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PCL 88: The Persian Gate PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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216 lbs
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207 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lawrence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shishkin walks into a left hand.
It looks like Alexey Shishkin has been cut.
Shishkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Lawrence . Lawrence gets slowly back to his feet.
Shishkin wants to clinch.
Shishkin moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Shishkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Shishkin is just out of range.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by Shishkin.
An inside leg kick lands from Shishkin.
Shishkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shishkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence .
Shishkin moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Shishkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shishkin.
Shishkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lawrence . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shishkin closes the distance and pushes Lawrence back into the cage.
Shishkin jumps guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shishkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lawrence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Shishkin is tightening it up a little... Lawrence has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lawrence reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lawrence taps out! Nice BJJ there by Shishkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexey Shishkin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Neck might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deep Purple - Bad Attitude. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pencil Neck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neck throws a head kick that Raith semi-blocks.
It looks like Thomas Raith has been cut.
Neck rushes Raith and presses him up against the cage.
Neck manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raith is looking to work some ground and pound but Neck has wrist control.
Neck trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Neck controls Raith momentarily but Raith frees himself.
Neck has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Raith trying to control but Neck is working from the bottom.
Neck wants to sweep here but Raith controlling him for the moment.
Neck working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Pencil Neck wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Neck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raith swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neck lands strikes from half guard.
Neck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neck working over Raith with some ground and pound. Raith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neck slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith is trying to stand.
Neck content to control rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raith tries to clinch but Neck is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Neck looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Neck gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raith trying to work for an americana but Neck has managed to regain full guard.
Neck scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thomas Raith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Neck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Neck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neck has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Raith is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pencil Neck!
A less than humble Pencil Neck misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graf Orlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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210 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graf Orlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalervo Paukku!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Orlak lands.
Paukku misses with a looping left.
Orlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paukku. That did some damage!
Orlak throws out a loose jab but Paukku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlak misses with a looping left.
Orlak thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orlak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orlak stuffs the takedown.
Orlak tries to bum rush Paukku with a series of wild strikes but Paukku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orlak throws a series of strikes that have Paukku backpedaling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlak.
Orlak throws a shot to the body.
Orlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Orlak.
Orlak lands with a cross.
Orlak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlak connects with a leg kick. Paukku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paukku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orlak circles away quickly and effectively.
Orlak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paukku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paukku manages to avoid it.
Orlak throws a leg kick but Paukku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Orlak throws a looping overhand right but Paukku ducks down to avoid it.
Orlak misses with a hook. Paukku ducked under it nicely.
Orlak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orlak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orlak!
Paukku throws a good cross that connects.
Orlak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paukku.
Orlak lands with an overhand left.
Orlak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orlak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paukku.
Orlak tries to work over Paukku's front leg with a kick but Paukku checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paukku takes a swing at Orlak's ribcage but misses.
Paukku throws a hook but Orlak blocks it.
Kalervo Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlak just misses with a punch to the body.
Paukku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orlak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlak throws a hook but Paukku blocks it.
Orlak misses with an uppercut.
Paukku misses with a series of wild punches.
Paukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graf Orlak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paukku moves away.
Paukku fails to land with a series of punches.
Paukku looks gassed!
Orlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlak scores with a hook.
Paukku staying out of range there.
Orlak with a jab.
Paukku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlak connects with a body shot that sends Paukku's belly button to the back.
Paukku throws a right and a left that Orlak avoids nicely.
Orlak looks to land a right hand but Paukku moved out of range.
Orlak misses with an uppercut.
Paukku scores with a sloppy right hand. Orlak should have avoided that one.
Orlak avoids the body shot from Paukku.
Paukku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku shoots in but no luck this time.
Orlak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paukku at a distance.
Paukku misses with a looping left.
Orlak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlak misses the jab.
Orlak misses with a hook. Paukku ducked under it nicely.
Orlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paukku.
A punch combination from Paukku misses.
Orlak throws a jab when Paukku was well out of range.
Orlak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paukku's sensitive parts.
Orlak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orlak lands with a right hand.
Orlak thuds a left hand into Paukku's body.
A combination from Paukku does no damage.
Paukku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlak moves away.
Orlak is working the combinations to good effect here.
Orlak throws a leg kick but Paukku moved away.
A cross from Orlak lands.
Orlak misses with an uppercut.
Paukku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Orlak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Orlak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku checks a low kick from Orlak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orlak looks to throw the jab but Paukku is out of range.
Orlak connects with a leg kick. Paukku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orlak sizes up Paukku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
Orlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paukku throws a body punch but Orlak moves out of range.
A cross from Orlak lands.
