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BMP 16 (Harlamov vs Hall) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio's entrance music is Muay Thai. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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287 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
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180 cm
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241 lbs
41 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengrio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORielly manages to avoid it.
Vengrio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORielly manages to avoid it.
Vengrio stuffs the takedown attempt from ORielly. ORielly gets slowly back to his feet.
Vengrio misses with a wild combination.
ORielly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
ORielly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ORielly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vengrio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from ORielly! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vengrio looks to score with a jab to the body but ORielly is just out of range.
Vengrio misses with a series of wild punches.
Vengrio misses with a hook.
Vengrio misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio throws a hook to the side of ORielly's head but ORielly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vengrio misses with a head kick.
Vengrio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Vengrio
and ORielly counters with a nice kick to the body.
ORielly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio falls off balance throwing a combination
and ORielly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vengrio's guard.
Vengrio kicks ORielly off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORielly shoots for a takedown but Vengrio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arthur Vengrio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden ORielly.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio throws a right hand that misses
and ORielly counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Vengrio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vengrio.
Vengrio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ORielly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as ORielly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ORielly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vengrio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from ORielly.
Vengrio lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
ORielly slips a jab and a cross from Vengrio.
ORielly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
ORielly misses with a left hand
and Vengrio counters with a left to the body.
Vengrio scores with a punch to the head.
Vengrio throws a nice looking combination but ORielly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vengrio throws a hook to the side of ORielly's head but ORielly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ORielly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
ORielly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vengrio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vengrio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vengrio takes a jab right on the kisser.
ORielly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORielly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vengrio wants to clinch.
Vengrio looks to land a combination but ORielly avoids it well.
ORielly lands with an overhand left.
Vengrio thows a left - swing and a miss!
ORielly throws out a counter right but Vengrio avoids it with no problem.
Arthur Vengrio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vengrio feints a jab promting ORielly to slip. Vengrio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. ORielly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vengrio throws a head kick but ORielly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vengrio.
Vengrio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vengrio wants it to stay on the feet.
Vengrio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
ORielly blocks a head kick by Vengrio.
Vengrio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vengrio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vengrio throws a lazy right hand but ORielly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arthur Vengrio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORielly connects with a nice looking jab.
ORielly throws a shot from downtown. Vengrio moves away and avoids it.
Vengrio throws a right hand that misses
and ORielly counters with a nice leg kick.
ORielly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vengrio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORielly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Vengrio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ORielly keeps the fight on the outside.
Vengrio misses with a left hand
and ORielly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
ORielly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ORielly wants to control but Vengrio is keeping him busy.
ORielly taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from ORielly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
ORielly working the ground and pound but Vengrio is defending the strikes.
ORielly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Vengrio's face as ORielly controls the position.
Vengrio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but ORielly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
ORielly landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
ORielly is looking to take a break and control but Vengrio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ORielly controls the position from side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vengrio sprawls well. Vengrio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ORielly gets slowly back to his feet.
Vengrio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vengrio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ORielly on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vengrio. Those never looked like landing.
ORielly misses with a looping right.
Vengrio misses with a wild combination.
ORielly slips a jab and a cross from Vengrio.
A telegraphed right hand from ORielly misses the target.
ORielly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vengrio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ORielly.
Vengrio fails to land with a series of punches.
ORielly throws out a counter right but Vengrio avoids it with no problem.
Vengrio connects with a right hand. ORielly shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ORielly throws a series of punches but Vengrio avoids them all with ease.
ORielly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arthur Vengrio is winning the standup battle so far.
ORielly blocks a head kick by Vengrio.
The fighters circling - Vengrio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ORielly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vengrio to the ground. ORielly is now in Vengrio's guard.
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!
ORielly stays in close to Vengrio's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vengrio pulls ORielly in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden ORielly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
ORielly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Vengrio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
ORielly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vengrio.
Vengrio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vengrio tried to counter with a leg kick but ORielly avoided it.
Good leg kick by Vengrio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vengrio fakes the leg kick and cracks ORielly in the body.
A combination from Vengrio does no damage.
Vengrio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vengrio throws a series of punches but ORielly avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vengrio misses with a combination
and ORielly counters with a shoot takedown. Vengrio fights it but they end up in guard.
