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EPF 22: BiLL vs. Struve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane has chosen Never Surrender as his entrance music. Dan Henderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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224 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloane wants to clinch.
Sloane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloane moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson throws a hook but Sloane blocks it.
Sloane is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Sloane. Beautiful body shot.
Sloane tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Sloane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Sloane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Sloane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sloane.
Good leg kick by Sloane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloane moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Sloane slips a jab from Henderson.
Sloane cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Sloane finds it's target.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Sloane! Henderson is out on his feet! Sloane rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Henderson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Henderson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Sloane!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brett Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripper.
Ripper clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Ripper stalling the fight.
Ripper seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ripper has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripper stalling in the clinch.
Ripper lands a nice elbow.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Ripper slows down the pace here.
Ripper lands a nice elbow.
Johnson wants to break free but Ripper has control.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ripper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.
Ripper pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper stalling.
Ripper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ripper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ripper.
Ripper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Ripper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripper fails to land the takedown.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ripper misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Ripper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Ripper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ripper moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ripper moves into the clinch.
Ripper stalling the fight.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Ripper slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Ripper, against the cage.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ripper looking for a takedown.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
The referee calls for Ripper to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Ripper lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.
Ripper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ripper is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Ripper controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson looking to control the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ripper.
Ripper is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Johnson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ripper patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
Johnson avoids the strikes from Ripper.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is really stuck here.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ripper has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ripper is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Ripper let's go of the attempt for now.
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ripper gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ripper. Ripper gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Ripper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripper moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ripper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Jack Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ripper misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripper.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ripper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Ripper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Ripper throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ripper tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ripper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Ripper closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Ripper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripper.
Ripper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Ripper has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ripper has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Ripper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Ripper has control.
Ripper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Ripper lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Ripper misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling him.
Ripper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Ripper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripper lands an elbow inside.
Ripper stalling against the cage.
Ripper trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripper throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ripper just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Ripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Ripper taking a breather.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ripper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ripper wants a takedown but no success here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ripper misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Ripper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripper.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ripper goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ripper backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripper.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Ripper throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ripper rather than just go for the knockout.
Ripper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripper moves away.
Ripper is looking to clinch.
Ripper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripper pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper missing with knees to the body.
Ripper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ripper tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Ripper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripper keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Come on Ripper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ripper misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ripper is defended easily by Johnson.
Ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ripper on the side of the head.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson works Ripper's body with a nice hook.
Ripper takes one to the chin there.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Ripper misses.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson throws a body punch but Ripper moves out of range.
Ripper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Ripper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Ripper there.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ripper wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Ripper is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Ripper is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Ripper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ripper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Ripper is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ripper drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ripper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ripper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Johnson tries to roll over but Ripper keeps him under control.
Jack Ripper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ripper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Ripper is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Ripper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ripper is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Ripper is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ripper is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ripper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ripper.
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 Jack Ripper.
I think Ripper 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ripper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Pejkaiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin lunges at Pejkaiya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pejkaiya's hand.
Pejkaiya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovechkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pejkaiya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pejkaiya tries to land a knee to the head but Ovechkin blocks with his arms.
Pejkaiya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pejkaiya misses with a punch to the body.
Pejkaiya avoiding damage.
Ovechkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Pejkaiya has double underhooks.
Ovechkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pejkaiya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pejkaiya is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ovechkin can't fight it off and eventually Pejkaiya manages to take the fight to the floor. Ovechkin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin controls Pejkaiya momentarily but Pejkaiya frees himself.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya prevents Ovechkin from standing back up.
Ovechkin is trying to control but can't.
Pejkaiya perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pejkaiya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovechkin defending well though.
Ovechkin wants to control but Pejkaiya is keeping busy.
Pejkaiya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pejkaiya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovechkin defending well though.
Ovechkin trying to hold on to Pejkaiya's head to control him but Pejkaiya postures up.
Ovechkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin avoids the head kick by Pejkaiya.
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.
Ovechkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pejkaiya looks for a takedown but Ovechkin sprawls well.
Good work by Pejkaiya as he checks the leg kick.
Ovechkin throws a jab when Pejkaiya was well out of range.
Pejkaiya doesn't manage to clinch there - Ovechkin circles away.
Ovechkin misses the shot to the body.
Pejkaiya thows a body shot but no joy.
