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RMF WW GP: Round of 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Plop Lesmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylus Kilmister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plop Lesmar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Plop Lesmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sylus Kilmister!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesmar fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilmister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesmar trying to control from the bottom.
Lesmar is trying is best to control the position here.
Lesmar wants to get back to full guard.
Lesmar trying to hold on to Kilmister's head to control him but Kilmister postures up.
Lesmar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesmar tries to get out of the position.
Lesmar gets back to full guard.
Lesmar managing to control the position.
Lesmar keeping moving, preventing Kilmister from controlling successfully.
Kilmister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lesmar is keeping the position for now.
Kilmister tries to stand but Lesmar is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmar is controlling Kilmister's posture.
Lesmar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kilmister wants to control from the top but Lesmar keeps moving.
Kilmister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesmar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilmister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesmar pulls Kilmister in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kilmister throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesmar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesmar trying to keep a closed guard but Kilmister is proving a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Plop Lesmar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lesmar throws a hook but Kilmister avoids it easily.
Lesmar throws a jab when Kilmister was well out of range.
Kilmister falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lesmar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kilmister tries for a takedown but Lesmar circles away easily
and Lesmar counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilmister looks gassed!
Lesmar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesmar avoids the head kick by Kilmister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesmar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kilmister pinned against the cage. Kilmister gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kilmister misses with a combination
and Lesmar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kilmister's guard now.
Lesmar stopping the sweep attempt from Kilmister.
Lesmar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesmar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesmar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kilmister throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kilmister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesmar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilmister lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Kilmister looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilmister, not yet.
Lesmar is working Kilmister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesmar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kilmister has his foot on Lesmar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lesmar works his way back into a safe position though.
Lesmar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lesmar distracts Kilmister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesmar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesmar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilmister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilmister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lesmar's guard.
Lesmar seems keen to control Kilmister's posture.
Lesmar scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesmar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesmar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilmister's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Plop Lesmar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lesmar connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kilmister! He's out on his feet! Lesmar rushes in and drops Kilmister with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Plop Lesmar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between G Row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). G Row has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, G Row!
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, Jonny Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Row swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Row misses with a low kick.
Row misses with a body kick.
Row scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Row sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Row lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Row thows a big elbow that misses.
Row looking to pass the guard.
Row has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Row is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Row is one step ahead there.
Row stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Row shoots in looking for a takedown. Roberts tries to sprawl out of it but Row keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Row drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts is looking to sweep but instead, Row has passed into half guard.
Row not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts wants to get back to full guard.
Row missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Row has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Row lands a nice short elbow.
Row throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Row throws a low kick, looking for Roberts's leg but Roberts calmly moves out of range.
Row misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Row throws a one two combo.
Row looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Row persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for G Row. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Row misses with a low kick as Roberts jumps back.
Row shoots in looking for a takedown. Roberts tries to sprawl out of it but Row keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roberts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Row is breathing heavily.
Roberts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Row throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roberts's waist but Roberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Row off to one side.
Roberts lands a head kick that stumbles Row and the fighters go to the mat.
Row is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Row covers up, he's hurt! Roberts keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Roberts and the ref steps in to end the fight! Roberts can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crump is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Indestructible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Cohen!
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, Alan Crump!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen checks a leg kick.
Cohen tries to work over Crump's front leg with a kick but Crump checks it.
Cohen avoids the body shot from Crump.
Cohen motions for Crump to come forward. Cohen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cohen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crump counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cohen throws out a leg kick but Crump moves out of range and Cohen only half commits.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Crump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crump keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crump counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crump.
Crump throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen works over Crump's head and body with a nice combination.
Crump tries to keep at a distance but Cohen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crump wants to break free but Cohen has control.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cohen shoots and misses
and Crump counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen throws a low kick but Crump avoids it.
No joy there for Crump, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Cohen with that takedown attempt.
