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CFS 33: Diili vs Wilk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ruden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimmjow JaggerJack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ruden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow JaggerJack!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JaggerJack connects with a leg kick. Ruden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
JaggerJack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
JaggerJack throws a front kick aimed at Ruden's knee but Ruden avoids it well.
Jab from JaggerJack.
It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
JaggerJack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ruden throwing strikes from guard but JaggerJack blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruden trying to control the position from guard on top but JaggerJack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruden throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruden looking to pass the guard.
JaggerJack working a defensive guard here.
JaggerJack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruden controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but JaggerJack manages to avoid it.
Ruden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches JaggerJack on the side of the head.
Ruden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by JaggerJack.
JaggerJack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
JaggerJack moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with JaggerJack but JaggerJack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
JaggerJack slips under a jab from Ruden.
Grimmjow JaggerJack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
JaggerJack lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
JaggerJack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
JaggerJack is looking to chop away at Ruden's legs.
Ruden checks a low kick from JaggerJack.
Ruden throws a leg kick
and JaggerJack counters with a body kick.
Ruden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for JaggerJack!
JaggerJack is trying to control Ruden's posture but Ruden avoids it.
Ruden 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.
Ruden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
JaggerJack is trying to get back to half guard.
JaggerJack struggling a bit here.
JaggerJack managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ruden.
JaggerJack taking a bit of punishment here - Ruden scoring with strikes.
Ruden looks up at the clock and then as JaggerJack takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ruden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
JaggerJack is looking to regain half guard here but Ruden keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruden working the head and body with strikes.
Ruden wants to control but JaggerJack is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack is looking to regain half guard here but Ruden keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruden throws an elbow but JaggerJack slips to the side and avoids it well.
JaggerJack is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ruden off and has taken his back!
Ruden tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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 Joe Ruden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and JaggerJack counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as JaggerJack sprawls well. JaggerJack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruden gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
JaggerJack misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from JaggerJack.
JaggerJack lands a leg kick that knocks Ruden off balance momentarily.
JaggerJack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruden.
Ruden with a jab.
Grimmjow JaggerJack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
JaggerJack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruden.
A nice leg kick lands there from JaggerJack.
JaggerJack throws a wild body kick that Ruden sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by JaggerJack.
JaggerJack ducks under a wild hook from Ruden.
JaggerJack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruden. That snapped JaggerJack's head back.
JaggerJack lands a body shot.
Ruden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and JaggerJack is able to avoid easily.
Ruden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around JaggerJack's waist but JaggerJack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruden off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but JaggerJack was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruden.
JaggerJack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruden.
JaggerJack throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by JaggerJack. That's going to slow Ruden down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
JaggerJack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruden moves out of range of the body kick.
JaggerJack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruden counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for JaggerJack!
Ruden misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Ruden.
Ruden tries to advance to mount but JaggerJack denies him.
JaggerJack tries to buck Ruden off but Ruden is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
JaggerJack prevents Ruden from moving into mount.
Ruden taking a break here but JaggerJack is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ruden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack gets full guard.
Ruden stands and throws JaggerJack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
JaggerJack on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ruden cracks JaggerJack with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Ruden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ruden wants to control but JaggerJack is keeping him busy.
JaggerJack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
JaggerJack wants to pass the guard but Ruden is defending well.
Ruden trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruden tries to get to full guard but JaggerJack has control of the leg.
Ruden wants to sweep but JaggerJack has passed to side control!
Ruden tries to bench press JaggerJack off him but JaggerJack keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruden is working hard here to advance position.
Ruden is trying to work for a sweep but JaggerJack has mounted him!
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 Joe Ruden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. JaggerJack was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
JaggerJack looking for a sweep. Not yet JaggerJack, not yet.
JaggerJack throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ruden uses it to pass to side control.
JaggerJack is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruden is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. JaggerJack looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ruden gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. JaggerJack is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ruden lets go of the hold and JaggerJack can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Ruden!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Ruden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov has chosen Rocky road to Dublin (RUS) as his entrance music. Vasiliy Khrapov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Khrapov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khrapov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khrapov looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Khrapov throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khrapov's calf.