ORielly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vengrio wants to get back to his feet but ORielly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ORielly preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio being controlled here, momentarily.
ORielly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ORielly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Vengrio blocks a jab.
ORielly tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vengrio defends well and ORielly ends up having to push Vengrio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
ORielly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vengrio wants to clinch
and ORielly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vengrio cracks ORielly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vengrio connects with a high kick.
ORielly has his takedown stuffed
and Vengrio counters with a straight right hand.
Arthur Vengrio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden ORielly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vengrio loads up on a big right hand but ORielly slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Vengrio.
Nice jab there from Vengrio.
Vengrio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ORielly moves out of range of the strikes.
ORielly misses with a straight left.
ORielly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
ORielly shoots in for a takedown but Vengrio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ORielly closes the distance and clinches up with Vengrio, looking for a takedown. ORielly pushes Vengrio against the cage but Vengrio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Vengrio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORielly misses with a hook. Vengrio ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Vengrio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vengrio moves into range and connects with a jab.
ORielly looks to throw the jab but Vengrio is out of range.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORielly counters with a body kick.
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!
Vengrio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORielly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vengrio.
ORielly throws a hook but Vengrio avoids it easily.
Vengrio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ORielly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arthur Vengrio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ORielly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vengrio.
ORielly with the counter takedown but Vengrio avoids it easily.
ORielly scores with a shot to the body.
ORielly scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Vengrio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vengrio 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Vengrio!
A very excited looking Arthur Vengrio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nesi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis tries to bum rush Nesi with a series of wild strikes but Nesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Nesi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesi.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis looks to clinch
and Nesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Nesi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesi.
Nesi wants to stall.
Nesi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nesi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Nesi.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Nesi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lewis throws a low kick but Nesi avoids it.
Nesi forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Nesi is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nesi looking to stall.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Nesi is controlling the position.
Nesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nesi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.
Nesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nesi to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis closes the distance but Nesi moves to the side
and Nesi counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesi digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Nesi's leg but Nesi calmly moves out of range.
Nesi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lewis doesn't seem bothered though.
Nesi slips under a jab.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Nesi had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Nesi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Nesi moves away and avoids it.
Nesi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nesi scores with a nice right hand.
Lewis closes the distance but Nesi moves to the side
and Nesi counters with a nice body shot.
Nesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nesi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nesi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis lands a high kick!
Nesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nesi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesi tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Nesi moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Nesi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Nesi digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
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!
Lewis misses with a hook.
Nesi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Nesi. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lewis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesi avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Nesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nesi.
Nesi looks to land a combination. Lewis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from Nesi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nesi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis tries to bum rush Nesi with a series of wild strikes but Nesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Lewis misses
and Nesi counters with a nice body shot.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesi! But no joy.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nesi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Nesi.
John Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesi punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Nesi stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Nesi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis wants to break free but Nesi has control.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Nesi prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Nesi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nesi wants to stall.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score a body lock takedown but Nesi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nesi clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nesi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nesi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Nesi won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Nesi.
A short left from Nesi.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Nesi has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nesi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nesi scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nesi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Nesi is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lewis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nesi manages to get himself to full guard.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nesi's guard.
Nesi trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to advance position but Nesi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lewis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nesi looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lewis wants to control but Nesi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nesi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Nesi won't allow it.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nesi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Nesi is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesi landing knees to the head.
Nesi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nesi lands a knee to the body.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nesi controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Nesi.
Nesi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nesi is keeping busy.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Nesi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nesi after a bit of a struggle.
Ed Nesi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi lands a left hand.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Nesi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
Nesi keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nesi lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Nesi tries to tie him up.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Lewis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nesi has Lewis pressed against the cage, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Nesi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis jumps guard but Nesi stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nesi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Nesi tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Nesi back against the cage.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Nesi.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nesi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as Nesi throws knees to the body.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nesi looking to slow down the pace here.
Nesi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nesi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Nesi scores a nice knee to the body.
Nesi working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Ed Nesi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nesi is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nesi as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Nesi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Lewis working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Nesi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nesi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Nesi!
Ed Nesi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus comes into the arena with Flying dutchman blaring out of the sound system. Orton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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226 lbs
27 - 10 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Icarus pinned against the cage. Icarus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Icarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton gets the takedown into side control.
