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Rise of the Pegasi 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Snegov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snegov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valentine misses with the combination.
Snegov misses with a kick to the body.
Konstantin Snegov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snegov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snegov checks it well.
Valentine dives in and grabs Snegov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snegov pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
Snegov's corner calls for a 1-2. Snegov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Snegov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Snegov with a poor takedown
and Valentine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Snegov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Snegov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Valentine, into his guard.
Valentine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snegov is one step ahead there.
Snegov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Valentine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Valentine has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snegov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valentine!
Snegov wants to finish this one by submission but Valentine is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Snegov.
Valentine wants to control but Snegov is having none of it.
Valentine working to try and regain half guard.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Snegov wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Valentine gets back to full guard.
Snegov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Valentine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Snegov has Valentine in his guard.
Snegov working a defensive guard but Valentine passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snegov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snegov trying to hold on to Valentine's head to control him but Valentine postures up.
Snegov is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentine is looking to advance position but Snegov won't allow it.
Snegov is trying to control but can't.
Valentine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Snegov sees it coming and defends easily.
Snegov wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy.
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 Vincent Valentine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snegov tries a head kick but it misses.
Snegov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentine counters with a single leg into guard. Snegov didn't expect that.
Valentine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snegov is on top in guard.
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snegov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snegov, as that shot connected.
Vincent Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine tries for a takedown but Snegov circles away easily
and Snegov counters with a stiff right hand.
Snegov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Snegov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Valentine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Snegov counters with a nice uppercut.
Snegov throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Snegov.
Valentine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snegov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Snegov fails with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine is pushing down on Snegov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Snegov is fighting to maintain full guard but Valentine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Valentine is thwarting Snegov's attempts to control the position.
Valentine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snegov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valentine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snegov is trying to maintain the position but Valentine is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov wants to get back to his feet.
Valentine is keen to just control but Snegov is a slippery customer.
Snegov wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Snegov connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snegov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Snegov.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Snegov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Snegov.
Valentine tries to strike from the bottom.
Snegov wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Valentine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snegov is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Konstantin Snegov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Snegov throws a head kick that half lands.
Snegov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valentine if he has to take too many more of those.
Snegov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valentine but Valentine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valentine misses with a body shot
so Snegov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Snegov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Valentine has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Snegov is looking to defend but Valentine has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Snegov! Valentine pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Snegov taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vincent Valentine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blake Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romanov.
Romanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Romanov is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stevenson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Stevenson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanov tries to move to mount but Stevenson blocks the move with his legs.
Romanov prevents Stevenson from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Romanov happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores a takedown into full mount!
Romanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stevenson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Romanov is surviving well by controlling Stevenson's body position as best he can.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Romanov tries to hold on but Stevenson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Romanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stevenson content just to control the position here.
Stevenson tries to control but Romanov wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov wants to hold on but Stevenson pushes him away.
Romanov working to try and regain half guard.
Stevenson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Romanov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Romanov is looking for a sweep.
Stevenson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Romanov is avoiding damage well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson tries for a takedown but Romanov circles away easily
and Romanov counters with a shoot takedown. Stevenson fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Romanov from controlling successfully.
Stevenson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Stevenson is striking from the bottom but Romanov uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Well, if Romanov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Romanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevenson scores with a four punch combination!
Blake Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Stevenson pushes Romanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanov shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romanov misses with a takedown
and Stevenson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevenson trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Stevenson tries for a takedown but Romanov circles away easily
and Romanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stevenson's guard now.
Romanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romanov defends well.
Romanov stands and throws Stevenson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stevenson is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Romanov wants to control but Stevenson is keeping him busy.
Andrei Romanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanov staying calm.
Romanov wants to control for a moment but Stevenson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Romanov is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stevenson controlling the position.
Romanov won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevenson wriggles free and stands up.
Romanov shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanov is looking for a sweep.
Romanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanov keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanov manages to get back to half guard.
Romanov tries to get to full guard but Stevenson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romanov is looking to clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Romanov circles away.
Romanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Romanov shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stevenson stands and throws Romanov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stevenson working the ground and pound but Romanov is defending the strikes.
Romanov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stevenson wants to control but Romanov is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov is trying to control Stevenson's posture but Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson tries for a kimura but Romanov is defending well.
