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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanner cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Black scores a takedown into full mount!
Black has control of Tanner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tanner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
Black working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner tries to hold on but Black postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tanner is trying to escape the mount but Black keeps good control and instead manages to take Tanner's back.
Tanner turns into Black and is now in his guard.
Tanner stays in close to Black's body and controls the position.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tanner is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to finish this one by submission but Tanner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Black.
Black jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tanner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Black looks gassed!
Tanner is not content to let Black control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tanner to his feet.
Tanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Tanner slips under a jab.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Tanner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alf Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Black.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanner's waist but Tanner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
Tanner thumps Black with a low kick.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alf Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanner scores with a head kick.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tanner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Tanner lands but Black takes it in his stride.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanner can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanner. That's going to slow Black down.
Nice jab there from Tanner.
Tanner lands an overhand right.
Tanner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanner connects with a high kick.
Tanner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tanner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanner finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Tanner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Tanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Tanner tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Tanner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alf Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Black.
Tanner scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanner.
Nice uppercut there from Tanner.
Tanner is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Black
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alf Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanner.
Tanner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanner.
Tanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tanner lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanner sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tanner tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tanner to the ground. Tanner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tanner thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
Black takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Tanner finds it's target.
Tanner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tanner wants it to stay on the feet.
Tanner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Tanner lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tanner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tanner lands a head kick!
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanner counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanner.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanner.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanner. Tanner obviously looking to wear him down.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tanner is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Tanner circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Tanner.
Tanner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Tanner.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Travis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Tanner.
Tanner feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tanner.
Black 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.
Tanner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Tanner pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tanner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tanner's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tanner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Tanner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tanner but Tanner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanner sprawls well. Tanner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black walks into a jab.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Alf Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Black.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tanner.
Tanner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanner cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Tanner lands with a good body shot.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanner sprawls well. Tanner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Tanner - just one landing.
Tanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Tanner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black with a poor takedown
and Tanner counters with a body kick that stops Black in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tanner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Tanner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tanner.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanner. Tanner obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanner scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tanner lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Black shoots and misses
and Tanner counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanner.
Tanner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
Tanner keeps Black at a distance using the push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Travis Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in but Tanner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black moves forwards but Tanner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black looks for a takedown but Tanner sprawls well.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Tanner lands a high kick!
Tanner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Black takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Tanner throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Tanner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails with the takedown
and Tanner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Travis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
Tanner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanner.
Tanner lands a high kick!
Black looks to clinch
and Tanner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanner. That's going to slow Black down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tanner.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alf Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Tanner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salman Ahmad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dope - Die mother f*cker die . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karaev looks to throw the jab but Ahmad is out of range.
Karaev throws a series of punches but Ahmad avoids them all with ease.
Karaev misses with a double jab.
Karaev throws a right hand that Ahmad ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahmad also avoids with ease.
Ahmad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ahmad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karaev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ahmad lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Ahmad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ahmad tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ahmad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karaev tries to bench press Ahmad off him but Ahmad keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Karaev is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karaev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ahmad is putting a hurting on Karaev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ahmad tries to advance to mount but Karaev denies him.
Karaev is trying to improve his position.
Ahmad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karaev down.
Ahmad trying to control the position but Karaev is working away.
Karaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahmad scoring with punches and elbows.
Ahmad working the head with strikes.
Ahmad is chipping away with strikes.
Ahmad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karaev, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Karaev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ahmad but great work by Karaev.
Ahmad is trying to control Karaev's posture but Karaev avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Karaev.
Ahmad is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Karaev.
Karaev tries to stand but Ahmad is controlling his head.
Ahmad wants to control but Karaev postures up.
Karaev happy to just control the position for now.
Karaev trying to control the action but Ahmad is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahmad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Karaev tries to reverse the position but Ahmad maintains control.
Ahmad working for a submission but Karaev is keeping him at bay.
Ahmad trying to control but Karaev is having none of it.
Karaev tries to lock up and control but Ahmad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ahmad with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ahmad prevents Karaev from getting the reversal.
Ahmad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ahmad lands a heavy elbow.
Ahmad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karaev taking shots to the head.
Ahmad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Ahmad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Karaev is desperately trying to improve his position but Ahmad has a good base and remains in mount.