A big right from Khrapov misses.
Khrapov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in but Khrapov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khrapov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
A swing and a miss from Khrapov.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khrapov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez moves out of range as Khrapov strikes.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov is trying to break free.
Martinez wants the takedown. Khrapov is fighting it off but Martinez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khrapov's guard against the cage.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stays in close to Khrapov's body and controls the position.
Khrapov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control but Khrapov is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Jackson Martinez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Khrapov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khrapov.
Khrapov missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov.
Khrapov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martinez checks it well.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez tries to clinch but Khrapov moves out of range.
Khrapov thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasiliy Khrapov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Khrapov sees coming a mile off.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khrapov looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez tries a low kick but Khrapov avoids it.
Vasiliy Khrapov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khrapov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khrapov.
Khrapov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khrapov misses with a body shot.
Khrapov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Khrapov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasiliy Khrapov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khrapov scores with a punch to the head.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khrapov.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Khrapov.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Khrapov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Khrapov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasiliy Khrapov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khrapov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khrapov misses the jab.
Khrapov throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Khrapov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Khrapov.
Khrapov throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Khrapov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khrapov to the ground. Martinez is now in Khrapov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinez trying to control the action but Khrapov is working from the bottom.
Martinez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martinez works to advance to full mount. Khrapov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Khrapov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Khrapov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khrapov looks a forlorn figure.
Martinez looking to control but Khrapov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Martinez is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Martinez extends the arm and Khrapov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Martinez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vojislav Georgijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xaliq Qurbanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vojislav Georgijevic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Vojislav Georgijevic!
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, Xaliq Qurbanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qurbanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Qurbanov has a takedown stuffed.
Qurbanov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Georgijevic sprawls well initially but Qurbanov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Qurbanov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Qurbanov is taking a breather. Georgijevic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Georgijevic wants to control but Qurbanov is keeping busy.
Georgijevic is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Georgijevic tries to get to full guard but Qurbanov has control of the leg.
Qurbanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Qurbanov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Georgijevic tries to get to full guard but Qurbanov has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qurbanov controlling the action here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Georgijevic. No joy for Qurbanov on that attempt.
Georgijevic fails with the takedown.
Qurbanov shoots in for a takedown but Georgijevic shows good takedown defense.
Vojislav Georgijevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xaliq Qurbanov.
Georgijevic throws a combination. Qurbanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Qurbanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Georgijevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Qurbanov.
Georgijevic tries to clinch
and Qurbanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Qurbanov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Georgijevic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qurbanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georgijevic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qurbanov is one step ahead there.
Qurbanov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Georgijevic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Qurbanov defends it easily.
Georgijevic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qurbanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Qurbanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov advances to half guard.
Qurbanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Georgijevic actively working from the bottom here.
Qurbanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xaliq Qurbanov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Georgijevic tries for a takedown but Qurbanov circles away easily
letting Qurbanov counter with a right hand.
Georgijevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Georgijevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Qurbanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Georgijevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Georgijevic does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qurbanov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Georgijevic on his heels. He'll look to pass Georgijevic's guard now, I'm sure.
Qurbanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Qurbanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qurbanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Georgijevic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xaliq Qurbanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Georgijevic has a takedown stuffed.
Vojislav Georgijevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qurbanov feints and as Georgijevic raises his hands in defense, Qurbanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Qurbanov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Qurbanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Qurbanov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Georgijevic dives on top into guard.
Georgijevic wants to control from the top but Qurbanov keeps moving.
Georgijevic wants to stand but Qurbanov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Qurbanov has control of Georgijevic's left arm, preventing Georgijevic from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgijevic wants to get up but he can't break Qurbanov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Georgijevic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Qurbanov controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Vojislav Georgijevic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Georgijevic leaves Qurbanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Georgijevic throws a right hand that Qurbanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Qurbanov also avoids with ease.
Qurbanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Georgijevic.
Qurbanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Georgijevic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qurbanov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vojislav Georgijevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Georgijevic.