A cross from Orlak lands.
Orlak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paukku. Paukku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Orlak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku throws a right and a left that Orlak avoids nicely.
Paukku misses with a combination
and Orlak counters with a stiff right hand.
Paukku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlak.
Orlak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graf Orlak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Orlak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paukku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orlak tries to avoid it but Paukku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orlak to the ground. Orlak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graf Orlak is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Paukku.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Paukku might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Orlak has got the better of the exchanges.
Orlak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paukku momentarily.
Orlak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlak dodges the punch combination from Paukku.
Paukku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paukku misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Orlak.
Orlak misses with a low kick as Paukku jumps back.
Orlak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orlak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orlak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlak throws a nice looking combination but Paukku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orlak throws a big shot that misses.
Orlak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Orlak tenderised Paukku's leg. Paukku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlak lands with a shot to the body.
Paukku is breathing heavily.
Paukku shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orlak eats them both and turns towards Paukku to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak drops his hands momentarily and Paukku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paukku tries to bum rush Orlak with a series of wild strikes but Orlak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paukku slips a jab from Orlak.
Jab by Orlak.
Orlak scores with a jab.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Orlak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orlak throws a leg kick but Paukku moved away.
Paukku throws a shot from downtown. Orlak moves away and avoids it.
Orlak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Orlak moves into the clinch.
Orlak lands with a light punch inside.
Orlak lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Orlak.
A short right from Orlak.
Orlak lands a left hand.
Paukku pushes Orlak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orlak pushes Paukku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orlak lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlak scores a nice knee to the body.
Orlak has Paukku pressed against the cage.
Orlak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paukku can do to turn this around?
Orlak tries to land a knee to the head but Paukku blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paukku.
Orlak scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Orlak on the inside.
Orlak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlak.
Orlak scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Orlak.
Paukku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orlak lands with a right to the head.
Orlak lands a nice uppercut.
Orlak is pushing Paukku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paukku misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlak lands with a light punch inside.
Orlak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paukku or not.
Orlak lands an uppercut.
Orlak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kalervo Paukku has been cut.
Orlak lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Orlak.
Orlak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paukku backwards.
Paukku is rocked!
Orlak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paukku is still on wobbly legs! Can Orlak finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Orlak.
Paukku seems to have recovered his senses.
Orlak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orlak pushes Paukku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlak lands a hook that snaps the head of Paukku backwards.
Orlak scores with a shot to the side of Paukku's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlak taking a breather.
Paukku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orlak lands an elbow just above Paukku 's eye.
Orlak lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlak is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Orlak.
Orlak lands a left hand.
Orlak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paukku backwards.
Orlak lands an uppercut.
Orlak lands a damaging elbow.
Orlak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Orlak as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Orlak.
Orlak lands a nice uppercut.
Orlak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Orlak.
Orlak pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Paukku! Orlak unloads with more strikes and Paukku sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graf Orlak!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by "Catgroove" by Parov Stelar . The crowd seem to be enjoying Mansfield's choice of entrance music: Ain't I by Yung LA ft. Young Dro & T.I.. Isiah Mansfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ren Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansfield scores with a body shot.
Isiah Mansfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansfield dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Mansfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mansfield gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isiah Mansfield!
Our winner, Isiah Mansfield, 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 Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasa comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to Hell (AC/DC). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barron's choice of entrance music: Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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185 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Foti Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron thows a body shot but no joy.
Barron throws an overhand right that lands on Vasa's shoulder, as Vasa tries to avoid the shot.
Barron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasa jumps guard but Barron turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vasa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barron slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Barron.
Barron letting Vasa take a breather here.
Barron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vasa.
Vasa takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Foti Vasa has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Barron scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron has Vasa pushed against the cage.
Barron continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Barron has Vasa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barron pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vasa tumbling to the mat - Barron dives into Vasa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vasa pulls Barron in close to his closed guard and prevents Barron from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barron trying to control but Vasa is working from the bottom.
Barron is in close to Vasa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron stopping the sweep attempt from Vasa.
Vasa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barron wants to control but Vasa is having none of it.
Vasa landing strikes from the mount.
Vasa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vasa working Barron over with strikes here.
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!
Vasa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vasa with shots to the head and body - Barron looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa throwing strikes but Barron bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Vasa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barron sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vasa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barron passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasa taking a bit of punishment here - Barron scoring with strikes.
Barron wants to control but Vasa is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa dodges the ground and pound from Barron.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasa struggling a bit here.
Barron cracks Vasa with a big right hand but Vasa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasa keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron is trying to ground and pound but Vasa uses the momentary lack of control by Barron to regain half guard.
