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WTA 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Barba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Barba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Barba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barba moves into the clinch.
Mikhailov can't break the clinch.
Barba tries a body shot but Mikhailov blocks it.
Mikhailov throws a head punch that misses.
Mikhailov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barba is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barba has Mikhailov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barba pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mikhailov tumbling to the mat - Barba dives into Mikhailov's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mikhailov holds on and takes a little breather.
Barba trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikhailov looking for a sweep. Not yet Mikhailov, not yet.
Barba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailov working a defensive guard here.
Mikhailov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barba trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikhailov.
Mikhailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barba was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov lands a nice hook to Barba's body. Barba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikhailov misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mikhailov. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barba drives through and clinches with Mikhailov against the cage.
Barba misses with a punch on the inside.
Barba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barba wants a takedown.
Anton Mikhailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Barba.
Barba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhailov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barba swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikhailov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barba blocks a body shot from Mikhailov.
Barba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mikhailov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mikhailov misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barba throws a hook but Mikhailov blocks it.
Mikhailov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barba at a distance.
Barba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikhailov.
Barba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barba goes for a takedown attempt but Mikhailov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barba gets a clinch.
Barba tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barba throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhailov.
Barba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mikhailov lands with a short shot to the head.
Mikhailov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhailov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barba.
Barba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barba looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mikhailov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikhailov with a jab.
Barba forces Mikhailov back against the cage and clinches.
Mikhailov wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikhailov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barba avoiding damage as Mikhailov throws knees to the body.
Barba ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mikhailov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anton Mikhailov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mikhailov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barba shoots in for a takedown but Mikhailov shows good takedown defense.
Barba drives through and clinches with Mikhailov against the cage.
Barba is looking for a takedown.
Barba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mikhailov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anton Mikhailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Barba.
Barba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mikhailov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barba on the side of the head.
Mikhailov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mikhailov misses with a two punch combination.
Mikhailov throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Barba's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Mikhailov dives in looking to finish as Barba flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Mikhailov's strikes! Mikhailov is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Barba's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Barba was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Mikhailov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Tytanowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Tytanowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tytanowy wants to clinch.
Melvin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tytanowy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Tytanowy backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Janusz Tytanowy has been cut.
Tytanowy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Tytanowy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tytanowy off the cage and back into range.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tytanowy's head.
Janusz Tytanowy's cut is getting worse.
Tytanowy avoids a kick to the body.
Tytanowy clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tytanowy has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Tytanowy has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Tytanowy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tytanowy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Tytanowy is controlling him
Tytanowy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tytanowy prevents Johnson from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Tytanowy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tytanowy stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tytanowy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Tytanowy closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tytanowy blocks an uppercut.
Tytanowy stalling in the clinch.
Tytanowy has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Tytanowy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tytanowy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tytanowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tytanowy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Tytanowy.
A frustrated look appears on Tytanowy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Tytanowy.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tytanowy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tytanowy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Come on Tytanowy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tytanowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tytanowy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tytanowy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Tytanowy's cut.
That's time! Tytanowy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tytanowy.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tytanowy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tytanowy.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tytanowy rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tytanowy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tytanowy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tytanowy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tytanowy dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Tytanowy's head and hops out.
Tytanowy tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Tytanowy in the body.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Tytanowy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tytanowy looks OK. Johnson waves Tytanowy back to his feet!
Tytanowy is rocked!
Janusz Tytanowy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Tytanowy is looking to close the distance but Johnson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Tytanowy crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Tytanowy is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Melvin Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Benevidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanya Mamonov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya Mamonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Benevidi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevidi scores with the left hand. Mamonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Mamonov ducks under a wild hook from Benevidi.
Benevidi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick by Mamonov misses
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combo that has Mamonov backing up. Mamonov nods at Benevidi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mamonov scores with a head kick.
Benevidi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mamonov throws a hook to the side of Benevidi's head but Benevidi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benevidi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Mamonov.
Mamonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benevidi misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamonov cracks Benevidi with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Benevidi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Mamonov.
Mamonov throws a head kick but Benevidi moves out of range.
Jake Benevidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benevidi misses with an uppercut. Mamonov saw that one coming.
Benevidi lands a nice shot that snaps Mamonov's head back.
Benevidi cracks Mamonov with a good jab.
Benevidi lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Benevidi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jake Benevidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benevidi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamonov feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Benevidi collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sanya Mamonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon has chosen Prayer Of The Refugee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gideon Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Delon takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delon shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Delon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delon looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Delon is proving hard to escape from.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Delon.