Icarus parries the strikes from Orton easily there. Orton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Icarus to escape.
Orton working away.
Orton lands a nice forearm strike.
Icarus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Orton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Icarus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orton thows a huge punch but Icarus dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus has hold of Orton's hands but Orton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Icarus is looking for a sweep. Orton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Orton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Icarus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Icarus's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton is looking to advance position but Icarus won't allow it.
Icarus pushes Orton off looking to stand but Orton dives back in and keeps control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Icarus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
Icarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orton.
Icarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orton's sensitive parts.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Orton or perhaps it was just good defense by Icarus, which made it look bad.
Laz Icarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Icarus.
Icarus misses the shot to the body.
Orton digs a good hook to Icarus's body.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Orton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orton.
Icarus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Icarus stuffs the takedown.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.
Orton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Icarus lands a really nice looking cross but Orton seems unphased.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Icarus misses the jab.
Icarus misses with a hook.
Icarus is looking to clinch.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Icarus.
Icarus loads up on a big right hand but Orton slips the punch.
Orton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Icarus, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Icarus against the cage but Icarus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Icarus counters with a nice body shot.
Icarus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orton.
Orton is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can Icarus finish him?
Icarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Icarus is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Icarus circles away and we're back to standing.
Orton seems to have recovered his senses.
Icarus loads up on a big right hand but Orton slips the punch.
Icarus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orton.
Icarus slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Icarus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Icarus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Icarus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orton is out of range.
Orton avoids the body shot from Icarus.
Orton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Icarus pinned against the cage. Icarus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Icarus throwing a counter right hand but Orton manages to avoid it.
Orton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Icarus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laz Icarus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Icarus as he avoids it easily.
Icarus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Icarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Icarus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Orton avoids the damage to the body.
Icarus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Icarus is looking to control Orton's arms but Orton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Icarus has his back to the cage.
Orton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Icarus prevents it.
Orton is working for takedown but Icarus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laz Icarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton tries to circle away but Icarus has him pinned against the cage.
Orton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton is looking to take this one to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Icarus has Orton pressed against the cage, preventing Orton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Icarus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Icarus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orton tries to pull guard but Icarus won't allow it.
Orton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Icarus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but Icarus keeps him there for the moment.
Icarus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Orton wants to pass the guard but Icarus is keeping the position.
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Icarus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
Icarus looking for a sweep. Not yet Icarus, not yet.
Icarus is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Orton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Orton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Icarus keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton stops Icarus from getting back to his feet.
Orton is working for a kimura but Icarus is defending it quite comfortably.
Orton is taking a breather. Icarus 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.
Icarus is looking to escape.
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.
Orton wants to take a breather but Icarus is having none of it.
Icarus looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Icarus slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laz Icarus is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icarus.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Icarus.
Icarus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Icarus wants it to stay on the feet.
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Icarus is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Icarus circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Icarus lands.
Orton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Icarus throws a big counter combination but Orton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Icarus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Icarus backing away here, and Orton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Icarus throws an overhand right that lands on Orton's shoulder, as Orton tries to avoid the shot.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Icarus as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laz Icarus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Icarus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Icarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Icarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orton throws a leg kick but Icarus checks it.
Icarus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Icarus wants it to stay on the feet.
Icarus is looking to counter the offense by Orton and move into the clinch.
Icarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orton swats away the attempt to clinch by Icarus.
Icarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orton can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Icarus.
Icarus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Icarus avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton fails with the takedown.
Laz Icarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laz Icarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton moves away from the strike by Icarus.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
Icarus wants to stand but Orton is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Icarus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Icarus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Icarus!
Icarus controlling the position.
Laz Icarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Icarus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Icarus was covering up waiting for the punch and Orton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Icarus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orton trying to move into half guard but instead Icarus has managed to sweep!
Icarus tries to stand but Orton is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icarus wants to stand and escape but instead Orton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Orton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Icarus dives on top into guard.
Orton is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Icarus presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton jumps guard but Icarus stands there with Orton around his waist. Orton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Orton.
I think Icarus 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laz Icarus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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37
245 lbs
23 - 26 - 0 |
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35
255 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boets tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kottari is in Boets's guard.