Cohen has closed the distance and engaged Crump in a clinch.
Crump tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crump has had enough of the clinch but Cohen keeps him there for the moment.
Cohen looking to stall.
Cohen prevents Crump from breaking the clinch.
Crump tries a knee to the head but Cohen blocks it.
Cohen lands a nice knee to the body.
Crump tries for a takedown but Cohen manages to get underhooks.
Crump is trying to break free.
Cohen breaks the clinch.
Cohen clinches up with Crump and pushes him back against the cage.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alan Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cohen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crump looks gassed!
Cohen is trying to control the action in half guard but Crump is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cohen prevents Crump from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cohen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cohen drives through and clinches with Crump against the cage.
Cohen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crump pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crump breaks the clinch.
Crump connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Cohen tumbling to the canvas! Crump pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Cohen was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alan Crump!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Krinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Krinov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Krinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krinov throws the left hand but Lebedev avoids the punch easily.
Lebedev defending well as Krinov loads up on a big left hand.
Krinov throws a nice looking combination but Lebedev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lebedev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Krinov!
Lebedev has hold of Krinov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Krinov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lebedev moves to back control.
Lebedev is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Krinov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Krinov tries to escape but Lebedev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lebedev is looking for a rear naked choke here but Krinov reverses the position brilliantly into Lebedev's guard!
Lebedev looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lebedev looks gassed!
Lebedev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Krinov wanted to stand there but Lebedev had control of the position.
Krinov throwing strikes from guard but Lebedev blocks nicely.
Krinov stopping the sweep attempt from Lebedev.
Krinov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krinov clobbers Lebedev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Krinov.
Lebedev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krinov swivels and escapes.
Lebedev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lebedev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Krinov!
Lebedev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lebedev get's back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebedev shoots for a takedown but Krinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lebedev shoots in but Krinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lebedev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krinov throws a sloppy head kick and Lebedev moves out of range easily.
Krinov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lebedev backs up against the cage.
Lebedev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lebedev is looking to take a break and control but Krinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krinov pushes Lebedev off looking to stand but Lebedev dives back in and keeps control.
Lebedev winds up and cracks Krinov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lebedev is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Krinov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lebedev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lebedev seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krinov is trying to stand.
Lebedev passes to side control.
Krinov is not content to let Lebedev control the position.
Krinov bucks up and tries to throw Lebedev off but instead Lebedev has got his back!
Lebedev looking for the choke from the back.
Lebedev is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Krinov right now.
Lebedev lands a shot to the head.
Krinov tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev tries to get the hooks in deep but Krinov pushed the leg off.
Sasha Lebedev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lebedev working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Krinov breaks Lebedev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Krinov chips away with some ground and pound.
Lebedev pushes Krinov off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lebedev misses with a combination
and Krinov counters with a left and a right that stings Lebedev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebedev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lebedev stands and throws Krinov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lebedev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lebedev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krinov is defending against the submission attempts here by Lebedev.
Lebedev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krinov keeps working.
Krinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebedev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krinov tries to kick Lebedev off but Lebedev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lebedev passes to full mount!
Krinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lebedev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krinov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lebedev avoids the attempt from Krinov to control.
Krinov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lebedev landing shots from mount.
Lebedev looking to secure an arm triangle but Krinov defends it well.
Lebedev seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Krinov is holding on tight.
Lebedev is landing with some decent strikes but Krinov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lebedev lands with some strikes.
Krinov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lebedev on the ground.
Lebedev working for a guillotine from mount but Krinov is in no mood to give up.
Krinov tries to buck Lebedev off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Igor Krinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebedev working for a guillotine from mount but Krinov is in no mood to give up.
Lebedev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krinov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lebedev has control of Krinov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Krinov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lebedev scoring with strikes but Krinov is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lebedev is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krinov throws a series of punches but Lebedev avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Lebedev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lebedev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Lebedev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitoli Balog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner's entrance music is Cleveland Rocks. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Balog's choice of entrance music: National Anthem of Slovakia. Vitoli Balog struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitoli Balog!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Tanner. Beautiful body shot.
