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XFC: St.Pete 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Morgan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan feints and then cracks Sobral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobral down.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobral.
Sobral stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobral throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Sobral thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
and Morgan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sobral!
Morgan won't let Sobral get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morgan has hold of Sobral's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sobral manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sobral is trying to stand up.
Morgan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sobral is trying to stand.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan working for a submission but Sobral is keeping him at bay.
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
Morgan won't let Sobral get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sobral really wants to buck Morgan off and get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
Sobral is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobral is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looks gassed!
Morgan wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
Morgan won't let Sobral get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morgan wants to finish this one by submission but Sobral is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morgan.
Morgan tries to control but Sobral wriggling away.
Sobral tries to buck Morgan off but he can't manage it.
Morgan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sobral has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Morgan has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Sobral as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Morgan!
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sobral has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sobral covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sobral controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Morgan is landing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sobral controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sobral is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morgan is landing with strikes from the back.
Morgan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sobral defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sobral swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sobral won't be happy with that.
Morgan tries for a kimura but Sobral is defending well.
Sobral is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morgan trying to control the action but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Sobral is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
An elbow from Morgan crashes against the mat.
Morgan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Thiago Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. Sobral fights it but they end up in guard.
Sobral wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Sobral is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Sobral misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Sobral will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sobral tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Sobral scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Sobral clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Sobral holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral misses with an elbow over the top.
Sobral with a knee to the head.
Sobral misses with an elbow strike.
Sobral working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Morgan gets control of Sobral's arms and successfully pulls guard. Morgan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morgan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is fighting to break Morgan's control of his arms but Morgan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sobral wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sobral wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sobral darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Sobral lands an elbow inside.
Sobral lands an elbow inside.
Sobral creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morgan's defenses.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morgan slips under a jab from Sobral.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Sobral manages to get underhooks.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Sobral, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobral obliges.
Sobral lands a nice knee to the body.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobral's elbow.
Sobral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sobral landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Sobral crunches a lovely knee into Morgan's ribcage.
Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Sobral creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sobral just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Sobral lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
Sobral throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Sobral avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobral putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobral obliges.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Sobral using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Sobral.
Sobral gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sobral pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobral tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sobral pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Morgan.
Morgan is leaning against Sobral and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sobral just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Sobral pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sobral tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sobral.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Sobral pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sobral throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Sobral misses with an elbow over the top.
Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Sobral lands a good knee to the midsection. Morgan won't want to take too many of those.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Thiago Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Morgan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sobral is trying to keep an underhook but Morgan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Morgan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sobral is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Morgan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobral pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Sobral punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tijani Babangida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babangida has chosen ini - the life i live as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Borcuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tijani Babangida!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borcuha fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borcuha.
Babangida swinging wildly here.
Borcuha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babangida avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Borcuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babangida misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcuha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borcuha lands in his opponent's guard.
Borcuha stays in close to Babangida's body and controls the position.
Babangida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borcuha is controlling him.
Babangida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borcuha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Borcuha won't allow Babangida to get back to his feet.
Babangida keeping moving, preventing Borcuha from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borcuha won't allow Babangida to get back to his feet.
Borcuha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babangida is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha passes Babangida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borcuha seems to be working for a kimura but Babangida defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borcuha misses with a takedown attempt - Babangida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borcuha is breathing heavily.
Borcuha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Babangida does no damage.
Borcuha slips a jab and a cross from Babangida.
Borcuha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babangida lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babangida tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Borcuha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borcuha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Babangida's waist but Babangida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borcuha off to one side.
Babangida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babangida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Borcuha dodges the punch combination from Babangida.
Alex Borcuha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Babangida.
Alex Borcuha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babangida leaves Borcuha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babangida throws a head kick that half lands.
Borcuha fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Borcuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borcuha dodges the punch combination from Babangida.
Borcuha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Babangida scores with a one two! Borcuha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babangida lands a jab-cross combination.
Babangida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Babangida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Babangida. No joy for Borcuha on that attempt.
Borcuha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Babangida looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Babangida misses.
Babangida connects with a looping right hand.
Borcuha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babangida lands a high kick!
