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XFC 26: Business is Personal PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Amuy Bayabas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limonov comes to the cage accompanied by LollyPop - Танцуй, суч. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Limonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdul Amuy Bayabas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amuy Bayabas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Limonov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Limonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Limonov misses with the combination.
Amuy Bayabas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Amuy Bayabas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Limonov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Amuy Bayabas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Limonov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Amuy Bayabas tries to advance to mount but Limonov denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amuy Bayabas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Limonov prevents Amuy Bayabas from moving into mount.
Amuy Bayabas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Amuy Bayabas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Limonov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Amuy Bayabas's guard! Nice work there by Limonov!
Limonov passes Amuy Bayabas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Amuy Bayabas is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amuy Bayabas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Limonov is working away from the top position though.
Limonov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Amuy Bayabas is trying to maintain the position but Limonov is very close to passing his half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Limonov tries to pass to full mount but Amuy Bayabas defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Amuy Bayabas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amuy Bayabas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Limonov's waist but Limonov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amuy Bayabas off to one side.
Limonov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amuy Bayabas.
Limonov throws a nice looking combination but Amuy Bayabas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Limonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Limonov misses with a few strikes there.
Limonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amuy Bayabas.
Limonov throws a right hand that Amuy Bayabas ducks under and follows up with a left that Amuy Bayabas also avoids with ease.
Amuy Bayabas dives in and grabs Limonov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Limonov pushes down on Amuy Bayabas's head and hops out.
Eduard Limonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Amuy Bayabas.
Limonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Limonov as Amuy Bayabas shoots in.
Amuy Bayabas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eduard Limonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Limonov looks to land a combination but Amuy Bayabas avoids it well.
Limonov tries to bum rush Amuy Bayabas with a series of wild strikes but Amuy Bayabas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amuy Bayabas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amuy Bayabas blocks the body kick.
Amuy Bayabas scores a takedown into full mount!
Amuy Bayabas goes for an armbar but Limonov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Limonov.
Amuy Bayabas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amuy Bayabas is trying to keep Limonov in close.
Limonov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Limonov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amuy Bayabas is trying to keep Limonov in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Amuy Bayabas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Limonov leaves Amuy Bayabas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Limonov jabs at Amuy Bayabas's body.
Amuy Bayabas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Limonov drops Amuy Bayabas with a beautiful combination! Amuy Bayabas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Limonov is looking for the KO!
Amuy Bayabas is rocked!
It looks like Abdul Amuy Bayabas has been cut.
Limonov throws an overhand right that has Amuy Bayabas reeling! Limonov follows up with more punches and Amuy Bayabas is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eduard Limonov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Cesar Caprillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caprillo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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246 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Cesar Caprillo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan lands a slapping body shot.
Caprillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caprillo blocks a jab.
Jordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jordan lands a glancing blow to the side of Caprillo's head.
Caprillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jordan lands with a cross.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Caprillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jordan 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!
Jordan misses with an uppercut. Caprillo saw that one coming.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caprillo looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
Sterling Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Cesar Caprillo.
A swing and a miss from Jordan.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caprillo shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caprillo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caprillo looks gassed!
Jordan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caprillo quickly recovers to half guard.
Caprillo punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Jordan seems content to control.
Jordan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Caprillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caprillo is looking for a sweep. Jordan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caprillo scores with a few weak punches.
Caprillo is looking for a sweep. Jordan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jordan lands strikes from half guard.
Jordan thows a huge punch but Caprillo dodges it nicely.
Jordan is trying to control. Caprillo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Caprillo looking for submissions off his back.
Jordan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Caprillo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Caprillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caprillo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Caprillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caprillo lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Caprillo is looking to stand up but Jordan isn't so interested in that idea.
Jordan trying to control but Caprillo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jordan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caprillo looking to control.
Jordan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caprillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caprillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jordan is aware though and is defending well.
Jordan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jordan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jordan cracks Caprillo with a solid left hand.
Caprillo wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
Caprillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caprillo is keeping the position for now.
Caprillo looking to control.
Caprillo has an active guard here but Jordan has managed to pass into half guard.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Caprillo is defending well.
Jordan is keen to just control but Caprillo is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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. Jordan connects with a nice short shot to Caprillo's temple.
Ground and pound from Jordan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caprillo tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Caprillo!
Caprillo is rocked!
Jordan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Caprillo is looking to improve his position.
Caprillo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jordan pushes past his half guard into mount!
Caprillo is working to get back to half guard.
Caprillo wants to control but Jordan is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Jordan.
Caprillo is still in real trouble! Can Jordan finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caprillo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jordan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sterling Jordan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Chrustjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Chrustjev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chrustjev's half guard.
Mir throwing shots but Chrustjev is blocking nicely.
Mir prevents Chrustjev from improving his position.
Chrustjev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mir prevents Chrustjev from standing back up.
Mir is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chrustjev is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Mir!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's entrance music is Era - Ameno. A fine choice. Carwinn has chosen The Vines - Don't listen to the radio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
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, Shane Carwinn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carwinn sprawling to the canvas! Carwinn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Emelianenko finish him?!
It looks like Shane Carwinn has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko cracks Carwinn with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksander Emelianenko!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Throat!. A fine choice. Joey Whitelaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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269 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitelaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitelaw which made him look bad.
Whitelaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whitelaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Whitelaw dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitelaw throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Whitelaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whitelaw lands an overhand right.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Joey Whitelaw has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitelaw tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Whitelaw lands the left hand.
Whitelaw tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whitelaw defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitelaw gets a clinch.
Whitelaw scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whitelaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Whitelaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitelaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitelaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitelaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Whitelaw lands a right hand.
Whitelaw lands an elbow inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Whitelaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitelaw.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitelaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitelaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitelaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Whitelaw lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gracie to his knees! Whitelaw keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Whitelaw!
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