Stevenson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stevenson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romanov defends it nicely.
Romanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stevenson actively working from the bottom here.
Romanov content to control rather than advance.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is not content to let Romanov control the position.
Stevenson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stevenson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Romanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romanov is stalling here. Stevenson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Romanov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stevenson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stevenson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stevenson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romanov is trying to control Stevenson's posture but Stevenson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevenson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Bernard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mkat Twilight!
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, Terry Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twilight fails with the takedown.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Twilight pushes him off.
Twilight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Twilight fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Twilight as he jumps to the side.
Bernard stuffs the takedown attempt from Twilight. Twilight gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mkat Twilight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Twilight. Twilight obviously looking to wear him down.
Twilight throws a right and a left that Bernard avoids nicely.
Bernard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernard working away.
Twilight is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twilight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Twilight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two 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.
Twilight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bernard stopping the sweep attempt from Twilight.
Twilight keeping full guard, as Bernard tries to pass.
Twilight keeping moving, preventing Bernard from controlling successfully.
Twilight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twilight controlling the position.
Twilight's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Twilight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Twilight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bernard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bernard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard looking to sit in guard and control but Twilight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Twilight trying to control but Bernard is working from the bottom.
Bernard can't keep his opponent in guard - Twilight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Twilight is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Twilight lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bernard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Bernard will probably get the nod.
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.
Twilight scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Twilight.
Bernard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Twilight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Twilight throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bernard has his hands clasped together but Twilight breaks the hold and Bernard is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Twilight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mkat Twilight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Molotav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Molotav could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Drama's chin.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Molotav!
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, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotav throws a series of punches but Drama avoids them all with ease.
Drama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotav was well out of range. Poor timing from Drama.
Drama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drama misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Molotav - just one landing.
Molotav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drama moves out of range as Molotav strikes.
Molotav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Molotav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Molotav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Vladimir Molotav has been cut.
Molotav throws a nice looking combination but Drama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drama lands a body shot.
Molotav takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drama tries to bum rush Molotav with a series of wild strikes but Molotav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drama connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Molotav tumbling to the canvas! Drama pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Molotav was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Drama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Matikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MCJ Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Terveisiä perseestä. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as MCJ Guti enters the cage!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MCJ Guti!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen drops Guti with a beautiful combination! Guti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matikainen is looking for the KO!
It looks like MCJ Guti has been cut.
Guti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matikainen is trying to defend but Guti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Guti is trying to control. Matikainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matikainen trying to hold on to Guti's head to control him but Guti postures up.
Matikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guti is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Matikainen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Matikainen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
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!
Matikainen lands a few punches from side control.
Guti struggling a bit here.
Matikainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guti on the ground.
Guti is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guti can't do much from the bottom here.
Guti is trying to get back to half guard.
Guti is pushing Matikainen's head away, looking to escape. Matikainen manages to hold on to the position though.
Guti is looking to regain half guard here but Matikainen keeps moving and retains side control.
Guti looks gassed!
Matikainen cracks Guti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matikainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Guti is defending well.
Matikainen cracks Guti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen stands up and beckons Guti to his feet.
Matikainen lands a right hook to the body.
Matikainen misses with a takedown
so Guti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Guti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matikainen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Guti has Matikainen in his guard.
Matikainen is in close to Guti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guti is keeping the position for now.
Matikainen landing with the ground and pound.
Matikainen scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matikainen gets to his feet. Guti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Matikainen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matikainen is looking to take a break and control but Guti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen is looking for a kimura but Guti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matikainen to get the leverage.
Guti wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Matikainen there.
Guti is trying to get back to full guard.
Matikainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matikainen prevents Guti from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matikainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guti defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Matikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MCJ Guti's cut.
That's time! Matikainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guti slaps away a takedown attempt from Matikainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matikainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Guti sprawls well. He's pushed Matikainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matikainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Guti. Guti gets slowly back to his feet.
Guti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matikainen has Guti pulled in close to control his posture.
Matikainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guti is one step ahead there.
Matikainen wants to improve his position but instead Guti has moved into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen is looking for a sweep. Guti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guti slips a nice elbow through Matikainen's hands, connecting with Matikainen's forehead.
Guti seems to be working for a kimura but Matikainen defends the submission attempt.
Matikainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guti.
