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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draco Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ra has chosen Space is the place by Sun Ra as his entrance music. 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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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Draco Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in but Ra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ra connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith feints and as Ra raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra being controlled here, momentarily.
Ra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ra's head.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ra's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith working over Ra with some ground and pound. Ra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith 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.
Smith winds up and cracks Ra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Ra's hands, connecting with Ra's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
Ra is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ra taking shots to the head.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ra?
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from Ra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith scoring with strikes but Ra is staying in there.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Ra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Ra has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Ra lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Ra takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Draco Smith has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ra and Smith are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ra throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Smith into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ra knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sun Ra!
In his post fight interview, Sun Ra gave a big smile as he said 'I see them as they are to is
And not the seeming isness of the was'.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riki Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakharo Sodallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riki Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakharo Sodallo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Sodallo lands the left hand.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Sodallo defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Machida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Rakharo Sodallo has been cut.
Donk. Machida catches Sodallo right on the button with a cross.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sodallo moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sodallo misses the shot to the body.
Machida tries to bum rush Sodallo with a series of wild strikes but Sodallo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sodallo misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a left and a right... And another left! Sodallo is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riki Machida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fondels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Fondels!
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, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fondels swivels and escapes.
Fondels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soze. Soze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fondels scores with a jab.
Fondels scores with a kick to the body.
Soze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fondels tries to avoid it but Soze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fondels to the ground. Fondels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fondels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soze's hands.
Fondels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fondels.
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!
Soze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fondels with a hook.
Soze moves out of range of the body kick.
Fondels lands with an uppercut that bounces Soze off the cage and back into range.
Fondels lands a body shot.
Fondels drops Soze with a beautiful combination! Soze stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fondels is looking for the KO!
Soze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andy Fondels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keyser Soze.
Fondels lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fondels cracks Soze with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fondels has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Soze to stand back up!
Soze is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fondels drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Soze right on the button. Soze goes down! Fondels follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fondels gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Fondels!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ancient Alien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alien's entrance music is The X-Files Theme. A fine choice. 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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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ancient Alien!
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, Sergio D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alien feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alien's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alien is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but D Cruz has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Alien is looking to defend but D Cruz has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Alien! D Cruz pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Alien taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergio D Cruz!
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