Babangida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Babangida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babangida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Babangida does no damage.
Babangida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babangida throws a one two combo.
Borcuha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Babangida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tijani Babangida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Babangida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babangida throws a series of punches but Borcuha moves out of range.
The fighters circle, before Babangida throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Borcuha's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Babangida lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tijani Babangida!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henk den Buur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock In (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henk den Buur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rock In's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henk den Buur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rock In!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
den Buur throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle, before den Buur throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into In's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! den Buur lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Henk den Buur!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vrag Zlobnyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Ipkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vrag Zlobnyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Ipkiss!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zlobnyu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zlobnyu moves into range and clinches up with Ipkiss.
Zlobnyu manages to pull guard.
Zlobnyu wants to control but Ipkiss passes easily into half guard.
Zlobnyu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ipkiss pulls his head out easily.
Zlobnyu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zlobnyu actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zlobnyu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlobnyu looking for submissions off his back.
Ipkiss wants to stand but Zlobnyu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zlobnyu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zlobnyu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zlobnyu tries for a takedown but Ipkiss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vrag Zlobnyu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipkiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ipkiss misses with a two punch combination.
Ipkiss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zlobnyu.
Ipkiss scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ipkiss as Zlobnyu shoots in.
Ipkiss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zlobnyu is breathing heavily.
Ipkiss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ipkiss slaps away a takedown attempt from Zlobnyu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ipkiss lands a left and a right that send Zlobnyu crashing to the mat, dazed. Ipkiss thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zlobnyu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ipkiss is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Zlobnyu hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanley Ipkiss!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topacio Mamaril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joseph Stalin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Topacio Mamaril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamaril misses with a head kick.
Stalin tries to clinch there but Mamaril circles away.
Stalin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mamaril throws a head kick that misses.
Mamaril scores with a jab. Stalin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mamaril tries to bum rush Stalin with a series of wild strikes but Stalin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stalin scores with a leg kick.
Mamaril throws a series of punches but Stalin moves out of range.
Mamaril looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalin tries to clinch up.
Stalin throws a combination that misses
and Stalin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Joseph Stalin has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamaril thows a body shot but no joy.
Stalin closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Mamaril counter with a right hand.
Stalin moves in looking to clinch but Mamaril pushes him off.
Mamaril circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalin moves in looking to clinch but Mamaril pushes him off.
Stalin avoids a kick to the body.
Mamaril lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stalin backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin misses with a series of wild punches.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamaril swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamaril scores with a hook to the body. Stalin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mamaril tries a head kick but it misses.
Stalin is looking to clinch.
Mamaril paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mamaril tests Stalin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stalin is rocked!
Stalin avoids the head kick by Mamaril.
Stalin is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamaril finish him?
Mamaril falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stalin counters with a one-two to the body.
Stalin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamaril.
Stalin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mamaril throws a nice looking combination but Stalin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mamaril takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stalin works over Mamaril's head and body with a nice combination.
Mamaril closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Stalin out cold! Stalin corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Topacio Mamaril!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Dants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriy Dants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dants throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grigoriy Dants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dants fails to land with a series of punches.
Shogun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dants.
Shogun tries for a takedown but Dants sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dants takes one on the button.
Shogun lands a big head kick that sends Dants tumbling to the mat! Shogun takes a step backwards and waves Dants back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dants slaps away a takedown attempt from Shogun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shogun rushes Dants and presses him up against the cage.
Dants wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shogun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shogun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dants throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shogun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shogun moves away from the strike by Dants.
Shogun misses with a wild combination.
Dants throws a right and a left that Shogun avoids nicely.
Shogun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shogun lands a big head kick that sends Dants tumbling to the mat! Shogun takes a step backwards and waves Dants back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shogun lands with a big left! Dants is wobbled badly! Shogun comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dants to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mauricio Shogun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Thrana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dani Thrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Castro!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Thrana or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Castro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thrana!
Castro goes for an armbar but Thrana turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thrana.
Thrana thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrana with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrana throws and elbow that misses. Castro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thrana's guard. Nice move by Castro!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Thrana is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thrana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castro trying to control but Thrana is working from the bottom.
