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TD 42: Katchenko - Paco PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Graicie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Graicie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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240 lbs
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267 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helio Graicie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graicie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Couture is trying to defend but Graicie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Graicie wants to work for an arm triangle but Couture is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Graicie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Couture tries to roll over but Graicie keeps him under control.
Couture slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graicie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Couture dives on top into guard.
Couture trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Graicie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Graicie 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.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graicie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Couture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graicie has managed to get both his arms back between Couture's legs - danger averted.
Graicie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Couture is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Couture has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graicie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graicie can't keep his opponent in guard - Couture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Couture is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graicie is just riding it out for now. Couture eventually gives up the hold.
Graicie actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graicie trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
Couture is looking to advance position but Graicie won't allow it.
Couture is working for a kimura but Graicie is defending it quite comfortably.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture is thwarting Graicie's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graicie manages to get to full guard.
Couture pushes down on Graicie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Graicie is trying to control but can't.
Couture thows a huge punch but Graicie dodges it nicely.
Couture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graicie defending well though.
Graicie trying to control from the bottom.
Couture is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couture tries to pass to full mount but Graicie defends it.
Couture 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.
Graicie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graicie is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Graicie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graicie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Couture is looking to advance position but Graicie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Graicie looking to secure an arm triangle but Couture defends it well.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.
Graicie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Couture can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graicie working for a guillotine from mount but Couture is in no mood to give up.
Graicie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Couture has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Couture is wriggling around trying to escape.
Couture sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Graicie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Couture regains full guard. Nicely done.
Graicie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graicie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Graicie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Couture is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Couture has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Graicie is retaining full guard.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture working some strikes from top position.
Graicie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Couture pushes down on Graicie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Graicie is breathing heavily.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graicie looking for submissions off his back.
Couture not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graicie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture trying to mount his opponent but Graicie defends it.
Graicie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graicie sees it coming and defends easily.
Graicie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graicie.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Graicie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graicie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graicie on the ground.
Couture is fighting to break Graicie's control of his arms but Graicie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Graicie blocks nicely.
Couture keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graicie's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graicie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Randy Couture will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Graicie misses with a takedown
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Graicie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Couture counters with a single leg into guard. Graicie didn't expect that.
Graicie working for a triangle but Couture defends it easily.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graicie is keeping the position for now.
Graicie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Couture working some strikes from top position.
Couture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graicie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Graicie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Couture here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Graicie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graicie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Couture passes Graicie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Graicie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Couture scores with a couple of nice shots.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture content to control rather than advance.
Graicie is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture trying to control the action but Graicie is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Couture content to control rather than advance.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Graicie is defending well.
Randy Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Couture.
Graicie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Graicie.
Graicie shoots and misses
and Couture counters with a stiff right hand.
Graicie tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.
Couture trying to control but Graicie is working from the bottom.
Couture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Couture controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graicie stops Couture from passing to mount.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graicie keeps working.
Couture content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Couture working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture controlling the position from side mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Couture trying to control the action but Graicie is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Rogerio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio Silva comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Geronimo Rogerio Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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267 lbs
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289 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geronimo Rogerio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogerio Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez shoots and misses
and Rogerio Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogerio Silva scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ivan Lopez has been cut.
Lopez shoots and misses
and Rogerio Silva counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Lopez! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geronimo Rogerio Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosty Badzenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class 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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosty Badzenko!
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, Daniel Greene!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene tries to clinch up.
Badzenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Badzenko throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Badzenko closes the distance and clinches up with Greene, looking for a takedown. Badzenko pushes Greene against the cage but Greene circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Badzenko.
Kosty Badzenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badzenko clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the cage.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Badzenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Badzenko blocks an elbow strike.
Greene throws an elbow but it misses.
Badzenko is pushing Greene up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badzenko's defenses.
It looks like Kosty Badzenko has been cut.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Greene throws an elbow but it misses.
Badzenko tries a knee to the head but Greene blocks it.
Badzenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badzenko stalling.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Badzenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greene scores a nice knee to the body.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Greene is pressed up against the cage. Badzenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greene down to the mat. Greene avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosty Badzenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badzenko is looking to clinch but Greene is avoiding it.
Badzenko pushes Greene up against the cage in a clinch.