Vasa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barron pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasa wants to control but Barron is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip Barron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Foti Vasa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasa tries to keep at a distance but Barron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barron uses from the top position.
Barron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vasa's guard.
Vasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Barron stops Vasa from getting back to his feet.
Barron wants to free his trapped foot but Vasa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Foti Vasa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasa wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron working over Vasa with some ground and pound. Vasa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vasa is staying active underneath Barron, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barron works his way into side control.
Vasa struggling a bit here.
Barron is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barron wants to control but Vasa is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barron's best efforts.
Barron throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vasa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barron looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barron uses his free foot to push down on Vasa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vasa.
Barron lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barron looking to control but Vasa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa wants to control but Barron is having none of it.
Vasa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barron blocks Vasa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Barron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barron connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barron wants to control the pace but Vasa is squirming around nicely.
Vasa is trying desperately to improve position.
Barron lands a big shot there that rocks Vasa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Vasa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vasa working to try and regain half guard.
Barron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barron tries to control but Vasa wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasa wants to hold on but Barron pushes him away.
Barron tries to control but Vasa wriggling away.
Barron looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barron raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Barron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Foti Vasa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vasa avoids the head kick by Barron.
Crunch! Vasa slams his shin into Barron's torso.
Barron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vasa misses with a low kick.
Vasa lands with a nice body punch.
Barron lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasa's head.
Vasa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Barron as he connects with a hook.
Barron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barron throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vasa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barron is in Vasa's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasa is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barron's guard.
Barron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barron controls Vasa momentarily but Vasa frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barron holds on and takes a little breather.
Barron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillip Barron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vasa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barron 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.
Barron has Vasa pulled in close to control his posture.
Vasa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa throws a big elbow that misses.
Barron trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phillip Barron.
Vasa tries to clinch but Barron moves away
letting Barron counter with a right hand.
Vasa shoots in looking for a takedown but Barron manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barron dodges the punch combination from Vasa.
Foti Vasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barron shoots in for a takedown but Vasa shows good takedown defense.
Vasa tries to bum rush Barron with a series of wild strikes but Barron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barron looks to land a combination but Vasa avoids it well.
Barron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasa. Vasa gets slowly back to his feet.
Barron scores with the left hand. Vasa knows he should have avoided that one.
Vasa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Barron.
Vasa is looking to clinch but Barron is avoiding it.
Barron punishes Vasa's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasa throws a combination that misses
and Barron counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vasa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Barron punishes Vasa's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Barron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barron 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Barron!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
16 - 6 - 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane misses with a hook
and Duddy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dane avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Duddy doesn't manage to clinch there - Dane circles away.
Duddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dane.
Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Dane.
Donny Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy lands with a slapping head kick.
Duddy closes the distance and clinches up with Dane, looking for a takedown. Duddy pushes Dane against the cage but Dane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duddy is fending him off so far but Dane persists. Nope, Duddy circles away and we're back to standing.
Dane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duddy.
Duddy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dane swings widly with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a head kick.
Dane misses with a lunging right hand
and Duddy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy is looking to clinch but Dane is avoiding it.
A left lands for Dane.
Dane throws a lazy uppercut
and Duddy counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Duddy.
Duddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dane.
Dane loads up on a big right hand but Duddy slips the punch.
Dane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dane misses with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dane.
Duddy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Dane misses.
Duddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dane misses with a lunging right hand
and Duddy counters with a head kick.
Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to move into range but Dane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dane.
Duddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duddy looks for the body kick but Dane saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Duddy!
Dane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dane tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duddy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dane controlling from mount.
Duddy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Well, if Dane 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donny Dane just wasn't active enough.
Dane misses with a hook to the body
and Duddy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dane seems keen to control Duddy's posture.
Dane looking for a sweep. Not yet Dane, not yet.
Dane looking to control.
Duddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Dane is retaining full guard.
Dane controls Duddy momentarily but Duddy frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donny Dane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses.
Dane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dane throws an off balance right hand
and Duddy counters with a body kick.
Duddy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dane.
Duddy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Donny Dane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dane slaps away a takedown attempt from Duddy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dane misses with an uppercut
and Duddy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dane swings widly with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dane misses with a body shot.
Dane throws a poor cross that misses
and Duddy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dane scores with a punch to the head.
Duddy walks into a left hand.
Duddy lands with a kick to the temple. Dane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dane throws a right hand that misses
and Duddy counters with a good low kick that Dane was not able to check.
Duddy darts in and clinches Dane up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dane is working for takedown but Duddy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duddy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duddy.