Thrana kicks Castro off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Castro shoots and misses
and Thrana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Castro won't be happy with that.
Thrana just content to control the position.
An elbow from Thrana crashes against the mat.
Castro is looking to regain half guard here but Thrana keeps moving and retains side control.
Thrana landing a few strikes.
Thrana tries to advance to mount but Castro denies him.
Castro tries to bench press Thrana off him but Thrana keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro taking a bit of punishment here - Thrana scoring with strikes.
Thrana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Castro defending against the ground and pound.
Castro dodges the ground and pound from Thrana.
Castro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thrana.
Thrana wants to take a breather but Castro manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Thrana.
Thrana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thrana is working hard here to advance position.
Castro has momentary wrist control but Thrana slips an elbow through the middle.
Thrana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thrana looking to sit in guard and control but Castro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Castro connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Thrana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thrana gets a takedown into half guard.
Castro gets full guard.
Thrana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Castro on the ground.
Thrana connects with a couple of short punches.
Thrana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Castro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrana throws a strike but Castro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Castro wants to pass the guard but Thrana is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro trying to control but Thrana is working from the bottom.
Castro stays in close to Thrana's body and controls the position.
Thrana keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thrana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castro's guard.
Castro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now.
Thrana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thrana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thrana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thrana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrana passes Castro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thrana scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thrana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Castro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thrana scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thrana throwing shots but Castro is blocking nicely.
Thrana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Castro taking some punishment here, with Thrana in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thrana throwing shots but Castro is blocking nicely.
Castro has a hand on Thrana's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thrana takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thrana landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
Castro is bucking up trying to escape but Thrana cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thrana landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Thrana dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thrana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dani Thrana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thrana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thrana working the head and body with strikes.
Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Castro is not content to let Thrana control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrana working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thrana moves into full mount! Castro won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Castro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Castro taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Thrana.
Thrana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Castro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Castro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Castro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thrana wants to take a breather but Castro is having none of it.
Thrana winds up and cracks Castro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thrana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Castro tries to reverse the position but Thrana maintains control.
Thrana lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castro's face.
Thrana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thrana landing punches.
Thrana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thrana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thrana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thrana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Castro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thrana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Thrana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thrana lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thrana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cyrus Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dani Thrana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castro is trying to escape the mount.
Thrana landing strikes from the mount and Castro is in trouble!
Thrana controlling his opponent.
Thrana lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dani Thrana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thrana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dani Thrana!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Koslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas - Hate Me Now. Francisco Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francisco Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Koslov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koslov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir tries to clinch there but Koslov circles away.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koslov is trying to keep Mir in close.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Koslov is keeping the position.
Koslov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mir trying to control but Koslov is working from the bottom.
Mir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koslov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Koslov is looking to stand up but Mir isn't so interested in that idea.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koslov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koslov clinches.
Koslov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koslov avoids the head kick by Mir.
Mir swinging wildly here.
Mir scores with a takedown into Koslov's guard.
Koslov wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
Koslov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov is trying to keep Mir in close.
Mir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mir trying to control but Koslov is working from the bottom.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mir wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mir tries to clinch up
and Koslov counters by moving into the clinch.
Koslov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koslov tightens his grip and picks Mir up, before dumping him to the ground. Mir manages to land in guard.
Mir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koslov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir is pulling down on Koslov's head to control his posture.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Koslov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koslov gets to his feet - Mir follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Koslov. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Koslov tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koslov. That did some damage!
Mir drives through and clinches with Koslov against the cage.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
Mir moves out of range as Koslov throws a body kick.
Koslov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koslov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mir tries to clinch but Koslov moves away
and Koslov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mir is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Koslov defends easily.
Koslov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Koslov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koslov doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Mir looks to clinch
enabling Koslov to counter with a crisp jab.
Koslov shoots in for a double leg but Mir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koslov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Francisco Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir tries to clinch but Koslov is having none of it.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koslov counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mir lands in his opponent's guard.
Mir throws a strike but Koslov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koslov's guard.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura but Koslov is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koslov keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koslov wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koslov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koslov 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.