Ahmad avoids the attempt from Karaev to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ahmad raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Ahmad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salman Ahmad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahmad looks for a takedown but Karaev sprawls well.
Karaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahmad was well out of range. Poor timing from Karaev.
Karaev misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karaev.
Ruslan Karaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahmad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ahmad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaev trying to control from the bottom.
Ahmad is looking to take a break and control but Karaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ahmad slips a nice elbow through Karaev's hands, connecting with Karaev's forehead.
Karaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahmad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karaev tries to get to full guard but Ahmad has control of the leg.
Ahmad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ahmad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karaev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ahmad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ahmad winds up and cracks Karaev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ahmad is trying to control. Karaev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ahmad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Ahmad is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ahmad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahmad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ahmad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ahmad connects with a nice short shot to Karaev's temple.
Ahmad is looking for a kimura but Karaev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ahmad to get the leverage.
Ahmad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karaev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karaev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahmad.
Karaev is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev is looking to improve his position.
Ahmad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karaev's head.
Ahmad working Karaev over with strikes.
Karaev is trying to get back to full guard.
Ahmad trying to control from half guard but Karaev is working away.
Karaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ahmad has a takedown stuffed.
Karaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahmad misses with a takedown attempt - Karaev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salman Ahmad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karaev stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahmad. Ahmad gets slowly back to his feet.
Karaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahmad tries for a takedown but Karaev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salman Ahmad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahmad avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Karaev misses.
Ahmad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karaev.
Karaev throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Karaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karaev throws the left hand but Ahmad avoids the punch easily.
Ahmad staying out of range there.
Karaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karaev!
Karaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahmad slips under a jab.
Ahmad moves out of range of the strikes.
Karaev misses the jab.
Karaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Ahmad or perhaps it was just good defense by Karaev which made him look bad.
Karaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaev lands with a straight right. Ahmad didn't see that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Ahmad or perhaps it was just good defense by Karaev which made him look bad.
Ahmad shoots in looking for a takedown. Karaev tries to sprawl out of it but Ahmad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karaev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salman Ahmad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahmad circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahmad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karaev's waist but Karaev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahmad off to one side.
Karaev throws a shot to the body.
Karaev misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahmad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karaev throws a body punch but Ahmad moves out of range.
Karaev sizes up Ahmad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahmad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karaev tries to avoid it but Ahmad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karaev to the ground. Karaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karaev tries to bum rush Ahmad with a series of wild strikes but Ahmad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Karaev.
Ahmad shoots in but Karaev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Ahmad should have avoided that one.
Karaev misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruslan Karaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Karaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karaev throws a nice looking combination but Ahmad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruslan Karaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahmad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karaev's waist but Karaev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahmad off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Karaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ahmad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salman Ahmad!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Tiirismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into the arena with Go to Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Riku Tiirismaa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Tiirismaa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiirismaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiirismaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiirismaa shoots for a double leg takedown but Roberts sprawls well. He's pushed Tiirismaa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jake Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Tiirismaa.
Tiirismaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roberts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Riku Tiirismaa has been cut.
A jab from Roberts does it's job there.
Roberts tries to bum rush Tiirismaa with a series of wild strikes but Tiirismaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiirismaa shoots in but Roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiirismaa.
Tiirismaa takes one to the side of the head.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
Roberts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the head.
Tiirismaa is trying to escape the mount.
Tiirismaa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Roberts. What's that going to do exactly?
Roberts working for a guillotine from mount but Tiirismaa is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tiirismaa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roberts looking to control but Tiirismaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roberts working for a guillotine from mount but Tiirismaa is in no mood to give up.
Roberts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tiirismaa looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Roberts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roberts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roberts with good strikes from the mount here!
Roberts prevents Tiirismaa from getting the reversal.
Roberts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tiirismaa's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Tiirismaa is squirming around nicely.
Tiirismaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roberts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tiirismaa is looking to escape.
Roberts avoids the attempt from Tiirismaa to control.
Tiirismaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roberts is landing with some decent strikes but Tiirismaa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiirismaa is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tiirismaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roberts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tiirismaa's face.
The referee warns Tiirismaa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tiirismaa is working to get back to half guard.
Roberts raining down shots from the mount!