Badzenko working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badzenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greene gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Badzenko.
Badzenko is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Badzenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Greene pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Badzenko letting Greene take a breather here.
Greene prevents the takedown attempt.
Badzenko avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the cage.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Badzenko misses with a knee strike.
Badzenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greene walks away with a smile on his face. Badzenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badzenko.
Greene tries to clinch up
letting Badzenko counter with a right hand.
Badzenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badzenko clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the cage.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Badzenko tries to pull guard but Greene won't allow it.
Badzenko dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Badzenko as Greene tries to tie him up.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badzenko is defended easily by Greene.
Badzenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badzenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badzenko counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Greene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosty Badzenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Greene thumps Badzenko with a low kick.
Greene gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Badzenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Greene up against the cage.
Badzenko is trying to force a seperation but Greene has the dominant position.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene avoiding damage.
Badzenko trying to stall but Greene improves his position.
Badzenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greene looking to stall.
Badzenko avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Badzenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kosty Badzenko's cut is getting worse.
Badzenko has picked Greene up - he's going for a ride! Badzenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Badzenko trying to control from half guard but Greene is working away.
Badzenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Greene keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Badzenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badzenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Badzenko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Greene regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene is looking to control Badzenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greene avoid being mounted?
Badzenko trying to mount his opponent but Greene defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badzenko escapes and gets back to his feet.
Greene tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Badzenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badzenko's sensitive parts.
Badzenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greene but Greene pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Badzenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greene sprawls well. Greene wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Badzenko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosty Badzenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Greene as Badzenko shoots in.
Daniel Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greene looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badzenko tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badzenko closes the distance and clinches.
Badzenko is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Greene to work.
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 Kosty Badzenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kosty Badzenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Greene pushes Badzenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Greene is pressed up against the cage. Badzenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greene down to the mat. Greene avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badzenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Greene misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Greene.
Badzenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.
Greene closes the distance and pushes Badzenko back into the cage.
Greene breaks from the clinch.
Badzenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greene sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosty Badzenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badzenko throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badzenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greene closes the distance but Badzenko moves to the side
and Badzenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badzenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greene swivels and escapes.
Badzenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Greene closes the distance and clinches.
Badzenko fails to pull guard.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badzenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Greene is pressed up against the cage. Badzenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Greene down to the mat. Greene avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greene scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
Greene is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
Daniel Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Greene.
Badzenko wants to clinch but Greene slips to the side
and Greene counters by moving into the clinch.
Badzenko managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Nice elbow from Greene.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Badzenko dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Badzenko dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badzenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Greene.
Badzenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Badzenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greene avoids it.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greene lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badzenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Kosty Badzenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Greene lands a damaging elbow.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badzenko's brow.
Greene lands a nice elbow.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greene obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Badzenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Greene lands an elbow inside that Badzenko shrugs off.
Greene lands an elbow that stopped Badzenko in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
Jeez, Kosty Badzenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badzenko's defenses.
Greene stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greene.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Greene.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Greene!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padrone Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrick Skiter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Padrone Shinobi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skiter.
Skiter has managed to clinch.
Shinobi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skiter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skiter lands a body shot.
Shinobi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skiter's waist but Skiter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shinobi off to one side.
Skiter stuns Shinobi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skiter rushes Shinobi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skiter breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shinobi needs to keep his hands up - Skiter had a free shot at his head there.
Skiter digs a good hook to Shinobi's body.
Shinobi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinobi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skiter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrick Skiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Padrone Shinobi.
Skiter misses with a body shot.
Skiter lands a jab to the nose.
Skiter scores with a hook to the body. Shinobi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skiter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Skiter on the inside.
Skiter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shinobi letting Skiter take a breather here.
Skiter breaks the clinch.
Skiter digs a good hook to Shinobi's body.
Skiter lands a nice looking body shot.
Skiter's corner calls for a 1-2. Skiter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shinobi shoots in for a takedown but Skiter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skiter closes the distance and clinches.
Skiter manages to break the clinch.
Skiter rushes Shinobi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skiter closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Skiter.
Skiter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter avoiding damage.
Skiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skiter clinches with his opponent.
Skiter breaks the clinch.
Skiter closes the distance and clinches.
Skiter breaks the clinch.
Shinobi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skiter's waist but Skiter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shinobi off to one side.
Skiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shinobi at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skiter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shinobi, pushing him back against the cage.
Skiter breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Skiter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skiter pushes Shinobi up against the cage in a clinch.
Skiter cracks Shinobi with a nice body shot.
Skiter breaks from the clinch.
Skiter forces Shinobi back against the cage and clinches.
Skiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinobi has a takedown stuffed.
Skiter leaves Shinobi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shinobi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter scores with a shot to the body.
Shinobi is breathing heavily.
Shinobi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodrick Skiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Padrone Shinobi.
Shinobi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skiter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shinobi eats them both and turns towards Skiter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skiter closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Skiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrick Skiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Skiter lands a slapping body shot.
Skiter moves into range and clinches up with Shinobi.
Skiter manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Skiter finds it's target.
Skiter clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skiter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skiter has managed to clinch.
Skiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skiter moves into the clinch.
Skiter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinobi can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skiter.
Skiter manages to break the clinch.
Shinobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skiter lands a body shot.
Skiter misses with a body shot.
Rodrick Skiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skiter darts in and clinches Shinobi up against the cage.
Skiter slowing the pace effectively.
Shinobi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodrick Skiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skiter breaks the clinch.
Skiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shinobi at a distance.
Rodrick Skiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Skiter - just one landing.
Skiter clinches up with Shinobi and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skiter lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Skiter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Skiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skiter clinches up against the cage.
Skiter manages to break the clinch.
Skiter misses with a wild body shot.
Skiter lands a big uppercut and Shinobi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shinobi looks OK. Skiter waves Shinobi back to his feet!
It looks like Padrone Shinobi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinobi tries to keep at a distance but Skiter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skiter lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Skiter.
Shinobi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skiter cracks Shinobi with a nice body shot.
Skiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skiter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skiter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skiter Throws a clean left jab. Skiter Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Shinobi's chin! Shinobi crumbles to the ground and Skiter follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Skiter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrick Skiter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Besik Shamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Burlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Besik Shamba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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219 lbs
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223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Besik Shamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Den Burlaka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Shamba as Burlaka shoots in.
Burlaka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamba loads up on a big right hand but Burlaka slips the punch.
Shamba feints a jab promting Burlaka to slip. Shamba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burlaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Shamba.
Besik Shamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamba drops Burlaka with a huge uppercut! Burlaka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shamba is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Besik Shamba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geeorges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianov comes to the cage accompanied by Аркона - Call of Battle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Emelianov!
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, Geeorges StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - StPierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
StPierre gets tackled into the cage by Emelianov. Emelianov maintains the clinch.
StPierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianov misses with the head strike.
Emelianov lands a left hand.
Emelianov stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
StPierre can't break the clinch.
StPierre takes a shot to the head.
StPierre tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Emelianov.
StPierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite StPierre's efforts to push away.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianov tries a knee to the head but StPierre blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianov stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov keeps control of StPierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
StPierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
StPierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
StPierre prevents a body shot from Emelianov.
StPierre is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianov.
Emelianov leaning against his opponent.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianov scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emelianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianov scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
StPierre working hard to break the clinch.
StPierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
StPierre is trying to force a seperation but Emelianov has the dominant position.
Emelianov has StPierre pressed against the cage, preventing StPierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianov throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
StPierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of StPierre's head.
Emelianov tries to close the distance and clinch up but StPierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
StPierre with a poor takedown
and Emelianov counters with a leg kick.
Emelianov tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from StPierre. Emelianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
StPierre has closed the distance and engaged Emelianov in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre can't break the clinch.
Emelianov stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianov obliges.
StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianov looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
Emelianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Emelianov.
StPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. StPierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
StPierre looks gassed!
Emelianov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
StPierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianov digs a right hand underneath StPierre's ribcage. StPierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
StPierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emelianov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Emelianov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
StPierre can't break the clinch.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
StPierre is trying to force a seperation but Emelianov has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Emelianov.
Emelianov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has StPierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianov is looking to land body kicks.
Emelianov wants to clinch
and StPierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianov gets a clinch.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianov lands a left hand.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre manages to break the clinch.
Emelianov wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
Roman Emelianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre is looking to score with low kicks.
Emelianov connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianov. Those never looked like landing.
StPierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianov wants to slow StPierre down by chopping away at his legs.
StPierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianov tries to stall but StPierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch but Emelianov keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
StPierre tries to break free but Emelianov pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianov.
StPierre is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianov.
StPierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
StPierre tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on StPierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Emelianov.
Emelianov lands an elbow that stopped StPierre in his tracks for a moment.
StPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Emelianov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emelianov.
Emelianov with a knee to the head.
Emelianov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov lands a knee to the body.
Emelianov leaning against his opponent.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by StPierre as Emelianov tries to tie him up.
StPierre blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on StPierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
StPierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianov has StPierre pressed against the cage, preventing StPierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
StPierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov tries to clinch up but StPierre circles away and keeps his distance.
StPierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roman Emelianov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianov connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianov wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
Emelianov is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianov dominated that second round.
That's time! Emelianov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
StPierre keeps the fight on the outside.
StPierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emelianov jabs StPierre right on the nose. StPierre blinks but takes it well.
StPierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianov fakes the leg kick and cracks StPierre in the body.
Emelianov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
StPierre tries to break free but Emelianov pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. StPierre is defending well for now.
Roman Emelianov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
StPierre breaks the clinch.
Emelianov scores with a leg kick.
Emelianov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but StPierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by StPierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianov thows a left - swing and a miss!
StPierre lands with a kick to the temple. Emelianov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
StPierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianov throws a right and a left that StPierre avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
StPierre avoids the head kick by Emelianov.
Emelianov slips a jab from StPierre.
StPierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianov jabs StPierre right on the nose. StPierre blinks but takes it well.
StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
StPierre clinches up with Emelianov and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Emelianov scores with a shoulder strike.
StPierre working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emelianov keeps control of StPierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianov is trying to maintain a safe position but StPierre gets an underhook and turns Emelianov into the cage.
StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianov trying to land knees to the body.
StPierre tries to break free but Emelianov pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianov lands a knee to the body.
Roman Emelianov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
StPierre is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Emelianov.
StPierre is trying to force a seperation but Emelianov has the dominant position.
Emelianov struggles to land a body shot inside as StPierre controls his hands.
StPierre tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianov.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre wants to break free but Emelianov has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianov.
Emelianov lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianov lands a shoulder strike.
Geeorges StPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianov lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre tries to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling the position.
Emelianov displaying some good clinch control by pressing StPierre up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
StPierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Emelianov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Emelianov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Po Pola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Po Pola!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kopylov.
Pola slips under a jab from Kopylov.
Pola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kopylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pola.
Kopylov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kopylov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pola.
Kopylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pola blocks a head kick by Kopylov.
Pola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kopylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kopylov tries to keep at a distance but Pola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kopylov blocking some punches.
Pola pushes Kopylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kopylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pola walks into a straight right hand from Kopylov.
Sloppy strikes from Pola. Those never looked like landing.
Pola moves away from the strike by Kopylov.
Kopylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pola.
Pola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kopylov lands with a kick to the temple. Pola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vladimir Kopylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopylov scores with a jab to the body.
Pola looks gassed!
Pola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopylov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Pola. Those never looked like landing.
Pola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov misses with a few strikes there.
Pola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kopylov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kopylov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kopylov cracks Pola with a good jab.
Kopylov cracks Pola with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pola tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kopylov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pola is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kopylov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Srichan Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pendulum - Propane Nightmares. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Srichan Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bret McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie takes a swing at Dan's ribcage but misses.
Dan gets a clinch.
Dan can't break the clinch.
McKenzie scores with a hook to the body.
McKenzie tries a body shot but Dan blocks it.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
McKenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dan's elbow.
McKenzie misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenzie controls his hands.
McKenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Dan.
Dan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKenzie backwards.
Dan blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
Dan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Dan controls the action.
Dan blocks a body shot from McKenzie.
Dan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKenzie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dan's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan blocks an uppercut.
Dan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dan stuffs the takedown.
McKenzie has his takedown stuffed
and Dan counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie tries for a takedown but Dan circles away easily
and Dan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Srichan Dan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret McKenzie.
McKenzie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dan counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie is rocked!
It looks like Bret McKenzie has been cut.
