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CFK: 3 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MIKE CROCOP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Werdumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Werdumov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, MIKE CROCOP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Werdumov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdumov tries to clinch but CROCOP is having none of it.
CROCOP tries to close the distance and clinch but Werdumov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov lands a nice knee to the body.
CROCOP could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. CROCOP is defending well for now.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
CROCOP can't break the clinch.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section. CROCOP lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Werdumov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
CROCOP is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Werdumov.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Werdumov.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
CROCOP takes a knee right on the jaw!
Werdumov working CROCOP over with knees to the body.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has CROCOP in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
CROCOP wants to break the clinch but can't.
Werdumov lands a knee to the body.
Werdumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Werdumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CROCOP is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
CROCOP wants to get back to striking at distance but Werdumov won't allow it.
CROCOP wants to break free but Werdumov has control.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
CROCOP misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov tries to land knees in the clinch but CROCOP avoids the damage to the body.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
CROCOP wants to break free but Werdumov has control.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
CROCOP wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
CROCOP trying to land knees to the body.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and CROCOP avoids it.
CROCOP can't break the clinch.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
Werdumov lands a knee to the body.
CROCOP takes a knee right on the jaw!
Werdumov landing knees to the head.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
CROCOP takes a knee right on the jaw!
CROCOP is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on CROCOP's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
CROCOP is trying to force a seperation but Werdumov has the dominant position.
CROCOP misses with an elbow strike.
Werdumov connects with a knee to the head.
Werdumov prevents CROCOP from breaking the clinch.
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Werdumov lands a knee to the body.
CROCOP tries to break free but Werdumov pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CROCOP can't break the clinch.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
CROCOP wants to break free but Werdumov has control.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Werdumov.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov avoids a wild elbow strike from CROCOP.
CROCOP is trying to break free.
Werdumov lands a knee to the body.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Werdumov connects with a knee to the head.
CROCOP takes a knee to the side of the body.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section. CROCOP lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
CROCOP wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
Werdumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Werdumov landing knees to the head.
Werdumov lands a good knee to the midsection. CROCOP won't want to take too many of those.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Werdumov obliges.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
CROCOP tries to break free but Werdumov pushes him back against the cage.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
CROCOP wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Werdumov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite CROCOP's efforts to push away.
Werdumov keeps control of CROCOP as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
CROCOP wants to get back to striking at distance but Werdumov won't allow it.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Werdumov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
CROCOP misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Werdumov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Werdumov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with CROCOP, pushing him back against the cage.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov scores a nice knee to the body.
CROCOP wants to break free but Werdumov has control.
Werdumov lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Werdumov as CROCOP tries to tie him up.
CROCOP wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
Werdumov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has CROCOP in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
CROCOP pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Werdumov tries to clinch up but CROCOP circles away and keeps his distance.
Werdumov tries to clinch there but CROCOP circles away.
Werdumov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Werdumov moves in looking to clinch but CROCOP pushes him off.
CROCOP throws a sloppy head kick and Werdumov moves out of range easily.
CROCOP lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fedor Werdumov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werdumov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
CROCOP on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Werdumov.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
CROCOP tries to circle away but Werdumov has him pinned against the cage.
CROCOP is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Werdumov lands a good knee to the midsection. CROCOP won't want to take too many of those.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
CROCOP can't break the clinch.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
CROCOP wants to get back to striking at distance but Werdumov won't allow it.
Werdumov lands a knee to the body.
Werdumov connects with a knee to the head.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
CROCOP is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling him.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Werdumov has CROCOP pressed against the cage, preventing CROCOP from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Werdumov blocks an elbow strike from CROCOP.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Werdumov crunches a lovely knee into CROCOP's ribcage.
Werdumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
CROCOP takes a knee right on the jaw!
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov lands a nice knee to the body.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov keeps control of CROCOP as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
CROCOP is looking to break free of the clinch but Werdumov has double underhooks.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
CROCOP wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
CROCOP is looking to break free of the clinch but Werdumov has double underhooks.
Werdumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
CROCOP tries to break free but Werdumov pushes him back against the cage.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CROCOP wants to break the clinch but can't.
Werdumov landing knees to the body.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov tries to land knees in the clinch but CROCOP avoids the damage to the body.
Werdumov landing knees to the body.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Werdumov connects with a knee to the head.
Werdumov lands a good knee to the midsection. CROCOP won't want to take too many of those.
Werdumov landing knees to the body.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov lands a knee to the body.
Werdumov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
CROCOP is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Werdumov.
CROCOP is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling him.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Werdumov has CROCOP pressed against the cage, preventing CROCOP from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Werdumov connects with a knee to the head.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
CROCOP is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
Werdumov crunches a lovely knee into CROCOP's ribcage.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdumov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Werdumov.
Werdumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. CROCOP is defending well for now.
Werdumov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has CROCOP in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
CROCOP wants to break the clinch but can't.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and CROCOP avoids it.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
CROCOP putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Werdumov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Werdumov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
CROCOP swats away the attempt to clinch by Werdumov.
Werdumov moves in looking to clinch but CROCOP pushes him off.
CROCOP tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Werdumov is able to avoid easily.
Werdumov needs to keep his hands up - CROCOP had a free shot at his head there.
Werdumov is looking to clinch.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up but CROCOP swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up but CROCOP swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Werdumov tries to clinch but CROCOP moves away
and CROCOP counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Werdumov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
CROCOP swats away the attempt to clinch by Werdumov.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up but CROCOP swats him away and circles back towards the center.
CROCOP throws a nice outside leg kick.
CROCOP lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
CROCOP tries a head kick but it misses.
CROCOP circles away from the clinch attempt.
Werdumov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Werdumov tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for CROCOP.
Werdumov has CROCOP up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Werdumov.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
CROCOP has had enough of the clinch but Werdumov keeps him there for the moment.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite CROCOP's efforts to push away.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
CROCOP managing to block the knees to the body from Werdumov.
CROCOP is trying to break free.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov scores a nice knee to the body.
Werdumov landing knees to the head.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but CROCOP is blocking nicely.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
That's two 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.
A knee to the head by Werdumov.
CROCOP on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
CROCOP can't break the clinch.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
Werdumov unloads a knee to the mid-section. CROCOP lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
CROCOP wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
Werdumov landing knees to the body.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
CROCOP has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Werdumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Werdumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Werdumov crunches a lovely knee into CROCOP's ribcage.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
CROCOP is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling him.
Werdumov connects with a knee to the head.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor Werdumov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
CROCOP tries a body shot but Werdumov blocks it.
CROCOP is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling him.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
Werdumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but CROCOP blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on CROCOP's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
Werdumov landing knees to the body.
CROCOP looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and CROCOP avoids it.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
CROCOP is trying to force a seperation but Werdumov has the dominant position.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks it.
Werdumov scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Werdumov missing with knees to the body.
Werdumov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CROCOP has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Werdumov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Werdumov misses with a knee strike.
Werdumov landing knees to the head.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
Werdumov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fedor Werdumov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but CROCOP blocks with his arms.
MIKE CROCOP has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
CROCOP wants to break free but Werdumov has control.
Werdumov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
CROCOP is trying to force a seperation but Werdumov has the dominant position.
CROCOP tries to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling the position.
CROCOP can't break the clinch.
Werdumov with a knee to the head.
CROCOP has had enough of the clinch but Werdumov keeps him there for the moment.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Werdumov keeps control of CROCOP as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Werdumov scores a nice knee to the body.
Werdumov connects with a nasty looking knee right to CROCOP's face.
Werdumov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
CROCOP wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
MIKE CROCOP showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Werdumov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Werdumov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Melikhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Melikhov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Melikhov.
Melikhov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Melikhov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson tried to score with a low kick but Melikhov checks it.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melikhov takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergey Melikhov has been cut.
Henderson lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Melikhov.
Melikhov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Melikhov throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Melikhov misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Melikhov.
