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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zver Bortsuxxxxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirill Petrov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zver Bortsuxxxxa's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
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, Zver Bortsuxxxxa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrov is defended easily by Bortsuxxxxa.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov looks for a takedown but Bortsuxxxxa sprawls well.
Petrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Petrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bortsuxxxxa pushes Petrov off and gets back to his feet.
Bortsuxxxxa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrov swivels and escapes.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bortsuxxxxa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Petrov to the mat. Petrov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bortsuxxxxa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bortsuxxxxa rolls with it to try and escape but Petrov cranks on the arm and Bortsuxxxxa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirill Petrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Primo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrod Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrod Malone!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone misses with a body punch
and Primo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Primo misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Malone.
Both fighters circling a little - Malone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Primo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Primo.
Malone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malone lands with a cross.
Malone lands a head kick!
Primo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Primo.
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!
Primo avoids the head kick by Malone.
Primo misses with a body shot.
Malone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Primo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Primo scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone misses with a combination
and Primo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Primo drops Malone with a nice combination! Primo dives into Malone's guard, looking to finish!
Malone is rocked!
Primo stands up and waves to Malone to follow him.
Malone is still on wobbly legs! Can Primo finish him?
Malone looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Malone.
Malone is looking to chop away at Primo's legs.
Malone seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Malone.
Primo misses the shot to the body.
Primo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Primo misses with a wild body shot.
Primo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malone throws a head kick that Primo semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Primo lands a jab to the head.
Malone lands a high kick!
Primo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Primo looks to land a combination but Malone avoids it well.
Primo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Primo misses with a two punch combination.
Primo tries to bum rush Malone with a series of wild strikes but Malone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malone moves away from the strike by Primo.
Malone throws a combination that misses
and Primo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Primo tries to bum rush Malone with a series of wild strikes but Malone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Primo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malone - the referee stops the clock and Primo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malone. Primo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malone lands a high kick!
Primo avoids the head kick by Malone.
Malone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Primo.
Primo takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Primo misses the target.
Malone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Primo.
Malone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Primo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Primo fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Primo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyrod Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Primo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Primo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone manages to avoid it.
Malone throws a series of punches but Primo moves out of range.
Primo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Primo.
A right-left combo lands from Malone.
Malone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo throws a sloppy body shot
and Malone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Primo takes a step back to recover.
Primo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malone scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Malone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Primo looks to land a right hand but Malone moved out of range.
Malone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Primo takes a step back to recover.
Primo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone throws a series of strikes that have Primo backpedaling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malone.
Malone misses with a combination
enabling Primo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Primo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Primo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Victor Primo is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone. Primo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Primo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Primo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone manages to avoid it.
Primo catches Malone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Primo rather than just go for the knockout.
Malone lands a high kick!
Primo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Malone lands a right hook to the body.
Primo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malone.
Malone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick from Malone lands but Primo takes it in his stride.
Malone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Primo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Primo counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Primo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a left and a right that stings Primo.
Primo throws a looping overhand right but Malone ducks down to avoid it.
Primo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Primo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Primo.
Primo just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone throws a head kick that Primo semi-blocks.
Malone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Primo's head backwards.
Malone scores with a head kick.
Primo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malone was well out of range. Poor timing from Primo.
Primo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malone throws a combination that misses
and Primo counters with a straight right hand.
Primo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Primo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malone can pounce on him.
Primo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malone throws a head kick that half lands.
Malone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A punch combination from Malone misses.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Primo blocks a head kick by Malone.
Malone misses with an uppercut. Primo saw that one coming.
Malone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Primo slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Nice defenses there by Primo.
Primo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malone.
Primo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with a two punch combo.
Primo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Primo just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone throws a series of strikes that have Primo backpedaling.
Malone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Primo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Primo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Primo.
Malone staying out of range there.
Malone slips a jab from Primo.
Malone lands a head kick. Primo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Primo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Primo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Primo works over Malone's head and body with a nice combination.
Primo lands a slapping body shot.
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Primo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with a body kick that stops Primo in his tracks momentarily.
Malone lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Primo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Primo. Malone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Primo throws a big shot that misses.
Primo throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Primo misses with a shot to the body
and Malone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malone misses with a wild combination.
Primo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone throws a sloppy body shot
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrod Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Malone!
Primo avoids the head kick by Malone.
Primo misses with a wild body shot.
Primo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Primo ducks right into an uppercut from Malone.
Primo throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Primo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malone counters with a three punch combo that has Primo backing up. Primo nods at Malone to acknowledge the strikes.
Primo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Primo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malone lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Primo.
Primo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malone to score with a decent uppercut.
Malone throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Primo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Primo throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Malone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Primo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Primo slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Primo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Malone duly obliges.