Mir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mir wants to free his trapped foot but Koslov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to free his trapped foot but Koslov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mir is looking for a kimura here.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koslov keeps working.
Koslov wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koslov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslov preventing the sweep.
Koslov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koslov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Mir wants to sweep here but Koslov controlling him for the moment.
Igor Koslov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mir is trying to keep Koslov in close.
Mir keeping full guard, as Koslov tries to pass.
Mir wants to improve his position but instead Koslov has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Koslov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Koslov closes the distance and clinches.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Koslov moves into the clinch.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koslov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Francisco Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koslov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mir won't allow Koslov to sweep him here.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koslov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koslov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koslov wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Koslov blocks nicely.
Mir wants to control from the top but Koslov keeps moving.
Koslov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
Koslov seems keen to control Mir's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koslov but Koslov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mir tries to clinch up
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koslov tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Koslov pushes him off.
Mir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Koslov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mir.
Mir trying to control the position but Koslov is working away.
Koslov parries the strikes from Mir easily there. Mir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Koslov to escape.
Koslov is looking for a sweep.
Koslov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koslov is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslov dodges the ground and pound from Mir.
Mir goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koslov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mir's guard! Nice work there by Koslov!
Koslov looking to sit in guard and control but Mir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koslov keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir stops Koslov from standing up.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Koslov is retaining full guard.
Koslov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Francisco Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir wants to pass the guard but Koslov is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Igor Koslov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koslov.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francisco Mir.
Well Koslov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Koslov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Gooderich moves out of range.
Ivan Karamazov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gooderich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Gooderich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gooderich wanted to stand there but Karamazov had control of the position.
Gooderich trying to control but Karamazov is working from the bottom.
Gooderich stops Karamazov from standing up.
Gooderich trying to control but Karamazov is working from the bottom.
Gooderich stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Gooderich moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich lands a knee to the head.
Gooderich lands a left hand.
Karamazov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gooderich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamazov's efforts to push away.
Gooderich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karamazov tries to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling the position.
Karamazov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karamazov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooderich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooderich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gooderich wants to clinch up but Karamazov keeps it at a distance.
Karamazov looks to land a combination but Gooderich avoids it well.
Gooderich slips a jab and a cross from Karamazov.
Karamazov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Karamazov misses
and Gooderich counters by clinching up.
Gooderich lands a knee to the head.
Gooderich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooderich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karamazov's face.
Gooderich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gooderich scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich connects with a knee to the head.
Gooderich connects with a knee to the head.
Karamazov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooderich working Karamazov over with knees to the body.
Karamazov looks gassed!
Gooderich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karamazov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karamazov can't break the clinch.
Gooderich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karamazov looks to land a combination. Gooderich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karamazov swinging wildly here.
Karamazov throws a low kick, looking for Gooderich's leg but Gooderich calmly moves out of range.
Karamazov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gooderich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karamazov wants to break free but Gooderich has control.
Karamazov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gooderich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gooderich tightens his grip and picks Karamazov up, before dumping him to the ground. Karamazov manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gooderich wanted to stand there but Karamazov had control of the position.
Gooderich prevents Karamazov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich stands up and waves to Karamazov to follow him.
Gooderich wants to clinch up but Karamazov keeps it at a distance.
Gooderich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gooderich.
Gooderich breaks the clinch.
Karamazov misses with a double jab
and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gooderich.
Gooderich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karamazov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Gooderich counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gooderich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karamazov is trying to stand back up but Gooderich is controlling him
Gooderich is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karamazov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gooderich.
Gooderich misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Gooderich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Karamazov.
Grant Gooderich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karamazov throws a combination that misses
and Gooderich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gooderich slows down the pace here.
Karamazov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooderich has him pressed against the cage.
Karamazov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooderich has him pressed against the cage.
Gooderich decides to pull guard.
Gooderich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karamazov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gooderich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gooderich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gooderich tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamazov is looking to work some ground and pound but Gooderich has wrist control.
Karamazov trying to control but Gooderich is working from the bottom.
Gooderich has his hands on Karamazov's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamazov connects with a couple of short punches.
Karamazov throws a strike but Gooderich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karamazov wants to stand and escape but Gooderich is having none of it.
