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Sick of it All PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between inka odil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Wasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
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179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, inka odil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Wasserman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
odil is looking to slow Wasserman down with leg kicks.
odil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasserman.
odil throws a front kick aimed at Wasserman's knee but Wasserman avoids it well.
Wasserman closes this distance looking for a takedown but odil circles away.
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt.
Wasserman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
odil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasserman.
inka odil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoly Wasserman.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says odil as he avoids it easily.
odil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wasserman's sensitive parts.
odil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for odil.
odil lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wasserman looks gassed!
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
odil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wasserman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
odil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Anatoly Wasserman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
odil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wasserman is trying desperately to land a takedown but odil is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wasserman.
Nice body kick there by odil.
odil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasserman's calf.
odil connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for odil.
A good leg kick by odil.
odil throws a nice inside leg kick.
odil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
inka odil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
odil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
odil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
odil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasserman.
odil throws a jab when Wasserman was well out of range.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from odil.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
odil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wasserman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman drops his hands momentarily and odil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wasserman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
odil feints and then cracks Wasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasserman down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wasserman.
Both fighters circling a little - odil finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wasserman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - odil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from odil misses.
odil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for odil.
odil misses with a jab, cross combination.
odil misses with an uppercut. Wasserman saw that one coming.
Wasserman shoots in looking for a takedown. odil tries to sprawl out of it but Wasserman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. odil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by odil.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
odil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wasserman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by odil as he connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by odil there.
A punch combination from odil misses.
Wasserman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
Wasserman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
odil pushes Wasserman away with a front kick.
odil lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by odil.
Wasserman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from odil. Wasserman shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
odil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wasserman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as odil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wasserman doesn't seem phased though.
odil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wasserman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wasserman looking to pass the guard.
odil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if odil tries to get out of the position.
odil trying to keep a closed guard but Wasserman is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasserman is pushing down on odil's leg trying to pass to half guard. odil is fighting to maintain full guard but Wasserman has managed to sneak the leg through.
odil is trying to maintain the position but Wasserman is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
inka odil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Wasserman's cut.
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.
odil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wasserman.
odil looks to land a left hand but Wasserman moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from odil.
A telegraphed right hand from odil misses the target.
odil misses with a body kick.
odil fakes the leg kick and cracks Wasserman in the body.
Wasserman tries to score a power double leg takedown but odil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wasserman somewhat.
Wasserman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by odil.
Wasserman is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
Wasserman shoots for a takedown but odil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
inka odil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoly Wasserman.
odil throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
odil cracks Wasserman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
odil pushes Wasserman away with a front kick.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
odil throws a nice inside leg kick.
odil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crunch! odil slams his shin into Wasserman's torso.
Wasserman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from odil.
Wasserman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but odil avoids it really well and circles away.
Wasserman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by odil. odil obviously looking to wear him down.
odil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from odil.
Wasserman shoots for a takedown but odil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
odil throws a front kick that sends Wasserman stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from odil.
Wasserman tries to score a power double leg takedown but odil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wasserman somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! odil slams his shin into Wasserman's torso.
A big left from odil misses.
odil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasserman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by odil.
odil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasserman slips a straight right by odil.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts odil as he jumps to the side.
Wasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from odil.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wasserman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but odil swivels and escapes.
Wasserman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman looks for a takedown but odil sprawls well.
No luck for Wasserman with that takedown attempt.
odil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasserman can do to turn this around?
odil scores with a sloppy right hand. Wasserman should have avoided that one.
odil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
odil throws a sloppy head kick and Wasserman moves out of range easily.
odil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and odil wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by odil.
Anatoly Wasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by odil.
Wasserman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wasserman walks into a straight right hand from odil.
Wasserman shoots in looking for a takedown. odil tries to sprawl out of it but Wasserman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. odil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
odil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wasserman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? odil is fending him off so far but Wasserman persists. Nope, odil circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for odil.
odil misses with a hook.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with odil but odil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wasserman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wasserman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
odil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasserman's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
odil lands the left hand.
odil misses with a two punch combination.
odil stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasserman. Wasserman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from odil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
inka odil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Wasserman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wasserman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from odil.
odil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wasserman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but odil avoids it really well and circles away.
odil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wasserman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by odil.
odil scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from odil.
odil scores with a nice body kick.
odil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
odil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
odil throws a sloppy head kick and Wasserman moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wasserman misses with a takedown attempt - odil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
inka odil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoly Wasserman.
odil lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasserman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from odil.