Dane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duddy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dane throws a lazy right hand but Duddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy lands with a kick to the temple. Dane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dane, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Duddy.
Donny Dane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duddy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dane throws a hook but Duddy avoids it easily.
Duddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dane avoids it really well and circles away.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Declan Duddy.
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!
Dane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duddy.
A head kick from Duddy lands but Dane takes it in his stride.
Duddy ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Dane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duddy doesn't seem bothered though.
Duddy tries to move into range but Dane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duddy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dane misses with an uppercut
and Duddy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dane misses with an uppercut.
Duddy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dane avoids it really well and circles away.
Dane looks to throw the jab but Duddy is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane throws a jab when Duddy was well out of range.
Dane lands with a cross.
Dane blocks a head kick by Duddy.
Dane throws a big shot that misses.
Dane keeps the fight on the outside.
Dane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duddy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dane is trying to defend but Duddy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dane is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duddy is one step ahead there.
Dane is controlling Duddy's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Dane dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Duddy tries to clinch but Dane moves out of range.
Dane throws out a loose jab but Duddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dane tries to score with a low kick but Duddy moves his leg out of the way.
Duddy instigates a clinch.
Duddy is trying to break the clinch but Dane has him pressed against the cage.
Dane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dane fails to land.
Duddy misses with a knee to the head.
Duddy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dane is defending well.
Dane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dane's elbow.
Dane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duddy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dane misses with a punch on the inside.
Dane misses with a punch on the inside.
Duddy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duddy.
Duddy misses with some punches.
Dane lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duddy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with the head strike.
Duddy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donny Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Declan Duddy.
Dane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donny Dane is winning the standup battle so far.
Duddy defending well as Dane loads up on a big left hand.
Duddy wants to clinch up but Dane keeps it at a distance.
Dane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duddy moves away.
Dane missing with a left hand there. Duddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duddy closes the distance and clinches.
Dane swings wildly with an uppercut but Duddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dane throws a head punch that misses.
Duddy blocks an uppercut.
Duddy lands a nice uppercut.
Dane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Duddy prevents it.
Duddy has a couple of punches blocked by Dane.
Duddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duddy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duddy is looking to clinch.
Dane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duddy moves in looking to clinch but Dane pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duddy tries to clinch but Dane moves out of range.
Dane throws a shot from downtown. Duddy moves away and avoids it.
Donny Dane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dane throws a body punch but Duddy moves out of range.
Declan Duddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duddy avoids the body shot from Dane.
Duddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dane.
Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy shoots in looking for a takedown but Dane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duddy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dane throws out a loose jab but Duddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Dane misses.
Duddy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duddy throws a head kick but Dane moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Dane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dane 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Dane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lindh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve comes to the cage accompanied by Bahama Mama. Boney M. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Lindh!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindh throws a sloppy head kick and Bienvenueve moves out of range easily.
Bienvenueve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bienvenueve misses with a straight right.
Lindh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lindh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lindh throws a series of punches but Bienvenueve moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bienvenueve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lindh doesn't seem phased though.
Bienvenueve closes the distance and clinches.
Lindh lands a shoulder strike.
Lindh misses with a punch to the body.
Lindh missing with knees to the body.
Bienvenueve is trying to push Lindh away but Lindh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lindh has Bienvenueve pressed against the cage, preventing Bienvenueve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bienvenueve on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindh misses with the head strike.
Bienvenueve is trying to break free.
Bienvenueve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bienvenueve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bienvenueve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindh looks to land a combination but Bienvenueve avoids it well.
Lindh misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindh throws a right hand that Bienvenueve ducks under and follows up with a left that Bienvenueve also avoids with ease.
Bienvenueve gets a clinch.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindh is looking to clinch.
Bienvenueve avoids the body shot from Lindh.
Bienvenueve moves into range and clinches up with Lindh.
Bienvenueve is trying to push Lindh away but Lindh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lindh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindh lands a right hook to the body.
Lindh is looking to slow Bienvenueve down with leg kicks.
A big right from Bienvenueve misses.
Bienvenueve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bienvenueve instigates a clinch.
Lindh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bienvenueve tries to circle away but Lindh has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lindh.
It looks like Pierre Bienvenueve has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch.
Lindh throws a solid leg kick but Bienvenueve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lindh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bienvenueve slips a straight right by Lindh.
Lindh lands a body shot.
Lindh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bienvenueve.
Lindh lands a leg kick that knocks Bienvenueve off balance momentarily.
Bienvenueve misses the shot to the body.
Bienvenueve keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Lindh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bienvenueve rushes Lindh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch.