Melikhov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Melikhov throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Melikhov blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Melikhov lands with an overhand left.
Melikhov cracks Henderson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Henderson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Melikhov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Henderson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Melikhov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sosed sprava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sosed sprava is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sosed sprava!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy connects with a high kick.
sprava missing with a left hand there. Bundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
sprava throws a series of punches but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy throws a sloppy head kick and sprava moves out of range easily.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but sprava pushes him off.
sprava connects with the punch.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
sprava misses the jab.
sprava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sprava throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
sprava drops Bundy with a nice combination! sprava dives into Bundy's guard, looking to finish!
Bundy is rocked!
Bundy has his hands on sprava's head, controlling the position.
Bundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundy, not yet.
Bundy throws a couple of heel strikes.
Bundy controlling the position.
Bundy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
sprava wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bundy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
sosed sprava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bundy is breathing heavily.
Bundy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but sprava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
sprava steps into range and cracks Bundy with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bundy flops backwards and sprava dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ted Bundy's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
sprava drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sprava jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
sprava stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bundy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
sprava thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but sprava bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bundy is looking to clinch but sprava is avoiding it.
Bundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bundy throws a head kick but sprava moves out of range.
Bundy lands with a slapping head kick.
sprava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Bundy.
Bundy wants to clinch up but sprava keeps it at a distance.
sprava scores with the left hand. Bundy knows he should have avoided that one.
Bundy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
sprava blocks a head kick by Bundy.
sprava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sprava sprawls well initially but Bundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bundy gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy doesn't manage to clinch there - sprava circles away.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses.
sprava misses with a hook.
sprava lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bundy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bundy feints and as sprava raises his hands in defense, Bundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
sprava is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bundy defends well.
Bundy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bundy throws a sloppy head kick and sprava moves out of range easily.
Bundy scores with a one two! sprava had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bundy throws a head kick but sprava moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
sprava might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
sprava misses with a straight right.
sprava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bundy swinging wildly here.
Bundy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bundy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
sprava closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bundy lands with a slapping head kick.
Bundy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bundy lands with a slapping head kick.
sprava connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
sprava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy scores with a jab. sprava acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bundy gets a takedown into half guard.
sprava looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bundy pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but sosed sprava will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
sprava lands with a cross.
sprava throws a big shot that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bundy.
A lull in the action here as Bundy stalls from top position.
Bundy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ted Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bundy closes the distance and pushes sprava back into the cage.
Bundy working hard to break the clinch.
sprava throws a head punch that misses.
sprava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from sprava.
sprava misses with the head strike.
Bundy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. sprava avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sprava keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bundy's efforts to push away.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sprava working aggressively here.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
Bundy tries to circle away but sprava has him pinned against the cage.
Bundy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bundy tries to circle away but sprava has him pinned against the cage.
sprava swings wildly with an uppercut but Bundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bundy looking to stall.
sprava working aggressively here.
Bundy missing with knees to the body.
Bundy tries to circle away but sprava has him pinned against the cage.
sprava keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bundy's efforts to push away.
sprava keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bundy's efforts to push away.
Bundy is trying to force a seperation but sprava has the dominant position.
sprava lands a hook that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Bundy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but sprava has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
sprava misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bundy.
sprava has Bundy pressed against the cage, preventing Bundy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bundy breaks the clinch.
Bundy slips under a jab.
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.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from sprava.
Bundy misses with a head kick.
sprava throws a jab but it's blocked by Bundy.
sprava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bundy.
Bundy cracks sprava with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bundy misses with a head kick.
Bundy staying out of range there.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sprava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sprava chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bundy can pounce on him.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from sprava.
Bundy misses with a few strikes there.
sprava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
sprava swinging wildly here.
sprava's corner calls for a 1-2. sprava obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bundy throws a head kick that half lands.
sprava swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
sosed sprava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bundy scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sprava looks to throw the jab but Bundy is out of range.
Bundy gets the takedown into side control.
Bundy decides to stand up, so the ref orders sprava to his feet.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from sprava.
Bundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from sprava.
sprava takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bundy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bundy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
sprava swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sprava blocks a head kick by Bundy.
sprava misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from sprava misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by sprava.
Bundy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from sprava.
sprava tries to bum rush Bundy with a series of wild strikes but Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Bundy.
sprava connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bundy's hands.
sprava throws out a loose jab but Bundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
sprava connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bundy. Bundy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bundy lands a high kick!
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - sprava throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bundy is looking to clinch but sprava is avoiding it.
sprava moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sprava sprawls well initially but Bundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Bundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
sprava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bundy 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.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bundy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
sosed sprava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but sprava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from sprava.
Bundy slips a jab from sprava.
Bundy slips under a jab.
sprava missing with a left hand there. Bundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundy slips under a jab from sprava.
Bundy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bundy lands with a kick to the temple. sprava shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bundy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. sprava manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bundy gets to his feet - sprava follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sprava throws a jab but it's blocked by Bundy.
Bundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bundy throws a sloppy head kick and sprava moves out of range easily.
sprava throws the left hand but Bundy avoids the punch easily.
sprava throws an overhand right that lands on Bundy's shoulder, as Bundy tries to avoid the shot.
Bundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sprava lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bundy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bundy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from sprava.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sprava looks to land a right hand but Bundy moved out of range.
Crunch! Bundy slams his shin into sprava's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bundy - that will leave a mark!
sprava throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bundy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sprava's guard.
sprava being controlled here, momentarily.
Bundy stands up and waves to sprava to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
sprava throws a jab but it's blocked by Bundy.
Bundy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bundy showed some decent athleticism there.
sprava looking for submissions off his back.
Bundy decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from sprava.
sprava loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
Bundy tries to clinch but sprava moves out of range.
Bundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as sprava throws out the jab.
sprava throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
sprava misses with a looping right.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but sprava pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
sprava fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches sprava napping and manages to drive through into side control!
sprava is looking to get back to his feet here but Bundy is keeping cool and he's managed to take sprava's back.
Bundy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of sprava's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sprava rolls, trying to escape but Bundy keeps control of the position.
Bundy controlling the position well here. sprava rolled but Bundy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bundy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down sprava for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on sprava's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Bundy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bundy 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Bundy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Shlemenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bo Gable's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko!
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, Bo Gable!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shlemenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gable did well to prevent Shlemenko getting side control.
Shlemenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Gable is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shlemenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shlemenko seems to be working for a kimura but Gable defends the submission attempt.
Shlemenko works his way into full mount!
Gable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shlemenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shlemenko trying to control but Gable is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shlemenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shlemenko working for a guillotine from mount but Gable is in no mood to give up.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
Gable is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shlemenko wants to control the pace but Gable is squirming around nicely.
Shlemenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gable is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gable bucks Shlemenko off and manages to get back to his feet!
Gable wants to clinch up but Shlemenko keeps it at a distance.
Gable is looking to clinch.
Gable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gable looks to land a combination but Shlemenko avoids it well.
Gable is looking to clinch.
Gable darts in and clinches Shlemenko up against the cage.
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.
Shlemenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gable is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gable tries to clinch but Shlemenko moves out of range.
Bo Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shlemenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shlemenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gable pinned against the cage. Gable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shlemenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shlemenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Gable is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shlemenko is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gable reverses the position - he's now on top in Shlemenko's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Shlemenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but Shlemenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shlemenko is defended easily by Gable.
Nice defenses there by Shlemenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gable is looking to clinch but Shlemenko is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shlemenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gable has eaten all the pies!
Gable is looking to clinch.
Gable wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gable. Gable obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gable swinging wildly here.
Gable fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shlemenko slips a jab and a cross from Gable.
Gable keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gable misses with a two punch combination.
Gable displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shlemenko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Shlemenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable tries to clinch but Shlemenko moves out of range.
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.
Gable tries a head kick but it misses.
Gable tries to clinch up.
Gable misses with an uppercut. Shlemenko saw that one coming.
