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PCL 74: Siege of Gaza PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Golovko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Gaffney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Golovko's chin.
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164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Gaffney!
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, Alexander Golovko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney gets caught napping as Golovko dives in and scores a takedown. Gaffney manages to retain guard.
Golovko is posturing up here but Gaffney has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Golovko tries to roll out but it's too tight and Golovko has to tap! Slick submission there by Gaffney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamie Gaffney!
Jamie Gaffney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotterdam Minx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minx has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Nikolai Kukuev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rotterdam Minx!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minx gets caught napping as Kukuev dives in and scores a takedown. Minx manages to retain guard.
Minx looks gassed!
Kukuev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Minx keeping moving, preventing Kukuev from controlling successfully.
Kukuev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minx is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Minx trying to control the position.
Kukuev looking to pass the guard.
Kukuev drops back looking for a leg! Minx is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Minx manages to kick Kukuev off! Kukuev jumps back into Minx's guard.
Kukuev trying to control but Minx is working from the bottom.
Kukuev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolai Kukuev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Minx gets caught flat footed, as Kukuev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kukuev 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.
Kukuev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kukuev wants to control from the top but Minx keeps moving.
Kukuev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kukuev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kukuev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kukuev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev trying to control but Minx is working from the bottom.
Kukuev looking to pass the guard.
Minx looking for a sweep. Not yet Minx, not yet.
Minx can't keep his opponent in guard - Kukuev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kukuev is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Minx is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikolai Kukuev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vodka has chosen Alcohol as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ric Stanley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ric Stanley!
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, Vlad Vodka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vodka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stanley did well to prevent Vodka getting side control.
Vodka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stanley actively working from the bottom here.
Stanley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stanley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vodka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vodka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vodka stays in close to Stanley's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley working for a triangle but Vodka defends it easily.
Stanley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vodka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stanley is tightening it up a little... Vodka has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Vodka reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Vodka taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stanley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ric Stanley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes into the arena with Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast blaring out of the sound system. Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Candy Paint. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Charlie Brown enters the cage!
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195 lbs
18 - 10 - 3 |
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187 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class 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
18 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Brown throws a body kick the misses
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charlie Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim slips a jab from Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Brown.
Kim slips a jab from Brown.
Kim avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown looks gassed!
Kim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Kim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown pushes Kim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kim lands some shots froms side control.
Brown is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kim connects with a decent elbow.
Brown tries to escape but Kim is in control.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Kim lands a nice forearm strike.
Kim trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Kim 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.
Kim cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kim is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brown taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown parries the strikes from Kim easily there. Kim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
Kim throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kim working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kim wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Kim controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Kim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kim crashes against the mat.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Kim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kim prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A low kick from Kim is predictable there
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byeongsuk Kim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Byeongsuk Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a hook.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Kim with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim lands a front kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Kim rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim slowing the pace effectively.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim drops Brown onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brown is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Brown is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kim! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Byeongsuk Kim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moai Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khali has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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162 lbs
20 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moai Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns lands a head kick. Khali smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khali misses the shot to the body.
Khali looks gassed!
Khali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns slips a straight right by Khali.
Burns lands a front kick.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khali takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khali's head.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Khali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khali thows a body shot but no joy.
Khali looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Khali gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Moai Burns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Fighting Man. Chaka Mababa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amzi Azzan's chin.
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225 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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217 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzan closes the distance and clinches.
Mababa working hard to break the clinch.
Azzan keeps control of Mababa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mababa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azzan's face.
It looks like Amzi Azzan has been cut.
Azzan tries to throw a body punch but Mababa avoids it by throwing Azzan back against the cage.
Mababa tries a knee to the head but Azzan blocks it.
Azzan lands a shoulder strike.
Mababa is trying to push Azzan away but Azzan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Azzan manages to break the clinch.
Azzan clinches up with Mababa and pushes him back against the cage.
Azzan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Azzan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azzan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mababa keeping moving, preventing Azzan from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azzan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan prevents Mababa from getting back to his feet.
Azzan looking to pass the guard.
Azzan postures up and lands a big shot to Mababa's brow.
Azzan trying to control but Mababa is working from the bottom.
Azzan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mababa is keeping the position for now.
Azzan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Azzan advances position into side control!
Mababa wants to control but Azzan postures up.
Mababa wants to get back to his feet.
Azzan cracks Mababa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan is staying tight to Mababa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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!
