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GFC 10 - One Step Closer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Meis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is marvelous time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Meis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meis shoots in for a double leg but Schnitz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schnitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schnitz has managed to clinch.
Schnitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Meis won't allow it.
Meis breaks the clinch.
Schnitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Meis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schnitz won't be happy with that.
Meis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schnitz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schnitz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Meis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Meis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Meis wants to control but Schnitz is keeping him busy.
Schnitz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Schnitz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Schnitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meis.
Marvin Meis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meis gets tackled into the cage by Schnitz. Schnitz maintains the clinch.
Schnitz tries to circle away but Meis has him pinned against the cage.
Schnitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meis manages to break the clinch.
Schnitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schnitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schnitz's guard now.
Meis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schnitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schnitz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Schnitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz tries to clinch
and Meis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Schnitz!
Schnitz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Meis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Meis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schnitz looks a forlorn figure.
Meis looking to land elbow strikes but Schnitz uses the position to regain half guard.
Schnitz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meis is looking to stall here but Schnitz recovers full guard.
Meis is breathing heavily.
Schnitz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Schnitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meis doesn't manage to clinch there - Schnitz circles away.
Meis dodges the punch combination from Schnitz.
Meis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Meis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schnitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Schnitz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schnitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schnitz throws a right hand that Meis ducks under and follows up with a left that Meis also avoids with ease.
Schnitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meis.
Meis tries to clinch but Schnitz moves away
and Schnitz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schnitz counters by clinching up.
Schnitz gets underhooks to prevent Meis's takedown attempt.
Meis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schnitz walks away with a smile on his face. Meis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Meis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meis misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Schnitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schnitz.
Meis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schnitz.
Schnitz throws a series of punches but Meis moves out of range.
Meis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schnitz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schnitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schnitz presses Meis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Schnitz.
Schnitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schnitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meis's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meis manages to break the clinch.
Meis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schnitz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schnitz.
Schnitz manages to break the clinch.
Schnitz throws a series of punches but Meis moves out of range.
Marvin Meis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schnitz misses with a double jab.
Meis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schnitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meis with a poor takedown
and Schnitz counters by clinching up.
Meis blocks an uppercut.
Schnitz tries to break the clinch but Meis is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meis goes for a takedown attempt but Schnitz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schnitz has closed the distance and engaged Meis in a clinch.
Schnitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meis has had enough of the clinch but Schnitz keeps him there for the moment.
Meis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meis keeps control of Schnitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schnitz is trying to break the clinch but Meis is controlling him.
Meis tries to pull guard but Schnitz won't allow it.
Schnitz working aggressively here.
Schnitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schnitz stalls.
Meis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schnitz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schnitzer Schnitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schnitz stuns Meis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schnitzer Schnitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schnitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meis misses with a takedown attempt
and Schnitz counters with a left and a right that stings Meis.
Meis with a poor takedown
and Schnitz counters with a left to the body.
Meis has his takedown stuffed
and Schnitz moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Meis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schnitz wants to break free but Meis has control.
Schnitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schnitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Schnitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schnitz closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schnitz walks away with a smile on his face. Meis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schnitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meis tries for a takedown but Schnitz circles away easily
and Schnitz counters by moving into the clinch.
Schnitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schnitz scores a nice knee to the body.
Schnitz prevents the takedown attempt.
Schnitz is trying to break the clinch but Meis is controlling him.
Schnitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schnitz throws a right and a left that Meis avoids nicely.
Schnitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meis swats away the attempt to clinch by Schnitz.
Schnitz throws a combination that misses
and Meis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meis.
Meis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meis tries to pull guard but Schnitz holds him up against the cage and eventually Meis drops back down to his feet.
Schnitz gets underhooks to prevent Meis's takedown attempt.
Meis has Schnitz pressed against the cage, preventing Schnitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meis prevents Schnitz from breaking the clinch.
Schnitz is trying to break free.
Meis jumps guard but Schnitz stands there with Meis around his waist. Meis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meis blocking some punches.
Meis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schnitz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schnitz wants to break free but Meis has control.
Schnitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schnitz's efforts to push away.
Meis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schnitz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schnitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Meis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schnitz walks away with a smile on his face. Meis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Schnitz wants to clinch but Meis slips to the side
and Meis counters with a shoot takedown. Schnitz fights it but they end up in guard.
Schnitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Schnitz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Meis has Schnitz in his guard.
Schnitz stands up and waves to Meis to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schnitzer Schnitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schnitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schnitzer Schnitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasiljev (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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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vasiljev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiljev throws a leg kick that misses.
DiBiase lunges at Vasiljev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vasiljev's hand.
Vasiljev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasiljev wants to clinch up but DiBiase keeps it at a distance.
Vasiljev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DiBiase delivers a nice body kick.
Vasiljev tries to clinch up.
Vasiljev doesn't manage to clinch there - DiBiase circles away.
DiBiase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasiljev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasiljev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasiljev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DiBiase keeps the fight on the outside.
DiBiase keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasiljev.
DiBiase cracks Vasiljev with a good jab.
DiBiase lands a jab to the nose.
DiBiase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasiljev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but DiBiase checks it well.
Ivan Vasiljev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiBiase connects with a high kick.
DiBiase throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vasiljev tries to close the distance and clinch up but DiBiase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DiBiase lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasiljev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasiljev wants to clinch.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch but DiBiase is avoiding it.
DiBiase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasiljev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. DiBiase manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasiljev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasiljev is looking to clinch.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DiBiase connects with the punch.
Vasiljev is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from DiBiase.
Vasiljev is still on wobbly legs! Can DiBiase finish him?
Vasiljev looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DiBiase sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Vasiljev's defenses. It connects perfectly with Vasiljev's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred DiBiase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Iridium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner has chosen Billy Idol's Rebel Yell as his entrance music. Igor Iridium has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Iridium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iridium fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iridium looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Iridium smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner shoots in looking for a takedown but Iridium manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tanner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Iridium jabs at Tanner's body.
Iridium gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Iridium will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iridium wants to stand and escape but Tanner is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner looks gassed!
Iridium kicks Tanner off and gets to his feet.
Iridium defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanner.
Iridium lands a slapping body shot.
Iridium closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tanner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Iridium jabs Tanner right on the nose. Tanner blinks but takes it well.
Tanner is rocked!
Iridium fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanner is still on wobbly legs! Can Iridium finish him?
Iridium lands with a right and another and another! Tanner is in big trouble! Iridium lands again and this time it's lights out for Tanner! A quality knockout there for Iridium.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Igor Iridium!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Ku had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ku is defended easily by Henry.
Mike Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ku tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Ku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry lands with a good body shot.
Ku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henry circles away.
Ku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henry regains half guard.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Ku has control of the leg.
Henry pushes Ku off and gets back to his feet.
Henry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ku has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henry working over Ku with some ground and pound. Ku looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ku is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ku is breathing heavily.
Ku trying to control from the bottom.
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Ku's head.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ku with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ku is rocked!
Henry winds up and cracks Ku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Ku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry is controlling the pace.
Henry scores with a big shot! Ku's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ku! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Henry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Florance Fluor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HB Pencil (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Florance Fluor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, HB Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pencil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pencil wants it to stay on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pencil.
Pencil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pencil sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fluor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pencil is putting a hurting on Fluor here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fluor is trying to get back to half guard.
Fluor dodges the ground and pound from Pencil.
Fluor is looking for a sweep.
Pencil working away.
Fluor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pencil tries to move to mount but Fluor blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluor tries to buck Pencil off but Pencil is having none of it.
Pencil working away.
Fluor tries to bench press Pencil off him but Pencil keeps the position.
Pencil working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fluor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fluor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pencil seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fluor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). HB Pencil!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ride Grierson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacyou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacyou has chosen Eye Of Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ride Grierson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Pacyou!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grierson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacyou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacyou fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacyou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pacyou wants to stand up but Grierson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grierson moves into full guard.
