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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sepala Mandiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Condor Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandiram's entrance music is Meditation. A fine choice. Ruiz has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LrHfxW4XOg 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Sepala Mandiram!
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, El Condor Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandiram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandiram circles away.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruiz tries a head kick but it misses.
El Condor Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiram moves out of range as Ruiz throws a body kick.
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandiram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mandiram keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mandiram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruiz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mandiram closes the distance and clinches.
Ruiz tries to break the clinch but Mandiram is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruiz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiram leaning against his opponent.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Mandiram holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruiz drops back down to his feet.
Ruiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mandiram gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruiz throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruiz throws an elbow but misses.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandiram.
Ruiz wants to stall.
Ruiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Mandiram holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruiz drops back down to his feet.
Sepala Mandiram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Condor Ruiz.
Ruiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mandiram.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruiz throws an elbow but misses.
Ruiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two 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.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mandiram's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Mandiram blocks with his arms.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Mandiram blocks it.
Ruiz wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mandiram - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mandiram for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ruiz is trying to break the clinch but Mandiram has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruiz throws an elbow but misses.
Ruiz fails to pull guard.
Ruiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Mandiram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiram avoiding damage as Ruiz throws knees to the body.
Mandiram displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruiz up against the cage.
Mandiram keeps control of Ruiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mandiram holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandiram is defending well for now.
Mandiram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Mandiram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruiz trying to control the position but instead, Mandiram has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruiz into the cage.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Mandiram blocks it.
Ruiz tries a knee to the head but Mandiram blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mandiram.
Ruiz trying to control the position but instead, Mandiram has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruiz into the cage.
Ruiz is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mandiram has denied him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Mandiram to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepala Mandiram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mandiram counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mandiram has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mandiram manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruiz is trying to break the clinch but Mandiram is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mandiram gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruiz trying to land knees to the body.
Ruiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz looking to stall.
Ruiz misses with an elbow strike.
Ruiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mandiram walks away with a smile on his face. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sepala Mandiram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Condor Ruiz.
Ruiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mandiram counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mandiram avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mandiram avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruiz.
Mandiram stalling.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandiram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiz jumps guard but Mandiram stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruiz can't get the takedown.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Mandiram is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruiz working hard to break the clinch.
Mandiram blocks an elbow strike from Ruiz.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mandiram just leaning against Ruiz, taking a breather.
Mandiram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Mandiram avoids the elbow strike from Ruiz, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiram slows down the pace here.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandiram.
Ruiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandiram controls his hands.
Mandiram leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ruiz throws an elbow but misses.
Ruiz throws an elbow that misses.
Ruiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mandiram is defending well for now.
Mandiram stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mandiram.
Ruiz can't break the clinch.
Ruiz working hard to break the clinch.
Mandiram prevents the takedown attempt.
Mandiram prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Mandiram avoiding damage as Ruiz throws knees to the body.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mandiram slowing the pace effectively.
Ruiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mandiram has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandiram just leaning against Ruiz, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepala Mandiram dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ruiz tries to clinch
and Mandiram counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mandiram's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sepala Mandiram.
Ruiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mandiram's waist but Mandiram gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruiz off to one side.
Ruiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mandiram counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mandiram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiram effectively controlling the action here.
Ruiz is trying to force a seperation but Mandiram has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mandiram just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ruiz jumps guard but Mandiram stands there with Ruiz around his waist. Ruiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sepala Mandiram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Condor Ruiz.
Ruiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ruiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mandiram avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mandiram holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruiz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mandiram stalling in the clinch.
Mandiram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mandiram content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mandiram avoiding damage as Ruiz throws knees to the body.
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.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Mandiram is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mandiram blocks the elbow strike.
Mandiram dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sepala Mandiram.
Ruiz misses with a takedown
and Mandiram counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mandiram.
Mandiram managing to block the knees to the body from Ruiz.
Stalling in the clinch from Mandiram.
Mandiram keeps control of Ruiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruiz looking to throw knees to the head but Mandiram is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mandiram pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ruiz goes for a takedown attempt but Mandiram pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mandiram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mandiram stalling against the cage.