Roberts working Tiirismaa over with strikes here.
Roberts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roberts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roberts lands a big elbow.
Tiirismaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiirismaa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa tries to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Roberts landing punches.
Tiirismaa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tiirismaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tiirismaa keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tiirismaa is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts is trying to work for a kimura but Tiirismaa is defending well.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts stops Tiirismaa from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riku Tiirismaa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roberts looks to land a combination but Tiirismaa avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiirismaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiirismaa fails to land the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roberts.
Tiirismaa is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Roberts. No joy for Tiirismaa on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiirismaa shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jake Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Tiirismaa.
Roberts throws a one two combo.
Tiirismaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tiirismaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Roberts.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Tiirismaa is breathing heavily.
Roberts throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Riku Tiirismaa's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Tiirismaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts cracks the inside of Tiirismaa's front leg.
Roberts has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Roberts as the two fighters clinch.
Roberts avoiding damage.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roberts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roberts has Tiirismaa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Roberts pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tiirismaa tumbling to the mat - Roberts dives into Tiirismaa's guard.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiirismaa can do to turn this around?
Tiirismaa working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roberts controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa is trying to buck Roberts off.
Roberts working the ground and pound.
Tiirismaa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Roberts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Roberts lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roberts advances to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tiirismaa is bucking up trying to escape but Roberts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roberts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tiirismaa's face.
Tiirismaa tries to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Tiirismaa is desperately trying to improve his position but Roberts has a good base and remains in mount.
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tiirismaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts breaks from Tiirismaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tiirismaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roberts landing strikes from the mount and Tiirismaa is in trouble!
Roberts avoids the attempt from Tiirismaa to control.
Roberts landing strikes from the mount.
Roberts lands a big shot there that rocks Tiirismaa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roberts with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tiirismaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiirismaa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Roberts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tiirismaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Roberts cracks Tiirismaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tiirismaa taking shots to the head.
Tiirismaa is desperately trying to improve his position but Roberts has a good base and remains in mount.
Tiirismaa is bucking up trying to escape but Roberts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roberts breaks from Tiirismaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roberts tries to control but Tiirismaa wriggling away.
Tiirismaa working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiirismaa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Roberts is working for a guillotine from mount but Tiirismaa frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riku Tiirismaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiirismaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Tiirismaa with a poor takedown
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
Tiirismaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Tiirismaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roberts keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tiirismaa is looking for a kimura but Roberts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tiirismaa to get the leverage.
Roberts preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Roberts manages to get to full guard.
Roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiirismaa stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Tiirismaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiirismaa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roberts's guard.
Tiirismaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roberts is just riding it out for now. Tiirismaa eventually gives up the hold.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Tiirismaa wants to get back to his feet.
Tiirismaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roberts is just riding it out for now. Tiirismaa eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiirismaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roberts gets full guard.
Tiirismaa tries to stand but Roberts is controlling from the bottom.
Roberts has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tiirismaa doesn't defend quickly enough and Roberts has managed to lock this one up! Can Tiirismaa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Roberts on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurt Suk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Knight!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight digs a good hook to Suk's body.
Knight sends Suk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knight is motioning to the referee to let Suk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Kurt Suk has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Suk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Knight looks to land a combination but Suk avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Suk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suk throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Suk tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suk's head backwards.
Suk is rocked!
Knight closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Suk out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Black Knight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
235 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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, Emilio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Mir's defenses.
Barbosa clinches up against the cage.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls well. He's pushed Mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mir postures up in Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Barbosa blocks it.
Mir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Mir is working for a submission of some sort.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Barbosa is trying to stand.
Mir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mir jumps into side control!
Barbosa tries to bench press Mir off him but Mir keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir cracks Barbosa with a big right hand but Barbosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barbosa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa gets back to full guard.
Mir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barbosa has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
Mir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa stalks Mir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mir's face. Mir staggers backwards, shaken.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir looks for a takedown but Barbosa sprawls well.
Emilio Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mir looks gassed!
Barbosa scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - Barbosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mir walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa with a jab.