A kick lands to the mid section there for odil.
An inside leg kick lands from odil.
odil lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by odil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
odil connects with a solid leg kick.
odil connects with a looping right hand.
odil throws a quick inside leg kick.
inka odil is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasserman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? odil is fending him off so far but Wasserman persists. Nope, odil circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
odil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt.
inka odil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
odil throws a leg kick which misses Wasserman's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasserman tries to avoid it.
odil scores with a jab. Wasserman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for odil.
A decent looking body kick lands there for odil.
Wasserman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before odil can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by odil.
odil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
odil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wasserman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before odil can pounce on him.
odil scores with a nice body kick.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for odil.
Anatoly Wasserman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
odil lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before odil can pounce on him.
odil feints and then cracks Wasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasserman down.
Nice uppercut lands for odil. That snapped Wasserman's head back.
Jab from odil.
odil feints and then cracks Wasserman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasserman down.
odil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
odil looks to land a left hand but Wasserman moved out of range nicely.
Wasserman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from odil.
odil stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasserman. Wasserman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wasserman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from odil finds it's way round the side to connect with Wasserman's head.
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
odil with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
odil lands with a kick to the temple. Wasserman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
odil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
odil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
odil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wasserman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wasserman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
odil lands a nice looking body kick.
odil thuds his right hand into Wasserman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
odil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wasserman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? odil is fending him off so far but Wasserman persists. Nope, odil circles away and we're back to standing.
Wasserman takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasserman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping leg kick lands for odil.
odil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
odil lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
inka odil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for odil, 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 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... inka odil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Marlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlov has chosen The Imperial March as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
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240 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Marlov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel keeps the fight on the outside.
Marlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Giel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
Marlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marlov misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marlov misses with a double jab
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Marlov throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Marlov.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yuri Marlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marlov clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marlov misses with a wild combination.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marlov tries to clinch but Giel moves away
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Marlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Marlov clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marlov looks to land a combination. Giel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Paul Giel has been cut.
Marlov tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marlov tries to bum rush Giel with a series of wild strikes but Giel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marlov looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Marlov.
Marlov tries to clinch up
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Marlov misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Marlov closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Marlov backing up. Marlov nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marlov tries to clinch but Giel moves away
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marlov tries to clinch but Giel moves away
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Marlov looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marlov closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Marlov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Giel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Giel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marlov clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marlov misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giel misses with the combination.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Marlov backing up. Marlov nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Marlov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giel circles away quickly and effectively.
Marlov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marlov closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Giel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlov closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Marlov.
Marlov misses with a looping left.
Paul Giel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marlov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marlov tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
Giel swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marlov throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marlov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marlov is breathing heavily.
Marlov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marlov tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Marlov backing up. Marlov nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marlov tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marlov clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Marlov misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Marlov dodges the punch combination from Giel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marlov stalks Giel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Giel's face. Giel staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Marlov throws a nice looking combination but Giel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul Giel is winning the standup battle so far.
Marlov misses with a combination
and Marlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Giel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Giel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marlov misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Marlov backing up. Marlov nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Marlov clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Marlov backing up. Marlov nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Giel lands with a nice combination. Marlov backs away looking to recover.
Marlov tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Marlov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Giel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Marlov.
Giel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Giel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Giel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marlov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Giel has got the better of the exchanges.
Marlov lands a two punch combo.
Paul Giel's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Marlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giel doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Marlov.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
Marlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marlov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Marlov tries to clinch
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Marlov will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marlov darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Marlov backing up. Marlov nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
Marlov looks to land a combination but Giel avoids it well.
Marlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marlov looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Marlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Marlov wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlov fails to land with a series of punches.
Marlov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Marlov wants to clinch but Giel slips to the side
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
Marlov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuri Marlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Marlov looks to clinch
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Giel misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marlov clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Marlov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Giel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Giel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giel 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Giel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Steakworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Chrustjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Steakworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Chrustjev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrustjev wants to clinch up but Steakworth keeps it at a distance.
