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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Riffel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Riffel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riffel fails with the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Riffel fails with the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riffel with a poor takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a head kick. That will keep Riffel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Riffel.
Riffel misses with a takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riffel tries to pull guard but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy holds him up against the cage and eventually Riffel drops back down to his feet.
Riffel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riffel has Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riffel looking for a takedown.
Riffel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riffel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riffel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riffel throws a hook but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy blocks it.
Riffel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Riffel's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is looking to control Riffel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy avoid being mounted?
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Riffel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Riffel working for a submission but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riffel wants to control the pace but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is squirming around nicely.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to lock up and control but Riffel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Riffel controlling his opponent.
Riffel seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is holding on tight.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to hold on but Riffel pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy working to try and regain half guard.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control but Riffel is having none of it.
Riffel wants to control the pace but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is squirming around nicely.
Riffel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to hold on but Riffel postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy regains half guard.
Riffel is looking for a kimura but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riffel to get the leverage.
Riffel seems to be looking for submissions.
Riffel wants to pass the guard but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
Riffel is thwarting Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is looking for a sweep. Riffel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looks to clinch
and Riffel counters with a takedown into side control.
Riffel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's legs.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riffel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Riffel tries for a kimura but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riffel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Riffel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy, who protects the arm well.
Riffel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riffel stalling.
Riffel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy sees it coming and defends easily.
Riffel is trying to control. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Riffel seems to be working for a kimura but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy defends the submission attempt.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looking for submissions off his back.
Riffel wants to take a breather but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy actively working from the bottom here.
Riffel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control but Riffel passes into side.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy manages to get back to half guard.
Riffel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riffel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is just riding it out for now. Riffel eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is concentrating on defense, preventing Riffel from advancing position.
Riffel is working for a submission of some sort.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is trying to maintain the position but Riffel is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riffel moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Riffel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Riffel.
Riffel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy manages to avoid it.
Riffel shoots and misses
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy stops a takedown attempt from Riffel.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looking to throw knees to the head but Riffel is blocking nicely.
Riffel wants a takedown.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Riffel.
Riffel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Riffel looking for a takedown.
Riffel managing to block the knees to the body from Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riffel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
Riffel can't get the takedown.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andreas Riffel has been cut.
Riffel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looking to throw knees to the head but Riffel is blocking nicely.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riffel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy lands a good knee to the midsection. Riffel won't want to take too many of those.
Riffel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riffel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riffel blocks it with crossed arms.
Riffel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riffel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a three punch combo that has Riffel backing up. Riffel nods at Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riffel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy won't be happy with that.
Andreas Riffel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control but Riffel postures up.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riffel off and has taken his back!
Riffel is really stuck here.
Riffel staying busy and making it hard for Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy to control.
Riffel turns into Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy working a defensive guard here.
Riffel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Riffel has Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy in his guard.
Riffel keeping moving, preventing Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy from controlling successfully.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to pass the guard but Riffel is keeping the position.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy won't allow Riffel to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control but Riffel is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Riffel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has managed to clinch.
Riffel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riffel is looking for a takedown.
Riffel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Benedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Benedez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Benedez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Benedez throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Benedez backs away looking to recover.
Benedez gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benedez pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benedez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benedez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is looking to control Benedez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Benedez is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedez misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedez throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benedez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benedez, up you get!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benedez fails with the takedown.
Benedez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benedez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Benedez counters with a head kick.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to bum rush Benedez with a series of wild strikes but Benedez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Harold Benedez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benedez with a poor takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones connects with the punch.
Benedez shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Benedez misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benedez with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benedez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benedez somewhat.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benedez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benedez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benedez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benedez trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovani Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Benedez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Benedez's head back.
Harold Benedez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stalks Benedez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benedez's face. Benedez staggers backwards, shaken.
Benedez shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Benedez shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benedez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benedez.
Benedez tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Benedez advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Benedez is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones parries the strikes from Benedez easily there. Benedez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedez stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Benedez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedez shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Benedez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jovani Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benedez shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Benedez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones leaves Benedez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Benedez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benedez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duo Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes into the arena with Can't Stop blaring out of the sound system. Anzor Azhiev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duo Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anzor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxwell throws out the jab.
Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azhiev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maxwell won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Azhiev is trying to ground and pound but Maxwell uses the momentary lack of control by Azhiev to regain half guard.
Azhiev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maxwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Azhiev tries to stand and escape but Maxwell is controlling the position.
Azhiev trying to control the action but Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Azhiev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Azhiev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anzor Azhiev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Azhiev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Azhiev tries to advance to mount but Maxwell denies him.
Azhiev trying to control the position but Maxwell is working away.
Azhiev stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev stuffs the takedown.
Azhiev throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Azhiev moves out of range.
Azhiev tries to clinch but Maxwell moves away
and Maxwell counters with a shoot takedown. Azhiev fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhiev controlling the position.
Maxwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Azhiev is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Maxwell frees his head nicely. Oh but Azhiev has switched to an armbar! Maxwell is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Anzor Azhiev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taizu Temujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balaur Bondoc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Taizu Temujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondoc wants to clinch
and Temujin counters with a leg kick.
Bondoc closes the distance but Temujin moves to the side
and Bondoc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temujin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temujin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temujin drives through and clinches with Bondoc against the cage.
Temujin lands an elbow inside that Bondoc shrugs off.
It looks like Balaur Bondoc has been cut.
Temujin tries to work over Bondoc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Temujin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temujin lands an elbow that stopped Bondoc in his tracks for a moment.
Temujin looking to throw knees to the head but Bondoc is blocking nicely.
Temujin lands an elbow inside.
Temujin lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Temujin tries to land knees in the clinch but Bondoc avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temujin lands a nice knee to the body.
Bondoc looks gassed!
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Temujin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bondoc blocks a body shot from Temujin.
Bondoc tries a body shot but Temujin blocks it.
Bondoc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bondoc blocks an elbow strike from Temujin.
Bondoc is looking to control Temujin's arms but Temujin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bondoc has his back to the cage.
Temujin tries a body shot but Bondoc blocks it.
Temujin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bondoc backwards.
Temujin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bondoc takes an elbow to the temple.
Temujin throws an elbow but it misses.
Temujin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Temujin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temujin missing with knees to the body.
Bondoc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bondoc avoiding damage as Temujin throws knees to the body.
Bondoc misses with a body punch.
Temujin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bondocs head.
Bondoc misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Temujin.
Temujin leaning against his opponent.
Bondoc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Temujin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bondoc avoids it.
Temujin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bondoc backwards.
Temujin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bondoc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bondoc looking to throw knees to the head but Temujin is blocking nicely.
Bondoc tries to land knees in the clinch but Temujin avoids the damage to the body.
Temujin landing knees to the body.
Temujin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bondoc.
Bondoc takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temujin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Temujin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bondoc managing to block the knees to the body from Temujin.
Temujin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bondoc.
Bondoc avoids a wild elbow strike from Temujin.
Temujin can't find room to land a body shot as Bondoc controls the action.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Temujin obliges.
Bondoc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Temujin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bondoc gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Temujin is leaning against Bondoc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bondoc working aggressively here.
Temujin stalling in the clinch.
Temujin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bondoc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Temujin trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temujin leaning against his opponent.
Temujin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Temujin has Bondoc pressed against the cage, preventing Bondoc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondoc wants to break free but Temujin has control.
Temujin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Temujin gets through Bondoc's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Temujin lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Temujin.
Temujin tries to land knees in the clinch but Bondoc avoids the damage to the body.
Temujin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bondoc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bondoc trying to control the position but instead, Temujin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bondoc into the cage.
Temujin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Temujin lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Temujin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taizu Temujin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balaur Bondoc's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BOOM! Temujin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bondoc. Bondoc tries to recover but Temujin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bondoc lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taizu Temujin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Caic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (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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197 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominik Caic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caic slips a straight right by Lombard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caic.
Caic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lombard misses with an uppercut
and Caic counters with a head kick.