Balog looks gassed!
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanner misses with a wild combination.
Tanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner instigates a clinch.
Tanner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balog.
Tanner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner lands a hook that stumbles Balog back into the cage. Tanner follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Balog to the canvas! Tanner pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Balog has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moishe Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Steve Collins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moishe Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins lands a left and a right that sends Kaplan crashing to the canvas! Collins dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Moishe Kaplan has been cut.
Kaplan looks gassed!
Collins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaplan is rocked!
Collins scoring with strikes but Kaplan is staying in there.
Kaplan is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins landing shots from mount.
Kaplan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Collins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kaplan looks a forlorn figure.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Collins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Collins controlling his opponent.
Kaplan seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaplan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Collins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins wants to control the pace but Kaplan is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Kaplan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaplan is looking to escape.
Collins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kaplan is bucking up trying to escape but Collins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaplan taking shots to the head.
Kaplan taking shots to the head.
Collins trying to control but Kaplan is having none of it.
Collins breaks from Kaplan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins with the ground and pound from mount.
Collins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Collins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kaplan taking shots to the head.
Kaplan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Collins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Kaplan is in trouble!
Kaplan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaplan is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Collins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Collins looking to control but Kaplan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moishe Kaplan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins motions for Kaplan to come forward. Collins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaplan slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins throws a right hand that Kaplan ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaplan also avoids with ease.
Collins throws a right and a left that Kaplan avoids nicely.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
Collins drops Kaplan with a left and a right! Oh, Kaplan is hurt - Collins dives into side control looking to finish!
Kaplan is looking to reverse the position.
Collins decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kaplan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Collins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Raskalnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeeves Smith!
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, Leopold Raskalnikov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith drives through and clinches with Raskalnikov against the cage.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Raskalnikov preventing the sweep.
Raskalnikov wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Raskalnikov trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working for a triangle but Raskalnikov defends it easily.
Raskalnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raskalnikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raskalnikov wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskalnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raskalnikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raskalnikov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raskalnikov wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Raskalnikov controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raskalnikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raskalnikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith has his foot on Raskalnikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raskalnikov works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Raskalnikov won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raskalnikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Smith is tightening it up a little... Raskalnikov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Raskalnikov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Raskalnikov taps out! nice BJJ there by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jeeves Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (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. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanner.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Tanner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Tanner which made him look bad.
Yamamoto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tanner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamamoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tanner moves into full guard.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Tanner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamamoto trying to strike off his back.
Tanner scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
Yamamoto can't keep his opponent in guard - Tanner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner working the head and body with strikes.
Tanner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto is pressing down on Tanner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner preventing the sweep.
Tanner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Tanner moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.
The referee calls for Tanner to work.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto tightens his grip and picks Tanner up, before dumping him to the ground. Tanner manages to land in guard.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Tanner.
Yamamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamamoto wants to get up but he can't break Tanner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanner wants to improve his position but instead Yamamoto has moved into half guard.
Tanner is not content to let Yamamoto control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Tanner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanner checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tanner is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Tanner circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Tanner shoots in.
Yamamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanner on the side of the head.
Yamamoto shoots and misses
and Tanner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yamamoto!
Tanner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yamamoto working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yamamoto is trying desperately to improve position.
Yamamoto tries to lock up and control but Tanner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yamamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner blocks Yamamoto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto can't escape the position.
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Tanner pushes him away.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position but Tanner isn't that keen on the idea.
Yamamoto wants to hold on but Tanner pushes him away.
Yamamoto is trying to escape the mount.
Tanner lands a big shot there that rocks Yamamoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yamamoto tries to kick Tanner off but Tanner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Tanner there.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto trying to control here.
Yamamoto has hold of Tanner's hands but Tanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tanner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yamamoto regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tanner is looking to advance position but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto gets full guard.