Malone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Primo's head.
Primo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malone pushes Primo away with a front kick.
Primo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malone looks to land a combination but Primo avoids it well.
Malone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Primo!
Malone lands a head kick!
Malone misses with a head kick.
Malone tries to bum rush Primo with a series of wild strikes but Primo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malone fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone throws a right and a left that Primo avoids nicely.
Malone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Primo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Primo punishes Malone's body with a nice straight punch.
Primo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Primo. Malone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Primo both land. Nice combination.
Victor Primo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws a series of punches but Primo avoids them all with ease.
Malone looks to score with a jab to the body but Primo is just out of range.
Primo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Primo counters with a straight right hand.
Primo throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
Primo lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Malone slips a straight right by Primo.
Malone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Primo counters with a stiff right hand.
Primo misses with a hook to the body
letting Malone counter with a right hand.
Malone throws a sloppy head kick and Primo moves out of range easily.
Primo throws a combination that misses
and Malone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Primo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Primo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malone misses the shot to the body.
Primo misses with a looping left.
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Malone throws the kick towards the body but Primo avoids it.
Primo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malone.
Nice defenses there by Malone.
Primo moves out of range as Malone throws a body kick.
Primo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a three punch combo that has Primo backing up. Primo nods at Malone to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone misses with a combination
and Primo counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Primo.
Well Primo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jiu Jiet Siet!
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, All Bawls!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siet swinging wildly here.
Siet shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bawls's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siet postures up and lands a big shot to Bawls's brow.
Bawls throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Siet stopping the sweep attempt from Bawls.
Siet works over Bawls with some ground and pound from guard.
Siet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bawls has momentary wrist control but Siet slips an elbow through the middle.
Siet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bawls's guard.
Bawls is trying to stand.
Bawls makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bawls.
Bawls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Siet defends it easily.
Siet thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls looking for a sweep. Not yet Bawls, not yet.
Bawls trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siet landing with the ground and pound.
Siet lands a couple of elbows.
Bawls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Siet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Siet works over Bawls with some ground and pound from guard.
Bawls is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Siet defends well.
Siet is in close to Bawls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Siet is working Bawls over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siet lands a couple of elbows.
Bawls has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Siet is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bawls.
Check out the look on Siet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Siet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bawls to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bawls is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bawls is trying to improve his position.
Bawls looks gassed!
Siet cracks Bawls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Siet's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bawls manages to work his way to half guard, despite Siet's best efforts.
Siet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Siet there.
Siet prevents Bawls from standing back up.
Siet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Siet.
Bawls gets back to full guard.
Siet trying to control the position from guard on top but Bawls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bawls is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Siet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bawls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bawls looking for a guillotine here but Siet defends easily.
Siet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Siet wants to pass the guard but Bawls is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawls is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bawls working for a triangle but Siet defends it easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bawls wants to clinch up but Siet keeps it at a distance.
Siet misses with a series of wild punches.
Siet looks to score with a jab to the body but Bawls is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siet misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jiet Siet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Siet swinging wildly here.
Siet misses with a body shot.
Bawls keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Siet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bawls sprawls well. Bawls wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siet gets slowly back to his feet.
Bawls dodges the punch combination from Siet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siet works Bawls's body with a nice hook.
Bawls tries to clinch but Siet moves away
and Siet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls has hold of Siet's hands but Siet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bawls is looking for a sweep. Siet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bawls looking for submissions off his back.
Bawls tries to get to full guard but Siet has control of the leg.
Siet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bawls wants to get back to full guard.
Siet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Siet winds up and cracks Bawls with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Siet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bawls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siet thows a huge punch but Bawls dodges it nicely.
Siet is trying to control. Bawls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Siet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bawls has hold of Siet's hands but Siet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bawls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Siet wants to pass the guard but Bawls is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bawls gets back to full guard.
Bawls has his foot on Siet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Siet works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Siet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bawls's head.
Bawls looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siet wants to pass the guard but Bawls is keeping the position.
Siet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bawls manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bawls thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Siet working to try and regain half guard.
Bawls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bawls throwing strikes here but Siet is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jiu Jiet Siet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawls jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Siet is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Siet and Bawls has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bawls tries for a kimura but Siet is defending well.
Siet is looking to regain half guard here but Bawls keeps moving and retains side control.
Siet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Siet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bawls seems to be working for a kimura but Siet defends the submission attempt.
Bawls not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jiet Siet dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Siet is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Siet.
Siet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bawls swivels and escapes.
A big left from Siet misses.
Bawls slips under a jab.
Siet gets the takedown into side control.
Bawls is working to avoid the ground and pound but Siet connects with a decent elbow.
Siet is chipping away with strikes.
Siet lands a few punches from side control.
