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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Stepanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffen Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Stepanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steffen Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vladimir Stepanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Stepanov keeps it at a distance.
Stepanov swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Stepanov avoids nicely.
Stepanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stepanov as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot by Stepanov.
Hansen has closed the distance and engaged Stepanov in a clinch.
Hansen pulls Stepanov into guard.
Hansen has a closed guard, preventing Stepanov from standing up.
Hansen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen drops Stepanov with a beautiful combination! Stepanov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hansen is looking for the KO!
Stepanov is rocked!
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!
Stepanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hansen counters with a big left hand that crumples Stepanov! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steffen Hansen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy Mcdonald will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murphy Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Mcdonald with that takedown attempt.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcdonald.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcdonald. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Arthur Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murphy Mcdonald.
Mcdonald shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Green lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Murphy Mcdonald has been cut.
Mcdonald looks gassed!
Mcdonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mcdonald stuffs the takedown.
Green lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Green.
Mcdonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcdonald fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a body shot.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Murphy Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcdonald off the cage and back into rage.
Green lands a two punch combo.
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!
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Green.
That has opened up Murphy Mcdonald's cut even more.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcdonald.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Green works Mcdonald's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Green moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The cut above Murphy Mcdonald's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcdonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danga de danga de dang - Green scores with a four punch combination!
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Green is working the combinations to good effect here.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mcdonald is trying desperately to land a takedown but Green is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mcdonald.
Mcdonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green with a jab.
Murphy Mcdonald's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Mcdonald shows good takedown defense.
Mcdonald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Green lands a body shot.
Donk. Green catches Mcdonald right on the button with a cross.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Green scores with a four punch combination!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Murphy Mcdonald's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Green!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Demidko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Demidko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidko tries to clinch there but Alkofer circles away.
Demidko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Demidko throws a strike but Alkofer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demidko won't allow Alkofer to get back to his feet.
Demidko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demidko postures up in Alkofer's guard and throws a big left but Alkofer blocks it.
Demidko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demidko throws a big right hand that misses.
Demidko looking to pass the guard.
Demidko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alkofer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alkofer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Demidko counters by clinching up.
Demidko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Alkofer is trying to keep an underhook but Demidko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Demidko thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alkofer to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demidko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demidko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demidko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alkofer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demidko throws and elbow that misses. Alkofer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Demidko's guard. Nice move by Alkofer!
Alkofer postures up and lands a big shot to Demidko's brow.
Alkofer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alkofer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demidko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Demidko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alkofer.
Demidko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Demidko shoots and misses
and Alkofer counters with a single leg into guard. Demidko didn't expect that.
Demidko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demidko tries to get out of the position.
Demidko is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alkofer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alkofer is working Demidko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alkofer postures up in Demidko's guard and throws a big left but Demidko blocks it.
Demidko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alkofer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alkofer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alkofer distracts Demidko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alkofer stops Demidko from standing up.
Alkofer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Demidko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alkofer on the ground.
Alkofer chips away with some ground and pound.
Demidko is trying to control the position but Alkofer postures up.
Alkofer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer postures up in Demidko's guard and throws a big left but Demidko blocks it.
Alkofer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alkofer is working Demidko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alkofer postures up and lands a big shot to Demidko's brow.
Alkofer thows a big elbow that misses.
Demidko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alkofer.
Demidko controlling the position.
Demidko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alkofer connects with a couple of short punches.
Alkofer won't allow Demidko to get back to his feet.
Alkofer stands up over Demidko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Alkofer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Demidko scores with a takedown into Alkofer's guard.
Alkofer wants to get back to his feet but Demidko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Demidko throws and elbow that misses. Alkofer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Demidko's guard. Nice move by Alkofer!
Alkofer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alkofer postures up and lands a big shot to Demidko's brow.
Demidko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demidko trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer works over Demidko with some ground and pound from guard.
Alkofer thows a big elbow that misses.
Alkofer is looking to work some ground and pound but Demidko has wrist control.
Alkofer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alkofer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alkofer chips away with some ground and pound.
Demidko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demidko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ben Alkofer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alkofer postures up and lands a big shot to Demidko's brow.
Demidko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alkofer works over Demidko with some ground and pound from guard.
Alkofer is in close to Demidko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alkofer prevents Demidko from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alkofer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alkofer cracks Demidko with a solid left hand.
Alkofer postures up in Demidko's guard and throws a big left but Demidko blocks it.
Alkofer postures up in Demidko's guard and throws a big left but Demidko blocks it.
Alkofer is looking to work some ground and pound but Demidko has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demidko kicks Alkofer off and gets to his feet.
Demidko fails with the takedown.
Ivan Demidko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demidko with a poor takedown
and Alkofer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demidko won't be happy with that.
Alkofer working the head with strikes.
Alkofer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alkofer is putting a hurting on Demidko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Demidko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alkofer working the head and body with strikes.
