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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Fingus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kuritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Fingus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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286 lbs
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300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Fingus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Kuritz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingus moves into the clinch successfully.
Fingus prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuritz looking for a takedown.
Fingus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuritz.
Ivan Fingus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Kuritz.
Kuritz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fingus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuritz decides to pull guard.
Fingus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fingus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fingus trying to control but Kuritz is working from the bottom.
Fingus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuritz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fingus!
Fingus is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuritz has a good base and remains in mount.
Fingus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuritz on the ground.
Kuritz works his way to his opponent's back.
Kuritz is persistently looking for the submission but Fingus is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fingus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuritz has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Fingus is defending well but eventually Kuritz manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Fingus has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kyle Kuritz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Kovalov is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kovalov to get the leverage.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Kovalov has control of the leg.
Kovalov wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva tries to kick Kovalov off but Kovalov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kovalov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Kovalov wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kovalov is controlling well.
Silva trying to control but Kovalov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kovalov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kovalov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kovalov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kovalov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kovalov.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Kovalov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kovalov is controlling well.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kovalov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovalov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kovalov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kovalov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Kovalov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orton quickly recovers to half guard.
Orton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Magomedov is keen to just control but Orton is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Magomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magomedov passes to side control.
Magomedov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov has hold of Orton's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Orton tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Magomedov cranks the arm and Orton screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Orton, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Magomed Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by When I'm gone-Eminem. Bunga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sledge Hammer Facelift. Seth Bunga acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans tries to bum rush Bunga with a series of wild strikes but Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Bunga.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Bunga lands a really nice looking cross but Evans seems unphased.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga slips under a jab.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunga.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunga.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunga circles away quickly and effectively.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bunga throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bunga rushes Evans and presses him up against the cage.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunga has double underhooks.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from Bunga, against the cage.
Bunga pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Bunga looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Bunga misses with a knee strike.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Bunga rushes Evans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Bunga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bunga.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bunga throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga misses with a body kick.
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Evans.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga rushes Evans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans throws a series of punches but Bunga moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lunges at Bunga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunga's hand.
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bunga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.
Bunga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunga doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Bunga throws a series of strikes that have Evans backpedaling.
Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans looks to land a combination. Bunga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunga moves away.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Bunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Bunga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Bunga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga scores with a head kick. Evans tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bunga staying out of range there.
Evans connects with a jab.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunga was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Bunga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bunga scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans looks to land a combination but Bunga avoids it well.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunga clinches.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Chuck Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Evans throws a series of punches but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunga.
Evans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bunga blocks a jab.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans looks to land a combination but Bunga avoids it well.
Bunga cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Evans moves forwards but Bunga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bunga throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunga.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Bunga lands but Evans takes it in his stride.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Bunga throws a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from Bunga, against the cage.
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Bunga scores with a knee to the head.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a nice elbow.
Bunga lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Bunga throws an elbow but it misses.
Bunga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunga throws an elbow but misses.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunga.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bunga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Bunga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Evans looks to land a combination but Bunga avoids it well.
Bunga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Bunga throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunga throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
Bunga drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Evans takes an elbow to the forehead.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Bunga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunga circles away quickly and effectively.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans throws a series of punches but Bunga avoids them all with ease.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunga wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Bunga scores with a head kick. Evans tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bunga pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans is trying to break free.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Evans looks to land a combination but Bunga avoids it well.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunga misses with a two punch combination.
Bunga takes one to the side of the head.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans jabs at Bunga's body.
Evans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bunga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bunga.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga clinches with his opponent.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
A knee to the head by Bunga.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Bunga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Bunga ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Bunga defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunga.
Bunga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Bunga does it's job there.
Bunga scoring well with a low kick there.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
Evans throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but Bunga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunga, as that shot connected.
Bunga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Bunga.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunga finds it's way round the side to connect with Evans's head.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga scores with the left hand. Evans knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evans, as that shot connected.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bunga.
Evans with a jab.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Bunga moved out of range nicely.
Chuck Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bunga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good exchange - Evans coming out on top.
Bunga tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Evans.
Bunga wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evans throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
Bunga lands a right hook to the body.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Bunga.