Ruiz fails to pull guard.
Mandiram prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruiz has had enough of the clinch but Mandiram keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mandiram.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Mandiram won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ruiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mandiram's brow.
Mandiram stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sepala Mandiram.
Ruiz tries to clinch up
and Mandiram holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on Mandiram - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandiram stops a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
El Condor Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mandiram takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sepala Mandiram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mandiram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sepala Mandiram!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Voronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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233 lbs
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243 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandar Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ivan Voronov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov connects with a superb combination that knocks Voronov out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kozlov before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Voronov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandar Kozlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Rochanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Rochanko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raith drives through and clinches with Rochanko against the cage.
Raith turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Raith wants to control but Rochanko is keeping him busy.
Raith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rochanko, who protects the arm well.
Rochanko is being controlled here.
Raith trying to control the position but Rochanko is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochanko can't do much from the bottom here.
Raith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rochanko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rochanko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raith is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rochanko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rochanko has escaped and now he's on top!
Raith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rochanko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rochanko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rochanko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Raith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Raith has escaped and now he's on top!
Raithis looking to pass into half guard but Rochanko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rochanko is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochanko looking to pass the guard.
Rochanko has gone for a leg lock! Raith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rochanko's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four 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.
Raith'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.
Rochanko keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
Raith has gone for a leg lock! Rochanko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raith's guard.
Rochanko is looking to stand up but Raith won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raith lands a head kick. Rochanko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rochanko was covering up waiting for the punch and Raith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Raith trying to control but Rochanko is working from the bottom.
Raith looking to sit in guard and control but Rochanko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rochanko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Raith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rochanko has Raith in his guard.
Rochanko looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rochanko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rochanko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rochanko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rochanko!
Raith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rochanko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raith is trying to stand.
Rochanko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
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.
Raith manages to get to full guard.
Raith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Raith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rochanko is now in Raith's guard. A big mistake from Raith there, giving up the dominant position!
Raith has his foot on Rochanko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rochanko works his way back into a safe position though.
Rochanko won't allow Raith to sweep him here.
Raith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rochanko is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochanko preventing the sweep.
Rochanko has gone for a leg lock! Raith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rochanko's guard.
Raith wants to pass the guard but Rochanko is keeping the position.
Rochanko trying to control the position.
Rochanko keeping moving, preventing Raith from controlling successfully.
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.
Raith controlling from the top position.
Raith tries to free his leg and advance position but Rochanko is retaining full guard.
Raith passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raith dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rochanko tries to clinch up
and Raith counters with a takedown into side control.
Raith wants to control but Rochanko is keeping him busy.
Raith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rochanko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Raith is trying to get an arm triangle but Rochanko is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochanko is trying to escape the position but Raith is controlling the position.
Raith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rochanko, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raith moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Raith tries to move to mount but Rochanko blocks the move with his legs.
Raith controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thomas Raith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rochanko did well to prevent Raith getting side control.
Raith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rochanko defends it well.
Raith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rochanko defending well though.
Raith is working for a kimura but Rochanko is defending it quite comfortably.
Thomas Raith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raith trying to control the action but Rochanko is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raith seems to be looking for submissions.
Raith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rochanko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Raith seems to be working for a kimura but Rochanko defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cazares has chosen powershifter as his entrance music. Dino Cazares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 0 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dino Cazares!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cazares pinned against the cage. Cazares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cazares throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dino Cazares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cazares lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie is rocked!
Cazares lands an uppercut, right on the button! Gracie tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dino Cazares!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karatinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Dexter!
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, Alexander Karatinov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter closes the distance and clinches up with Karatinov, looking for a takedown. Dexter pushes Karatinov against the cage but Karatinov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karatinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dexter.
Karatinov rushes Dexter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dexter tries to pull guard but Karatinov won't allow it.
Karatinov pulls Dexter into guard.
Dexter wants to pass the guard but Karatinov is keeping the position.
Karatinov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karatinov looking to isolate an arm here. Dexter doesn't see it coming and as Karatinov extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Karatinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Karatinov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Romanov!