Chrustjev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chrustjev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steakworth tries to avoid it but Chrustjev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steakworth to the ground. Steakworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chrustjev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steakworth sprawls well initially but Chrustjev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steakworth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steakworth looking for submissions off his back.
Steakworth wants to get back to full guard.
Chrustjev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Steakworth is just riding it out for now. Chrustjev eventually gives up the hold.
Steakworth tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Steakworth has hold of Chrustjev's hands but Chrustjev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chrustjev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steakworth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chrustjev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steakworth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steakworth has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steakworth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chrustjev trying to control the position here.
Steakworth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chrustjev working for a triangle but Steakworth defends it easily.
Chrustjev wants to sweep here but Steakworth controlling him for the moment.
Chrustjev is looking to stand back up but Steakworth counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chrustjev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steakworth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chrustjev defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steakworth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steakworth is taking a breather. Chrustjev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chrustjev punching from the bottom.
Chrustjev is trying to control but can't.
Steakworth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chrustjev sees it coming and defends easily.
Steakworth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chrustjev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chrustjev wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steakworth wants to pass the guard but Chrustjev is defending well.
Steakworth prevents Chrustjev from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chrustjev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steakworth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steakworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steakworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chrustjev looks gassed!
Chrustjev is looking to clinch but Steakworth is avoiding it.
Steakworth scores with a jab. Chrustjev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steakworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chrustjev has time to react.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chrustjev.
Steakworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chrustjev.
Lionel Steakworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Chrustjev.
Steakworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oleg Chrustjev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrustjev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chrustjev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steakworth throws an overhand right that drops Chrustjev like a sack of potatoes! Steakworth dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Steakworth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Parker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Mir shoots in.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker drives through and clinches with Mir against the cage.
Mir pulls guard successfully.
Parker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mir is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Parker frees his head nicely. Oh but Mir has switched to an armbar! Parker is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frank Mir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta's Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finlitis!
Finlitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gomez moves into full mount! Finlitis won't be happy about that!
Gomez with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomez working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Finlitis slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Gomez thows a huge punch but Finlitis dodges it nicely.
Finlitis kicks Gomez off and gets back to his feet.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gomez stops Finlitis from getting back to his feet.
Gomez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomez wants to control but Finlitis is keeping him busy.
Gomez 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.
Gomez throwing shots but Finlitis is blocking nicely.
Gomez thows a huge punch but Finlitis dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Finlitis misses.
Gomez slips a straight right by Finlitis.
Finlitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finlitis as he jumps to the side.
Gomez looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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.
Gomez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finlitis pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomez is defended easily by Finlitis.
Giorgios Finlitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gomez.
Finlitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Finlitis shows good takedown defense.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Finlitis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finlitis!
It looks like Antonio Gomez has been cut.
Finlitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
Finlitis throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up with Finlitis, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes Finlitis against the cage but Finlitis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Finlitis throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Finlitis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finlitis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finlitis looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Finlitis throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Finlitis.
Finlitis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Nice sprawl there from Finlitis as Gomez shoots in.
Finlitis punishes Gomez's body with a nice straight punch.
Finlitis throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez misses with a jab to the body
and Finlitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finlitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finlitis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Antonio Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlitis has managed to clinch.
Gomez wants a takedown.
Finlitis stalling against the cage.
Finlitis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finlitis swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Finlitis circles away easily
and Finlitis counters with a good, hard body kick but Gomez shrugs it off.
Finlitis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finlitis misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Gomez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomez darts in and clinches Finlitis up against the cage.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finlitis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finlitis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finlitis lunges at Gomez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomez's hand.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Finlitis.
No joy there for Finlitis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez fails with the takedown
and Finlitis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giorgios Finlitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gomez.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt
and Finlitis counters with a nice body shot.
Finlitis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Finlitis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finlitis drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.
Finlitis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giorgios Finlitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finlitis throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gomez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomez throwing strikes here but Finlitis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gomez misses with a head shot.
Finlitis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gomez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Finlitis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gomez with shots to the head and body - Finlitis looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking to ground and pound but Finlitis is blocking nicely.
Gomez tries to control but Finlitis wriggling away.