Gable tries to clinch up but Shlemenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Gable tries to clinch up.
Gable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shlemenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
Gable lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gable thows a body shot but no joy.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but Shlemenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shlemenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gable pinned against the cage. Gable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gable throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shlemenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gable stalks Shlemenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shlemenko's face. Shlemenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Gable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shlemenko tries for a takedown but Gable sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gable moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shlemenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bo Gable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gable throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Shlemenko with that takedown attempt.
Shlemenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gable as he avoids it easily.
Gable misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gable fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shlemenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Gable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Gable.
Shlemenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Gable.
Shlemenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gable's half guard.
Shlemenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shlemenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gable is just riding it out for now. Shlemenko eventually gives up the hold.
Shlemenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shlemenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gable is looking to escape.
That's two 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.
Shlemenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gable keeps working.
Shlemenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gable throws a series of punches but Shlemenko avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Gable.
Shlemenko blocks a head kick by Gable.
Shlemenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shlemenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gable has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shlemenko but great work by Gable.
Gable is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shlemenko will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shlemenko is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gable in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shlemenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gable in particular looking to stall.
Shlemenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Shlemenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shlemenko 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Shlemenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MIKE HAWK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Charnelhaus (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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191 lbs
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MIKE HAWK!
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, Aleksander Charnelhaus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charnelhaus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from HAWK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from HAWK.
The crowd cheers as HAWK lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charnelhaus doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Aleksander Charnelhaus has been cut.
HAWK misses with a takedown attempt - Charnelhaus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MIKE HAWK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charnelhaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HAWK was well out of range. Poor timing from Charnelhaus.
Charnelhaus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but HAWK circles away quickly and effectively.
Charnelhaus fails in his attempt to clinch.
HAWK drops Charnelhaus with a beautiful combination! Charnelhaus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - HAWK is looking for the KO!
Charnelhaus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! HAWK connects with the perfect overhand right and Charnelhaus falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for HAWK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MIKE HAWK!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Durden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Compton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Compton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Compton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Durden passes Compton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Compton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Compton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Durden wants to hit a switch here but Compton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Durden there!
Compton wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Compton content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Compton controlling the pace for now.
Durden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Compton wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Durden is just holding on here. Compton manages to take his back.
Compton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Durden has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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.
Durden wants to get back to his feet.
Compton throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Compton is not going to allow Durden to sit and survive in this position.
Durden breaks Compton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Durden tries to clinch but Compton moves away
and Compton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Compton.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Compton prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durden stops a takedown attempt from Compton.
Compton looks gassed!
Compton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durden wants a takedown but no success here.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Compton.
Durden goes for a takedown attempt but Compton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Durden with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Compton dodges the punch combination from Durden.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Compton shoots for a takedown but Durden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Compton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden tries to clinch but Compton moves away
and Compton counters by moving into the clinch.
Compton working aggressively here.
Durden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Compton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Durden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Compton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Compton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Durden.
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Durden misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden tries to clinch but Compton is having none of it.
Compton blocks a head kick by Durden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Compton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durden throws a sloppy head kick and Compton moves out of range easily.
Compton moves into the clinch.
Durden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Compton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Durden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durden is working for takedown but Compton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Compton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Compton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Compton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Durden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Durden won't allow Compton to sweep him here.
Compton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton wants to stand but Durden is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but Compton has wrist control.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Durden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Compton circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden drops Compton with a beautiful combination! Compton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Durden is looking for the KO!
Compton swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Durden dives in and grabs Compton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Compton pushes down on Durden's head and hops out.
Durden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Durden dives in and grabs Compton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Compton pushes down on Durden's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden tries to clinch but Compton is having none of it.
Durden misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden lands with a nice combination. Compton backs away looking to recover.
Durden looks to clinch
and Compton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Compton is fending him off so far but Durden persists. Nope, Compton circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden wants to clinch.
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden pushes Compton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to score a body lock takedown but Compton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Durden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Compton pulls his leg out and moves away.
A left and a right from Durden both land. Nice combination.
Durden is looking to clinch.