Guti is working for a kimura but Matikainen is defending it quite comfortably.
Matikainen pushes Guti off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guti shoots for a double leg takedown but Matikainen sprawls well. He's pushed Guti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matikainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Matikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guti was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Matikainen tries to clinch up but Guti circles away and keeps his distance.
Guti fails with the takedown
and Matikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guti fails to land the takedown.
Guti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matikainen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guti won't be happy with that.
Guti regains half guard.
Guti tries to get to full guard but Matikainen has control of the leg.
Matikainen throwing shots but Guti is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen is thwarting Guti's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matikainen is taking a breather. Guti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guti is looking to control Matikainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guti avoid being mounted?
Matikainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matikainen winds up and cracks Guti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guti tries to roll over but Matikainen keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matikainen lands a nice shot that snaps Guti's head back.
Guti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matikainen is posturing up here but Guti has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Matikainen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Matikainen has to tap! Slick submission there by Guti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). MCJ Guti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ro Nin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon Joones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ro Nin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joon Joones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joones circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Nin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joones sprawls well. Joones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nin closes the distance and clinches up with Joones, looking for a takedown. Nin pushes Joones against the cage but Joones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ro Nin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nin scores with a takedown into Joones's 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.
Nin passes Joones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joones is trying to stand.
Nin wants to advance to full mount but Joones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Joones can't keep his opponent in guard - Nin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nin is controlling the pace.
Joones is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nin tries to control but Joones wriggling away.
Nin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joones is surviving well by controlling Nin's body position as best he can.
Nin working for a guillotine from mount but Joones is in no mood to give up.
Nin controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joones wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nin working for a submission but Joones is keeping him at bay.
Nin is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Joones is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Joones flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Nin anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Joones and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Nin slips an arm under Joones chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Nin has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Nin is squeezing on Joones like an anaconda would it's prey. Joones fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ro Nin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juliano Rios had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juliano Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rios fails with a takedown attempt.
Foreman scores with a one two! Rios had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rios shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rios moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Juliano Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rios shoots in looking for a takedown. Foreman tries to sprawl out of it but Rios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foreman 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 Juliano Rios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foreman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Foreman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rios backs up against the cage.
Rios tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Foreman lands a glancing blow to the side of Rios's head.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
Foreman lands with a right hand.
Foreman lands a nice looking body shot.
Rios is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman misses with a two punch combination.
Foreman scores with a nice strike.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rios.
Foreman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Foreman.
Foreman sizes up Rios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foreman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Foreman throws a one two combo.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Foreman duly obliges.
Foreman lands a slapping body shot.
Foreman works over Rios's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Foreman.
Foreman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rios counters with a single leg into guard. Foreman didn't expect that.
Rios prevents Foreman from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Foreman lands with an uppercut that bounces Rios off the cage and back into rage.
Rios takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Foreman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses.
Foreman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foreman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foreman!
Foreman throws a series of strikes that have Rios backpedaling.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Foreman.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Foreman is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice combination there by Foreman.
Foreman throws a combination. Rios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman lands with a nice combination. Rios backs away looking to recover.
Foreman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rios takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foreman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rios. Rios circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foreman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Foreman 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.
Rios misses with a shot to the body
and Foreman counters with a series of strikes. Rios will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rios blocks a leg kick.
Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foreman counters with a straight right hand.
Foreman lands with a straight right. Rios didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foreman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foreman lands with a hook. Rios tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
David Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foreman connects with a single shot there.
Juliano Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rios takes one to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rios checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A right-left combo lands from Foreman.
Rios doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios takes one on the button.
Foreman with a hook.
Foreman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Foreman.
Foreman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rios is rocked!
Foreman lands a jab to the head.
Foreman lands with a shot to the body.
Foreman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Rios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foreman fails to land with a series of punches.
Rios seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, jab by Foreman - just one landing.
Foreman lands a really nice looking cross but Rios seems unphased.
Foreman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Rios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rios seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Foreman shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rios is backing up but Foreman catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rios covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Foreman Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Foreman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Aleksandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Midwest Explosion by Stevie Stone and Tech N9ne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrell Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Aleksandrov !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Aleksandrov shoots in.
Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aleksandrov is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Aleksandrov 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aleksandrov .