Qurbanov looks to land a combination. Georgijevic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Vojislav Georgijevic has been cut.
Qurbanov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georgijevic tries to roll over but Qurbanov keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qurbanov is taking a breather. Georgijevic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Georgijevic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Qurbanov lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov controlling the action here.
Georgijevic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Qurbanov on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xaliq Qurbanov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Georgijevic is looking to clinch.
Georgijevic misses with a wild combination.
Qurbanov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Georgijevic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Qurbanov defends well.
Qurbanov landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov passes into half guard.
Qurbanov not doing much here.
Qurbanov uses his free foot to push down on Georgijevic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Georgijevic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qurbanov dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qurbanov content just to control the position here.
Qurbanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Georgijevic?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xaliq Qurbanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vojislav Georgijevic's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Georgijevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Qurbanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Georgijevic trying to keep a closed guard but Qurbanov is proving a slippery customer.
Georgijevic working for submissions but it's allowed Qurbanov to get to half guard.
Qurbanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Qurbanov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Qurbanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Qurbanov wants to work for an arm triangle but Georgijevic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qurbanov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Georgijevic tries to roll over but Qurbanov keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qurbanov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Georgijevic actively working from the bottom here.
Qurbanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Georgijevic trying to hold on to Qurbanov's head to control him but Qurbanov postures up.
Qurbanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Georgijevic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Georgijevic is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qurbanov trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgijevic trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking cross lands there for Georgijevic.
Some wild striking there from Georgijevic.
Georgijevic misses with a few strikes there.
Georgijevic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Qurbanov is fending him off so far but Georgijevic persists. Nope, Qurbanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Qurbanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Qurbanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qurbanov working the ground and pound.
Qurbanov lands an elbow.
Georgijevic struggling a bit here.
Qurbanov slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Qurbanov controlling from side mount.
Qurbanov works to advance to full mount. Georgijevic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Georgijevic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Qurbanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Georgijevic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Georgijevic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Georgijevic looking to sit in guard and control but Qurbanov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xaliq Qurbanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Qurbanov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qurbanov passes Georgijevic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georgijevic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Qurbanov is working away from the top position though.
Qurbanov works his way into side control.
Vojislav Georgijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qurbanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qurbanov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Georgijevic's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xaliq Qurbanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Qurbanov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xaliq Qurbanov!
Xaliq Qurbanov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Imman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak comes to the cage accompanied by Juno Reactor - Pistolero. Imman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bezimienni - Walka. Michal Nowak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
185 lbs
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24
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Imman!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak is looking to clinch but Imman is avoiding it.
Michal Nowak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowak feints and then cracks Imman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imman down.
Nowak looks to land a body kick but Imman moved away.
Nowak has Imman up against the cage in a clinch.
Nowak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowak lands a nice knee to the body.
Nowak looking to throw knees to the head but Imman is blocking nicely.
Imman breaks the clinch.
Imman blocks a head kick by Nowak.
Nowak forces Imman back against the cage and clinches.
Nowak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowak avoiding damage as Imman throws knees to the body.
Imman manages to break the clinch.
Nowak wants to clinch.
Nowak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak throws a lazy head kick
and Imman counters with a low kick, right behind Nowak 's knee.
Imman lands with a slapping head kick.
Imman darts in and clinches Nowak up against the cage.
Imman wants a takedown but no success here.
Nowak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Imman blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Imman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Imman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nowak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Imman tries for a takedown but Nowak manages to get underhooks.
Nowak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Imman is keeping busy.
Nowak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Imman blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Imman's face.
Imman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nowak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a knee strike.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Nowak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Imman is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Imman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nowak gets tackled into the cage by Imman. Imman maintains the clinch.
Nowak lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nowak gets underhooks to prevent Imman's takedown attempt.
Michal Nowak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Imman.
Imman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Imman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Imman wants a takedown.
Imman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nowak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nowak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Imman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak lands a high kick!
Nowak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Imman is out of range and Nowak settles back down.
Nowak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nowak. That did some damage!
Imman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nowak throws the kick towards the body but Imman avoids it.
A good leg kick by Nowak.
Imman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nowak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nowak throws a head kick but Imman moves out of range.