Pacyou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grierson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grierson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grierson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pacyou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grierson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grierson tries to sprawl but Pacyou drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grierson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grierson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pacyou looks gassed!
Pacyou throws a big right hand that misses.
Pacyou wants to control from the top but Grierson keeps moving.
Pacyou sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Grierson doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Pacyou paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Grierson - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ride Grierson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groove comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Chaos B.C.. Tion has chosen The Prodigy 'Omen' as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dis Tion!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groove avoids the body shot from Tion.
Tion tries to clinch but Groove is having none of it.
Tion avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Groove misses.
Nice defenses there by Groove.
Groove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tion tries to bum rush Groove with a series of wild strikes but Groove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kendall Groove has been cut.
Tion throws a hook to the side of Groove's head but Groove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dis Tion has been cut.
Tion misses with a straight right.
Groove blocks a jab.
Groove stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tion.
Tion throws a shot from downtown. Groove moves away and avoids it.
Tion misses with a wild body shot.
Groove ducks under a wild hook from Tion.
Groove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove slips under a jab.
Tion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Tion misses.
Tion connects with a crisp jab.
Groove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tion.
Tion throws a head kick that misses.
Tion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Groove has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tion finds it's way round the side to connect with Groove's head.
Groove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tion throws out the jab.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch but Groove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tion dips to his left and cracks Groove with an uppercut!
Tion misses with an uppercut. Groove saw that one coming.
Dis Tion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tion ducks under a wild hook from Groove.
A shot to the body from Groove misses
and Tion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tion throws a hook but Groove blocks it.
A big right from Groove misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tion swinging wildly here.
Tion loads up on a big right hand but Groove slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Groove misses with a series of wild punches.
Tion tries to bum rush Groove with a series of wild strikes but Groove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tion loads up on a big right hand but Groove slips the punch.
Groove ducks under a wild hook from Tion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tion lands a left and a right that send Groove crashing to the mat, dazed. Tion thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Groove is rocked!
Groove misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Groove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tion counters with a crisp right hand that drops Groove! Tion lets Groove back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kendall Groove's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion wants to clinch up but Groove keeps it at a distance.
Groove seems to have got his legs back now.
Dis Tion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Tion misses
and Tion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Groove doesn't seem bothered though.
Tion cracks Groove with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tion has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Groove to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion swinging wildly here.
Tion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tion misses with a combination
and Groove counters with a left and a right that stings Tion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tion misses with a body punch
and Groove counters with a series of strikes. Tion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion throws a combination that misses
and Groove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tion tries to clinch but Groove moves out of range.
Groove misses with a body shot.
Tion looks to land a right hand but Groove moved out of range.
Groove ducks under a wild hook from Tion.
Tion lands with an uppercut that bounces Groove off the cage and back into rage.
Kendall Groove's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion misses with a straight left.
Tion misses with a looping right.
Groove throws a lazy right hand but Tion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tion misses with a hook.
Tion sends Groove crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tion is motioning to the referee to let Groove up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Groove avoids the body shot from Tion.
Sloppy strikes from Groove. Those never looked like landing.
Tion tries to clinch up.
Tion moves forwards but Groove connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tion throws a hook to the side of Groove's head but Groove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tion throws a big shot that misses.
Kendall Groove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groove counters with a right hand to the body.
Tion jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Groove thinking.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tion connects with a solid leg kick.
Tion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Groove avoids the head kick by Tion.
Kendall Groove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tion. Groove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tion.
Tion misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Groove to counter with a crisp jab.
Tion takes a swing at Groove's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion swings for the body but Groove moves out of range.
Groove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Tion does no damage.
Tion misses with a double jab
and Groove counters with a right hand to the body.
Tion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion misses with a straight right.
Tion looks to land a right hand but Groove moved out of range.
Dis Tion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Groove manages to avoid it.
Tion swings for the body but Groove moves out of range.
Tion tries to work over Groove's front leg with a kick but Groove checks it.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Groove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tion 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dis Tion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DATU I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DATU I could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Ernst's chin.
