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RSFL 7: Jones vs. Palicki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Heininger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think White might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Nose. 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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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig White!
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, Dennis Heininger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heininger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Heininger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heininger misses with a head shot. White uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heininger looking to pass the guard.
Heininger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heininger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heininger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heininger.
Heininger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heininger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heininger postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heininger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to stand and escape but Heininger is having none of it.
Heininger postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heininger throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heininger with a flurry of punches that miss.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heininger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heininger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heininger won't allow White to get back to his feet.
White is breathing heavily.
Heininger connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heininger.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heininger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heininger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heininger is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Heininger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heininger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heininger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heininger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heininger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heininger postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Heininger is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heininger postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Heininger is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heininger postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heininger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heininger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heininger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heininger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heininger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heininger cracks White with a solid left hand.
Heininger throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heininger throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Heininger is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heininger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heininger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heininger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Heininger 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.
Heininger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heininger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heininger tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heininger.
Heininger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White counters with a good low kick that Heininger was not able to check.
White scores with a one two! Heininger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heininger tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Heininger shoots in but no luck this time.
Heininger misses with a double jab.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heininger.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heininger's face.
Heininger takes an elbow to the forehead.
White with a knee to the head.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Heininger won't want to take too many of those.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heininger lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Heininger gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White lands a knee to the head.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heininger blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
A knee to the head by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White stalling against the cage.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White tries a knee to the head but Heininger blocks it.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heininger misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heininger.
Heininger misses with the head strike.
White lands a right hand.
White lands a knee to the head.
White landing knees to the head.
White taking a breather.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Heininger blocks with his arms.
Craig White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White is trying to stall.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Craig White will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Heininger shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Heininger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heininger tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heininger somewhat.
Heininger looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Heininger shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Craig White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Heininger.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heininger misses with a head kick.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Heininger blocks with his arms.
Heininger misses with some punches.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heininger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with a knee strike.
White blocking some punches.
Heininger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White looking to stall.
Heininger throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Heininger throws a head punch that misses.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heininger working aggressively here.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heininger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
White stalling against the cage.
White wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heininger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White blocks an uppercut.
Heininger misses with some punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heininger misses with a short punch on the inside.
White crunches a lovely knee into Heininger's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heininger throws a head punch that misses.
White tries a body shot but Heininger blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heininger working aggressively here.
Heininger misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger takes a knee to the side of the body.
White trying to stall but Heininger improves his position.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoiding damage.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heininger fails to land.
Heininger swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Heininger is blocking nicely.
White blocking some punches.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heininger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heininger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Heininger misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Craig White.
I think White 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dennis Heininger!
Dennis Heininger really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Square Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Reynolds (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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235 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buddy Weiser!
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, Roger Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reynolds counters with a shoot takedown. Weiser fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reynolds is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weiser being controlled here, momentarily.
Reynolds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weiser is striking off his back. Reynolds thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Reynolds is thwarting Weiser's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Weiser knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reynolds on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiser trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Reynolds manages to pass to mount!
Reynolds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weiser hang on?
Reynolds with the ground and pound from mount.
Reynolds controlling from mount.
Reynolds landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount and Weiser is in trouble!
Reynolds takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Weiser taking shots to the head.
Reynolds controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Weiser to control.
Reynolds is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Weiser can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Reynolds has control of Weiser's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weiser regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Reynolds looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiser is desperately trying to improve his position but Reynolds has a good base and remains in mount.
Weiser is just holding on here. Reynolds manages to take his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Reynolds controlling the positon.
The referee is taking a good look at Weiser as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Reynolds!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Weiser doesn't escape.
I really don't envy Weiser right now.
Reynolds patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiser tries to break free.
Weiser is working hard here to advance position.
Reynolds working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Weiser is doing well to defend. Reynolds seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Weiser is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony States (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy comes to the cage accompanied by Маечка. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony States!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chetkiy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and States counters with a series of strikes. Chetkiy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chetkiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
States lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by States.
Chetkiy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging States to the ground. Chetkiy is now in States's guard.
Chetkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chetkiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chetkiy trying to control but States is working from the bottom.
Chetkiy looking to sit in guard and control but States gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chetkiy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chetkiy trying to pass the guard but States defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
States tries to roll over but Chetkiy keeps him under control.