Bunga lands with a slapping head kick.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Bunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Seth Bunga!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Seth Bunga!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Seth Bunga!
Seth Bunga wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez is in Roman's guard.
Roman wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lopez is trying to get an arm triangle but Roman is defending well.
Roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Roman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lopez is controlling him well.
Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lopez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Roman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Lopez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Kvasov has chosen Nebo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed slips a jab and a cross from Kvasov.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Creed throws a head kick that misses.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kvasov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Kvasov wants to slow Creed down by chopping away at his legs.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Creed clinches up with Kvasov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kvasov is trying to push Creed away but Creed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
It looks like Roman Kvasov has been cut.
Kvasov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kvasov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Creed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kvasov looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kvasov.
Creed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvasov is defending well for now.
Creed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kvasov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Creed looking to throw knees to the head but Kvasov is blocking nicely.
Creed lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasov backwards.
Good body shot from Creed.
Kvasov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kvasov is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kvasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Creed lands a damaging elbow.
Creed lands a big knee to the head and Kvasov goes down! Creed pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Creed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Richthofen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from von Richthofen.
Some wild striking there from von Richthofen.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Esposito works von Richthofen's body with a nice hook.
Esposito scores with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as von Richthofen checks a leg kick.
Esposito defending well as von Richthofen loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito tries to clinch but von Richthofen is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Richthofen. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Richthofen lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Esposito misses.
von Richthofen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
von Richthofen looks gassed!
von Richthofen shoots in but Esposito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Esposito tries a low kick but von Richthofen avoids it.
von Richthofen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Esposito pinned against the cage. Esposito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
von Richthofen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses von Richthofen's front leg but catches the back leg as von Richthofen tries to avoid it.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Richthofen slips a straight right by Esposito.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Richthofen. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
von Richthofen avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito throws a body punch but von Richthofen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick but von Richthofen sees it coming and moves out of range.
von Richthofen avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Esposito tries to clinch but von Richthofen is having none of it.
Esposito fails in his attempt to clinch.
von Richthofen misses with a body shot.
Esposito lands a front kick.
von Richthofen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esposito finds it's way round the side to connect with von Richthofen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito misses with a low kick as von Richthofen jumps back.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito is looking to wear down von Richthofen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Richthofen.
Esposito cracks the inside of von Richthofen's front leg.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and von Richthofen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito tries to clinch but von Richthofen is having none of it.
Esposito takes a swing at von Richthofen's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. von Richthofen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito swings away with a body shot that misses
and von Richthofen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
von Richthofen misses with a straight left.
von Richthofen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Esposito throws a leg kick but von Richthofen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
von Richthofen lands a slapping body shot.
von Richthofen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but von Richthofen is out of range.
Esposito tries to clinch up but von Richthofen circles away and keeps his distance.
von Richthofen lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito staying out of range there.
von Richthofen misses with a hook to the body
and Esposito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
von Richthofen throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
von Richthofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen lands a body shot.
von Richthofen checks the leg kick nicely there.
von Richthofen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
von Richthofen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen checks a leg kick nicely.
von Richthofen just misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from von Richthofen.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
von Richthofen throws a series of punches but Esposito moves out of range.
von Richthofen takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
von Richthofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito connects with a good right hand that stumbles von Richthofen. von Richthofen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from von Richthofen.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but von Richthofen is out of range.
von Richthofen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Esposito counters with a solid body kick.
von Richthofen is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Esposito throws a leg kick but von Richthofen sees it coming and moves out of range.
von Richthofen looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito tries to work over von Richthofen's front leg with a kick but von Richthofen checks it.
von Richthofen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Esposito.
von Richthofen misses with a hook.
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but von Richthofen checks it.
Esposito tries to sprawl but von Richthofen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Esposito desperately trying to maintain half guard.
von Richthofen misses with a head shot. Esposito uses the momentum to regain guard.
von Richthofen trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito 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!
Esposito misses with a low kick.
von Richthofen misses with a looping right.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Esposito slips under a jab from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
von Richthofen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Esposito counters with a low kick, right behind von Richthofen 's knee.
von Richthofen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
von Richthofen throws a series of strikes that have Esposito backpedaling.