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147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DATU I !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ernst tries to close the distance and clinch but I swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
I shoots in and gets a takedown into Ernst's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ernst is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. I is aware though and is defending well.
I throws a big right hand that misses.
Ernst is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ernst working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. I doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. I manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ernst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
I scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
I forces his way into half guard.
Ernst is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ernst trying to control from the bottom.
I takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
I 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.
I looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ernst is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ernst taking some punishment here, with I in his half guard.
Ernst is rocked!
I seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ernst is still in real trouble! Can I finish him?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with I in particular looking to stall.
Ernst seems to have recovered his senses.
Ernst looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ernst looks gassed!
I working the head and body with strikes.
I drops an elbow to the side of Ernst's head.
Ernst looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from I .
Ernst trying to control but I postures up.
Ernst is trying to defend against the ground and pound but I scores with a couple of nice shots.
I working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
I is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ernst is hurt! He's hurt bad - I fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ernst from any more punishment! Congratulations to I ! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DATU I !
DATU I retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Ferrall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Domination by Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
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, Scott Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferrall throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Ferrall throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferrall works Guy's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Ferrall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guy doesn't seem phased though.
Ferrall is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Ferrall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Ferrall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ferrall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferrall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Guy wants to sweep here but Ferrall controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is trying to control the position but Ferrall postures up.
Ferrall trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferrall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferrall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferrall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Ferrall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferrall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ferrall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferrall postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Ferrall preventing the sweep.
Guy looking for a guillotine here but Ferrall defends easily.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy trying to control the position here.
Ferrall postures up and lands a big shot to Guy's brow.
Ferrall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrall with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrall is proving a slippery customer.
Guy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferrall is aware though and is defending well.
Ferrall advances position into side control!
Guy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Guy tries to bench press Ferrall off him but Ferrall keeps the position.
Ferrall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferrall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guy is not content to let Ferrall control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall working the head and body with strikes.
Ferrall scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferrall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ferrall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ferrall lands a few punches from side control.
Ferrall lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrall grinds an elbow into Guy's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ferrall.
Guy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Ferrall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferrall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guy.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferrall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferrall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
A lazy left from Ferrall finds it's target.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guy tries to bum rush Ferrall with a series of wild strikes but Ferrall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferrall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrall landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Guy down.
Guy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ferrall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Ferrall's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ferrall working the ground and pound.
Ferrall looks up at the clock and then as Guy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ferrall smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Guy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferrall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ferrall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Guy, who protects the arm well.
Ferrall working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guy is avoiding damage well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ferrall trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.
Ferrall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferrall scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferrall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Guy some visible discomfort.
Ferrall throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall scoring with punches and elbows.
Guy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guy is trying to maintain the position but Ferrall is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrall lands strikes from half guard.
Guy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferrall pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferrall lands a nice short elbow.
Guy trying to control but Ferrall postures up.
Guy wants to improve his position but Ferrall is controlling well.
Ferrall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferrall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferrall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Guy wants to control but Ferrall is keeping busy.
Guy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Ferrall from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Ferrall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ferrall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guy to the mat! Guy manages to get full guard.
Ferrall wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Guy controls Ferrall momentarily but Ferrall frees himself.
Ferrall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ferrall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ferrall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy is trying to control the position but Ferrall postures up.
Ferrall wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.
Ferrall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scott Ferrall has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy looking for a guillotine here but Ferrall defends easily.
Ferrall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrall postures up in Guy's guard and throws a big left but Guy blocks it.
Guy wants to sweep here but Ferrall controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrall.
Ferrall throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferrall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferrall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Ferrall from controlling successfully.
Ferrall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferrall trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrall postures up.
Ferrall throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferrall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guy's head.
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferrall cracks Guy with a solid left hand.
Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guy is trying to keep Ferrall in close.
Ferrall lands a couple of elbows.
Ferrall trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Ferrall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferrall trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Guy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrall is proving a slippery customer.
Scott Ferrall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mr Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferrall drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ferrall as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Guy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ferrall! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Scott Ferrall!
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