Gomez won't let Finlitis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gomez looking to isolate an arm here. Finlitis doesn't see it coming and as Gomez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Gomez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Krajnc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan comes to the cage accompanied by Hester Prynne. Krajnc has chosen 'Street Fighting Man' by The Rolling Stones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
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, Armand Krajnc!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajnc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruslan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Krajnc does it's job there.
Ruslan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krajnc throws a body punch but Ruslan moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krajnc, right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruslan blocks the leg kick.
Krajnc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruslan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Krajnc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruslan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krajnc on the side of the head.
Krajnc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruslan.
Krajnc throws a series of punches but Ruslan moves out of range.
Ruslan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krajnc.
Ruslan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krajnc.
Krajnc works the jab nicely.
Krajnc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruslan manages to avoid it.
Krajnc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krajnc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruslan at a distance.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Krajnc moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ruslan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruslan.
Krajnc thuds his right hand into Ruslan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krajnc cracks Ruslan with an open hand slap.
Krajnc scores with a jab to the body.
Krajnc scores with a hook to the body. Ruslan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruslan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krajnc.
Krajnc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruslan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krajnc.
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!
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc throws the kick towards the body but Ruslan avoids it.
Ruslan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krajnc.
Ruslan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruslan takes a swing at Krajnc's ribcage but misses.
Ruslan stuns Krajnc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krajnc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krajnc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krajnc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krajnc's corner calls for a 1-2. Krajnc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krajnc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses.
Krajnc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruslan.
Good leg kick by Krajnc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krajnc throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruslan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krajnc throws a hook but Ruslan avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc misses with an uppercut.
Ruslan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krajnc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krajnc lands with a hook. Ruslan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krajnc thumps Ruslan with a low kick.
Krajnc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruslan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krajnc thinking.
Ruslan misses with a hook. Krajnc ducked under it nicely.
Krajnc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruslan.
Ruslan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslan fails to land with a series of punches.
Krajnc looks to land a left hand but Ruslan moved out of range nicely.
Krajnc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruslan was well out of range. Poor timing from Krajnc.
Armand Krajnc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krajnc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruslan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krajnc.
Ruslan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krajnc jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruslan defending well as Krajnc loads up on a big left hand.
Krajnc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruslan misses with a body shot
and Krajnc counters with a head kick. That will keep Ruslan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Armand Krajnc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruslan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krajnc finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruslan's head.
Krajnc looks to land a right hand but Ruslan moved out of range.
Ruslan connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krajnc throws a nice head kick!
Krajnc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruslan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krajnc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Krajnc dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krajnc connects with a high kick.
Armand Krajnc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruslan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krajnc counters with a nice leg kick.
Krajnc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruslan manages to avoid it.
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruslan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krajnc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krajnc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruslan.
Ruslan slips a straight right by Krajnc.
Ruslan digs a good body shot into Krajnc's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krajnc.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Krajnc moves out of range.
Ruslan throws an overhand right that lands on Krajnc's shoulder, as Krajnc tries to avoid the shot.
Krajnc throws a low kick, looking for Ruslan's leg but Ruslan calmly moves out of range.
Krajnc throws a chopping leg kick but Ruslan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses.
Ruslan shoots for a double leg takedown but Krajnc sprawls well. He's pushed Ruslan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Ruslan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krajnc misses with a hook. Ruslan ducked under it nicely.
Krajnc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruslan's sensitive parts.
Krajnc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruslan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krajnc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krajnc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruslan missing with a left hand there. Krajnc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krajnc misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ruslan to counter with a crisp jab.
Krajnc lands with a slapping head kick.
Krajnc just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krajnc slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Krajnc.
Ruslan with a jab.
Ruslan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krajnc misses with a hook. Ruslan ducked under it nicely.
Krajnc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krajnc throws a lazy right hand but Ruslan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krajnc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruslan. That did some damage!
Krajnc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krajnc misses with a looping left.
Krajnc throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruslan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Krajnc misses the target.
Krajnc throws a lazy head kick
and Ruslan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krajnc.
Ruslan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc throws the kick towards the body but Ruslan avoids it.
Krajnc thumps Ruslan with a low kick.
Krajnc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krajnc.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krajnc.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krajnc.
Krajnc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krajnc lands a body shot.
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses.
Ruslan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krajnc gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ruslan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruslan moves out of range of the body kick.