Emilio Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Mir's ribs.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa works on Mir's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Mir trying to control the position but instead, Barbosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mir into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir dives in and grabs Barbosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Emilio Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Barbosa is working Mir over against the cage.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Mir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch lands to the side of Mir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa jabs at Mir's body.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir walks into a left hand.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Mir seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Mir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Mir takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
Barbosa darts in and clinches Mir up against the cage.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Mir's body. Mir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Mir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Frank Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Emilio Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mir in his tracks.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mir fails with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Barbosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mir with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir has Barbosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barbosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Mir back into the cage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Barbosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mir ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Emilio Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Mir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir feints and as Barbosa raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir content to stall in guard here.
Mir wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mir prevents Barbosa from getting back to his feet.
Mir drops back looking for a leg! Barbosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barbosa manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Barbosa's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mir walks into a jab.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mir moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Barbosa scores with a three punch combo!
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa rushes Mir and presses him up against the cage.
Mir manages to pull guard.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emilio Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emilio Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Barbosa has Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbosa, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Barbosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Dusiciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auditore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ave Maria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rafael Auditore has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
265 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Dusiciel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dusiciel.
Auditore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Auditore.
Dusiciel digs a good body shot into Auditore's ribs.
Rafael Auditore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dusiciel closes the distance and clinches up with Auditore, looking for a takedown. Dusiciel pushes Auditore against the cage but Auditore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Auditore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Auditore slaps away a takedown attempt from Dusiciel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Auditore throws a push kick but Dusiciel slaps the foot to one side.
Auditore slaps away a takedown attempt from Dusiciel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Dusiciel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dusiciel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Auditore!
Auditore wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dusiciel.
Dusiciel misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusiciel prevents Auditore from getting the reversal.
Dusiciel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dusiciel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Auditore wants to hold on but Dusiciel pushes him away.
Auditore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Auditore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dusiciel.
Auditore is in a horrible position here. Dusiciel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Auditore tries to hold on but Dusiciel postures up.
Auditore blocking the ground and pound.
Auditore working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dusiciel working Auditore over with strikes here.
Dusiciel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Auditore is on top in guard.
Auditore controlling from the top position.
Dusiciel trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel keeping moving, preventing Auditore from controlling successfully.
Auditore sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dusiciel working for a triangle but Auditore defends it easily.
Auditore is looking to stand up but Dusiciel won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Dusiciel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dusiciel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Auditore thumps Dusiciel with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Auditore.
Auditore misses with a head kick.
Auditore pushes Dusiciel away with a front kick.
Dusiciel blocks a head kick by Auditore.
A good leg kick by Auditore.
Auditore misses with a low kick.
Auditore throws a big shot that misses.
Dusiciel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Auditore moves away.
Dusiciel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Auditore's guard.
Auditore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dusiciel.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dusiciel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dusiciel is looking to work some ground and pound but Auditore has wrist control.
Dusiciel is looking to work some ground and pound but Auditore has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusiciel advances to half guard.
Dusiciel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dusiciel prevents Auditore from improving his position.
Dusiciel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Auditore wants to improve his position but Dusiciel is controlling well.
Dusiciel wants to free his trapped foot but Auditore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Dusiciel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Auditore throws a head kick that Dusiciel semi-blocks.
Dusiciel shoots for a takedown but Auditore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Auditore works Dusiciel's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel slips a jab from Auditore.
Auditore throws a hook to the side of Dusiciel's head but Dusiciel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Auditore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dusiciel's head.
Auditore connects with a high kick.
Dusiciel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dusiciel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dusiciel postures up.
Dusiciel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Auditore's head.
Dusiciel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Auditore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dusiciel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dusiciel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dusiciel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel is looking to take a break and control but Auditore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dusiciel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dusiciel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Auditore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dusiciel looks to land a strike but Auditore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dusiciel trying to control the position from guard on top but Auditore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auditore has control of Dusiciel's left arm, preventing Dusiciel from doing any damage.
Dusiciel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dusiciel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dusiciel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dusiciel postures up.
Auditore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dusiciel is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Auditore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dusiciel shoots in but Auditore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dusiciel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Auditore to the mat! Auditore manages to get full guard.
Auditore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dusiciel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Auditore keeping moving, preventing Dusiciel from controlling successfully.
Dusiciel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Auditore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dusiciel preventing the sweep.
Dusiciel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Auditore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dusiciel manages to get himself to full guard.