Pejkaiya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ovechkin is fending him off so far but Pejkaiya persists. Nope, Ovechkin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Pejkaiya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Ovechkin as he checks the leg kick.
Ovechkin misses with a hook. Pejkaiya ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Ovechkin does no damage.
Ovechkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Pejkaiya both land. Nice combination.
Pejkaiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovechkin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pejkaiya misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands a body punch.
Pejkaiya pulls guard effortlessly.
Pejkaiya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejkaiya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ovechkin!
Ovechkin is bucking up trying to escape but Pejkaiya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pejkaiya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ovechkin hang on?
Pejkaiya looking to control but Ovechkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ovechkin wants to control but Pejkaiya is having none of it.
Ovechkin looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya controlling from mount.
Pejkaiya thowing shots but they're missing.
Pejkaiya lands a big shot there that rocks Ovechkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pejkaiya looking to control but Ovechkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Pejkaiya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Pejkaiya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Pejkaiya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pejkaiya throws a body punch but Ovechkin moves out of range.
Pejkaiya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pejkaiya closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ovechkin to the mat! Ovechkin manages to get full guard.
Pejkaiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pejkaiya working some strikes from top position.
Pejkaiya throws a big right hand that misses.
Ovechkin pulls Pejkaiya in close to prevent any damage.
Piotr Pejkaiya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pejkaiya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ovechkin wants to stand up but Pejkaiya is controlling him.
Pejkaiya looking to sit in guard and control but Ovechkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya looking to control.
Ovechkin looking to pass the guard.
Pejkaiya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ovechkin looking to pass the guard.
Pejkaiya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pejkaiya is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ovechkin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ovechkin shrugs it off.
Pejkaiya avoids the attempt from Ovechkin to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pejkaiya.
Ovechkin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pejkaiya working Ovechkin over with strikes here.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovechkin taking shots to the head.
Pejkaiya is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pejkaiya lands a big shot there that rocks Ovechkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pejkaiya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ovechkin looks a forlorn figure.
Pejkaiya lands a heavy elbow.
Pejkaiya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pejkaiya working the ground and pound effectively.
Pejkaiya with a couple of short strikes.
Pejkaiya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ovechkin can do to turn this around?
Pejkaiya with the ground and pound from mount.
Pejkaiya has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ovechkin is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Pejkaiya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PacMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, PacMan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Stanislav ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanislav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Stanislav's shoulder, as Stanislav tries to avoid the shot.
Stanislav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislav wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
A left lands for Stanislav.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stanislav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Stanislav moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Stanislav.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Stanislav counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stanislav throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Stanislav swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanislav tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanislav 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 PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanislav connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanislav lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Stanislav throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Stanislav sprawls well.
Stanislav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stanislav sends Jones down but not out. Stanislav dives into side control looking to finish.
Stanislav tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Stanislav tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stanislav tries to get to his feet but Jones is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Stanislav in his guard.
Stanislav avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Stanislav tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanislav.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stanislav counters with a series of strikes that sends Jones to the canvas! Stanislav follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones wants to sweep here but Stanislav controlling him for the moment.
Stanislav has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Stanislav any problems.
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Stanislav is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working for a triangle but Stanislav defends it easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stanislav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Stanislav slips the punch.
Stanislav slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Stanislav dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stanislav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Stanislav is avoiding it.
Stanislav stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislav wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Stanislav moved out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanislav pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones stops Stanislav from getting back to his feet.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to take a breather but Stanislav is having none of it.
Jones is nestled in close to Stanislav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stanislav blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Stanislav wants to get back to his feet.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Stanislav uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Stanislav!
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones working for a triangle but Stanislav defends it easily.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanislav gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Stanislav from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stanislav utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Stanislav slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Stanislav wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stanislav wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanislav can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stanislav wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PacMan Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanislav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones wants to clinch up but Stanislav keeps it at a distance.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanislav moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stanislav's waist but Stanislav gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Stanislav scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stanislav throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throws the left hand but Stanislav avoids the punch easily.
Taras Stanislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanislav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanislav slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanislav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanislav avoids the head kick by Jones.
Stanislav blocks a head kick by Jones.
Stanislav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stanislav lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Stanislav shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stanislav drops Jones with a nice combination! Stanislav dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanislav stands up from Jones's guard - Stanislav perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stanislav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanislav displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Stanislav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanislav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taras Stanislav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav moves out of range of the strikes.