Bawls tries to bench press Siet off him but Siet keeps the position.
Siet in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bawls is looking for a sweep.
Bawls is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Siet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bawls keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siet is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Siet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bawls moves in looking to clinch but Siet pushes him off.
Jiu Jiet Siet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siet shoots in for a double leg but Bawls sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bawls tries to clinch
and Siet counters with a single leg into guard. Bawls didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawls is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bawls is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Siet is aware though and is defending well.
Siet trying to control the position from guard on top but Bawls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bawls wants to stand up but Siet is controlling him.
Siet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bawls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Siet is one step ahead there.
Bawls is looking for a triangle but Siet pushes his legs off easily.
Bawls wants to stand and escape but Siet is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Siet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bawls sprawls well initially but Siet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bawls defending well though.
Bawls wants to get back to his feet.
Siet lands with a punch from half guard.
Bawls is refusing to be controlled, as Siet sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bawls manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Siet is looking to work some ground and pound but Bawls has wrist control.
Bawls keeping moving, preventing Siet from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bawls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bawls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Siet shoots in and bounces Bawls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jiu Jiet Siet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bawls manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Siet tries to hold on but Bawls pushes him away.
Bawls looking for a guillotine from mount but Siet is having none of it.
Bawls throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Siet tries to hold on but Bawls postures up.
All Bawls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bawls jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Siet manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiu Jiet Siet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Siet, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiu Jiet Siet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romanovitj Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Henderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romanovitj Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raskolnikov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raskolnikov slips a straight right by Henderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Raskolnikov slips under a jab from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raskolnikov.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Raskolnikov saw that one coming.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raskolnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Good work by Raskolnikov as he checks the leg kick.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raskolnikov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Raskolnikov is out of range.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Raskolnikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Raskolnikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raskolnikov counters with a takedown into side control.
Raskolnikov is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is pushing Raskolnikov's head away, looking to escape. Raskolnikov manages to hold on to the position though.
Raskolnikov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romanovitj Raskolnikov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Raskolnikov avoids it.
Henderson with a jab.
Raskolnikov defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Henderson.
Henderson lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raskolnikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raskolnikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henderson misses the jab.
Raskolnikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raskolnikov.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
so Raskolnikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Raskolnikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up.
Raskolnikov shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson controlling the pace.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson wants to stand up but Raskolnikov is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Raskolnikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson prevents Raskolnikov from getting back to his feet.
Henderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov has his takedown stuffed
and Raskolnikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raskolnikov feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Raskolnikov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raskolnikov trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Raskolnikov passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raskolnikov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Raskolnikov with the ground and pound but Henderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raskolnikov is controlling him.
Raskolnikov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Henderson is not content to let Raskolnikov control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henderson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BUMBA CLOT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CLOT's entrance music is BANDELERO. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BUMBA CLOT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes throws an overhand right that lands on CLOT's shoulder, as CLOT tries to avoid the shot.
CLOT will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tepes scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. CLOT does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tepes misses with an uppercut.
Tepes cracks CLOT with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tepes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning CLOT to stand back up!
CLOT is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tepes drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of CLOT's head, knocking him out cold! Tepes is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Tepes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Alexiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Alexiev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Alexiev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexiev throws a right and a left that Raith avoids nicely.
Raith shoots in for a double leg but Alexiev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raith.
Raith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Raith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alexiev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Raith passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alexiev, who protects the arm well.
Raith working away.
Raith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alexiev's legs.
Raith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith working away.
Alexiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Raith off and has taken his back!
Raith trying to control the hands but Alexiev breaks the grip.
Alexiev keeps control of the position as Raith tries to break free.
Alexiev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Raith to escape the position.
Alexiev keeps control of the position easily here as Raith tries to buck him off.
Raith has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Alexiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith is trying to break free.
Raith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Well, if Alexiev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexiev is trying to control the action in half guard but Raith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raith is looking to improve his position.
Raith is trying to maintain the position but Alexiev is very close to passing his half guard.
Alexiev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexiev doesn't manage to clinch there - Raith circles away.
Raith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alexiev sprawls well. Alexiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexiev swinging wildly here.
Raith closes the distance and clinches up with Alexiev, looking for a takedown. Raith pushes Alexiev against the cage but Alexiev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raith.
Raith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alexiev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alexiev keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
Raith wanted to stand there but Alexiev had control of the position.
Alexiev controls Raith momentarily but Raith frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexiev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas Raith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alexiev is fending him off so far but Raith persists. Nope, Alexiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Raith shoots for a double leg takedown but Alexiev sprawls well. He's pushed Raith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexiev forces Raith back against the cage and clinches.
Raith tries for a takedown but Alexiev manages to get underhooks.