Krajnc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruslan's sensitive parts.
Krajnc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruslan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Krajnc. Beautiful body shot.
Krajnc scores with a body shot.
Krajnc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krajnc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krajnc.
Krajnc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruslan avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Krajnc.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krajnc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruslan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Krajnc.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Krajnc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krajnc misses with a few strikes there.
Ruslan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krajnc throws a shot from downtown. Ruslan moves away and avoids it.
Krajnc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruslan moves away.
Ruslan avoids the head kick by Krajnc.
Krajnc lands a head kick. Ruslan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oh Ruslan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruslan looks to land a right hand but Krajnc moved out of range.
No joy there for Krajnc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruslan seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruslan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Ruslan there.
Ruslan avoids the body shot from Krajnc.
Ruslan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krajnc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruslan.
Krajnc throws a hook but Ruslan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruslan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ruslan lands in his opponent's guard.
Krajnc keeping moving, preventing Ruslan from controlling successfully.
Krajnc controlling Ruslan's posture.
Ruslan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ruslan throws a big right hand that misses.
Krajnc keeping moving, preventing Ruslan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc controlling the position.
Krajnc looking to control.
Ruslan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ruslan wants to control from the top but Krajnc keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruslan preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krajnc holds on and takes a little breather.
Krajnc wants to sweep here but Ruslan controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruslan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ruslan is fighting to break Krajnc's control of his arms but Krajnc is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Krajnc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruslan wants to pass the guard but Krajnc is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krajnc wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Ruslan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krajnc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruslan takes one to the side of the head.
Krajnc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Krajnc moves out of range.
Krajnc misses the shot to the body.
Krajnc misses with a head kick.
Krajnc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dariusz Ruslan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armand Krajnc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krajnc throws a combination that misses
and Ruslan counters with a left and a right that stings Krajnc.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Krajnc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krajnc winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Krajnc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Tower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Tower!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Tower is avoiding it.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov blocks a jab.
Tower works Ivanov's body with a nice hook.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tower paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanov darts in and clinches Tower up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ivanov stalls.
Ivanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Ivanov is looking to control Tower's arms but Tower gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the cage.
Ivanov stalling against the cage.
Ivanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tower fails to land.
Tower content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tower lands a right hand.
Tower pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tower - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tower avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Tower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tower lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Tower stalling against the cage.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Tower.
Tower thuds a left hand into Ivanov's body.
Tower throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanov takes one to the chin there.
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tower cracks a nice hook into Ivanov's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Tower lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ivanov doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tower, as that shot connected.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by Tower.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tower, as that shot connected.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tower connects with a jab.
Tower lands with an overhand left.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
A left and a right from Tower both land. Nice combination.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Tower circles away and keeps his distance.
Adrik Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Tower keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Tower scores with a four punch combination!
Tower scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Tower stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tower with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov walks into a jab.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tower swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Tower is having none of it.
A cross from Tower lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower cracks Ivanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivanov drops his hands momentarily and Tower takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivanov is rocked!
Tower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tower.
Oh Ivanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tower lands with a nice body punch.
Ivanov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower connects with a nice cross there... Ivanov is looking wobbly and Tower recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ivanov to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tower jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Tower!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lessnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hines Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessnar comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lessnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hines Parker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessnar has a takedown stuffed.
Lessnar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker blocks a head kick by Lessnar.
Lessnar scores with a body shot.
Lessnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Lessnar moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Lessnar throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lessnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lessnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lessnar lands an overhand right.
Lessnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Lessnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Lessnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Lessnar on that attempt.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Lessnar's shoulder, as Lessnar tries to avoid the shot.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lessnar has time to react.
Lessnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook. Lessnar ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Lessnar.
Lessnar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lessnar 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.
Lessnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lessnar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessnar throws and elbow that misses. Parker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lessnar's guard. Nice move by Parker!
Parker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Parker with a jab.
Lessnar throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Hines Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lessnar instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
It looks like Hines Parker has been cut.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Lessnar, against the cage.
Lessnar is working for takedown but Parker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Lessnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lessnar ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Lessnar ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Lessnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Parker's head.
Lessnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Parker throws a hook but Lessnar avoids it easily.