Gooderich wants to stand but Karamazov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gooderich thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gooderich wants to pass the guard but Karamazov is keeping the position.
Gooderich is working hard here to advance position.
Gooderich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gooderich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gooderich forces Karamazov back against the cage and clinches.
Gooderich lands with a right to the head.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but Karamazov blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karamazov can't break the clinch.
Gooderich working Karamazov over with knees to the body.
Gooderich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karamazov blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gooderich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gooderich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamazov's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karamazov is trying to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling him.
Gooderich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karamazov working hard to break the clinch.
Gooderich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karamazov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gooderich is leaning against Karamazov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gooderich lands a hook that snaps the head of Karamazov backwards.
Gooderich breaks the clinch.
Karamazov looks to throw the jab but Gooderich is out of range.
Karamazov throws a sloppy head kick and Gooderich moves out of range easily.
Karamazov throws a lazy head kick
and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch.
Karamazov wants to break free but Gooderich has control.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov can't break the clinch.
Gooderich lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Gooderich.
Karamazov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karamazov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gooderich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gooderich manages to break the clinch.
Karamazov misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Gooderich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karamazov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gooderich.
Gooderich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karamazov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gooderich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that Gooderich avoids nicely.
Karamazov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gooderich.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karamazov fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Gooderich dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karamazov misses with a double jab
and Gooderich moves into the clinch.
Gooderich breaks the clinch.
Gooderich shoots in and drives through. Karamazov sprawls well.
Gooderich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karamazov works over Gooderich's head and body with a nice combination.
Karamazov throws a sloppy head kick and Gooderich moves out of range easily.
Karamazov throws a sloppy head kick and Gooderich moves out of range easily.
Karamazov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gooderich.
Gooderich prevents Karamazov from breaking the clinch.
Gooderich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karamazov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooderich lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karamazov stops a takedown attempt from Gooderich.
Gooderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Gooderich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov has had enough of the clinch but Gooderich keeps him there for the moment.
Karamazov tries to circle away but Gooderich has him pinned against the cage.
Karamazov wants to break free but Gooderich has control.
Karamazov is looking to break free of the clinch but Gooderich has double underhooks.
Gooderich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gooderich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gooderich.
Karamazov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gooderich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karamazov or not.
Karamazov tries to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling the position.
Gooderich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Karamazov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karamazov tries to circle away but Gooderich has him pinned against the cage.
Gooderich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karamazov scores with a three punch combo!
Gooderich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karamazov misses with a few strikes there.
Karamazov throws a combination that misses
and Gooderich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gooderich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gooderich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gooderich.
Gooderich with a knee to the head.
Gooderich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karamazov throws a combination that misses
and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch.
Karamazov is trying to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling him.
Karamazov tries to break free but Gooderich pushes him back against the cage.
Gooderich turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gooderich manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gooderich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Karamazov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gooderich stands up.
Karamazov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karamazov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gooderich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karamazov is trying to break the clinch but Gooderich has him pressed against the cage.
Karamazov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karamazov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Karamazov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gooderich tries a knee to the head but Karamazov blocks it.
Karamazov is trying to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling him.
Gooderich has Karamazov pressed against the cage, preventing Karamazov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gooderich manages to break the clinch.
Karamazov throws a nice looking combination but Gooderich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamazov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karamazov throws a looping overhand right but Gooderich ducks down to avoid it.
Gooderich closes the distance and pushes Karamazov back into the cage.
Karamazov tries to circle away but Gooderich has him pinned against the cage.
Karamazov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooderich has him pressed against the cage.
Gooderich is trying to drag Karamazov to the mat but Karamazov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivan Karamazov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Karamazov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gooderich.
Karamazov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karamazov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gooderich blocks an uppercut.
Karamazov working hard to break the clinch.
Gooderich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karamazov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooderich prevents Karamazov from breaking the clinch.
Gooderich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karamazov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karamazov falls off balance throwing a combination
so Gooderich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grant Gooderich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karamazov keeping moving, preventing Gooderich from controlling successfully.
Gooderich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Gooderich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gooderich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Gooderich!
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