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RFC 16: Going for glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stojnic (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Stojnic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Stojnic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stojnic.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Stojnic misses with a two punch combination.
Stojnic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stojnic sprawls well initially but Liddell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stojnic is looking to control Liddell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stojnic avoid being mounted?
Liddell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stojnic gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojnic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liddell.
Liddell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stojnic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liddell throwing strikes from guard but Stojnic blocks nicely.
Liddell stands and steps away. Stojnic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stojnic sends Liddell down but not out. Stojnic dives into side control looking to finish.
Liddell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Liddell has his hands clasped together around Stojnic's back. He's all about the action.
Liddell works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stojnic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic throws a strike but Liddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stojnic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liddell controls the pace.
Stojnic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stojnic working for submissions but it's allowed Liddell to get to half guard.
Liddell is looking for a kimura but Stojnic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Liddell to get the leverage.
Liddell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic tries to get to full guard but Liddell has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell decides to return to a standing position.
Stojnic throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stojnic is trying to defend but Liddell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stojnic tries to roll over but Liddell keeps him under control.
Liddell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell gets a double leg takedown into Stojnic's guard.
Stojnic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liddell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell stopping the sweep attempt from Stojnic.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stojnic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liddell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Stojnic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liddell moves away from the strike by Stojnic.
Stojnic misses the body punch
and Stojnic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stojnic throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stojnic swinging wildly here.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stojnic sends Liddell down but not out. Stojnic dives into side control looking to finish.
Liddell is rocked!
Chuck Liddell's cut is getting worse.
Stojnic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stojnic working the ground and pound but Liddell is defending the strikes.
Liddell gets back to half guard.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stojnic.
Stojnic is nestled in close to Liddell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Liddell trying to hold on to Stojnic's head to control him but Stojnic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell tries to kick Stojnic off but Stojnic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Liddell manages to get to full guard.
Liddell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stojnic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stojnic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell has momentary wrist control but Stojnic slips an elbow through the middle.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stojnic is one step ahead there.
Stojnic throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Stojnic throws an elbow that misses. Liddell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stojnic's guard. Nice move by Liddell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stojnic wants to sweep here but Liddell controlling him for the moment.
Stojnic is working an open guard so Liddell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stojnic throws out a powerful jab.
Igor Stojnic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but Stojnic moves out of range.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stojnic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Stojnic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Stojnic misses with the combination.
Stojnic throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liddell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Liddell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stojnic wants to control but Liddell passes easily into half guard.
Chuck Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell is trying to work for a kimura but Stojnic is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Liddell is looking to advance position but Stojnic won't allow it.
Stojnic is defending against the submission attempts here by Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stojnic is looking for a sweep. Liddell 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.
Igor Stojnic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stojnic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liddell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stojnic keeping full guard, as Liddell tries to pass.
Liddell content to stall in guard here.
Liddell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stojnic is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell stays in close to Stojnic's body and controls the position.
Liddell trying to control but Stojnic is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Liddell cracks Stojnic with a solid left hand.
Liddell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Liddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stojnic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liddell scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushing down on Stojnic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liddell passes to side control.
Liddell controlling the position from side mount.
Liddell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liddell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stojnic is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell controls the position.
Liddell is looking to take a break and control but Stojnic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liddell controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Liddell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stojnic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liddell get's back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell trying to control the position but Stojnic is working away.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Stojnic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liddell swings around for an armbar but Stojnic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Liddell's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stojnic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Stojnic!
Igor Stojnic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irgo Bulghakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Dillian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Dillian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irgo Bulghakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Dillian!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulghakov misses with a two punch combination.
Bulghakov throws a series of strikes that have Dillian backpedaling.
Bulghakov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice combination there by Bulghakov.
Bulghakov throws a series of punches but Dillian moves out of range.
Bulghakov swinging wildly here.
Bulghakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bulghakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulghakov moves away.
Dillian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bulghakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Dillian gets a double leg takedown into Bulghakov's guard.
Bulghakov has his feet on Dillian's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bulghakov tries to bum rush Dillian with a series of wild strikes but Dillian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dillian is defended easily by Bulghakov.
Bulghakov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bulghakov on his heels. He'll look to pass Bulghakov's guard now, I'm sure.
Dillian trying to control but Bulghakov is working from the bottom.
Bulghakov can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dillian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bulghakov defends it well.
Dillian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dillian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dillian 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bulghakov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bulghakov is not content to let Dillian control the position.
Bulghakov wants to get back to his feet.
Dillian trying to pass the guard but Bulghakov defending well.
Bulghakov wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillian controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulghakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dillian.
Dillian is trying to control the action in half guard but Bulghakov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dillian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bob Dillian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dillian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dillian.