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, Renan Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andrade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrade works over Romanov's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Romanov stumbling backwards into the cage! Romanov bounces back off the cage towards Andrade, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Andrade lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Andrade celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Renan Andrade!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Ocho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Ocho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocho dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Ocho looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Ocho saw that one coming.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Ocho.
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Ocho crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Numero Ocho has been cut.
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!
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Ocho bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Johnson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Chris Johnson has been cut.
Ocho prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Ocho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ocho works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson is rocked!
Ocho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Ocho finish him?
Ocho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Ocho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson looks gassed!
Ocho chips away with some ground and pound.
Ocho lands a couple of elbows.
Ocho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ocho is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ocho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Ocho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ocho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ocho landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ocho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ocho distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ocho lands a couple of elbows.
Ocho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ocho landing some decent shots from guard.
Ocho distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ocho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ocho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Ocho slips an elbow through the middle.
Ocho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocho distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocho working some strikes from top position.
Ocho prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ocho working some strikes from top position.
Ocho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ocho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ocho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ocho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Ocho connects with a couple of short punches.
Ocho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ocho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ocho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ocho connects with a couple of short punches.
Ocho is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ocho scoring with some ground and pound.
Ocho postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Ocho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ocho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ocho prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Ocho isn't so interested in that idea.
Ocho chips away with some ground and pound.
Ocho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ocho stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ocho stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ocho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ocho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Ocho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ocho lands a couple of elbows.
Ocho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ocho scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand but Ocho is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ocho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ocho chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocho landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ocho chips away with some ground and pound.
Ocho postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Ocho working some strikes from top position.
Ocho scoring with some ground and pound.
Ocho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ocho scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson wants to control but Ocho postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ocho in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ocho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Ocho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Ocho scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ocho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Ocho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ocho and Johnson goes tumbling to the canvas! Ocho follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Ocho is controlling him
Ocho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ocho is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Ocho there.
Ocho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ocho working Johnson over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ocho cracks Johnson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Numero Ocho!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fuego Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dropkick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuego Salsa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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151 lbs
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuego Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dropkick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salsa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Murphy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Murphy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Murphy!
Murphy throws a strike aimed at the side of Salsa's head but Salsa avoids it well.
The referee asks Murphy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murphy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salsa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murphy slows the pace down.
Salsa is looking to reverse the position.
Salsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murphy is controlling Salsa's trapped leg to prevent Salsa from advancing to side control.
Salsa is looking for a kimura but Murphy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salsa to get the leverage.
Murphy tries to roll over but Salsa keeps him under control.
Salsa is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy trying to hold on to Salsa's head to control him but Salsa postures up.
Murphy is staying active underneath Salsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Salsa is controlling well.
Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murphy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murphy trying to control but Salsa is working from the bottom.
Murphy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Salsa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Salsa is controlling Murphy's posture.
Salsa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salsa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Murphy is pulling down on Salsa's head to control his posture.
Salsa trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Salsa wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Salsa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salsa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Salsa wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murphy's guard.
Murphy is staying active underneath Salsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salsa is really struggling to control Murphy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salsa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salsa is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salsa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Salsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Salsa is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salsa lands a nice short elbow.
Salsa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Salsa trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
Murphy wants to control but Salsa is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Salsa is just out of range.
Fuego Salsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salsa.
Salsa shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Salsa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salsa fails with the takedown.
Salsa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salsa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuego Salsa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salsa on the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Murphy. No joy for Salsa on that attempt.
Salsa misses with a hook.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salsa.
Murphy gets caught flat footed, as Salsa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salsa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Murphy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Murphy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Murphy!
Murphy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy working the ground and pound but Salsa is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa is looking to reverse the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Murphy controls the position.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Salsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Salsa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salsa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salsa wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy.
Murphy is just content to waste time from the top position. Salsa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salsa looking for a sweep. Not yet Salsa, not yet.
Murphy trying to control but Salsa is working from the bottom.
Salsa wriggles free and stands up.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Salsa moves out of range easily.