Lombard throws a right hand that misses
and Caic counters with a series of strikes. Lombard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caic scores with a jab to the head.
Lombard throws out a loose jab but Caic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caic throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Caic moved out of range.
Caic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lombard misses with a combination
and Caic counters with a body kick that stops Lombard in his tracks momentarily.
Caic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lombard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard misses with a hook
and Caic counters with a straight right hand.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Caic.
Lombard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caic to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Caic.
Caic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Caic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caic fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombard.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Caic avoids nicely.
Lombard looks gassed!
Lombard looks to land a combination but Caic avoids it well.
Caic misses with a wild combination.
Caic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lombard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caic scores with a shot to the body.
Caic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lombard's head.
Caic works Lombard's body with a nice hook.
Caic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Caic's head but Caic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caic lands a nice shot that snaps Lombard's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard misses the jab.
Jab by Caic.
Lombard throws a right hand that misses
and Caic counters with a straight right hand.
Caic looks to land a combination. Lombard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Caic misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombard.
Lombard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Caic slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Caic.
Caic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lombard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caic throws out a powerful jab.
Caic is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lombard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caic dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Caic misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caic cracks Lombard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caic scores with a one two! Lombard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caic dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Caic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caic throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
A left lands for Caic.
A shot to the liver by Caic. Beautiful body shot.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Caic.
Lombard misses with a looping left.
Caic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caic is looking to slow Lombard down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lombard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Caic.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Caic's head but Caic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caic misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Caic.
A slow jab from Lombard misses its intended target.
Caic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caic lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caic misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
Caic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lombard 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Caic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lombard throws a lazy right hand but Caic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lombard tries to bum rush Caic with a series of wild strikes but Caic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombard throws out the jab.
Dominik Caic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard misses with an uppercut. Caic saw that one coming.
Caic throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Caic moves away from the strike by Lombard.
Lombard lands an overhand right.
Caic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caic looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Caic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lombard misses with a combination
and Caic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caic throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Caic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominik Caic is winning the standup battle so far.
Caic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caic on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Caic - just one landing.
Caic connects with a nice looking jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caic - that will leave a mark!
Caic fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caic looks to land a combination. Lombard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Caic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lombards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lombard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caic counters with a nice uppercut.
Caic ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Caic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lombard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caic counters with a three punch combo that has Lombard backing up. Lombard nods at Caic to acknowledge the strikes.
Caic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Caic.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caic digs a good body shot into Lombard's ribs.
Lombard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Caic avoids nicely.
Caic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Caic.
Caic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caic throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Lombard walks into a stiff left hand from Caic.
Lombard looks to land a combination but Caic avoids it well.
Caic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lombard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Caic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Lombard misses.
Lombard misses with a few strikes there.
Caic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Caic throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Caic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lombard's hands.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
letting Caic counter with a right hand.
Caic lands with a kick to the temple. Lombard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lombard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caic counters with a two punch combo.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caic throws a combination. Lombard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lombard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caic.
A jab from Lombard misses.
A left and a right from Caic both land. Nice combination.
Lombard throws a jab when Caic was well out of range.
Caic dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Caic cracks a nice hook into Lombard's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caic works over Lombard's head and body with a nice combination.
Caic slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.
Caic lunges at Lombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombard's hand.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard looks to land a combination but Caic avoids it well.
Caic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lombard's head.
Caic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombard throws out the jab.
Caic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lombard on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caic counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caic, as that shot connected.
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caic ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Caic lands a really nice looking cross but Lombard seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dominik Caic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lombard throws a hook but Caic avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Caic. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Lombard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caic. Lombard shrugs it off though.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombard misses the target.
A good leg kick by Caic.
Caic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombard.
Caic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caic ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Caic moved out of range.
No joy there for Caic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lombard takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Caic.
Lombard throws a right hand that Caic ducks under and follows up with a left that Caic also avoids with ease.
Caic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lombard at a distance.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
Nice body kick there by Caic.