Stanislav cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stanislav! Jones is backing up but he can't get away as Stanislav lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jones and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taras Stanislav!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Joker & The Thief as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Jackson stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Henderson down.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henderson. Henderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson lands with a big left! Henderson is wobbled badly! Jackson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Henderson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanrosch Timoshenko 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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23
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
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, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong shoots for a double leg takedown but Timoshenko sprawls well. He's pushed Harmsong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harmsong blocks a jab.
Timoshenko lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Yurian Harmsong has been cut.
A punch combination from Harmsong misses.
Timoshenko catches Harmsong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harmsong looks to land a combination but Timoshenko avoids it well.
Harmsong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harmsong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yurian Harmsong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmsong scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timoshenko lands with a shot to the body.
Timoshenko cracks Harmsong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Harmsong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Timoshenko finish him?
Harmsong is rocked!
Timoshenko lands a nice hook to Harmsong's body. Harmsong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Harmsong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harmsong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Timoshenko comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Harmsong falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Harmsong was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kanrosch Timoshenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GAB SABANGAN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babineaux comes into the arena with On My Own-Alone blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Gerard Babineaux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Babineaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, GAB SABANGAN!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SABANGAN looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
SABANGAN trying to mount his opponent but Babineaux defends it.
SABANGAN is looking to pass Babineaux's guard but actually Babineaux recovers to full guard.
SABANGAN trying to control the position from guard on top but Babineaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babineaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from SABANGAN.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SABANGAN with a flurry of punches that miss.
SABANGAN trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SABANGAN wants to control from the top but Babineaux keeps moving.
SABANGAN must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
SABANGAN shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babineaux as he avoids it easily.
SABANGAN will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babineaux.
Babineaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
SABANGAN looks gassed!
Babineaux pushes SABANGAN away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SABANGAN tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
SABANGAN shoots in and drives through. Babineaux sprawls well.
Gerard Babineaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of GAB SABANGAN.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babineaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babineaux lands with a cross.
It looks like GAB SABANGAN has been cut.
Babineaux throws a head kick but SABANGAN moves out of range.
Gerard Babineaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babineaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Babineaux cracks SABANGAN with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! SABANGAN falls to his knees and Babineaux doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard Babineaux!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Lev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucius Vorenus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
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, Gregor Lev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorenus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vorenus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Vorenus. That snapped Lev's head back.
It looks like Gregor Lev has been cut.
Lev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lev blocks the body kick.
Lev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lev.
Vorenus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorenus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vorenus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vorenus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vorenus counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Lev! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucius Vorenus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdual Jemall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Burn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jemall is working for takedown but Burn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burn breaks from the clinch.
Jemall shoots in but no luck this time.
Jemall throws a hook but Burn avoids it easily.
Jemall throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Burn does no damage.
Jemall dodges the punch combination from Burn.
Jemall tries to clinch up.
Jemall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burn pinned against the cage. Burn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdual Jemall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Burn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jemall misses with a looping left.
Jemall throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Burn.
Jemall missing with a left hand there. Burn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn keeps the fight on the outside.
Jemall closes the distance and clinches up with Burn, looking for a takedown. Jemall pushes Burn against the cage but Burn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burn connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jemall! He's out on his feet! Burn rushes in and drops Jemall with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Axel Burn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big BiLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve has chosen Celldweller - Switchback as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Big BiLL could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stefan Struve's chin.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big BiLL!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struve lands a high kick!
It looks like Big BiLL has been cut.
BiLL throws a series of punches but Struve moves out of range.
BiLL throws out a powerful jab.
BiLL misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for BiLL, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Big BiLL seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Struve - that will leave a mark!
BiLL misses the jab.
Struve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struve falls off balance throwing a combination
and BiLL counters with a series of strikes. Struve will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Struve lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body punch from Struve.
Struve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve thumps BiLL with a low kick.
BiLL is breathing heavily.
BiLL throws a jab but it's blocked by Struve.
Struve connects with a solid leg kick.
BiLL takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Struve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struve connects with a right hand. BiLL shakes it off.
Struve goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Big BiLL's cut is getting worse.
Oooh a lovely combination from Struve sends BiLL down but not out. Struve dives into side control looking to finish.
BiLL is rocked!
Struve in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... BiLL is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stefan Struve!
Stefan Struve is the new heavyweight champion!
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