Auditore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore preventing the sweep.
Dusiciel keeping moving, preventing Auditore from controlling successfully.
Auditore sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Dusiciel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Auditore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Auditore won't allow Dusiciel to sweep him here.
Dusiciel looking for a guillotine here but Auditore defends easily.
Auditore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusiciel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dusiciel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Auditore defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Auditore trying to control the position from guard on top but Dusiciel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Auditore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Dusiciel.
I think Dusiciel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Dusiciel!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Man Zend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zend might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up. Blaze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gamma Ray - Man on a Mission . Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Zend!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zend misses with a head kick.
Zend scores with a body shot.
Zend lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zend throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Zend looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
Zend looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
Zend throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Zend ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Zend misses with an uppercut.
Blaze is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zend lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blaze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blaze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blaze moves forwards but Zend connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zend lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zend dips to his left and cracks Blaze with an uppercut!
Zend swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zend lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zend.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zend.
Blaze slips a straight right by Zend.
Zend darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze blocks a jab.
Zend blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Blaze - just one landing.
Zend misses the jab.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Zend.
Zend fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zend throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zend throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaze on the side of the head.
Zend throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Zend listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zend misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze slips a jab from Zend.
Blaze lands with a right hand.
Zend clinches with his opponent.
Zend creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaze's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Blaze lands a left hand.
Zend wants to get back to striking at distance but Blaze won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands an elbow that stopped Blaze in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaze.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
Blaze is stalling here.
Blaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zend.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaze.
Zend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zend keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zend backs up against the cage.
Zend is rocked!
Zend bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Zend is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zend ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Zend bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Zend is looking to close the distance but Blaze sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Zend crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Zend is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vadokowich's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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183 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Sanders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vadokowich throws out the jab.
Sanders clinches with his opponent.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vadokowich lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Vadokowich blocks an uppercut.
Sanders presses Vadokowich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vadokowich backwards.
Vadokowich tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Vadokowich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanders lands a hook that snaps the head of Vadokowich backwards.
Sanders drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanders working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vadokowich has passed into half guard!
Sanders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich wants to take a breather but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vadokowich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.
Vadokowich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Vadokowich misses.
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vadokowich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders throws a jab when Vadokowich was well out of range.
Sanders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanders throws a body punch but Vadokowich moves out of range.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the head.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Sanders misses.
Sanders moves out of range as Vadokowich strikes.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Vadokowich walks into a jab.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a looping left.
Vadokowich leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Vadokowich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Vadokowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vadokowich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vadokowich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vadokowich is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Vadokowich.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Vadokowich is working Sanders over against the cage.
Sanders lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Vadokowich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vadokowich blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Vadokowich tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders cracks Vadokowich with a nice body shot.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Vadokowich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Vadokowich throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vadokowich misses the target.
Vadokowich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Vadokowich.
Sanders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vadokowich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vadokowich throws out the jab.
Vadokowich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vadokowich has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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!
Sanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vadokowich is keeping the position for now.
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 Anthony Sanders will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanders connects with a single shot there.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Vadokowich circles away.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vadokowich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanders scores with a decent looking hook.
Vadokowich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Vadokowich misses its intended target.
Sanders misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Vadokowich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vadokowich needs to keep his hands up - Sanders had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Vadokowich walks into a straight right hand from Sanders.
Vadokowich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vadokowich is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vadokowich is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vadokowich wants to sweep but no luck.
Vadokowich keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Vadokowich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanders!
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanders is working hard here to advance position.
Vadokowich controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vadokowich controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Vadokowich has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanders regains half guard.
Vadokowich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sanders is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vadokowich wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Sanders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vadokowich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vadokowich's back!
Vadokowich is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sanders is not going to allow Vadokowich to sit and survive in this position.
Vadokowich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders tightening his grip on Vadokowich, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Sanders dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanders scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vadokowich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vadokowich is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanders's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vadokowich wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy.
Sanders seems to be looking for submissions.
Vadokowich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanders is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vadokowich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vadokowich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Vadokowich misses.
Vadokowich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vadokowich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanders lands with a shot to the body.
Vadokowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vadokowich misses with a shot to the body
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vadokowich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich scores with a jab. Sanders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vadokowich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vadokowich thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
Vadokowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanders misses with a hook.