Tanner chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
Tanner slips nicely into half guard.
Tanner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Tanner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shane Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto kicks off Tanner and gets to his feet.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamamoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto slips a nice elbow through Tanner's hands, connecting with Tanner's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Tanner's temple.
Tanner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tanner gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Tanner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamamoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Tanner is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tanner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tanner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamamoto is tying to control. Tanner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tanner is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanner gets back to full guard.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto wanted to stand there but Tanner had control of the position.
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamamoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
Yamamoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tanner!
Yamamoto breaks from Tanner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tanner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tanner throws and elbow that misses. Yamamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanner's guard. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
Tanner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tanner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
Tanner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Tanner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tanner pushing down on Yamamoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto is trying to stand back up but Tanner is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamamoto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tanner wants to free his trapped foot but Yamamoto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet.
Tanner 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tanner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tanner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tanner stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Tanner advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner scoring with punches from side control.
Tanner grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
Norifumi Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Tanner!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxing Comte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comte has chosen Laser life by Blood Brothers as his entrance music. Marcus Miller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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22
181 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boxing Comte!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Comte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Comte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Marcus Miller has been cut.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Comte.
Comte misses with a series of wild punches.
Comte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Comte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Comte was not able to check.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller is rocked!
Comte measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Miller! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Boxing Comte!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Vasiliev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasiliev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vasiliev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
Michaels 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.
Vasiliev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully.
Michaels 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.
Vasiliev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vasiliev trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasiliev won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasiliev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vasiliev.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michaels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasiliev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vasiliev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Michaels wants to control but Vasiliev postures up.
Michaels prevents Vasiliev from moving into mount.
Michaels regains half guard.
Michaels is trying to maintain the position but Vasiliev is very close to passing his half guard.
Michaels wants to improve his position but Vasiliev is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to get back to full guard but Vasiliev has mounted him!
Vasiliev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michaels is looking to improve his position but Vasiliev isn't that keen on the idea.
Vasiliev is working for a guillotine from mount but Michaels frees his head quite easily.
Michaels tries to hold on but Vasiliev postures up.
Michaels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Michaels wants to hold on but Vasiliev pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasiliev working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
Vasiliev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasiliev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasiliev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
Michaels postures up and lands a big shot to Vasiliev's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vasiliev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vasiliev shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Vasiliev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels misses with a hook. Vasiliev ducked under it nicely.
Vasiliev shoots in but no luck this time.
Vasiliev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but Vasiliev persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasiliev circles away.
Michaels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasiliev circles away.
Vasiliev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but Vasiliev persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasiliev tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Vasiliev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vasiliev tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Michaels 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Vasiliev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasiliev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Michaels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vasiliev can't get the takedown.
Vasiliev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Michaels just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Vasiliev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasiliev tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasiliev drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Michaels.
Vasiliev is working for takedown but Michaels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vasiliev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasiliev fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasiliev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vasiliev is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oleg Vasiliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasiliev misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels moves into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Vasiliev with a poor takedown
and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Michaels just leaning against Vasiliev, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels throws a body punch but Vasiliev moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Michaels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vasiliev jumps guard but Michaels stands there with Vasiliev around his waist. Vasiliev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasiliev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Michaels just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Michaels.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels throws a wild body kick that Vasiliev sees coming a mile off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasiliev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasiliev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels clinches but Vasiliev breaks the clinch
and Vasiliev counters with a shoot takedown. Michaels fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Michaels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vasiliev manages to get himself to full guard.
Michaels postures up and lands a big shot to Vasiliev's brow.
Vasiliev has his foot on Michaels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Michaels works his way back into a safe position though.
Michaels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Michaels is posturing up here but Vasiliev has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Michaels tries to roll out but it's too tight and Michaels has to tap! Slick submission there by Vasiliev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oleg Vasiliev!
Oleg Vasiliev retains his lightweight title!
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