Imman lands a head kick. Nowak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak throws a head kick but Imman moves out of range.
Nowak is looking to clinch.
Imman thumps Nowak with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak tries to land a body kick
and Imman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nowak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nowak throws a sloppy head kick and Imman moves out of range easily.
Imman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nowak misses with the body kick
and Imman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nowak's knee momentarily.
Nowak throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Imman to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Nowak misses
and Imman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nowak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Imman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Nowak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Nowak misses
and Imman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nowak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imman throws a head kick that Nowak semi-blocks.
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 Michal Nowak will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nowak throws a head kick that misses
and Imman counters with a big head kick but Nowak shrugs it off.
Imman tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Nowak
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Imman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kris Imman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kris Imman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowak fakes the leg kick and cracks Imman in the body.
Imman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowak manages to avoid it.
Imman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nowak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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 sloppy head kick
and Imman counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nowak.
Imman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak darts in trying to clinch
and Imman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Imman blocks a head kick by Nowak.
Imman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nowak. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Imman.
A head kick by Nowak misses
and Imman counters with a leg kick.
Imman lands a high kick!
Nowak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Imman!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle, before Imman throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nowak's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Imman lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kris Imman!
After the big win, Kris Imman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Germano Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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20
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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24
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Galasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Germano Savage!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Galasso.
Galasso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Galasso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Savage.
Savage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Savage scores with a leg kick.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage scores with a three punch combo!
Savage lands with an overhand left.
Galasso is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Galasso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Galasso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Galasso seems to have got his legs back now.
Savage tries to bum rush Galasso with a series of wild strikes but Galasso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Galasso. Those never looked like landing.
Galasso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galasso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Savage lands with a nice body kick.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Galasso throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Galasso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Galasso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Galasso.
Savage lands with a good body shot.
Galasso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Galasso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Savage lands with a kick to the temple. Galasso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Galasso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Savage scores with a leg kick.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galasso.
Galasso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Galasso coming out on top.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Galasso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savage's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galasso throws out the jab.
Germano Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galasso misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Galasso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Galasso's head backwards.
Galasso blocks a head kick by Savage.
Galasso tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savage is rocked!
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Galasso counters with a two punch combo.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Galasso finish him?
Galasso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Galasso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Galasso swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Galasso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galasso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Galasso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galasso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Galasso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Savage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Galasso lands a left and a right that sends Savage crashing to the canvas! Galasso dives into mount looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Savage squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Savage defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Galasso.
Galasso working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Savage looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Galasso! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Enzo Galasso!
Enzo Galasso seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Collin May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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19
164 lbs
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163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Collin May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trent Williams!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
May fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
May throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
May shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Collin May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams digs a good body shot into May's ribs.
May with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collin May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
May moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
May is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by May.
May is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but May has just dragged him back down to the mat.
May tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
May wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
May tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
May goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Williams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in May's guard! Nice work there by Williams!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May pushes a forearm under Williams's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Williams is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Collin May!
Collin May decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Vatican Anthem as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
213 lbs
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25
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkeshelashvili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guran Tkeshelashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rossi looks to land a combination but Tkeshelashvili avoids it well.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rossi defends it nicely.
Rossi throws a left that rocks Tkeshelashvili and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rossi dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tkeshelashvili regain composure!
Tkeshelashvili is rocked!
It looks like Guran Tkeshelashvili has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rossi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in and drives through. Rossi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guran Tkeshelashvili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tkeshelashvili swinging wildly here.
Tkeshelashvili dives in and grabs Rossi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rossi pushes down on Tkeshelashvili's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rossi. No joy for Tkeshelashvili on that attempt.
Rossi connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tkeshelashvili out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlo Rossi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Ur Jarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arni Ur Jarni acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arni Ur Jarni!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutsi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ur Jarni is just out of range.
Ur Jarni misses the shot to the body.
Poutsi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Poutsi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ur Jarni has time to react.
Poutsi misses with a few strikes there.
Ur Jarni tries a head kick but it misses.