Williams gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Williams tries to clinch up but Aleksandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams tries for a takedown but Aleksandrov circles away easily
and Aleksandrov counters with a takedown into side control.
Aleksandrov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aleksandrov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aleksandrov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aleksandrov is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksandrov is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aleksandrov tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams is pushing Aleksandrov 's head away, looking to escape. Aleksandrov manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Aleksandrov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Aleksandrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksandrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Aleksandrov looks gassed!
Williams wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aleksandrov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aleksandrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams trying to control but Aleksandrov is working from the bottom.
Aleksandrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Aleksandrov , not yet.
Williams wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Aleksandrov circles away.
Aleksandrov slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aleksandrov tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Aleksandrov .
Williams misses with a takedown
and Aleksandrov counters with a takedown into side control.
Aleksandrov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aleksandrov wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aleksandrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Aleksandrov swings around for an armbar but Williams sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aleksandrov 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Aleksandrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Aleksandrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aleksandrov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
Aleksandrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aleksandrov has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aleksandrov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Aleksandrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aleksandrov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aleksandrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aleksandrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aleksandrov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
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.
Aleksandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to sweep here but Aleksandrov controlling him for the moment.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Aleksandrov is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrell Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aleksandrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Aleksandrov .
Aleksandrov has picked Williams up - he's going for a ride! Aleksandrov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to improve his position but Aleksandrov is controlling well.
Aleksandrov wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams is controlling Aleksandrov 's trapped leg to prevent Aleksandrov from advancing to side control.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Aleksandrov is controlling him well.
Aleksandrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aleksandrov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Andrei Aleksandrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aleksandrov pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aleksandrov wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aleksandrov on the side of the head.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Aleksandrov gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aleksandrov .
Aleksandrov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Williams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aleksandrov to the mat. Aleksandrov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aleksandrov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
You get the feeling that Williams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Williams 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. And we move into the final round!
Aleksandrov shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Aleksandrov fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aleksandrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams has hold of Aleksandrov 's hands but Aleksandrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aleksandrov is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aleksandrov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Aleksandrov from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Aleksandrov is retaining full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Aleksandrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleksandrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams wants to control from the top but Aleksandrov keeps moving.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aleksandrov , who protects the arm well.
Aleksandrov parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aleksandrov to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrov is trying to get back to his feet.
Aleksandrov tries to improve position but can't.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aleksandrov is looking to reverse the position.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams wants to control but Aleksandrov is keeping him busy.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch but Aleksandrov is avoiding it.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Aleksandrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Aleksandrov fights it but they end up in guard.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Aleksandrov .
Aleksandrov is looking for a triangle here but Williams uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aleksandrov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aleksandrov is not content to let Williams control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrell Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrell Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BamBam Pistonhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BamBam Pistonhead had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BamBam Pistonhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis tries to clinch but Pistonhead is having none of it.
Ellis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pistonhead misses with the combination.
Pistonhead scores with a three punch combo!
Pistonhead scores with a jab to the head.
Pistonhead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Pistonhead.
Pistonhead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pistonhead circles away.
Pistonhead lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ellis backs up against the cage.
Pistonhead lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ellis is rocked!
Pistonhead scores with a one two! Ellis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ellis is still on wobbly legs! Can Pistonhead finish him?
A cross from Pistonhead lands.
Ellis is looking to clinch.
Ellis seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pistonhead lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ellis sprawling to the canvas. Pistonhead follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ellis hang on?
Pistonhead stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistonhead scores with a one two! Ellis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistonhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistonhead lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pistonhead listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ellis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pistonhead throws out a powerful jab.
Ellis throws a leg kick but Pistonhead checks it.
Pistonhead thuds a left hand into Ellis's body.
Pistonhead works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pistonhead circles away.
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pistonhead moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistonhead looks to land a combination. Ellis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellis looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pistonhead works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ellis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ellis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ellis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pistonhead lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pistonhead.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Pistonhead lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pistonhead lands an overhand right.
Pistonhead scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pistonhead lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pistonhead listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pistonhead lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pistonhead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistonhead scores with a shot to the body.
Ellis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ellis tries to close the distance and clinch but Pistonhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistonhead lands a two punch combo.
Pistonhead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pistonhead throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ellis colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Pistonhead as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ellis is left battered and dazed whilst Pistonhead and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BamBam Pistonhead!
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