Dan drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of McKenzie's head, knocking him out cold! Dan is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Srichan Dan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benn Rotthwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotthwell comes to the cage accompanied by U2 - Bloody sunday. Baduk has chosen Leontiev Valera - Sokrovische Chernogo Morya as his entrance music. Sergei Baduk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benn Rotthwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baduk throws a jab when Rotthwell was well out of range.
Baduk rushes Rotthwell and presses him up against the cage.
Baduk manages to break the clinch.
Baduk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rotthwell's head.
It looks like Benn Rotthwell has been cut.
Baduk throws a series of punches but Rotthwell moves out of range.
Baduk throws a head kick that misses.
Rotthwell avoids the head kick by Baduk.
Baduk moves in looking to clinch but Rotthwell pushes him off.
Rotthwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Sergei Baduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baduk scores with a decent looking hook.
Rotthwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Baduk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotthwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baduk tries to clinch up but Rotthwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Baduk throws a head kick that Rotthwell semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baduk tries to clinch but Rotthwell is having none of it.
Rotthwell blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baduk connects with a jab.
A head kick from Baduk lands but Rotthwell takes it in his stride.
Rotthwell moves out of range of the body kick.
Rotthwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baduk.
Rotthwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Baduk is just out of range.
Rotthwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baduk scores with a jab to the body.
Rotthwell is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotthwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baduk drives through and clinches with Rotthwell against the cage.
Baduk manages to break the clinch.
Baduk fails to land with a series of punches.
Baduk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rotthwell blocks a head kick by Baduk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baduk clinches up against the cage.
Rotthwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baduk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rotthwell gets tackled into the cage by Baduk. Baduk maintains the clinch.
Baduk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baduk wants to clinch up but Rotthwell keeps it at a distance.
Baduk lands with a slapping head kick.
Baduk stalks Rotthwell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rotthwell's face. Rotthwell staggers backwards, shaken.
Benn Rotthwell's cut is getting worse.
Baduk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Baduk finds it's target.
Rotthwell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benn Rotthwell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baduk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baduk throws a head kick that Rotthwell semi-blocks.
Rotthwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baduk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baduk misses with a hook.
Baduk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Baduk.
Rotthwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baduk moves away.
Baduk has closed the distance and engaged Rotthwell in a clinch.
Rotthwell is trying to force a seperation but Baduk has the dominant position.
Rotthwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baduk has him pressed against the cage.
Rotthwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rotthwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baduk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rotthwell smiles and moves away.
Rotthwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baduk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baduk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rotthwell moves out of range as Baduk throws a body kick.
Rotthwell scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baduk moves into range and clinches up with Rotthwell.
Baduk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baduk closes the distance and clinches.
Rotthwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baduk drags the fight down to the ground.
Rotthwell wants to get up but he can't break Baduk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baduk has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rotthwell should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Baduk has tightened it up now! Rotthwell should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergei Baduk!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Paco!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katchenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paco.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Paco forces his way into half guard.
Paco wants to work for an arm triangle but Katchenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Katchenko gets full guard.
Paco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Katchenko dives on top into guard.
Paco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katchenko controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko preventing the sweep.
Katchenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Paco wants to sweep here but Katchenko controlling him for the moment.
Katchenko content to stall in guard here.
Andrei Katchenko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Paco shoots for a double leg takedown but Katchenko sprawls well. He's pushed Paco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Katchenko cracks a nice hook into Paco's ribs.
Katchenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Paco should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paco shoots in looking for a takedown but Katchenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katchenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrei Katchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Paco.
Katchenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paco.
Paco shoots and misses
and Katchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paco thinking.
Paco looks gassed!
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Paco moves out of range easily.
Katchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Katchenko as Paco shoots in.
Katchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katchenko swivels and escapes.
Katchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paco's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands with a good body shot.
Katchenko throws a head kick that Paco semi-blocks.
It looks like Paulo Paco has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katchenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Katchenko lands a jab to Paco's midsection.
Nice body punch from Katchenko.
Paco avoids the body shot from Katchenko.
Katchenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paco walks into a straight right hand from Katchenko.
Katchenko circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Paco to the canvas! Paco doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Katchenko keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Katchenko!
Andrei Katchenko retains his light heavyweight title!
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