Vadokowich slips under a jab.
Sanders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanders misses with a hook. Vadokowich ducked under it nicely.
Vadokowich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanders throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vadokowich misses with a few strikes there.
Vadokowich lands an overhand right.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Vadokowich scores with a nice head shot.
Vadokowich digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vadokowich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Vadokowich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vadokowich misses with a straight left.
A big left from Sanders misses.
Vadokowich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vadokowich with a jab.
Sanders blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vadokowich. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vadokowich misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Vadokowich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vadokowich.
A jab from Vadokowich misses.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a straight left.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot
and Sanders counters with a good low kick that Vadokowich was not able to check.
A big right from Vadokowich misses.
Vadokowich misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
Vadokowich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vadokowich throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Vadokowich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vadokowich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanders's head backwards.
Vadokowich throws the kick towards the body but Sanders avoids it.
Vadokowich digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
Vadokowich slips a jab from Sanders.
Sanders walks into a jab.
Vadokowich misses with a looping right.
Sanders throws a jab when Vadokowich was well out of range.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich slips under a jab from Sanders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vadokowich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Vadokowich misses.
Vadokowich lands a right hook to the body.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Vadokowich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders takes a swing at Vadokowich's ribcage but misses.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vadokowich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadokowich throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Vadokowich throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Vadokowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vadokowich.
Sanders defending well as Vadokowich loads up on a big left hand.
Vadokowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadokowich cracks Sanders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vadokowich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Jab from Sanders.
Sanders misses the jab.
Sanders throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vadokowich misses with a straight right.
Vadokowich ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Vadokowich looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Vadokowich off the cage and back into rage.
Sanders throws the left hand but Vadokowich avoids the punch easily.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vadokowich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Vadokowich avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
A big right from Vadokowich misses.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vadokowich just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanders slips a straight right by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich checks a leg kick.
Vadokowich lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Vadokowich is avoiding it.
Vadokowich sizes up Sanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vadokowich.
Sanders misses with a hook to the body
letting Vadokowich counter with a right hand.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vadokowich was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders connects with a body shot.
Vadokowich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vadokowich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vadokowich ducks right into an uppercut from Sanders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sanders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanders.
Vadokowich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Vadokowich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders misses with a looping left.
Vadokowich stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vadokowich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vadokowich throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Vadokowich.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vadokowich connects with a nice looking jab.
Vadokowich lands a jab.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vadokowich manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadokowich.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Vadokowich scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanders throws an overhand right that lands on Vadokowich's shoulder, as Vadokowich tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders misses with an uppercut.
Sanders throws a shot to the body.
Vadokowich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanders defending well as Vadokowich loads up on a big left hand.
Vadokowich throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders tries to clinch up
and Vadokowich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vadokowich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Vadokowich walks into a straight right hand from Sanders.
Vadokowich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanders.
Vadokowich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanders backs up against the cage.
Vadokowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadokowich throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Vadokowich misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich lands with an overhand left.
Vadokowich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vadokowich thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
Vadokowich misses with a looping left.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vadokowich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vadokowich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vadokowich connects with a right hand. Sanders shakes it off.
Vadokowich blocks a jab.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vadokowich throws a good cross that connects.
Vadokowich lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanders connects with a jab.
Vadokowich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vadokowich manages to avoid it.
A jab from Vadokowich misses.
Sanders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vadokowich jabs Sanders right on the nose. Sanders blinks but takes it well.
Sanders scores with the left hand. Vadokowich knows he should have avoided that one.
Vadokowich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vadokowich defending well as Sanders loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Vadokowich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Vadokowich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders blocks a jab.
Sanders slips a jab from Vadokowich.
Sanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanders drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vadokowich dives on top into guard.
Sanders working for submissions but it's allowed Vadokowich to get to half guard.
Vadokowich trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Vadokowich is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Vadokowich seems content to control.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
Sanders is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Vadokowich jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanders is looking to regain half guard here but Vadokowich keeps moving and retains side control.
Vadokowich controls the position.
Vadokowich wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Sanders is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Vadokowich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vadokowich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Vadokowich!
Vadim Vadokowich is the new welterweight champion!
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