Ur Jarni throws an off balance right hand
and Poutsi counters with a single leg into guard. Ur Jarni didn't expect that.
Poutsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poutsi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Poutsi working some strikes from top position.
Ur Jarni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poutsi controls the pace.
Poutsi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ur Jarni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ur Jarni looking to control but Poutsi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ur Jarni prevents Poutsi from getting the reversal.
Poutsi is squirming around, avoiding Ur Jarni's attempts to control the action.
Poutsi is working to get back to half guard.
Poutsi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Poutsi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poutsi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi wants to sweep but no luck.
Ur Jarni wants to control from the top but Poutsi keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arni Ur Jarni wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ur Jarni misses with a leg kick.
Ur Jarni throws a jab when Poutsi was well out of range.
Ur Jarni doesn't manage to clinch there - Poutsi circles away.
Poutsi misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Ur Jarni.
Poutsi lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poutsi cracks a nice hook into Ur Jarni's ribs.
Arni Ur Jarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ur Jarni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poutsi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni jabs Poutsi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poutsi connects with a nice looking jab.
Ur Jarni swings for the body but Poutsi moves out of range.
Poutsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ur Jarni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poutsi lands with a good body shot.
Ur Jarni cracks the inside of Poutsi's front leg.
Poutsi checks a leg kick nicely.
Poutsi just misses with a punch to the body.
Poutsi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutsi manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ur Jarni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poutsi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poutsi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Poutsi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ur Jarni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poutsi is out of range and Ur Jarni settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ur Jarni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ur Jarni scores with a leg kick.
Ur Jarni misses with a head kick.
Donk. Poutsi catches Ur Jarni right on the button with a cross.
Ur Jarni looks to land a body kick but Poutsi moved away.
Ur Jarni plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ur Jarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutsi manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ur Jarni takes a swing at Poutsi's ribcage but misses.
Poutsi throws a looping overhand right but Ur Jarni ducks down to avoid it.
Ur Jarni throws a leg kick but Poutsi moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arni Ur Jarni will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Poutsi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poutsi misses with an uppercut.
Poutsi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poutsi misses with a wild body shot.
Ur Jarni throws a leg kick but Poutsi moved away.
A big right from Ur Jarni misses.
Ur Jarni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ur Jarni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poutsi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poutsi throws a jab when Ur Jarni was well out of range.
Ur Jarni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ur Jarni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Poutsi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poutsi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi won't allow Ur Jarni to get back to his feet.
Poutsi postures up in Ur Jarni's guard and throws a big left but Ur Jarni blocks it.
Poutsi 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.
Poutsi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ur Jarni is retaining full guard.
Ur Jarni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poutsi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ur Jarni keeping moving, preventing Poutsi from controlling successfully.
Poutsi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ur Jarni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poutsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ur Jarni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ur Jarni wants to sweep here but Poutsi controlling him for the moment.
Poutsi wants to control from the top but Ur Jarni keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ur Jarni wants to get back to his feet but Poutsi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ur Jarni looking to control.
Poutsi wants to pass the guard but Ur Jarni is keeping the position.
Poutsi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poutsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poutsi won't allow Ur Jarni to sweep him here.
Ur Jarni being controlled here, momentarily.
Poutsi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tim Poutsi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ur Jarni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ur Jarni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ur Jarni holds on and takes a little breather.
Poutsi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poutsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poutsi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poutsi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ur Jarni circles away.
Poutsi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ur Jarni in his tracks.
Poutsi connects with a body shot that sends Ur Jarni's belly button to the back.
Ur Jarni misses with a jab to the body
and Poutsi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ur Jarni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poutsi.
Ur Jarni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Ur Jarni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Ur Jarni. Those never looked like landing.
Ur Jarni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ur Jarni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ur Jarni slips under a jab from Poutsi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poutsi throws a shot from downtown. Ur Jarni moves away and avoids it.
Ur Jarni is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ur Jarni looks to land a right hand but Poutsi moved out of range.
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 Tim Poutsi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Poutsi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ur Jarni finds it's way round the side to connect with Poutsi's head.
Arni Ur Jarni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poutsi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poutsi tries to clinch there but Ur Jarni circles away.
