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TD 37: Duke - Rotthwell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Eko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Cox!
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, Mr Eko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eko throws a combination that misses
and Cox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eko's guard.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Cox is working hard here to advance position.
Cox passes Eko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eko is staying active underneath Cox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cox is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cox.
Eko wants to improve his position but Cox is controlling well.
Cox 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is looking to advance position but Eko won't allow it.
Eko is trying to get back to full guard.
Eko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eko's head.
Cox trying to control but Eko is working from the bottom.
Eko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cox!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cox is squirming around, avoiding Eko's attempts to control the action.
Cox gets back to half guard.
Cox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eko pulls his head out easily.
Cox is pressing down on Eko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eko defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eko wanted to stand there but Cox had control of the position.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Eko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cox is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cox has escaped and now he's on top!
Cox trying to move into half guard but instead Eko has managed to sweep!
Cox keeping moving, preventing Eko from controlling successfully.
Eko wants to pass the guard but Cox is keeping the position.
Cox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eko defends it easily.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Eko from controlling successfully.
Eko wants to stand but Cox is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cox working for submissions but it's allowed Eko to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eko trying to control the action but Cox is working from the bottom.
Eko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cox actively working from the bottom here.
Cox looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eko seems to be looking for submissions.
Eko seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Cox has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Cox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eko fails to land with a series of punches.
Eko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Cox with that takedown attempt.
Mr Eko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eko misses with a looping right.
Eko misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eko throws a head kick that misses.
Mr Eko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eko swinging wildly here.
Eko scores with the left hand. Cox knows he should have avoided that one.
Cox dodges the punch combination from Eko.
No joy there for Eko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eko scores with a jab. Cox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cox counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eko!
Eko is breathing heavily.
Cox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eko hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox cracks Eko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cox looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cox with a couple of short strikes.
Cox scoring with strikes but Eko is staying in there.
Eko is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eko looks a forlorn figure.
Cox goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Eko turns into him and now he's in Cox's guard.
Cox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eko is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Eko from controlling successfully.
Eko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cox to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Eko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cox pulls down on the head and he's put Eko to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dr Cox!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamura's choice of entrance music: Teriyaki boyz - Tokyo drift. Kiyoshi Tamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiyoshi Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Porunov.
Ilya Porunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
Porunov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tamura pinned against the cage. Tamura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Porunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov shoots in and drives through. Tamura sprawls well.
Tamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porunov fails with the takedown
and Tamura counters with a three punch combo that has Porunov backing up. Porunov nods at Tamura to acknowledge the strikes.
Tamura stuffs the takedown.
Porunov shoots in and bounces Tamura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tamura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porunov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porunov throws a big right hand that misses.
Porunov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Porunov trying to control but Tamura is working from the bottom.
Tamura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porunov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tamura is looking for a triangle but Porunov pushes his legs off easily.
Porunov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tamura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porunov pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porunov controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov moves into full mount! Tamura won't be happy about that!
Tamura is looking to get to half guard.
Porunov looking for a guillotine from mount but Tamura is having none of it.
Porunov controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamura sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Porunov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tamura!
Porunov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tamura can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Porunov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tamura defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Porunov.
Tamura is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Porunov controlling his opponent.
Porunov with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamura working to try and regain half guard.
Tamura wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Tamura tries to escape but Porunov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kiyoshi Tamura will probably get the nod.
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.
Tamura misses the shot to the body.
Tamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Porunov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tamura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Porunov passes into half guard.
Tamura wants to improve his position but Porunov is controlling well.
Tamura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tamura looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tamura looking for submissions off his back.
Porunov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tamura actively working from the bottom here.
Porunov slows the pace down in half guard.
Porunov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Porunov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tamura sees it coming and defends easily.
Porunov tries to pass to full mount but Tamura defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tamura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porunov pulls his head out easily.
Tamura looking for submissions off his back.
Porunov wants to control but Tamura is keeping him busy.
Tamura looking for subs from the bottom but Porunov mounts him!
Porunov prevents Tamura from getting the reversal.
Tamura is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Porunov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porunov controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tamura is looking to escape.