Delon wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Delon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gonzalez, into his guard.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Delon looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Delon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Delon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzalez prevents Delon from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Delon seems keen to control Gonzalez's posture.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Delon is keeping the position.
Delon controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alen Delon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Delon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Delon is in Gonzalez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Delon misses.
Delon dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Delon's head and hops out.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Delon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Delon's head.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gideon Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alen Delon.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Delon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Delon avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Delon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Delon moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Delon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Delon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Delon trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Delon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delon punching from mount but Gonzalez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Delon moves out of range easily.
Delon throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Delon or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez which made him look bad.
Delon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Delon is in Gonzalez's guard.
Delon throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gonzalez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Delon is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzalez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Delon tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Delon wants to get back to his feet.
Delon is desperately trying to improve his position but Gonzalez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gideon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Delon is on top in guard.
Delon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Delon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gonzalez sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon moves nicely into side control.
Gonzalez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Delon.
Delon lands an elbow.
Gonzalez regains half guard, as Delon was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delon throws a strike but Gonzalez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alen Delon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Delon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Delon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Delon!
During a confident post fight interview, Alen Delon 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh misses with a wild body shot.
Welsh misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Welsh. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Welsh. Those never looked like landing.
Welsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Welsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Welsh.
Welsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia dives in and grabs Welsh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Welsh pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Welsh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Welsh wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Welsh looks for a takedown but Maia sprawls well.
Maia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Welsh wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh looks gassed!
Maia is trying to control the action in half guard but Welsh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh is trying to stand back up but Maia is controlling him
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia trying to control the action but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Welsh wants to get back to his feet.
Maia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Welsh is not content to let Maia control the position.
Welsh is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia thows a huge punch but Welsh dodges it nicely.
Welsh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Welsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia stops Welsh from getting back to his feet.
Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Welsh tries to kick Maia off but Maia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Welsh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Welsh scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Maia manages to mount him!
Welsh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a big shot there that rocks Welsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Welsh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Welsh taking shots to the head.
Welsh's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Maia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Welsh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Welsh!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welsh squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Welsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Welsh's half guard.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Welsh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Welsh is trying to stand.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Welsh is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
Welsh is trying to stand.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Welsh is looking to escape.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Welsh keeps working.
Welsh is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia 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.
Welsh is breathing heavily.
Maia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Welsh!
Welsh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maia landing strikes from the mount.
Maia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Welsh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Welsh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maia is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia tries for a kimura but Welsh is defending well.
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Welsh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Welsh pushes Maia away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maia gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Maia trying to control the action but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Maia has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia won't let Welsh get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Maia lands a big shot there that rocks Welsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Welsh is rocked!
Maia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Welsh is still in real trouble! Can Maia finish him?
Welsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Welsh is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Maia is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Welsh is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Maia!
Our winner, Chris Maia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bokya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akhmad ShugaR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokya comes into the arena with Embrace Annihilation blaring out of the sound system. ShugaR has chosen Dagestan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Bokya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad ShugaR!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokya connects with a right hand. ShugaR shakes it off.
ShugaR tries to clinch up but Bokya circles away and keeps his distance.
ShugaR throws a looping overhand right but Bokya ducks down to avoid it.
Bokya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ShugaR.
Akhmad ShugaR seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ShugaR scores with a takedown into Bokya's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
ShugaR missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ShugaR stopping the sweep attempt from Bokya.
ShugaR stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bokya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ShugaR landing some decent shots from guard.
ShugaR trying to control but Bokya is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ShugaR works over Bokya with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bokya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ShugaR.
Bokya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as ShugaR controls the pace.
ShugaR passes easily into side control. Nice work.
ShugaR controls the position.
ShugaR is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bokya is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
ShugaR wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bokya keeps working.
ShugaR connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bokya some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bokya rolls with the submission and now he's on top in ShugaR's guard! Nice work there by Bokya!
Bokya wants to pass the guard but ShugaR is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ShugaR is controlling Bokya's posture.
ShugaR pushes Bokya off and scrambles back to his feet.
ShugaR scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bokya defends it nicely.
Bokya moves out of range of the leg kick from ShugaR.
ShugaR moves out of range of the body kick.
ShugaR fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bokya to the ground. ShugaR is now in Bokya's guard.
ShugaR loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ShugaR slips nicely into half guard.
ShugaR moves nicely into side control.
ShugaR wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bokya keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR grinds an elbow into Bokya's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ShugaR tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no ShugaR has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
ShugaR in side control, throwing shots but Bokya defends.
ShugaR scores with a couple of short elbows.
A big shot lands for ShugaR! That's hurt Bokya! Will he recover? ShugaR fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akhmad ShugaR!
A very excited looking Akhmad ShugaR made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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