Mababa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mababa is rocked!
Azzan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mababa keeps working.
Oh Mababa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mababa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Azzan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big shot lands for Azzan! That's hurt Mababa! Will he recover? Azzan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amzi Azzan!
During a confident post fight interview, Amzi Azzan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pulli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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221 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinhardt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reinhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulli.
Reinhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulli.
Pulli cracks Reinhardt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pulli throws the left hand but Reinhardt avoids the punch easily.
Andreas Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
Reinhardt misses with a looping right.
Reinhardt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Pulli does no damage.
Reinhardt throws a right and a left that Pulli avoids nicely.
Pulli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reinhardt slips under a jab from Pulli.
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulli.
Pulli takes a swing at Reinhardt's ribcage but misses.
Pulli blocks a jab.
Pulli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pulli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reinhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt punishes Pulli's body with a nice straight punch.
Pulli avoids the body shot from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt tries to move into range but Pulli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andreas Reinhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinhardt misses with a hook
and Pulli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reinhardt, as that shot connected.
Pulli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinhardt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pulli momentarily.
Reinhardt cracks Pulli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reinhardt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulli.
Reinhardt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pulli in his tracks.
Pulli is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Pulli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinhardt connects with a body shot.
Pulli is breathing heavily.
Reinhardt drops Pulli with a huge uppercut! Pulli drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Reinhardt is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Reinhardt!
After the big win, Andreas Reinhardt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Seven Sins™ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint. Karri Vahti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vahti tries to land a front kick but Dane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Dane throws a jab when Vahti was well out of range.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Vahti.
Vahti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vahti manages to avoid it.
Dane lands with a good body shot.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vahti moves away.
Vahti slips under a jab from Dane.
Dane throws a front kick aimed at Vahti's knee but Vahti avoids it well.
Vahti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dane.
Dane scores with a jab. Vahti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vahti wants to land a leg kick but Dane is out of range.
A big right from Vahti misses.
Vahti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dane misses with an uppercut.
Dane loads up on a big right hand but Vahti slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vahti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dane lands with a nice body punch.
Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dane.
Dane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vahti's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dane looks to land a left hand but Vahti moved out of range nicely.
Vahti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dane missing with a left hand there. Vahti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vahti misses with a straight left.
Vahti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vahti moves out of range of the strikes.
Dane moves out of range as Vahti strikes.
Vahti lands a nice looking body kick.
Vahti throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Vahti.
Vahti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dane.
Vahti pushes Dane away with a front kick.
Dane throws out a loose jab but Vahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vahti throws a looping overhand right but Dane ducks down to avoid it.
Dane's corner calls for a 1-2. Dane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vahti drops his hands momentarily and Dane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vahti looks to land a left hand but Dane moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vahti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane throws a big shot that misses.
Vahti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dane throws a jab when Vahti was well out of range.
Vahti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vahti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dane shoots in and drives through. Vahti sprawls well.
Vahti throws a leg kick that misses.
Dane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vahti misses with a straight right.
Dane cracks a nice hook into Vahti's ribs.
Vahti ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Vahti throws a good cross that connects.
Dane misses with a hook. Vahti ducked under it nicely.
Vahti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Vahti.
Dane walks into a stiff left hand from Vahti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vahti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vahti.
Dane is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dane.
Vahti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dane is out of range.
Vahti misses with a body kick.
That kick from Vahti tenderised Dane's leg. Dane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vahti lands with an overhand left.
Vahti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vahti stuns Dane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dane. That did some damage!
Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vahti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vahti thows a body shot but no joy.
Dane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
Dane throws a lazy right hand but Vahti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane moves forwards but Vahti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Vahti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti throws a leg kick
and Dane counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vahti.
The crowd cheers as Dane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vahti doesn't seem phased though.
Dane cracks Vahti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vahti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vahti connects with a looping right hand.
Vahti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dane on the side of the head.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane throws the left hand but Vahti avoids the punch easily.
Vahti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vahti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dane's calf.
Dane throws a jab when Vahti was well out of range.
Vahti moves away from the strike by Dane.
Vahti scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Vahti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vahti misses with a low kick.
Vahti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vahti.
A jab from Vahti finds it's way through Dane's defenses.
Vahti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vahti throws an overhand right that lands on Dane's shoulder, as Dane tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Vahti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vahti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vahti throws a jab when Dane was well out of range.