Boets preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kottari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boets has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kottari has managed to get both his arms back between Boets's legs - danger averted.
Kottari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kottari won't allow Boets to sweep him here.
Kottari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boets is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kottari has his hands clasped together but Boets extends and breaks Kottari's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boets.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimon Boets!
Our winner, Dimon Boets, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck comes to the cage accompanied by Парус. Mitka Boycheck could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clifford Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck 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 Clifford Smith has been cut.
Boycheck throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Boycheck looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Boycheck.
Boycheck lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Boycheck swinging wildly here.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Boycheck pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boycheck misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith works the jab nicely.
It looks like Mitka Boycheck has been cut.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Mitka Boycheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boycheck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boycheck changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boycheck working away.
Boycheck tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith seems a little lost for a moment, as Boycheck dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Boycheck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boycheck looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boycheck smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Boycheck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boycheck sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boycheck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Boycheck trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boycheck has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to control but Boycheck postures up.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith wants to control but Boycheck postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Boycheck control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boycheck tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Boycheck misses with the ground and pound.
Smith is not content to let Boycheck control the position.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Boycheck wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Boycheck is trying to ground and pound but Smith uses the momentary lack of control by Boycheck to regain half guard.
Smith trying to control here.
Boycheck is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boycheck to get the leverage.
Smith trying to hold on to Boycheck's head to control him but Boycheck postures up.
Boycheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boycheck pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boycheck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitka Boycheck dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boycheck tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boycheck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Boycheck.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boycheck throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Mitka Boycheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boycheck misses the shot to the body.
Boycheck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Boycheck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boycheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Boycheck.
Boycheck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Boycheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boycheck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Boycheck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith is rocked!
Boycheck steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Smith is out on his feet! Boycheck sets himself and nearly takes Smith's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mitka Boycheck!
A relieved looking Mitka Boycheck thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Yattering - Chase of Thoughts . Darkim has chosen I'm new in da city as his entrance music. Alucard Darkim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Kessler's chin.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler throws a head kick that misses.
Darkim throws a series of punches but Kessler moves out of range.
Darkim avoids the head kick by Kessler.
Kessler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darkim doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Darkim.
Darkim gets caught napping as Kessler dives in and scores a takedown. Darkim manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kessler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kessler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler looking to sit in guard and control but Darkim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Darkim stopping the sweep attempt from Kessler.
Kessler working a defensive guard here.
Kessler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kessler trying to control the position.
Darkim wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving.
Darkim stopping the sweep attempt from Kessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kessler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kessler wants to sweep but no luck.
Darkim throws a big elbow that misses.
Kessler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darkim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kessler.
Darkim gets full guard.
Darkim has his foot on Kessler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kessler works his way back into a safe position though.
Darkim has momentary wrist control but Kessler slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darkim is on top in guard.
Darkim landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darkim wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving.
Kessler keeping full guard, as Darkim tries to pass.
Darkim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kessler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kessler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kessler is nestled in close to Darkim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kessler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darkim manages to get to full guard.
Kessler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darkim is keeping the position for now.
Kessler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kessler pushing down on Darkim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kessler works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kessler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darkim is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kessler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darkim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darkim avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darkim.
Darkim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kessler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkim dives in for a single leg takedown but Kessler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkim moves away.
Kessler looks for the body kick but Darkim saw that one coming.
Darkim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kessler. Darkim shrugs it off though.
Kessler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Darkim sprawls well initially but Kessler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kessler wants to pass to mount but Darkim is defending the position.
Darkim is refusing to be controlled, as Kessler sits in half guard.
Darkim taking some punishment here, with Kessler in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kessler connects with a nice short shot to Darkim's temple.
Darkim looking for submissions off his back.
Darkim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kessler pulls his head out easily.
Kessler trying to control from Darkim's half guard. Darkim has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler works over Darkim with some ground and pound from guard.
Darkim wants to sweep but no luck.
Kessler is in close to Darkim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darkim has his hands on Kessler's head, controlling the position.
Kessler with a nice head shot there.
Darkim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kessler is one step ahead there.
Kessler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darkim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kessler with a nice head shot there.
Kessler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darkim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kessler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darkim can do to turn this around?