Lombard throws the left hand but Caic avoids the punch easily.
Caic scores with the left hand. Lombard knows he should have avoided that one.
Lombard looks to land a combination but Caic avoids it well.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
Caic misses with a two punch combination.
Lombard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caic.
Caic slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.
Sloppy strikes from Caic. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard walks into a straight right hand from Caic.
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Lombard 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.
Caic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.
Caic lands with a nice combination. Lombard backs away looking to recover.
Lombard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caic.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Caic.
Caic lands a high kick!
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.
Lombard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lombard.
Caic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lombard has time to react.
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!
Caic swinging wildly here.
Caic slips a jab from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a series of wild punches.
Caic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lombard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lombard duly obliges.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Caic's head but Caic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caic throws a head kick that half lands.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Caic moved out of range.
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.
Caic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caic lands a jab to the nose.
Lombard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caic slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.
Lombard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Caic misses.
Lombard misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Caic. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Lombard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lombard throws a shot from downtown. Caic moves away and avoids it.
Caic lands a high kick!
Caic misses with a two punch combination.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caic cracks a nice hook into Lombard's ribs.
Caic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lombard tries to move into range but Caic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dominik Caic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominik Caic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caic 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Caic!
A very excited looking Dominik Caic 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnnie Walker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker staying out of range there.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Walker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gonzalez pushes Walker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Walker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker working the body and head with strikes.
Walker is putting a hurting on Gonzalez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Walker throws an elbow but Gonzalez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gonzalez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker working the head with strikes.
Walker working the ground and pound.
Walker grinds an elbow into Gonzalez's temple.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
Gonzalez prevents Walker from improving position.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Walker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonzalez down.
Walker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonzalez down.
Gonzalez is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Walker throws an elbow but Gonzalez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands a nice forearm strike.
Walker is putting a hurting on Gonzalez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gonzalez tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.
Walker landing a few strikes.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Walker connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Walker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzalez walks straight into a right hand from Walker - that's dropped him! Walker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gonzalez from any more punishment! Gonzalez complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnnie Walker!
Johnnie Walker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurik Khripunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel comes to the cage accompanied by Satisfaction. Wells Dengel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wells Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurik Khripunov !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dengel thows a body shot but no joy.
Dengel connects with a body shot that sends Khripunov 's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Dengel.
Khripunov wants to clinch but Dengel slips to the side
and Dengel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khripunov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dengel misses with a wild body shot.
Khripunov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dengel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dengel lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Dengel misses its intended target.
Dengel circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dengel to counter with a crisp jab.
Dengel motions for Khripunov to come forward. Dengel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Dengel.
A shot to the body from Dengel misses
and Khripunov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dengel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khripunov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
Dengel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khripunov avoids it.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dengel lands a body punch.
Khripunov tries to stall but Dengel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khripunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dengel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dengel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dengel lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel is trying to stall.
Dengel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike from Dengel.
Khripunov misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khripunov avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Dengel blocks an elbow strike from Khripunov .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dengel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khripunov 's brow.
Dengel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khripunov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov managing to block the knees to the body from Dengel.
Dengel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khripunov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dengel trying to land knees to the body.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dengel.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike.
Dengel slows down the pace here.
Khripunov misses with an elbow over the top.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dengel.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Dengel has a couple of punches blocked by Khripunov .
Khripunov misses with an elbow strike.
Khripunov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khripunov trying to land knees to the body.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
Khripunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khripunov avoids it.
Khripunov avoids the elbow strike from Dengel, against the cage.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khripunov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel 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.
Dengel swats away the attempt to clinch by Khripunov .
Khripunov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dengel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khripunov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dengel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dengel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khripunov .
Khripunov is looking to clinch.
Dengel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khripunov .
Khripunov tries to keep at a distance but Dengel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khripunov managing to block the knees to the body from Dengel.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Khripunov avoids the damage to the body.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khripunov .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khripunov trying to land knees to the body.
Dengel trying to land knees to the body.
Dengel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khripunov is defending well for now.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dengel lands a nice knee to the body.