Poutsi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poutsi throws a hook but Ur Jarni avoids it easily.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ur Jarni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poutsi avoids the body shot from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni slaps away a takedown attempt from Poutsi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Poutsi dodges the punch combination from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni clobbers Poutsi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ur Jarni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ur Jarni rushes Poutsi and presses him up against the cage.
Ur Jarni tries to work over Poutsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Poutsi.
Ur Jarni swings wildly with an uppercut but Poutsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poutsi misses with a body punch.
Poutsi wants a takedown but no success here.
Ur Jarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Poutsi.
Ur Jarni lands a shoulder strike.
Poutsi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni presses Poutsi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni tries to throw a body punch but Poutsi avoids it by throwing Ur Jarni back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poutsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ur Jarni blocks an uppercut.
Poutsi tries to throw a body punch but Ur Jarni avoids it by throwing Poutsi back against the cage.
Ur Jarni prevents a body shot from Poutsi.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutsi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ur Jarni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ur Jarni scores with a hook to the body.
Poutsi tries to circle away but Ur Jarni has him pinned against the cage.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Ur Jarni.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni working aggressively here.
Poutsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutsi.
Ur Jarni is pushing Poutsi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Ur Jarni.
Poutsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Poutsi fails to land.
Ur Jarni misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ur Jarni tries to stall but Poutsi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ur Jarni lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Ur Jarni on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ur Jarni blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poutsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poutsi misses with a body punch.
Ur Jarni tries to throw a body punch but Poutsi avoids it by throwing Ur Jarni back against the cage.
Poutsi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ur Jarni misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Ur Jarni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poutsi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni struggles to land a body shot inside as Poutsi controls his hands.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arni Ur Jarni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ur Jarni 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tim Poutsi!
Tim Poutsi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wakefield (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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mattia Nicoletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Wakefield!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletti shoots for a takedown but Wakefield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wakefield lands the left hand.
Wakefield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicoletti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wakefield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicoletti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakefield's waist but Wakefield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nicoletti off to one side.
Nicoletti moves in looking to clinch but Wakefield pushes him off.
Wakefield lands the left hand.
It looks like Mattia Nicoletti has been cut.
Wakefield moves away from the strike by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti slips a jab and a cross from Wakefield.
Nicoletti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicoletti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wakefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wakefield's corner calls for a 1-2. Wakefield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakefield misses with a wild body shot.
Nicoletti throws a hook but Wakefield avoids it easily.
Nicoletti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mattia Nicoletti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicoletti ducks under a wild hook from Wakefield.
Nicoletti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakefield's waist but Wakefield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nicoletti off to one side.
Wakefield looks to land a right hand but Nicoletti moved out of range.
Nicoletti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nicoletti misses with a double jab.
Wakefield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nicoletti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield throws the left hand but Nicoletti avoids the punch easily.
Wakefield drops his hands momentarily and Nicoletti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Wakefield throws out a loose jab but Nicoletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wakefield scores with a jab to the head.
Nicoletti throws the left hand but Wakefield avoids the punch easily.
Wakefield misses the jab.
Wakefield throws an overhand right that lands on Nicoletti's shoulder, as Nicoletti tries to avoid the shot.
Nicoletti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Wakefield staying out of range there.
Nicoletti wants to clinch up but Wakefield keeps it at a distance.
Wakefield throws a hook but Nicoletti avoids it easily.
Nicoletti misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Nicoletti.
Wakefield scores with a jab to the body.
Wakefield missing with a left hand there. Nicoletti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicoletti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wakefield's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wakefield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Wakefield.
Wakefield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wakefield lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nicoletti is rocked!
Nicoletti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wakefield is able to avoid easily.
Oh Nicoletti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicoletti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicoletti seems to have got his legs back now.
Nicoletti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wakefield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nicoletti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Nicoletti wants to land a leg kick but Wakefield is out of range.
Wakefield lands a nice hook to Nicoletti's body. Nicoletti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wakefield lunges at Nicoletti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicoletti's hand.
Wakefield swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicoletti.
