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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evsei Agron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is M.O.P. - Ante Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evsei Agron!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Kick - just one landing.
Agron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kick finds it's way round the side to connect with Agron's head.
It looks like Evsei Agron has been cut.
Kick misses with a two punch combination.
Agron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Agron is rocked!
Kick connects with a stiff jab that staggers Agron - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Kick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Baeyens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Chocolate Rain- Tay Zonday. Didier Baeyens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Didier Baeyens!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baeyens's guard.
Baeyens is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Baeyens has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Didier Baeyens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrik Ivanov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Grant Gooderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Gooderich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Look low, kick high! Gooderich uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ivanov tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gooderich is absolutely delighted - when Ivanov wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grant Gooderich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Sven Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago is looking to clinch.
Drago is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammer wants to get up but he can't break Drago's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drago tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drago being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammer really is a fat lump.
Drago keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
Drago working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Drago keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drago has control of Hammer's left arm, preventing Hammer from doing any damage.
Drago is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
Drago is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hammer frees his head nicely. Oh but Drago has switched to an armbar! Hammer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Harder Than You Think- Public Enemy as his entrance music. Liddell has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
Liddell misses with a hook.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Orlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlov.
Liddell looks gassed!
Orlov slips under a jab from Liddell.
Orlov throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
A jab from Liddell finds it's way through Orlov's defenses.
Orlov scores with a jab. Liddell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlov closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
Orlov decides to pull guard.
Orlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Orlov working for a triangle but Liddell defends it easily.
Orlov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Orlov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liddell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liddell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Orlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orlov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Orlov won't let him.
Orlov working for a triangle but Liddell defends it easily.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but instead Orlov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlov looking to pass the guard.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liddell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Orlov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Liddell to the mat. Liddell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Orlov wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orlov thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orlov is pushing down on Liddell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Liddell is fighting to maintain full guard but Orlov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Orlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.
Orlov 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.
Orlov throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Orlov.
Orlov lands with a hook. Liddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Orlov lands in his opponent's guard.
Orlov lands a couple of elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Orlov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orlov advances to half guard.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orlov.
Orlov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liddell defends it well.
Orlov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orlov is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
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. Orlov connects with a nice short shot to Liddell's temple.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is in trouble now - Orlov has advanced to mount!
Orlov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddell looks a forlorn figure.
Orlov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orlov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orlov prevents Liddell from getting the reversal.
Orlov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Liddell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liddell hang on?
Liddell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Orlov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Liddell is surviving well by controlling Orlov's body position as best he can.
Orlov landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Orlov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Liddell is on top in guard.
Orlov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liddell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liddell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is looking for a triangle but Liddell pushes his legs off easily.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Orlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orlov is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Orlov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orlov lands with a cross.
Orlov fails to land the takedown.
Orlov misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Orlov on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a looping right.
Orlov darts in and clinches Liddell up against the ropes.
Orlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liddell, pushing him back against the ropes.
Orlov is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Orlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Orlov on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Orlov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Orlov moves out of range easily.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown by Orlov or perhaps it was just good defense by Liddell which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell cracks Orlov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Orlov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Orlov.
Orlov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liddell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Liddell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orlov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orlov.
Orlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orlov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orlov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orlov is looking to sinch up a triangle. Liddell throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Orlov's body to avoid the submission. Orlov has instead reached around Liddell's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Orlov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Orlov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mindless Wrecking Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrecking Ball's entrance music is LL Cool J- Momma said knock you out. A fine choice. Tolstoy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mindless Wrecking Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Tolstoy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstoy tries to clinch up.
Wrecking Ball looks to throw the jab but Tolstoy is out of range.
Tolstoy is looking to clinch but Wrecking Ball is avoiding it.
Tolstoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrecking Ball swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrecking Ball will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolstoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wrecking Ball missing with a left hand there. Tolstoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tolstoy misses with a wild body shot.
Wrecking Ball missing with a left hand there. Tolstoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Tolstoy.
Tolstoy moves in looking to clinch but Wrecking Ball pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrecking Ball swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolstoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wrecking Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mindless Wrecking Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolstoy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tolstoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wrecking Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy has managed to clinch.
Wrecking Ball has had enough of the clinch but Tolstoy keeps him there for the moment.
Wrecking Ball prevents the takedown attempt.
