control from the bottom.
Vario is just content to waste time from the top position. Petruhin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vario looking to sit in guard and control but Petruhin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petruhin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petruhin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vario can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petruhin controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruhin wants to control from the top but Vario keeps moving.
Petruhin looking to pass the guard.
Petruhin trying to control but Vario is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Filipovich Petruhin.
Vario misses the body punch
and Petruhin counters with a takedown into side control.
Vario defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vario has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Petruhin but great work by Vario.
Petruhin regains half guard, as Vario was trying to land strikes.
Petruhin won't allow Vario to pass to mount.
Vario is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Petruhin as he works his way to full guard.
Petruhin wants to sweep but no luck.
Vario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vario with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vario sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petruhin's guard.
Petruhin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vario sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petruhin defending well though.
Vario wants to advance to full mount but Petruhin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Vario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vario trying to control the position from guard on top but Petruhin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vario stays in close to Petruhin's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vario trying to control but Petruhin is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Malenkai Vario hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vario tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petruhin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petruhin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petruhin wants to pass the guard but Vario is keeping the position.
Vario wants to sweep here but Petruhin controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Vario as Petruhin shoots in.
Vario looks to clinch
and Petruhin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petruhin.
Vario is fighting off a takedown attempt but Petruhin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vario to the mat. Vario regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Petruhin tries to free his leg and advance position but Vario is retaining full guard.
Vario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vario working a defensive guard here.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
Petruhin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vario wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Malenkai Vario wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vario scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vario scores with a jab to the body.
Vario keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petruhin gets caught flat footed, as Vario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vario won't allow Petruhin to sweep him here.
Vario landing with the ground and pound.
Vario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vario throwing strikes but missing.
Petruhin keeping full guard, as Vario tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vario throws and elbow that misses. Petruhin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vario's guard. Nice move by Petruhin!
Vario had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petruhin defends it easily.
Petruhin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin wants to control from the top but Vario keeps moving.
Petruhin content to stall in guard here.
Vario is trying to keep Petruhin in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Filipovich Petruhin just wasn't active enough.
Vario throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petruhin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vario's guard.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
Petruhin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vario is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Petruhin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Filipovich Petruhin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vario with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petruhin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Petruhin is trying to control. Vario wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petruhin wants to pass to mount but Vario is defending the position.
Petruhin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petruhin trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Filipovich Petruhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petruhin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas More has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas More!
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, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and More counters with a two punch combo.
More misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and More counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
More misses with a right hand
and Por Pramuki counters with a series of strikes. More will be more careful next time no doubt.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and More connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and More counters with a crisp one two that drops Por Pramuki! More thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Por Pramuki to his feet! Por Pramuki is in big trouble!
Por Pramuki is rocked!
Por Pramuki throws a poor cross that misses
and More counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas More!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Boladao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Roufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boladao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boladăo de Amor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Boladao!
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, Duke Roufus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boladao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roufus to the mat! Roufus manages to get full guard.
Roufus is adopting a defensive guard.
Boladao wants to control from the top but Roufus keeps moving.
Roufus is pulling down on Boladao's head. It's preventing any offense from Boladao, at least for the moment.
Boladao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roufus wants to sweep here but Boladao controlling him for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Roufus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boladao shoots in and bounces Roufus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roufus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roufus has his hands on Boladao's head, controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roufus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roufus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boladao!
Boladao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roufus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boladao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boladao actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roufus lands a nice short elbow.
Roufus trying to control from Boladao's half guard. Boladao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Roufus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boladao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roufus.
Roufus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roufus with a nice head shot there.
Roufus works over Boladao with some ground and pound from guard.
Roufus stands up from Boladao's guard - Roufus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roufus gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roufus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boladao's head.
Boladao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roufus.
Roufus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roufus working over Boladao with some ground and pound. Boladao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roufus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boladao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roufus.
Ground and pound from Roufus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Roufus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roufus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boladao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roufus.
Boladao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roufus is working for a kimura here but Boladao manages to reverse the position and he's now in Roufus's guard.
Roufus pulls Boladao in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boladao trying to control but Roufus is working from the bottom.
Roufus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Roufus wants to hit a switch here but Boladao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roufus there!
Roufus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roufus tries to hold on but Boladao postures up.
Roufus is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roufus really wants to buck Boladao off and get back to his feet.
Boladao tries to control but Roufus wriggling away.
Roufus tries to hold on but Boladao pushes him away.
Roufus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roufus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boladao's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roufus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roufus throws and elbow that misses. Boladao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roufus's guard. Nice move by Boladao!
Roufus has Boladao pulled in close to control his posture.
Boladao wants to control from the top but Roufus keeps moving.
Boladao won't allow Roufus to sweep him here.
Roufus controlling Boladao's posture.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roufus throws a right hand that misses
and Boladao counters with a single leg into guard. Roufus didn't expect that.
Roufus wants to hit a switch here but Boladao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roufus there!
Roufus is desperately trying to improve his position but Boladao has a good base and remains in mount.
Roufus wants to control but Boladao is having none of it.
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 Rodrigo Boladao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boladao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Roufus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Boladao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roufus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boladao has passed into side control.
Roufus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roufus is looking to control Boladao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roufus avoid being mounted?
Roufus keeping control of the position.
Roufus tries to roll over but Boladao keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roufus controlling the position well.
Roufus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Roufus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boladao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boladao being controlled here momentarily.
Roufus wants to sweep but no luck.
Roufus is pulling down on Boladao's head to control his posture.
Roufus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boladao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roufus is pulling down on Boladao's head to control his posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Roufus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Roufus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boladao's guard.
Roufus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boladao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roufus has managed to get both his arms back between Boladao's legs - danger averted.