Wakefield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicoletti.
Wakefield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicoletti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nicoletti misses with a few strikes there.
Wakefield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nicoletti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Wakefield lands a nice hook to Nicoletti's body. Nicoletti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Wakefield finds it's target.
Good exchange - Wakefield coming out on top.
Nicoletti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakefield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wakefield misses.
Wakefield throws a jab when Nicoletti was well out of range.
Wakefield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wakefield throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti slips a jab from Wakefield.
Wakefield avoids the head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a head kick but Wakefield moves out of range.
Nicoletti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wakefield under the eye.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nicoletti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up.
A combination from Wakefield does no damage.
Wakefield lands with a cross.
Nicoletti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wakefield.
Wakefield 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.
Wakefield blocks a head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti misses with an uppercut. Wakefield saw that one coming.
Nicoletti throws the left hand but Wakefield avoids the punch easily.
Nicoletti misses with a low kick.
Nicoletti slips under a jab from Wakefield.
Nicoletti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield cracks Nicoletti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nicoletti throws a leg kick but Wakefield sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicoletti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses.
Nicoletti throws a leg kick but Wakefield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wakefield throws an overhand right that lands on Nicoletti's shoulder, as Nicoletti tries to avoid the shot.
Nicoletti is looking to score with low kicks.
Wakefield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nicoletti in his tracks.
Dean Wakefield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wakefield lands a jab to the nose.
Wakefield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nicoletti walks straight into a right hand from Wakefield - that's dropped him! Wakefield jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nicoletti from any more punishment! Nicoletti 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 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dean Wakefield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prodigy- Run With The Wolfs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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20
155 lbs
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25
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Temel Dilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrzej Wilk!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wilk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilli throws a series of punches but Wilk avoids them all with ease.
Wilk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dilli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Wilk misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Wilk or perhaps it was just good defense by Dilli which made him look bad.
Wilk misses with a straight left.
Wilk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dilli circles away.
Wilk misses with a hook.
Dilli needs to keep his hands up - Wilk had a free shot at his head there.
Dilli wants to clinch up but Wilk keeps it at a distance.
Dilli clinches up with Wilk and pushes him back against the cage.
Dilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilk's elbow.
Dilli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Temel Dilli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wilk.
Dilli blocking some punches.
Wilk prevents a body shot from Dilli.
Dilli prevents Wilk from breaking the clinch.
Dilli prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilli has a couple of punches blocked by Wilk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilli misses with the head strike.
Wilk blocks a body shot from Dilli.
Dilli has a couple of punches blocked by Wilk.
Wilk wants the takedown. Dilli is fighting it off but Wilk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dilli's guard against the cage.
Dilli has his hands on Wilk's head, controlling the position.
Wilk trying to control the position from guard on top but Dilli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dilli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilk.
Dilli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Temel Dilli just wasn't active enough.
Dilli connects with a jab.
Dilli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilli tries to sprawl out of it but Wilk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Wilk misses its intended target.
Wilk thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilk just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Wilk.
Dilli moves away from the strike by Wilk.
Wilk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilk throws a poor cross that misses
and Dilli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilk is trying to push Dilli away but Dilli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dilli scores with a shot to the side of Wilk's head.
Dilli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilk wants to take the fight to the mat but Dilli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wilk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dilli scores with a shoulder strike.
Dilli lands a body shot.
Wilk looks winded!
Dilli lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilk backwards.
Good body shot from Dilli.
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilk controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Wilk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike.
Wilk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dilli prevents it.
Dilli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilks head.
Dilli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilk backwards.
Wilk takes a shot to the head.
Dilli presses Wilk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilk takes a shot to the head.
Dilli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilli tries a body shot but Wilk blocks it.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dilli.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dilli tries to throw a body punch but Wilk avoids it by throwing Dilli back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilli scores with a hook to the body.
Wilk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilli lands with a light punch inside.
Wilk throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilli.
Dilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dillis head.
Dilli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dilli misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilk's elbow.
Dilli throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilk.
Dilli lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wilk fails to land.