Tolstoy misses with a body punch.
Wrecking Ball lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tolstoy stalling against the ropes.
Tolstoy pushes Wrecking Ball back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tolstoy is pushing Wrecking Ball up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tolstoy tries to stall but Wrecking Ball uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wrecking Ball digs a right hand underneath Tolstoy's ribcage. Tolstoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free but Tolstoy has control.
Tolstoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mindless Wrecking Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Tolstoy.
Tolstoy scores with a hook to the body.
Tolstoy lands a left hand.
Tolstoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrecking Ball controls his hands.
Tolstoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrecking Ball just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wrecking Ball blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy is working Wrecking Ball over against the ropes.
Tolstoy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tolstoy fails to pull guard.
Tolstoy fails to pull guard.
Wrecking Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolstoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolstoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Tolstoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Wrecking Ball misses.
Wrecking Ball cracks Tolstoy with a good jab.
Wrecking Ball throws a hook but Tolstoy blocks it.
Wrecking Ball tries to keep at a distance but Tolstoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wrecking Ball wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tolstoy.
Wrecking Ball lands with a left to the head.
Tolstoy lands a left hand.
Wrecking Ball escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrecking Ball is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wrecking Ball scores with a nice strike.
Wrecking Ball is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tolstoy rushes Wrecking Ball and presses him up against the ropes.
Tolstoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrecking Ball is keeping busy.
Tolstoy can't find room to land a body shot as Wrecking Ball controls the action.
Wrecking Ball wants to break free but Tolstoy has control.
Wrecking Ball has had enough of the clinch but Tolstoy keeps him there for the moment.
Tolstoy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Come on Tolstoy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wrecking Ball has had enough of the clinch but Tolstoy keeps him there for the moment.
Wrecking Ball is breathing heavily.
A short right from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrecking Ball is trying to maintain a safe position but Tolstoy gets an underhook and turns Wrecking Ball into the ropes.
Good body shot from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy misses with a body punch.
Tolstoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrecking Ball blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy lands a nice uppercut.
Wrecking Ball stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy lands with a left to the head.
Tolstoy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tolstoy ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tolstoy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tolstoy has his foot on Wrecking Ball's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wrecking Ball works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolstoy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wrecking Ball is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tolstoy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wrecking Ball's back instead.
Tolstoy looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Wrecking Ball taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksander Tolstoy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killblog Hermitcrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Meitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermitcrab comes to the ring accompanied by Day 'N' Night. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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142 lbs
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154 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Killblog Hermitcrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Meitus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermitcrab drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hermitcrab not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hermitcrab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meitus pulls Hermitcrab in close to prevent any damage.
Meitus looking for a guillotine here but Hermitcrab defends easily.
Hermitcrab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meitus is keeping the position for now.
Meitus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermitcrab trying to control but Meitus is working from the bottom.
Hermitcrab stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Hermitcrab landing with the ground and pound.
Hermitcrab stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Hermitcrab postures up in Meitus's guard and throws a big left but Meitus blocks it.
Meitus working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hermitcrab has passed into half guard!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermitcrab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meitus keeps working.
Meitus wants to get back to full guard.
Meitus trying to control but Hermitcrab postures up.
Hermitcrab passes to full mount!
Meitus is looking to get to half guard.
Meitus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab is landing with some decent strikes but Meitus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meitus can't escape the position.
Meitus wants to hold on but Hermitcrab pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Meitus working to try and regain half guard.
Hermitcrab lands with some strikes.
Hermitcrab fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
Hermitcrab lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meitus hang on?
Hermitcrab in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hermitcrab 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.
Hermitcrab is landing with some decent strikes but Meitus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Meitus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hermitcrab lands a big shot there that rocks Meitus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Meitus tries to reverse the position but Hermitcrab maintains control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meitus swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Meitus is squirming around, avoiding Hermitcrab's attempts to control the action.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
Hermitcrab punishing his opponent with strikes.
Meitus is squirming around, avoiding Hermitcrab's attempts to control the action.
Meitus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hermitcrab pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
Meitus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hermitcrab not doing much here.
Meitus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab wants to pass the guard but Meitus is defending well.
Hermitcrab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meitus keeps working.
Meitus is in trouble now - Hermitcrab has advanced to mount!
Meitus wants to control but Hermitcrab is having none of it.