Darkim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kessler lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kessler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kessler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darkim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Darkim working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kessler has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darkim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kessler is trying to control the action in half guard but Darkim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Darkim.
Darkim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kessler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darkim is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kessler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Darkim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kessler sprawls well. Kessler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darkim gets slowly back to his feet.
Kessler thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kessler wants to land a leg kick but Darkim is out of range.
Darkim throws a solid leg kick but Kessler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkim.
Kessler connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Darkim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jack Kessler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kessler controls Darkim momentarily but Darkim frees himself.
Kessler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim preventing the sweep.
Darkim looking to pass the guard.
Kessler wants to control but Darkim passes easily into half guard.
Kessler wants to control but Darkim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kessler keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kessler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Darkim uses his free foot to push down on Kessler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kessler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Darkim looking to finish Kessler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kessler!
Darkim with the ground and pound from mount.
Kessler is rocked!
Darkim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Kessler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Darkim! That's really hurt Kessler and he's turned his back - Darkim keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Darkim jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alucard Darkim!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alucard Darkim made sure he mentioned Russian Top Magazin , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boykin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Пересмотри. Smokeleaf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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36
275 lbs
26 - 24 - 0 |
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34
242 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boykin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smokeleaf defends it easily.
Smokeleaf trying to control but Boykin is working from the bottom.
Boykin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smokeleaf throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Smokeleaf should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Boykin has tightened it up now! Smokeleaf should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dimentiy Boykin!
Dimentiy Boykin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykiy comes into the arena with Перемен blaring out of the sound system. Mabogo has chosen 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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22 - 20 - 0 |
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mabogo.
Mabogo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boykiy lands a head kick!
Mabogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boykiy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mabogo lands a big head kick that sends Boykiy tumbling to the mat! Mabogo takes a step backwards and waves Boykiy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mabogo throws a sloppy head kick and Boykiy moves out of range easily.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mabogo avoids the head kick by Boykiy.
Mabogo lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Boykiy crumples to the floor! Mabogo milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
A less than humble Kenalemodisa Mabogo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annunaki has chosen Tool - Aenima as his entrance music. Bill Annunaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
41 - 22 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Bill Annunaki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a lazy right hand but Annunaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovalenko throws a big shot that misses.
Annunaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko throws a lazy head kick
and Annunaki counters with a thumping low kick.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Kovalenko misses with a body kick.
Annunaki blocks a head kick by Kovalenko.
Some wild striking there from Annunaki.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Annunaki avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalenko lands a big head kick that sends Annunaki tumbling to the mat! Kovalenko takes a step backwards and waves Annunaki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bill Annunaki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalenko swings widly with a right hand
and Annunaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Annunaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Annunaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kovalenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Annunaki.
Annunaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovalenko checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that Annunaki avoids nicely.
Annunaki lands a nice shot that snaps Kovalenko's head back.
Kovalenko throws the kick towards the body but Annunaki avoids it.
Annunaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kovalenko swings for the body but Annunaki moves out of range.
Annunaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Annunaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kovalenko throws a head kick but Annunaki moves out of range.
As Kovalenko backs off Annunaki throws a huge counter combo but Kovalenko manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Kovalenko's head coaches at Russian Top Team Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kovalenko misses with a body kick.
Annunaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Annunaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Annunaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovalenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Annunaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Annunaki blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and Annunaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Annunaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Annunaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Annunaki throws a low kick but Kovalenko moves out of range easily.
Annunaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovalenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Annunaki lands with a straight right. Kovalenko didn't see that one coming.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Annunaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Annunaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovalenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Annunaki does no damage.
Kovalenko checks a low kick from Annunaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki is looking to chop away at Kovalenko's legs.
Kovalenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body kick there by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Annunaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kovalenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Annunaki. Annunaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovalenko scores with a head kick. Annunaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kovalenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovalenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Annunaki scores with a body shot.
Kovalenko lands a left and a right that send Annunaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Kovalenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Annunaki is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovalenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Annunaki.
Annunaki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kovalenko lands a big right hand that sends Annunaki crashing to the mat! Kovalenko stays standing though and waves Annunaki back to his feet!
Annunaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovalenko finish him?
Annunaki tries to land a leg kick but Kovalenko saw it coming and moves away.