Durden is looking to clinch.
Durden tries to clinch there but Compton circles away.
Durden tries to clinch up.
Durden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
Compton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durden, pushing him back against the cage.
Compton gets underhooks to prevent Durden's takedown attempt.
Durden goes for a takedown attempt but Compton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Compton pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden jabs at Compton's body.
Durden moves in looking to clinch but Compton pushes him off.
Durden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Compton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durden.
Durden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durden looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Compton is trying to break the clinch but Durden is controlling him.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durden tries for a takedown but Compton manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Durden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Durden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Compton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Compton misses with a straight right.
Compton doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Durden lunges at Compton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Compton's hand.
Durden connects with a stiff jab that staggers Compton - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyler Durden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sichev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Sichev fails to land the takedown.
Yuri Sichev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Sichev misses with a combination
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sichev's guard.
Johnson won't allow Sichev to get back to his feet.
Sichev keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Sichev pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Sichev trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sichev is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sichev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sichev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sichev!
Sichev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sichev decides to stand back up.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sichev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Sichev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sichev prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying his best to control but Sichev has mounted him.
Sichev controlling the position easily from mount.
Sichev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sichev.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Sichev controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sichev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yuri Sichev just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sichev tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Sichev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sichev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson darts in and clinches Sichev up against the cage.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Sichev is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Sichev won't allow it.
Sichev fails to pull guard.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sichev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yuri Sichev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.
Sichev is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sichev prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sichev trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Sichev slows down the pace here.
Sichev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Sichev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sichev.
Sichev lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson looking for subs off his back but Sichev has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sichev jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sichev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sichev advances to full mount.
Sichev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sichev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sichev controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Sichev breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sichev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sichev tries to clinch up.
Sichev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sichev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sichev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sichev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sichev is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson is trying to control but Sichev passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev taking a breather here.
Sichev decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Sichev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sichev shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Sichev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sichev works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sichev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yuri Sichev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev with a couple of short strikes.
Sichev controlling from the full mount.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yuri Sichev just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick by Sichev misses
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sichev's guard.
Sichev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sichev.
Sichev shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sichev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sichev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sichev!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff John Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Marshall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff John Gailfus's chin.
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21
166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff John Gailfus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailfus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gailfus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marshall controls Gailfus momentarily but Gailfus frees himself.
Marshall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gailfus thows a big elbow that misses.
Gailfus tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
Gailfus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marshall is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gailfus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marshall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gailfus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marshall gets underhooks to prevent Gailfus's takedown attempt.
Marshall drags the fight down to the ground.
Marshall is trying to keep Gailfus in close.
Marshall is really struggling to control Gailfus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailfus wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
Gailfus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marshall is proving hard to escape from.
Gailfus preventing the sweep.
Gailfus wants to pass the guard but Marshall is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gailfus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gailfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gailfus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gailfus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff John Gailfus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gailfus looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Gailfus goes for a takedown attempt but Marshall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marshall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gailfus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gailfus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marshall moves into full mount! Gailfus won't be happy about that!
Marshall looking to control but Gailfus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gailfus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus is trying desperately to improve position.
Marshall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gailfus is looking to escape.
Gailfus tries to reverse the position but Marshall maintains control.
Marshall looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gailfus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gailfus is desperately trying to improve his position but Marshall has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gailfus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gailfus tries to hold on but Marshall postures up.
Marshall with a couple of short strikes.
Marshall working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Gailfus turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Marshall off and cradles Gailfus's limp body as Marshall celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Lee Marshall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serega Virtus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Clark Kent has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clark Kent!
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, Serega Virtus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virtus misses with a takedown attempt - Kent sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kent lands a body shot.
Virtus looks gassed!
Kent drops Virtus with a beautiful combination! Virtus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kent is looking for the KO!
It looks like Serega Virtus has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent's corner calls for a 1-2. Kent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Virtus is rocked!
Kent flashes Virtus a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Virtus's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Virtus crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kent punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clark Kent!
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