A leg kick checked by von Richthofen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
von Richthofen misses the shot to the body.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
von Richthofen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Esposito staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Richthofen. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
von Richthofen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manfred von Richthofen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito wants to sweep but no luck.
Esposito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
von Richthofen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
von Richthofen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
von Richthofen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
von Richthofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Richthofen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esposito is trying to control the position but von Richthofen postures up.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Esposito throws a series of punches but von Richthofen moves out of range.
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.
von Richthofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito wants to clinch up but von Richthofen keeps it at a distance.
von Richthofen checks a leg kick.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. von Richthofen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
von Richthofen blocks a low kick nicely.
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Esposito is trying to defend but von Richthofen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
von Richthofen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred von Richthofen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esposito 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Frank Esposito!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Frank Esposito!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Feuer Frei! . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Vukovic pushes him off.
Vukovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vukovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Vukovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Vukovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Vukovic's torso.
Vukovic tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Rua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vukovic ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vukovic moves away.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Vukovic.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Vukovic circles away.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Vukovic's head but Vukovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Tomislav Vukovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vukovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Rua checks a leg kick.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
Rua checks a low kick from Vukovic.
Vukovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vukovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vukovic slips a jab from Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rua throws a right hand that Vukovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vukovic also avoids with ease.
Vukovic misses with a wild body shot.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Vukovic sees coming a mile off.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Vukovic stuffs the takedown.
Tomislav Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Vukovic avoids a kick to the body.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A low kick from Rua misses
and Vukovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Vukovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua tries to work over Vukovic's front leg with a kick but Vukovic checks it.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vukovic defends it nicely.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Vukovic sees coming a mile off.
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 Tomislav Vukovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vukovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vukovic slips under a jab.
Vukovic throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Vukovic throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Vukovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vukovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua checks a low kick from Vukovic.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vukovic tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vukovic to the ground. Vukovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vukovic 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 Rua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vukovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vukovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Vukovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rua.
Vukovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua misses with a body kick.
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.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Vukovic counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Vukovic.
Rua throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rua looks for a takedown but Vukovic sprawls well.
Tomislav Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rua.
Vukovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rua throws out the jab.
Vukovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
Rua tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vukovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vukovic, right into the meat.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Vukovic is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Vukovic misses.
Vukovic connects with a leg kick. Rua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vukovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vukovic sprawls well. Vukovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Rua
and Vukovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Vukovic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rua checks a leg kick.
Vukovic thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vukovic throws a leg kick
and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vukovic's guard now.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua postures up in Vukovic's guard and throws a big left but Vukovic blocks it.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua landing with the ground and pound.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Vukovic blocks nicely.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vukovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rua throws and elbow that misses. Vukovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Vukovic!
Rua has his foot on Vukovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vukovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua is looking to stand up but Vukovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua wants to sweep here but Vukovic controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua controls Vukovic momentarily but Vukovic frees himself.
Vukovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vukovic tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vukovic is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vukovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vukovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vukovic moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua misses with a kick to the body
and Vukovic counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Vukovic tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Rua blocks a head kick by Vukovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A clash of legs there as Rua blocks the low kick.
Vukovic lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauricio Rua.
I think Vukovic 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Tomislav Vukovic!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tomislav Vukovic!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Tomislav Vukovic!
Tomislav Vukovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zed Zelonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Robson (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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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zed Zelonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbie Robson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zelonka.
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Zelonka.
Zelonka lands a body shot.
Robson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zelonka counters with a straight right hand.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Zelonka.
Zelonka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robson as he jumps to the side.
Zelonka throws a nice head kick!
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zelonka.
Zelonka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zelonka lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson has his foot on Zelonka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zelonka works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelonka wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson is trying to control the position but Zelonka postures up.
Zelonka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robson's guard.
Zelonka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Robson is just riding it out for now. Zelonka eventually gives up the hold.
Zelonka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zelonka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Robson wants to improve his position but Zelonka is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zelonka scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson gets back to full guard.
Robson pushes a forearm under Zelonka's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zelonka is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbie Robson!
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