Alkofer throws an elbow but Demidko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alkofer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alkofer scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alkofer landing strikes.
Alkofer misses with the ground and pound.
Alkofer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alkofer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Demidko counters with a shoot takedown. Alkofer fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alkofer wants to stand but Demidko is controlling the position.
Demidko looking to sit in guard and control but Alkofer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alkofer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Alkofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alkofer misses with a takedown
and Demidko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Demidko misses with a head shot. Alkofer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Demidko wants to stand but Alkofer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alkofer is looking to stand up but Demidko isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demidko throwing strikes but missing.
Alkofer pushes Demidko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Demidko tries to clinch but Alkofer moves away
and Alkofer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Demidko's guard.
Alkofer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alkofer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demidko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alkofer.
Alkofer lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer thows a big elbow that misses.
Alkofer stands up over Demidko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Demidko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alkofer won't allow Demidko to get back to his feet.
Alkofer chips away with some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Demidko 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alkofer wants to stand up but Demidko is controlling him.
Alkofer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Demidko moves in looking to clinch but Alkofer pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer misses with a takedown attempt
so Demidko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demidko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demidko throwing strikes from guard but Alkofer blocks nicely.
Alkofer keeping moving, preventing Demidko from controlling successfully.
Demidko postures up in Alkofer's guard and throws a big left but Alkofer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidko looking to sit in guard and control but Alkofer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alkofer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alkofer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demidko's head.
Demidko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alkofer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alkofer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demidko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alkofer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivan Demidko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Alkofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alkofer stands up over Demidko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Ivan Demidko.
I think Alkofer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Alkofer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jary Bazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihail Medvedev looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jary Bazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazu fails to land the takedown.
Medvedev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Medvedev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Medvedev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bazu is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Medvedev tries for a kimura but Bazu is defending well.
Bazu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Medvedev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bazu regains half guard.
Bazu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medvedev pulls his head out easily.
Bazu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazu is defending against the submission attempts here by Medvedev.
Bazu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Medvedev is trying to work for a kimura but Bazu is defending well.
Medvedev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Medvedev thows a huge punch but Bazu dodges it nicely.
Medvedev trying to control the action but Bazu is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bazu misses with a takedown attempt
and Medvedev counters with a shoot takedown. Bazu fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jary Bazu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medvedev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Medvedev wants to control from the top but Bazu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bazu is keeping the position for now.
Medvedev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Medvedev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bazu keeping moving, preventing Medvedev from controlling successfully.
Medvedev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Medvedev 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.
Bazu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Medvedev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Medvedev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Medvedev drops back looking for a leg! Bazu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bazu manages to kick Medvedev off! Medvedev jumps back into Bazu's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bazu has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bazu's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bazu is trying to get back to full guard.
Bazu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Medvedev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Medvedev working Bazu over with strikes.
Bazu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medvedev pulls his head out easily.
Bazu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bazu is defending against the submission attempts here by Medvedev.
Bazu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Medvedev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Medvedev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bazu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Medvedev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Medvedev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bazu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Medvedev's head.
Bazu tries for a takedown but Medvedev circles away easily
and Medvedev counters with a takedown into side control.
Medvedev working the ground and pound from side control.
Bazu tries to bench press Medvedev off him but Medvedev keeps the position.
Medvedev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Medvedev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bazu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Medvedev lands a nice forearm strike.
Bazu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Medvedev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Medvedev lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazu looking for submissions off his back.
Bazu actively working from the bottom here.
Bazu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Medvedev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bazu is refusing to be controlled, as Medvedev sits in half guard.
Medvedev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bazu is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mihail Medvedev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Timberland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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208 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
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, Justin Timberland!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirinovsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Timberland manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Timberland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhirinovsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Timberland wants to stand and escape but Zhirinovsky is having none of it.
Zhirinovsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Timberland wants to sweep here but Zhirinovsky controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zhirinovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhirinovsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zhirinovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Timberland has wrist control.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Timberland is working from the bottom.
Timberland throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Zhirinovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown but Timberland shows good takedown defense.
Zhirinovsky tries to keep at a distance but Timberland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Timberland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timberland pulls Zhirinovsky into guard.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Timberland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhirinovsky is really struggling to control Timberland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zhirinovsky throwing strikes from guard but Timberland blocks nicely.
Zhirinovsky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zhirinovsky 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.
Timberland looking for a sweep. Not yet Timberland, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhirinovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberland keeping moving, preventing Zhirinovsky from controlling successfully.
Zhirinovsky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zhirinovsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Timberland keeps working.
Zhirinovsky advances nicely into full mount.
Timberland is trying desperately to improve position.
Zhirinovsky looking to control but Timberland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Timberland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zhirinovsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zhirinovsky looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Zhirinovsky tries to control but Timberland wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zhirinovsky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Zhirinovsky.
Timberland tries to reverse the position but Zhirinovsky maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhirinovsky landing strikes from the mount.