Dillian trying to control the position but Bulghakov is working away.
Dillian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bulghakov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulghakov wants to get back to his feet but Dillian drags him back down.
Dillian is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bulghakov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dillian gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bulghakov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dillian lets go of the hold and Bulghakov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Dillian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes into the arena with Vatican Anthem blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Carlo Rossi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 St Petersburg, Carlo Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Rossi manages to retain guard.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Karelin 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.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Karelin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Karelin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown but Rossi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karelin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab by Rossi.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karelin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karelin shoots in looking for a takedown. Rossi tries to sprawl out of it but Karelin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rossi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlo Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Karelin.
Rossi stuffs the takedown attempt from Karelin. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet.
Rossi cracks Karelin with an uppercut from hell and Karelin crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rossi's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Karelin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi tries to stand but Karelin is controlling from the bottom.
Rossi gets to his feet - Karelin follows without any prompting.
Rossi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Karelin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rossi drops Karelin with a huge uppercut! Karelin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rossi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Rossi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ruddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak comes into the arena with Juno Reactor - Pistolero blaring out of the sound system. Michal Nowak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Ruddock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruddock throws a front kick aimed at Nowak's knee but Nowak avoids it well.
Ruddock checks the leg kick.
Ruddock lands with an uppercut that bounces Nowak off the cage and back into range.
Ruddock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowak misses with a low kick.
Ruddock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nowak throws a sloppy head kick and Ruddock moves out of range easily.
Nowak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruddock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruddock tries to keep at a distance but Nowak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Ruddock is trying to push Nowak away but Nowak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nowak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruddock avoids it.
Nowak looking to throw knees to the head but Ruddock is blocking nicely.
Nowak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowak lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruddock won't want to take too many of those.
Ruddock tries to break free but Nowak pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak looking to throw knees to the head but Ruddock is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruddock as Nowak tries to tie him up.
Nowak tries a knee to the head but Ruddock blocks it.
Nowak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruddock tries to pull guard but Nowak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nowak misses with a knee strike.
Ruddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruddock presses Nowak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Ruddock.
Nowak looking to throw knees to the head but Ruddock is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruddock.
Nowak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruddock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nowak tries to stall but Ruddock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nowak tries a knee to the head but Ruddock blocks it.
Ruddock wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Ruddock working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock tries to pull guard but Nowak holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruddock drops back down to his feet.
Ruddock breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruddock throws a series of strikes that have Nowak backpedaling.
Nowak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruddock can pounce on him.
Ruddock works Nowak's body with a nice hook.
Nowak tries to clinch there but Ruddock circles away.
Ruddock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nowak as he jumps to the side.
Michal Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Ruddock.
Nowak throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruddock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nowak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That kick from Ruddock tenderised Nowak's leg. Nowak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nowak looks to throw a body kick
and Ruddock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nowak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Ruddock.
Ruddock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Nowak tries to work over Ruddock's front leg with a kick but Ruddock checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock cracks Nowak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruddock lands with a right hand.
Ruddock throws a one two combo.
Nowak 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 slapping body kick lands there for Ruddock.
Nowak takes one to the side of the head.
Ruddock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ruddock duly obliges.
Ruddock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Ruddock lands a jab to Nowak's midsection.
Ruddock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruddock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nowak is rocked!
Ruddock scores with a hook.
Oh Nowak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruddock drops Nowak with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ruddock follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Ruddock!
A very excited looking Tom Ruddock 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Laurinaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Gompka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Laurinaitis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent Gompka's chin.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Laurinaitis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Gompka!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gompka has Laurinaitis up against the cage in a clinch.
Gompka throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis tightens his grip and picks Gompka up, before dumping him to the ground. Gompka manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laurinaitis wants to control from the top but Gompka keeps moving.
Gompka keeping full guard, as Laurinaitis tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gompka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bob Laurinaitis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gompka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that Gompka avoids nicely.
Laurinaitis scores with a nice right hand.
Laurinaitis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gompka.
Laurinaitis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gompka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Vincent Gompka has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gompka pushes Laurinaitis up against the cage in a clinch.
Laurinaitis looking for a takedown.
Gompka has Laurinaitis pushed against the cage.
Gompka presses Laurinaitis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laurinaitis tries to pull guard but Gompka holds him up against the cage and eventually Laurinaitis drops back down to his feet.
Gompka digs a right hand underneath Laurinaitis 's ribcage. Laurinaitis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gompka lands a nice uppercut.
Gompka is stalling here.
Gompka lands a shoulder strike.
Gompka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gompka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurinaitis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gompka just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Laurinaitis . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gompka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laurinaitis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gompka is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gompka doesn't have the hooks in and Laurinaitis manages to turn into his guard.