Dengel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dengel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Dengel.
Dengel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khripunov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wells Dengel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Khripunov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dengel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khripunov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dengel avoiding damage as Khripunov throws knees to the body.
Khripunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dengel misses with an elbow over the top.
Khripunov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khripunov avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Khripunov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dengel avoids it.
Dengel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dengel is trying to stall.
Khripunov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khripunov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike.
Khripunov lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov trying to land knees to the body.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Khripunov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dengel.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Khripunov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Wells Dengel has been cut.
Dengel trying to land knees to the body.
Khripunov dodges an elbow strike from Dengel.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khripunov avoids it.
Khripunov avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Khripunov takes an elbow to the temple.
Khripunov blocks the elbow strike.
Khripunov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dengel.
Dengel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dengel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khripunov .
Khripunov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khripunov trying to land knees to the body.
Khripunov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dengel avoids the damage to the body.
Khripunov looking to throw knees to the head but Dengel is blocking nicely.
Dengel misses with an elbow strike.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dengel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khripunov is defending well for now.
Dengel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khripunov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but Khripunov blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dengel pushes off an throws an elbow but Khripunov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Dengel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khripunov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wells Dengel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dengel keeps the fight on the outside.
Dengel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dengel swings for the body but Khripunov moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Dengel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khripunov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dengel pushes Khripunov up against the cage in a clinch.
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Dengel dodges an elbow strike from Khripunov .
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike from Dengel.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Dengel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khripunov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Khripunov misses with a knee strike.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dengel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khripunov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dengel avoids it.
Khripunov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dengel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khripunov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khripunov leaning against his opponent.
Dengel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khripunov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dengel is defending well for now.
Dengel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dengel trying to land knees to the body.
Khripunov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dengel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel scores a nice knee to the body.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khripunov avoids it.
Dengel looking to throw knees to the head but Khripunov is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khripunov misses with an elbow over the top.
Khripunov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Khripunov avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dengel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khripunov 's brow.
Dengel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khripunov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dengel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khripunov dodges an elbow strike from Dengel.
Khripunov working Dengel over with knees to the body.
Khripunov tries to stall but Dengel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dengel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dengel is trying to maintain a safe position but Khripunov gets an underhook and turns Dengel into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov dodges an elbow strike from Dengel.
Dengel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dengel missing with knees to the body.
Dengel lands a damaging elbow.
Dengel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khripunov blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Dengel blocks an elbow strike from Khripunov .
Wells Dengel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
Khripunov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khripunov looking to stall.
Khripunov has a couple of punches blocked by Dengel.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khripunov as Dengel tries to tie him up.
Khripunov has Dengel pressed against the cage.
Yurik Khripunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov taking a breather.
Khripunov avoids a wild elbow strike from Dengel.
Khripunov misses with an elbow strike.
Dengel misses with an elbow strike.
Dengel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khripunov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dengel is defending well for now.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khripunov 's defenses.
Dengel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khripunov is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khripunov blocks an elbow strike from Dengel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dengel managing to block the knees to the body from Khripunov .
And that's the end of the fight!
Wells Dengel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dengel 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wells Dengel!
Wells Dengel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pribko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Pribko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pribko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Durrant or perhaps it was just good defense by Pribko which made him look bad.
Pribko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durrant.
Durrant shoots in but Pribko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivan Pribko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.
Durrant avoids the body shot from Pribko.
Durrant takes one on the button.
Durrant shoots in for a takedown but Pribko shows good takedown defense.
Pribko cracks Durrant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durrant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pribko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durrant moves away.
Nice shot by Pribko.
Pribko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durrant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pribko drops Durrant with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Durrant looks back up at him and smiles so Pribko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Durrant is rocked!
Durrant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durrant is still on wobbly legs! Can Pribko finish him?
Durrant is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pribko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Durrant.
Pribko moves in close and cracks Durrant with a massive right hand! Durrant, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Pribko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Pribko!
Ivan Pribko retains his lightweight title!
Ivan Pribko gave a mention to KINGDOM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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