Vahti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vahti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dane lands with a straight right. Vahti didn't see that one coming.
Dane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dane misses with a straight right.
Vahti throws the kick towards the body but Dane avoids it.
Jab by Vahti.
Vahti throws a leg kick which misses Dane's front leg but catches the back leg as Dane tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti scoring well with a low kick there.
Vahti tries to land a front kick but Dane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dane misses with a body shot.
Vahti connects with a right hand. Dane shakes it off.
Vahti defending well as Dane loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vahti.
Vahti throws a chopping leg kick but Dane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dane misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vahti. Dane shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vahti misses the jab.
Dane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dane takes a swing at Vahti's ribcage but misses.
Vahti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vahti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vahti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dane misses with a hook. Vahti ducked under it nicely.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Vahti.
Vahti throws the kick towards the body but Dane avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vahti.
Dane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vahti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dane.
An inside leg kick lands from Vahti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dane. Vahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vahti can pounce on him.
Vahti misses with a right hand
and Dane counters with a stiff right hand.
Dane tests Vahti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vahti throws a shot from downtown. Dane moves away and avoids it.
Vahti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vahti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vahti can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vahti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karri Vahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vahti throws a hook to the side of Dane's head but Dane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dane slips a straight right by Vahti.
Dane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahti misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dane might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vahti wants to slow Dane down by chopping away at his legs.
Vahti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vahti's hands.
Dane jabs Vahti right on the nose. Vahti blinks but takes it well.
Dane just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti swings for the body but Dane moves out of range.
Dane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dane misses with a straight right.
Vahti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Dane.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dane manages to avoid it.
Dane looks to throw the jab but Vahti is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti misses with a straight left.
Vahti misses with a hook.
Vahti moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Vahti misses.
Vahti misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dane swings widly with a right hand
and Vahti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dane's knee momentarily.
Vahti stalks Dane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dane's face. Dane staggers backwards, shaken.
Vahti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vahti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vahti slips a jab from Dane.
A big left from Dane misses.
Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Vahti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
Dane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vahti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Vahti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dane misses with a straight right.
Vahti takes one to the side of the head.
Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vahti.
Good leg kick by Vahti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dane moves out of range of the body kick from Vahti.
Dane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vahti catches Dane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vahti.
Vahti scores with a jab to the body.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vahti moves away.
Vahti throws a looping overhand right but Dane ducks down to avoid it.
Vahti scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Vahti. That snapped Dane's head back.
Dane misses with a looping left.
Dane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dane throws a hook but Vahti avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti is looking to chop away at Dane's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vahti connects with an inside leg kick.
Vahti throws a right hand that Dane ducks under and follows up with a left that Dane also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vahti.
Dane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vahti.
Dane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vahti.
Vahti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vahti connects with a leg kick. Dane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vahti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vahti loads up on a big right hand but Dane slips the punch.
Dane cracks Vahti with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vahti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vahti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vahti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dane's head.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vahti throws out the jab.
Dane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vahti manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Vahti misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vahti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Vahti misses.
Dane needs to keep his hands up - Vahti had a free shot at his head there.
Dane throws a big shot that misses.
Vahti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vahti.
Vahti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Dane. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Dane misses.
Vahti lands a body shot.
Vahti throws a shot from downtown. Dane moves away and avoids it.
Vahti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vahti.
A big left from Dane misses.
Jab, jab by Vahti - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti throws the kick towards the body but Dane avoids it.
Dane takes one on the button.
Vahti sizes up Dane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vahti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Vahti.
Dane throws a hook but Vahti blocks it.
Vahti moves away from the strike by Dane.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vahti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dane throws the left hand but Vahti avoids the punch easily.
Vahti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vahti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dane throws a shot from downtown. Vahti moves away and avoids it.
Dane lands a really nice looking cross but Vahti seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Dane.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vahti moves away.
Dane looks to land a right hand but Vahti moved out of range.
Donny Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahti blocks a jab.
Vahti swings for the body but Dane moves out of range.
Vahti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti moves out of range of the strikes.
Vahti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vahti ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Vahti misses the shot to the body.
Vahti lands a slapping body shot.
Dane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vahti to score with a decent uppercut.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vahti.
Vahti blocks a low kick nicely.
Karri Vahti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vahti finds it's way round the side to connect with Dane's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karri Vahti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vahti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karri Vahti!
After winning the bout, Karri Vahti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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