Meitus tries to reverse the position but Hermitcrab maintains control.
Hermitcrab has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meitus's face.
That's eight 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.
Hermitcrab lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meitus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hermitcrab working the ground and pound effectively.
Meitus is working to get back to half guard.
Meitus wants to hold on but Hermitcrab pushes him away.
Hermitcrab putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meitus gets back to half guard.
Meitus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Meitus wants to get back to full guard but Hermitcrab has passed into side control.
Hermitcrab unloading with bombs!
Hermitcrab wants to control the pace but Meitus is squirming around nicely.
Meitus tries to lock up and control but Hermitcrab gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.
Hermitcrab punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermitcrab avoids the attempt from Meitus to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killblog Hermitcrab dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Hermitcrab catches Meitus right on the button with a cross.
Hermitcrab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meitus manages to avoid it.
Meitus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermitcrab sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meitus shoots in but Hermitcrab avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meitus misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermitcrab finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hermitcrab lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hermitcrab throws the left hand but Meitus avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermitcrab misses with a takedown attempt - Meitus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meitus throws a hook but Hermitcrab blocks it.
Hermitcrab throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meitus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hermitcrab!
Hermitcrab is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Hermitcrab that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Killblog Hermitcrab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meitus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meitus with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meitus controlling the position easily from mount.
Hermitcrab is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Hermitcrab that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meitus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meitus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hermitcrab is working to get back to half guard.
Meitus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermitcrab is trying to escape the mount.
Meitus working for a submission but Hermitcrab is keeping him at bay.
Meitus with good strikes from the mount here!
Hermitcrab is looking to improve his position but Meitus isn't that keen on the idea.
Hermitcrab holds on to Meitus around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meitus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hermitcrab tries to lock up and control but Meitus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meitus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meitus trying to control but Hermitcrab is having none of it.
Meitus with shots to the head and body - Hermitcrab looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Meitus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Meitus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hermitcrab manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hermitcrab regains full guard. Nicely done.
Meitus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meitus stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hermitcrab has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Meitus manages to get his head free but now Hermitcrab has transitioned to an armbar! Meitus grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hermitcrab! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Killblog Hermitcrab!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Loyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Lolipop blaring out of the sound system. Loyd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Throwdown - Burn. Gracie has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Royce Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theodore Loyd!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Loyd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie has his feet on Loyd's thighs here. He's pushed Loyd off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Loyd screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naked is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let's Get It On. Buck Naked has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked misses with a head kick.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Naked has escaped the position, nice work there.
Naked sneaks out the side door and pushes Jones away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Naked!
Naked is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones throwing strikes but Naked uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones is looking for submissions but instead, Naked has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stops Naked from standing up.
Jones trying to control but Naked is working from the bottom.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Naked manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Naked in his guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Naked passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Naked presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Naked manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!
Naked controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked controlling the position well here. Jones rolled but Naked kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones rolls, trying to escape but Naked keeps control of the position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Naked has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
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.
Naked keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Naked just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Naked is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Jones tries to escape but Naked has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jones wants to escape the position.
That's six 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.
I would not like to be Jones right now.
Jones tries to escape but Naked has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
I would not like to be Jones right now.
Jones rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Naked sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Naked has mounted him!
That's eight 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.
Naked stands up from mount. Strange move.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Naked tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Naked which made him look bad.
Jones avoids the head kick by Naked.
Naked looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naked throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Naked throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Naked throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Naked pushes Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Naked with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Naked unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Naked stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Naked throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Naked looks gassed!
Jones is working for takedown but Naked is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Naked is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naked lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naked looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Naked creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Naked comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naked dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Naked dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Naked sprawls well.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones wants to control but Naked is keeping him busy.
Jones looking to control but instead Naked has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stall here but Naked recovers full guard.
Naked wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Naked keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks a head kick by Naked.
Buck Naked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Jones avoids the head kick by Naked.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Naked. That snapped Jones's head back.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
A big head kick from Naked and Jones is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Jones is rocked!
Naked decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones blocks a head kick by Naked.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naked lands with a right and another and another! Jones is in big trouble! Naked lands again and this time it's lights out for Jones! A quality knockout there for Naked.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buck Naked!
Buck Naked is the new welterweight champion!
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