Zhirinovsky avoids the attempt from Timberland to control.
Zhirinovsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Timberland is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zhirinovsky gets the takedown into side control.
Zhirinovsky controls the position.
Zhirinovsky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Timberland is avoiding damage well.
Zhirinovsky working away.
Zhirinovsky trying to control the position but Timberland is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timberland wants to control but Zhirinovsky postures up.
Timberland is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zhirinovsky in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zhirinovsky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zhirinovsky controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky is looking to take a break and control but Timberland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Timberland wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Timberland's face as Zhirinovsky controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Zhirinovsky just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zhirinovsky has a takedown stuffed.
Timberland tries to clinch but Zhirinovsky moves out of range.
Zhirinovsky avoids the body shot from Timberland.
Zhirinovsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timberland tries a head kick but it misses.
Timberland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Timberland tries to clinch there but Zhirinovsky circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Timberland drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zhirinovsky wants to stand but Timberland is controlling the position.
Timberland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Timberland is breathing heavily.
Zhirinovsky pushes Timberland off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Timberland. Timberland gets slowly back to his feet.
Timberland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zhirinovsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Timberland somewhat.
Zhirinovsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zhirinovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberland wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping busy.
Zhirinovsky is controlling the pace.
Zhirinovsky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zhirinovsky wants to control but Timberland is keeping him busy.
Zhirinovsky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zhirinovsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Timberland actively working from the bottom here.
Zhirinovsky working Timberland over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zhirinovsky looks to land a combination. Timberland sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zhirinovsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Timberland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Timberland.
Timberland won't allow Zhirinovsky to get back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Timberland trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhirinovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Timberland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhirinovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zhirinovsky pushes Timberland off and gets back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky leaves Timberland 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.
Zhirinovsky shoots and misses
and Timberland counters with a single leg into guard. Zhirinovsky didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhirinovsky wants to stand up but Timberland is controlling him.
Timberland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Timberland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhirinovsky scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Zhirinovsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab by Zhirinovsky.
Timberland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhirinovsky swivels and escapes.
Zhirinovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timberland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Timberland wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Zhirinovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhirinovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhirinovsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Timberland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Timberland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhirinovsky keeping moving, preventing Timberland from controlling successfully.
Zhirinovsky is looking to stand up but Timberland isn't so interested in that idea.
Timberland wants to get up but he can't break Zhirinovsky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Timberland tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhirinovsky is retaining full guard.
Timberland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zhirinovsky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhirinovsky tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Timberland off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Timberland is defended easily by Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky shoots in and drives through. Timberland sprawls well.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timberland leaves Zhirinovsky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Timberland tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhirinovsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhirinovsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Timberland pinned against the cage. Timberland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Timberland is defended easily by Zhirinovsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zhirinovsky has his feet on Timberland's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timberland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Timberland wants it to stay on the feet.
Timberland tries to clinch up.
Timberland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zhirinovsky makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Justin Timberland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirinovsky misses with a takedown
and Timberland counters with a single leg into guard. Zhirinovsky didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Timberland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zhirinovsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nipao Grasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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238 lbs
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298 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nipao Grasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grasie defending well as England loads up on a big left hand.
Grasie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from England does no damage.
England ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grasie is breathing heavily.
England throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from England.
England sizes up Grasie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Nipao Grasie has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from England.
England lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grasie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from England. Grasie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grasie slips a jab from England.
England scores with a jab.
John England is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
England misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
England sends Grasie crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! England is motioning to the referee to let Grasie up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grasie is rocked!
Nipao Grasie's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
England lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Grasie falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John England!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tor Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tor Karlsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Konrad is looking to clinch.
Konrad throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Konrad closes the distance and clinches.
Konrad throws an elbow that misses.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Konrad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Konrad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karlsson as he avoids it easily.
Tor Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konrad walks into a jab.
Konrad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konrad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Konrad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Konrad at a distance.
Konrad throws a leg kick but Karlsson checks it.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson lands a right hook to the body.
Konrad looks gassed!
Karlsson looks to land a combination. Konrad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karlsson sizes up Konrad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Konrad is rocked!
Karlsson throws a pinpoint strike between Konrad's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Konrad crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Karlsson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tor Karlsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doros Dimisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doros Dimisco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doros Dimisco!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Dimisco saw it coming and moves away.
Dimisco stuffs the takedown attempt from Lang. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Dimisco stuffs the takedown attempt from Lang. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Lang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dimisco tries to avoid it but Lang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dimisco to the ground. Dimisco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimisco tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimisco but Dimisco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimisco stuffs the takedown attempt from Lang. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Dimisco gets a clinch.
Dimisco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Dimisco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimisco obliges.
Dimisco lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Clubber Lang's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimisco drops Lang with a big knee straight up the middle! Lang is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Clubber Lang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dimisco moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimisco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dimisco with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Clubber Lang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clubber Lang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doros Dimisco!
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