Gompka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laurinaitis is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Laurinaitis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gompka moves in looking to clinch but Laurinaitis pushes him off.
Laurinaitis gets caught napping as Gompka dives in and scores a takedown. Laurinaitis manages to retain guard.
Gompka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Bob Laurinaitis has been cut.
Gompka throwing strikes from guard but Laurinaitis blocks nicely.
Gompka throws a strike but Laurinaitis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gompka keeping moving, preventing Laurinaitis from controlling successfully.
Laurinaitis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gompka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laurinaitis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurinaitis trying to control from half guard but Gompka is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Gompka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gompka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurinaitis .
Gompka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gompka is looking to clinch but Laurinaitis is avoiding it.
Laurinaitis misses with a few strikes there.
Bob Laurinaitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gompka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laurinaitis with a nice cross.
Laurinaitis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurinaitis throws a right and a left that Gompka avoids nicely.
Laurinaitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gompka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob Laurinaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurinaitis gets caught napping as Gompka dives in and scores a takedown. Laurinaitis manages to retain guard.
Gompka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurinaitis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gompka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gompka throws a strike but Laurinaitis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gompka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laurinaitis tries to stand but Gompka is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vincent Gompka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gompka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurinaitis .
Laurinaitis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gompka.
Gompka gets a double leg takedown into Laurinaitis 's guard.
Gompka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vincent Gompka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laurinaitis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laurinaitis is on top in guard.
Laurinaitis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gompka is keeping the position for now.
Gompka trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bob Laurinaitis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Laurinaitis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gompka circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Laurinaitis .
Gompka moves into range and clinches up with Laurinaitis .
Stalling in the clinch from Gompka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gompka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurinaitis being controlled against the cage.
Laurinaitis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gompka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laurinaitis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gompka to keep the fight standing.
Laurinaitis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gompka is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Laurinaitis to the mat. Laurinaitis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gompka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gompka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gompka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gompka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gompka throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gompka distracts Laurinaitis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laurinaitis is trying to keep Gompka in close.
Gompka pushing down on Laurinaitis 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Gompka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gompka blocks a jab.
Gompka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laurinaitis sprawls well initially but Gompka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Gompka.
Gompka throws a strike but Laurinaitis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gompka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gompka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurinaitis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gompka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laurinaitis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laurinaitis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gompka with a nice head shot there.
Gompka lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gompka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gompka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laurinaitis 's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gompka cracks Laurinaitis with a solid left hand.
Gompka throwing strikes from guard but Laurinaitis blocks nicely.
Gompka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gompka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gompka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gompka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laurinaitis 's head.
Gompka wants to control from the top but Laurinaitis keeps moving.
Gompka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laurinaitis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gompka postures up in Laurinaitis 's guard and throws a big left but Laurinaitis blocks it.
Gompka trying to control but Laurinaitis is working from the bottom.
Laurinaitis keeping full guard, as Gompka tries to pass.
Gompka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laurinaitis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laurinaitis has Gompka pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gompka lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gompka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gompka lands a couple of elbows.
Gompka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurinaitis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gompka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gompka cracks Laurinaitis with a solid left hand.
Bob Laurinaitis 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gompka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laurinaitis keeping moving, preventing Gompka from controlling successfully.
Gompka postures up in Laurinaitis 's guard and throws a big left but Laurinaitis blocks it.
Vincent Gompka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gompka stays in close to Laurinaitis 's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gompka connects with a couple of short punches.
Laurinaitis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gompka defends well.
Gompka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bob Laurinaitis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gompka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Gompka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gompka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Gompka!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Gunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jan Kozak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
210 lbs
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20
204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johan Gunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Kozak!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozak throws a solid leg kick but Gunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kozak.
Gunter avoids the head kick by Kozak.
Kozak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gunter lands a nice looking body shot.
Gunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Johan Gunter has been cut.
Kozak gets tackled into the cage by Gunter. Gunter maintains the clinch.
Kozak working hard to break the clinch.
Kozak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kozak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunter wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kozak throws a head kick that Gunter semi-blocks.
Gunter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunter slips a straight right by Kozak.
Kozak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kozak catches Gunter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gunter is rocked!
That kick from Kozak tenderised Gunter's leg. Gunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunter tries to bum rush Kozak with a series of wild strikes but Kozak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gunter finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kozak's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Gunter falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kozak!
A very excited looking Jan Kozak 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Sekish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
203 lbs
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27
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Sekish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sekish tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Sekish.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sekish sprawling to the canvas! Sekish rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Sekish is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Sekish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Sekish ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Sekish.
Sekish slips under a jab from Silva.
Sekish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sekish to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Silva!
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