Dilli misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilk controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Dilli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilli.
Wilk looking for a takedown.
Wilk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dilli prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dilli.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilk.
Dilli wants to clinch up but Wilk keeps it at a distance.
Dilli has closed the distance and engaged Wilk in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Dilli.
Wilk wants to get back to striking at distance but Dilli won't allow it.
Dilli pushes Wilk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilli blocking some punches.
Dilli has a couple of punches blocked by Wilk.
Wilk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dilli is defending well.
Wilk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Temel Dilli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wilk.
Wilk is trying to drag Dilli to the mat but Dilli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Wilk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilk is breathing heavily.
Wilk is trying to break free.
Dilli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilk tries to break free but Dilli pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilk or not.
Dilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilli lands a right hand.
Wilk blocks a body shot from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dilli prevents it.
Wilk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dilli is keeping busy.
Dilli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dilli misses with a body punch.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilli tries to throw a body punch but Wilk avoids it by throwing Dilli back against the cage.
Dilli 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.
Wilk is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dilli tries a body shot but Wilk blocks it.
A short left from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dilli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dilli works on Wilk's body with a couple of short punches.
Dilli presses Wilk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Dilli.
Dilli lands a right hand.
Dilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilk's elbow.
Dilli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilli pushes Wilk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dilli lands with a right to the head.
Dilli lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilli lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilk backwards.
Wilk working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Dilli.
Wilk can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli misses with a body punch.
Dilli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Temel Dilli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilk is rocked!
Wilk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dilli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilk is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilli finish him?
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilk.
Wilk seems to have recovered his senses.
Dilli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilk controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Dilli.
Dilli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilk can do to turn this around?
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilli lands a right hand.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilli digs a right hand into Wilk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilk's gas tank.
Dilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Wilk controls the action.
Wilk is trying to break free.
Dilli lands a nice uppercut.
Dilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli lands an uppercut.
Dilli works on Wilk's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a right to the head.
Dilli tries to work over Wilk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilk backwards.
A right hand to the body from Dilli.
Dilli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
Dilli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dilli pushes Wilk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Dilli.
A short left from Dilli.
Dilli tries a body shot but Wilk blocks it.
Dilli lands a body shot.
A short right from Dilli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dilli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dilli scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilk should have avoided that one.
Dilli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilk looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilli is just out of range.
Dilli throws a right hand that Wilk ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilk also avoids with ease.
Dilli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dilli moves into the clinch successfully.
Dilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilk misses with a body punch.
Dilli misses with a punch to the body.
Wilk looking to stall.
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilk controls his hands.
Dilli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilli.
A short right from Dilli.
Wilk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilli blocks a body shot from Wilk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk blocks an uppercut.
Dilli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilk backwards.
Dilli misses with a body punch.
Dilli lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilli.
Wilk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Dilli.
A short body shot lands from Dilli as the two fighters clinch.
Wilk looking for a takedown.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilli tries to throw a body punch but Wilk avoids it by throwing Dilli back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dilli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilli is working Wilk over against the cage.
Dilli lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilli pushes Wilk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilk backwards.
Dilli lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dilli.
Temel Dilli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk is trying to force a seperation but Dilli has the dominant position.
Dilli tries a body shot but Wilk blocks it.
Dilli lands with a light punch inside.
Wilk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilk misses with the head strike.
Dilli tries to throw a body punch but Wilk avoids it by throwing Dilli back against the cage.
Wilk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dilli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Temel Dilli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Wilk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dilli tries to throw a body punch but Wilk avoids it by throwing Dilli back against the cage.
Wilk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dilli pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andrzej Wilk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilli's elbow.
Dilli is pressed up against the cage. Wilk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dilli down to the mat. Dilli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dilli lands a nice looking body shot.
Temel Dilli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dilli.
Dilli clinches up against the cage.
Wilk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dilli lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dilli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dilli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilk's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Dilli.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilli.
A left hand lands to the body for Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilk is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilk is trying to break the clinch but Dilli is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temel Dilli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dilli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temel Dilli!
Temel Dilli took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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