Chetkiy wants to free his trapped foot but States is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chetkiy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. States doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chetkiy.
States is looking for a sweep. Chetkiy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy slows the pace down in half guard.
States avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. States is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Petia Chetkiy!
A less than humble Petia Chetkiy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Barlas Tamerlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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179 lbs
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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, Toddy Ruch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Barlas Tamerlan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamerlan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ruch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tamerlan is in Ruch's guard.
Tamerlan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tamerlan postures up in Ruch's guard and throws a big left but Ruch blocks it.
Tamerlan throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamerlan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tamerlan has managed to get both his arms back between Ruch's legs - danger averted.
Tamerlan chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamerlan postures up in Ruch's guard and throws a big left but Ruch blocks it.
Tamerlan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamerlan works over Ruch with some ground and pound from guard.
Tamerlan wants to control from the top but Ruch keeps moving.
Tamerlan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tamerlan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruch keeping moving, preventing Tamerlan from controlling successfully.
Ruch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tamerlan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tamerlan defends well.
Ruch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tamerlan is aware though and is defending well.
Tamerlan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamerlan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruch keeping full guard, as Tamerlan tries to pass.
Tamerlan pushes down on Ruch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruch looking for submissions off his back.
Tamerlan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruch has hold of Tamerlan's hands but Tamerlan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tamerlan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tamerlan's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamerlan holding both Ruch 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ruch has managed to slip his arm under Tamerlan's chin. This could be all over... yep, Tamerlan is tapping out! Submission win for Ruch.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toddy Ruch!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigory Gukepshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Tchaikovsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gukepshev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Man. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigory Gukepshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emanuel Tchaikovsk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchaikovsk misses with a double jab.
Tchaikovsk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gukepshev.
An inside leg kick from Tchaikovsk misses.
Tchaikovsk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Emanuel Tchaikovsk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gukepshev lands a big right hand that sends Tchaikovsk crashing to the mat! Gukepshev stays standing though and waves Tchaikovsk back to his feet!
Tchaikovsk is rocked!
Tchaikovsk leaves his chin hanging out and Gukepshev seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tchaikovsk crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigory Gukepshev!
A victorious Grigory Gukepshev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uno Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Gordon (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Gordon. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson shoots in but Gordon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uno Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Gordon is now in Johnson's guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gordon has eaten all the pies!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Gordon from standing up.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Gordon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gordon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Gordon is looking to improve his position.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Gordon trying to control here.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.
Johnson prevents Gordon from standing back up.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Gordon defends it.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gordon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon controlling the position for now.
Gordon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Gordon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gordon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gordon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Gordon wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Gordon wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uno Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gordon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Gordon is having none of it.
Gordon stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Uno Johnson has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uno Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gordon sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gordon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Gordon counters with a left to the body.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Uno Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Gordon is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Gordon wants a takedown.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gordon stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Gordon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson 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.
Gordon working some strikes from top position.
Gordon is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson 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.
Gordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Gordon tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Gordon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Gordon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gordon wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gordon is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gordon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gordon distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uno Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gordon into the cage.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Gordon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Uno Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Gordon.
A short left from Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Gordon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gordon looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Gordon is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johnson regains guard.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Gordon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gordon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Gordon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gordon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson won't allow Gordon to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Gordon wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordon has wrist control.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Johnson!
Uno Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Square Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Armack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen "Vindaloo" by Fat Les as his entrance music. Geoffrey Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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194 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodney Armack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoffrey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armack throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to clinch there but Armack circles away.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Armack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Armack 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Armack with a nice cross.
Armack misses the shot to the body.
Armack fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is looking to clinch but Armack is avoiding it.
Armack connects with a jab.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Armack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Armack misses with the combination.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Armack back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armack drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Armack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Armack has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jones is looking to defend but Armack has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jones! Armack pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jones taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodney Armack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakoba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Palicki (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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakoba Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Palicki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palicki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palicki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Palicki persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Palicki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Palicki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jakoba Jones has been cut.
Palicki moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Palicki scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palicki is posturing up here but Jones has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Palicki tries to roll out but it's too tight and Palicki has to tap! Slick submission there by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakoba Jones!
Jakoba Jones retains his middleweight title!
Jakoba Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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