Lindh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindh avoids the head kick by Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindh moves away.
Lindh throws a solid leg kick but Bienvenueve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lindh.
Bienvenueve moves into the clinch successfully.
Lindh lands with a left to the head.
Bienvenueve is breathing heavily.
Lindh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bienvenueve.
Lindh misses with some punches.
Lindh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bienvenueve's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bienvenueve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bienvenueve blocks an elbow strike.
Bienvenueve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Lindh.
Bienvenueve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindh scores with a hook to the body.
Lindh scores with a shot to the side of Bienvenueve's head.
Bienvenueve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bienvenueve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindh has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lindh.
Lindh tries to land knees in the clinch but Bienvenueve avoids the damage to the body.
Lindh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bienvenueve backwards.
Lindh lands an uppercut.
Lindh misses with a knee to the head.
Lindh pushes off an throws an elbow but Bienvenueve leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bienvenueve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindh has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindh.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch but Lindh keeps him there for the moment.
Lindh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bienvenueve or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve blocking some punches.
A short right from Lindh on the inside.
Lindh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bienvenueve wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bienvenueve is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lindh to keep the fight standing.
Lindh pushes off an throws an elbow but Bienvenueve leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bienvenueve managing to block the knees to the body from Lindh.
Still in the clinch, Lindh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lindh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindh throws a punch but it's blocked by Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bienvenueve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindh tries to clinch but Bienvenueve is having none of it.
Lindh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindh throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Bienvenueve colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Lindh as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Bienvenueve is left battered and dazed whilst Lindh and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Lindh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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216 lbs
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225 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon checks a low kick from Nordemar.
Lennon tries to clinch up
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Lennon wants to clinch but Nordemar slips to the side
and Nordemar counters with a nice leg kick.
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennon cracks Nordemar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nordemar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordemar scoring well with a low kick there.
Nordemar wants to slow Lennon down by chopping away at his legs.
Nordemar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lennon.
Lennon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nordemar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lennon tries to clinch
and Nordemar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennon really felt that one!
Lennon is breathing heavily.
Nordemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nordemar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lennon takes a step back to recover.
Lennon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordemar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nordemar, right into the meat.
Lennon looks to clinch
and Nordemar counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.
Nordemar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nordemar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nordemar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nordemar counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nordemar thows a body kick. Lennon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lennon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nordemar. Nordemar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nordemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nordemar scores with a head kick.
It looks like John Lennon has been cut.
Nordemar throws a leg kick which misses Lennon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lennon tries to avoid it.
Nordemar connects with a high kick.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nordemar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lennon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nordemar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lennon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nordemar.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Nordemar. That's going to slow Lennon down.
Lennon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lennon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lennon looks to clinch
and Nordemar counters with a nice leg kick.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nordemar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lennon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar throws a head kick but Lennon moves out of range.
Lennon closes the distance but Nordemar moves to the side
and Nordemar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nordemar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lennon takes a step back to recover.
Nordemar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lennon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nordemar.
Lennon darts in trying to clinch
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nordemar throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvid Nordemar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nordemar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordemar. That's going to slow Lennon down.
Nordemar lands a leg kick that knocks Lennon off balance momentarily.
Nordemar scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Nordemar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Lennon moves out of range easily.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lennon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lennon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arvid Nordemar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nordemar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lennon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lennon is rocked!
Lennon moves to clinch but Nordemar breaks away
and Nordemar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lennon really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennon wants to clinch but Nordemar slips to the side
and Nordemar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nordemar lands a brutal head kick. Lennon looks out on his feet and Nordemar throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Arvid Nordemar!
A relieved looking Arvid Nordemar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Nobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjalar Ollongren had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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202 lbs
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190 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Nobis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nobis moves away.
Nobis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ollongren defends it nicely.
Nobis misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nobis.
Nobis tries for a takedown but Ollongren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fjalar Ollongren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Nobis.
Nobis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nobis swinging wildly here.
Nobis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nobis lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nobis wants to pass the guard but Ollongren is keeping the position.
Nobis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ollongren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nobis is one step ahead there.
Nobis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ollongren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nobis!
Ollongren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ollongren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nobis hang on?
Nobis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ollongren. What's that going to do exactly?
Nobis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobis looking for subs from the bottom but Ollongren mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren blocks Nobis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ollongren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ollongren raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nobis is rocked!
Nobis is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nobis tries to hold on but Ollongren pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollongren landing strikes from the mount.
Nobis is still in real trouble! Can Ollongren finish him?
Ollongren lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Nobis! Ollongren sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Nobis and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
A relieved looking Fjalar Ollongren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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