Raith gets control of Alexiev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alexiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Raith keeping moving, preventing Alexiev from controlling successfully.
Raith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alexiev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alexiev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexiev trying to control but Raith is working from the bottom.
Raith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alexiev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alexiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Raith has wrist control.
Alexiev sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alexiev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexiev's guard.
Alexiev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Raith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alexiev won't allow Raith to pass to mount.
Alexiev wants to control but Raith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Raith wants to take a breather but Alexiev is having none of it.
Alexiev wants to improve his position but Raith is controlling well.
Alexiev manages to get to full guard.
Raith wants to control from the top but Alexiev keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alexiev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alexiev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alexiev!
Alexiev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexiev trying to control the action but Raith is working from the bottom.
Raith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alexiev off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raith is looking for the choke from the back position but Alexiev is controlling his hands well.
Alexiev looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Alexiev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Alexiev staying busy and making it hard for Raith to control.
Raith working for a choke but Alexiev is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexiev wants to control his opponent's hands but Raith gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Thomas Raith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alexiev misses the shot to the body.
Alexiev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raith shoots in and drives through. Alexiev sprawls well.
Raith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alexiev sprawls well. Alexiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raith gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexiev pinned against the cage. Alexiev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexiev defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexiev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alexiev is fending him off so far but Raith persists. Nope, Alexiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexiev stuffs the takedown attempt from Raith. Raith gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexiev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raith counters with a single leg into guard. Alexiev didn't expect that.
Alexiev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alexiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raith is one step ahead there.
Alexiev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alexiev wants to clinch up but Raith keeps it at a distance.
Alexiev thuds a left hand into Raith's body.
Raith circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexiev tries to clinch up.
Alexiev connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexiev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raith at a distance.
Vlad Alexiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raith slips a jab and a cross from Alexiev.
Raith keeps the fight on the outside.
Raith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raith showed some decent athleticism there.
Alexiev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raith's back!
Alexiev scores with punches to the body.
Alexiev missing with punches from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Alexiev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raith trying to control but not successfully.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
You can see the frustration on Raith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Alexiev avoiding Raith 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alexiev trying to control momentarily.
Raith breaks Alexiev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Alexiev is trying to control the position but Raith postures up.
Thomas Raith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alexiev wants to clinch.
Raith takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Alexiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Aguiar!
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, Joshua Dexter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dexter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dexter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aguiar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aguiar.
Aguiar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aguiar fails with the takedown.
Dexter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dexter cracks Aguiar on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Aguiar falls backwards against the cage. Dexter follows up with more strikes that drop Aguiar to his knees. Dexter keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Aguiar! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Dexter!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rey de Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepala Mandiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandiram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Meditation. Rey de Chocolate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rey de Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sepala Mandiram!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiram wants to clinch up but de Chocolate keeps it at a distance.
Mandiram tries to close the distance and clinch but de Chocolate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a takedown. Mandiram tries to sprawl out of it but de Chocolate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mandiram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiram fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiram tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Chocolate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mandiram tries to close the distance and clinch but de Chocolate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandiram is looking to clinch.
de Chocolate swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandiram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiram tries to clinch up.
de Chocolate fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Horrible takedown by de Chocolate or perhaps it was just good defense by Mandiram which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandiram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Chocolate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepala Mandiram dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
de Chocolate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mandiram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
de Chocolate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Chocolate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mandiram works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
de Chocolate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
de Chocolate throws a strike but Mandiram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mandiram wanted to stand there but de Chocolate had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate is looking to stand up but Mandiram isn't so interested in that idea.
de Chocolate 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Chocolate shoots in and drives through. Mandiram sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mandiram tries to clinch up but de Chocolate circles away and keeps his distance.
Mandiram tries to clinch but de Chocolate is having none of it.
Sepala Mandiram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Chocolate shoots in but no luck this time.
Mandiram wants to clinch.
Mandiram tries to clinch there but de Chocolate circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
de Chocolate tries for a takedown but Mandiram sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey de Chocolate dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but Mandiram shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mandiram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Chocolate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Chocolate swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandiram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Chocolate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mandiram sprawls well. Mandiram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Chocolate gets slowly back to his feet.
Mandiram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Chocolate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mandiram tries to clinch up but de Chocolate circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiram is looking to clinch.
de Chocolate shoots in looking for a takedown. Mandiram tries to sprawl out of it but de Chocolate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mandiram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey de Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mandiram doesn't manage to clinch there - de Chocolate circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sepala Mandiram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mandiram 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sepala Mandiram!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Sung il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rob Kelly feat.Slaine - Dropkicked. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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161 lbs
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158 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Sung il!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung il tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Sung il looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sung il tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Sung il pulls guard effortlessly.
Sung il looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Sung il pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kim Sung il!
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