Lessnar shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Lessnar ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lessnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lessnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lessnar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Lessnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker which made him look bad.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lessnar.
Parker scores with a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lessnar.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Lessnar shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Lessnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Parker scores with a jab.
Lessnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lessnar is breathing heavily.
Lessnar prevents Parker from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker is controlling Lessnar's trapped leg to prevent Lessnar from advancing to side control.
Parker trying to control but Lessnar postures up.
Lessnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker trying to control here.
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 Frank Lessnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hines Parker's cut.
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.
Lessnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parker swivels and escapes.
Lessnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Lessnar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lessnar.
Lessnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank Lessnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker avoids the head kick by Lessnar.
Lessnar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lessnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lessnar looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Lessnar.
Lessnar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lessnar is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Lessnar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
Lessnar misses with a body shot
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Lessnar saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lessnar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lessnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Lessnar.
Lessnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Lessnar's defenses.
Lessnar lands a high kick!
Lessnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lessnar somewhat.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Lessnar walks into a jab.
Parker defending well as Lessnar loads up on a big left hand.
Parker checks a leg kick nicely.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lessnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
A jab from Parker misses.
Lessnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lessnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Lessnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Lessnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lessnar.
Lessnar tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lessnar tries to clinch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker drops Lessnar with a big left hand! Lessnar is injured, injured bad! Parker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hines Parker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perezoso Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Beamer, Benz or Bentley as his entrance music. Perezoso Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perezoso Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitelaw misses with a hook.
Whitelaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitelaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whitelaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitelaw misses with a body kick.
Whitelaw slips under a jab from Sanchez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Whitelaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joey Whitelaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitelaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whitelaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Whitelaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw misses with a body shot.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Whitelaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Whitelaw is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Whitelaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Whitelaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Whitelaw cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Whitelaw tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitelaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitelaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whitelaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Whitelaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Whitelaw is blocking nicely.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitelaw avoids it.
Whitelaw lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw lands a damaging elbow.
Whitelaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Whitelaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitelaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Whitelaw punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Whitelaw clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitelaw lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Perezoso Sanchez has been cut.
Whitelaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Whitelaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw lands with a nice body kick.
Whitelaw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez moves forwards but Whitelaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitelaw throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitelaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Whitelaw throws knees to the body.
Whitelaw breaks the clinch.
Whitelaw closes the distance and clinches.
Whitelaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Whitelaw gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitelaw thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitelaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whitelaw frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Whitelaw's attempts to control the action.
Whitelaw thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Whitelaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitelaw throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Whitelaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perezoso Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitelaw moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Whitelaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Whitelaw scores with a nice body kick.
Whitelaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whitelaw looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Whitelaw throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Whitelaw scores with a leg kick.
Whitelaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Whitelaw.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whitelaw, right into the meat.
Whitelaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whitelaw - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whitelaw. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whitelaw scores with a shot to the body.
Whitelaw thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Whitelaw cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whitelaw lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Whitelaw shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid body kick from Whitelaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Whitelaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whitelaw. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitelaw lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whitelaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whitelaw pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
Whitelaw has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whitelaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Whitelaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitelaw lands with a shot to the body.
Whitelaw lands a body shot.
Whitelaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whitelaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitelaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Whitelaw finds it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whitelaw lands with an overhand left.
Perezoso Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Whitelaw circles away.
Whitelaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Whitelaw lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Perezoso Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joey Whitelaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitelaw cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitelaw misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Whitelaw backing up. Whitelaw nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Whitelaw explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Whitelaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitelaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whitelaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitelaw scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Whitelaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Whitelaw avoids it.
Whitelaw sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Whitelaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perezoso Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice uppercut there from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Whitelaw scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitelaw. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Whitelaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Whitelaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whitelaw thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Nice shot by Whitelaw.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitelaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Whitelaw.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whitelaw connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Whitelaw moves away
and Whitelaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitelaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whitelaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitelaw tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Whitelaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitelaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitelaw lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez moves forwards but Whitelaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whitelaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitelaw stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitelaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitelaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whitelaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitelaw wants to clinch.
Whitelaw scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whitelaw.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Whitelaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitelaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whitelaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Whitelaw avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitelaw is keeping busy.
Whitelaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Whitelaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whitelaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitelaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Whitelaw finds it's target.
Whitelaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Whitelaw slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whitelaw digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whitelaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitelaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Perezoso Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitelaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitelaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Whitelaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitelaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Whitelaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitelaw 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Whitelaw!
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