Kovalenko stuns Annunaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kovalenko lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Annunaki up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kovalenko from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Annunaki's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Kovalenko!
A very excited looking Nikolai Kovalenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
275 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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34
213 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Harlamov 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.
Harlamov postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlamov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall passes Harlamov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hall trying to control from half guard but Harlamov is working away.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hall moves into full mount! Harlamov won't be happy about that!
Hall tries to control but Harlamov wriggling away.
Harlamov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall controlling his opponent.
Harlamov wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall lands a big shot there that rocks Harlamov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hall controlling his opponent.
Hall wants to control the pace but Harlamov is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Hall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harlamov tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Harlamov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harlamov tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harlamov is looking to improve his position but Hall isn't that keen on the idea.
Harlamov tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harlamov is looking to escape.
Harlamov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall tries to control but Harlamov wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harlamov?
Hall content just to control the position here.
Harlamov is trying to escape the mount.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Harlamov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hall wants to control but instead Harlamov manages to regain half guard.
Harlamov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harlamov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hall jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is not content to let Hall control the position.
Harlamov tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
Harlamov struggling a bit here.
Harlamov is looking to regain half guard here but Hall keeps moving and retains side control.
Hall controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Harlamov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hall controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harlamov is out of range.
Harlamov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Harlamov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harlamov needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Harlamov moved away.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harlamov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Harlamov.
Harlamov prevents Hall from improving his position.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to roll over but Harlamov keeps him under control.
Harlamov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harlamov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Harlamov eventually gives up the hold.
Hall moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harlamov lands a couple of elbows.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
We've been hearing that Harlamov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harlamov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Harlamov with a nice head shot there.
Hall keeping full guard, as Harlamov tries to pass.
Hall has momentary wrist control but Harlamov slips an elbow through the middle.
Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov with a nice head shot there.
Harlamov 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.
Hall controlling Harlamov's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harlamov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall trying to control but Harlamov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harlamov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harlamov looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Harlamov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hall wants it to stay on the feet.
Harlamov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harlamov is in Hall's guard.
Hall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harlamov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Harlamov working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Harlamov is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Harlamov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hall wants to control from the top but Harlamov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Harlamov has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall stands up over Harlamov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Hall wants to control from the top but Harlamov keeps moving.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harlamov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall is in close to Harlamov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harlamov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Harlamov's legs - danger averted.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but Harlamov is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harlamov trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall stands and throws Harlamov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hall throws an elbow but Harlamov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harlamov is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall slows the pace down.
Harlamov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hall cracks Harlamov with a big right hand but Harlamov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Harlamov tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall taking a breather here.
Hall landing strikes.
Harlamov gets back to half guard.
Hall with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Harlamov is not content to let Hall control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jonathan Hall just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
Garik Harlamov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Harlamov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harlamov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a push kick but Harlamov slaps the foot to one side.
Hall leaves Harlamov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to land body kicks.
Harlamov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harlamov off to one side.
Harlamov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall motions for Harlamov to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harlamov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harlamov checks a leg kick.
Harlamov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Harlamov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harlamov.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall 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.
Jonathan Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harlamov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hall scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harlamov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harlamov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Harlamov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Hall with the counter takedown but Harlamov avoids it easily.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harlamov tries for a takedown but Hall circles away easily
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Hall passes to full mount!
Hall wants to control the pace but Harlamov is squirming around nicely.
Hall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control the pace but Harlamov is squirming around nicely.
Harlamov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Harlamov stands up over Hall, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harlamov shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Harlamov moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Hall.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harlamov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harlamov's guard.
Hall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlamov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harlamov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Harlamov's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall advances position into side control!
Hall working the body and head with strikes.
Hall trying to control the action but Harlamov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov manages to get back to half guard.
Harlamov is trying to control but can't.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hall is keen to just control but Harlamov is a slippery customer.
Hall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harlamov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harlamov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Hall wants to control but Harlamov is keeping him busy.
Harlamov trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garik Harlamov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlamov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harlamov's head.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall throws a jab when Harlamov was well out of range.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Harlamov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov has a takedown stuffed.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hall defending well as Harlamov loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hall!
Jonathan Hall is the new super heavyweight champion!
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