Roufus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roufus lands a couple of digs.
Roufus distracts Boladao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roufus landing some decent shots from guard.
Roufus stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Boladao throws up his legs and catches Roufus in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Roufus tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Boladao! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo Boladao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rice Farmer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
265 lbs
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28
262 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rice Farmer Dude!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Farmer Dude does no damage.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farmer Dude.
A big left from Farmer Dude misses.
Farmer Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Cat is looking to clinch but Farmer Dude is avoiding it.
Farmer Dude throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Farmer Dude's guard.
Cat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cat advances position into side control!
Cat working the body and head with strikes.
Cat tries to move into full mount but can't pass Farmer Dude's legs.
Farmer Dude regains half guard, as Cat was trying to land strikes.
Cat throwing shots but Farmer Dude is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer Dude keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cat throwing shots but Farmer Dude is blocking nicely.
Farmer Dude keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farmer Dude pushes Cat off looking to stand but Cat dives back in and keeps control.
Farmer Dude keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farmer Dude avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cat.
Cat wants to pass the guard but Farmer Dude is defending well.
Cat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farmer Dude wants to get back to his feet.
Cat 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.
Cat passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cat in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cat landing strikes from the mount and Farmer Dude is in trouble!
Farmer Dude looks gassed!
Cat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cat with a couple of short strikes.
Cat scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cat connects with a bit shot that sees Farmer Dude covering up! More strikes from Cat and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cat is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Russovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Abe Reles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Abe Reles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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193 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Reles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Russovich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Russovich's head.
Reles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reles throwing strikes from guard but Russovich blocks nicely.
Reles advances to half guard.
Reles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reles lands strikes from half guard.
Russovich looks gassed!
Reles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reles is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Russovich!
Reles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Russovich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Russovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russovich is bucking up trying to escape but Reles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reles with the ground and pound from mount.
Russovich is rocked!
Reles lands a big shot to the head and Russovich winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abe Reles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Vasyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano has chosen Disturbed - Decadance as his entrance music. Tatsuo Nakano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaly Vasyuk!
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, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Nakano off the cage and back into rage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasyuk.
Nakano blocks a head kick by Vasyuk.
Vasyuk misses the body punch
and Nakano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasyuk defends it well.
Nakano is looking for a kimura here.
Nakano trying to pass the guard but Vasyuk defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vasyuk tries to get to full guard but Nakano has control of the leg.
Nakano is trying for a kimura here. Vasyuk looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nakano wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatsuo Nakano!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murdock Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Care Less (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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275 lbs
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273 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 4 - 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr swings for the body but Less moves out of range.
Jr throws out a leg kick but Less moves out of range and Jr only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Jr.
Jr slips a jab and a cross from Less.
Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Less is controlling Jr's trapped leg to prevent Jr from advancing to side control.
Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Less is holding on to half guard well.
Less kicks off Jr and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jr misses with a hook.
Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Less counters with a left and a right that stings Jr.
Jr feints and as Less raises his hands in defense, Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Less utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jr stops Less from standing up.
Less looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jr is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a strike but Less rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Less trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Care Less hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Less slips a jab from Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less throws a sloppy head kick and Jr moves out of range easily.
Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Less avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jr.
Less wants to get back to his feet.
Jr works his way into full mount!
Jr landing shots from mount.
It looks like Care Less has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr throwing strikes here but Less is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Less's face.
Jr cracks Less with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Less is rocked!
Jr loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Less scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Jr land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Jr stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murdock Jr!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsofka has chosen " Ides Of Light" by Jucifer as his entrance music. Clint Foote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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238 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foote misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsofka moves away.
Zsofka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Zsofka.
Zsofka tries to score with a low kick but Foote moves his leg out of the way.
Foote swats away the attempt to clinch by Zsofka.
Foote pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zsofka 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.
Zsofka wants to land a leg kick but Foote is out of range.
Foote takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zsofka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foote.
Foote takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foote throws a body punch but Zsofka moves out of range.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka lands with a cross.
Zsofka just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka wants to clinch up but Foote keeps it at a distance.
Zsofka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foote.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Zsofka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsofka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foote rather than just go for the knockout.
Zsofka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Foote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsofka moves away.
Foote fails with a takedown attempt.
Zsofka digs a good body shot into Foote's ribs.
Zsofka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foote.
Zsofka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zsofka connects with an inside leg kick.
Foote tries for a takedown but Zsofka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foote counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zsofka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foote's sensitive parts.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka. Foote does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsofka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Foote uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsofka.
Zsofka connects with a solid leg kick.
Foote is breathing heavily.
Foote throws a combination that misses
and Zsofka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zsofka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zsofka lands a lovely overhand right.
Zsofka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zsofka is looking to slow Foote down with leg kicks.
Zsofka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Foote blocks a head kick by Zsofka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Foote will feel that in the morning.
Zsofka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Foote will feel that in the morning.
Baldomir Zsofka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Zsofka finds it's target.
Zsofka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Foote keeps the fight on the outside.
Zsofka pushes Foote away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Zsofka. That snapped Foote's head back.
Zsofka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foote manages to avoid it.
Foote takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zsofka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zsofka looking to score a takedown here. Foote is defending well but Zsofka drives through and ends up in Foote's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zsofka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zsofka landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zsofka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zsofka works over Foote with some ground and pound from guard.
Zsofka content to stall in guard here.
Zsofka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zsofka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zsofka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clint Foote's cut is getting worse.
Zsofka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zsofka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zsofka advances position into side control!
Foote is trying to work for a sweep but Zsofka has mounted him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zsofka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Clint Foote's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clint Foote's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Baldomir Zsofka!
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