Salsa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salsa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Salsa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Salsa has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy tries to hold on but Salsa postures up.
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
Salsa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murphy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Murphy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Salsa pushes Murphy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Salsa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salsa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsa shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Salsa drops back looking for a leg! Murphy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Murphy manages to kick Salsa off! Salsa jumps back into Murphy's guard.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Salsa postures up.
Salsa trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Salsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Salsa tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuego Salsa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Salsa shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Salsa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salsa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Murphy as Salsa shoots in.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salsa is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Salsa circles away and we're back to standing.
Salsa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Salsa passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Salsa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salsa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murphy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salsa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Salsa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
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.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Salsa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salsa wants it to stay on the feet.
Salsa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salsa won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Salsa drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Salsa as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Murphy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Salsa! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Fuego Salsa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sadlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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19
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Sadlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sadlovsky doesn't seem phased though.
Sadlovsky slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sadlovsky misses with a head kick.
Hardy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Sadlovsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Sadlovsky circles away.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sadlovsky misses with a body kick.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Sadlovsky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardy is out of range and Sadlovsky settles back down.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sadlovsky connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadlovsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sadlovsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sadlovsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sadlovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sadlovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sadlovsky misses with a body kick.
Sadlovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sadlovsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardy scores with a four punch combination!
Sadlovsky looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sadlovsky.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadlovsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadlovsky misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Sadlovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sadlovsky.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sadlovsky swivels and escapes.
Sadlovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Roman Sadlovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sadlovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky misses with a low kick.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sadlovsky on the side of the head.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadlovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadlovsky throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Sadlovsky throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sadlovsky is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hardy.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Sadlovsky's shoulder, as Sadlovsky tries to avoid the shot.
Sadlovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy cracks Sadlovsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sadlovsky backwards.
Sadlovsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
Sadlovsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sadlovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadlovsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sadlovsky or not.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sadlovsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy misses with a hook. Sadlovsky ducked under it nicely.
Sadlovsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sadlovsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Sadlovsky sprawls well.
Hardy scores with a takedown into Sadlovsky's guard.
Sadlovsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Sadlovsky looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky'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.
Hardy tries to reverse the position but Sadlovsky maintains control.
Hardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sadlovsky is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Sadlovsky 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.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sadlovsky. Sadlovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy lands a jab to Sadlovsky's midsection.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Sadlovsky is avoiding it.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Sadlovsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sadlovsky has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sadlovsky is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardy tries to score with some ground and pound. Sadlovsky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hardy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hardy wants to take Sadlovsky's back here but Sadlovsky is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands a big shot there that rocks Sadlovsky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hardy misses with a head shot.
Sadlovsky is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Sadlovsky is in a horrible position here. Hardy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sadlovsky is looking to escape.
Hardy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sadlovsky is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky wanted to stand there but Hardy had control of the position.
Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sadlovsky defends well.
Hardy has his foot on Sadlovsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sadlovsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sadlovsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadlovsky stands up and waves to Hardy to follow him.
Sadlovsky throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sadlovsky thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Sadlovsky throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roman Sadlovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadlovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Sadlovsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadlovsky wants to stall.
Sadlovsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sadlovsky.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sadlovsky manages to break the clinch.
Sadlovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roman Sadlovsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Sadlovsky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Sadlovsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Sadlovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sadlovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sadlovsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky misses with a head kick.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadlovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Sadlovsky is predictable there
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sadlovsky scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Sadlovsky working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sadlovsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sadlovsky misses with a body shot.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sadlovsky. Sadlovsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Sadlovsky circles away.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sadlovsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sadlovsky gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sadlovsky controlling the position.
Sadlovsky controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadlovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadlovsky wants to stand but Hardy is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy has gone for a leg lock! Sadlovsky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hardy's guard.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Sadlovsky from controlling successfully.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Sadlovsky pushes his legs off easily.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sadlovsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to keep Sadlovsky in close.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sadlovsky's guard.
Hardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sadlovsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardy.
Hardy is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sadlovsky tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Sadlovsky is looking to escape.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sadlovsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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