Porunov controlling from the full mount.
Porunov looking for a guillotine from mount but Tamura is having none of it.
Porunov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tamura is working to get back to half guard.
Tamura is squirming around, avoiding Porunov's attempts to control the action.
Porunov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura is working to get back to half guard.
Ilya Porunov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Porunov throws some wild stikes that Tamura manages to avoid easily.
Porunov seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tamura is holding on tight.
Porunov prevents Tamura from getting the reversal.
Porunov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Porunov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Porunov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tamura defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porunov slips a jab and a cross from Tamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Porunov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Porunov is defended easily by Tamura.
Decent striking displayed by Tamura there.
Tamura misses the shot to the body.
Porunov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tamura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Porunov somewhat.
Porunov fails with the takedown
and Tamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Porunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tamura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Porunov.
Kiyoshi Tamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porunov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura misses with a body shot.
Tamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Porunov.
Tamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov tries for a kimura but Tamura is defending well.
Porunov trying to control the action but Tamura is working from the bottom.
Porunov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tamura manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porunov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Porunov slows the pace down in half guard.
Tamura looking for submissions off his back.
Porunov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tamura sees it coming and defends easily.
Porunov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tamura is staying active underneath Porunov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Porunov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tamura defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kiyoshi Tamura.
I think Tamura 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kiyoshi Tamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosty Badzenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Burlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosty Badzenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Den Burlaka!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burlaka is looking to clinch.
Burlaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badzenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badzenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burlaka but Burlaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Den Burlaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Badzenko.
Burlaka misses with a wild body shot.
Badzenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Burlaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Badzenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Badzenko blocks a jab.
Badzenko ducks right into an uppercut from Burlaka.
Burlaka swings for the body but Badzenko moves out of range.
Badzenko slips under a jab.
Burlaka misses with a wild combination.
Badzenko misses with a few strikes there.
Badzenko forces Burlaka back against the cage and clinches.
Burlaka drags the fight down to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burlaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badzenko's guard.
Badzenko keeping moving, preventing Burlaka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badzenko is trying to control the position but Burlaka postures up.
Burlaka passes Badzenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burlaka moves into full mount! Badzenko won't be happy about that!
Badzenko wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Burlaka is working for a guillotine from mount but Badzenko frees his head quite easily.
Burlaka looking for a guillotine from mount but Badzenko is having none of it.
Burlaka landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burlaka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Badzenko is in a horrible position here. Burlaka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Badzenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burlaka on the ground.
Burlaka with a couple of short strikes.
Badzenko is rocked!
Burlaka loads up with a big shot that hurts Badzenko! He's pulled Burlaka in close but Burlaka has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Badzenko survive? More strikes from Burlaka and Badzenko is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Den Burlaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grymzyk Hryamzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Buterat (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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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grymzyk Hryamzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Buterat!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buterat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hryamzyk defends it nicely.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
No joy there for Hryamzyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buterat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hryamzyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hryamzyk swinging wildly here.
Hryamzyk throws a right and a left that Buterat avoids nicely.
Buterat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buterat shoots for a double leg takedown but Hryamzyk sprawls well. He's pushed Buterat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Buterat.
Hryamzyk swinging wildly here.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
Buterat shoots in for a takedown but Hryamzyk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buterat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hryamzyk quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hryamzyk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hryamzyk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hryamzyk lands a glancing blow to the side of Buterat's head.
Hryamzyk avoids the head kick by Buterat.
Buterat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hryamzyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hryamzyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buterat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hryamzyk pinned against the cage. Hryamzyk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hryamzyk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buterat at a distance.
Buterat looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hryamzyk works over Buterat's head and body with a nice combination.
Hryamzyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buterat.
Buterat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hryamzyk stuffs the takedown.
Buterat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hryamzyk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buterat somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hryamzyk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buterat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hryamzyk moves out of range of the body kick from Buterat.
Hryamzyk throws a nice looking combination but Buterat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hryamzyk misses with a double jab.
Hryamzyk checks a low kick from Buterat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buterat.
Hryamzyk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hryamzyk misses with a few strikes there.
Buterat is looking to clinch.
A combination from Hryamzyk does no damage.
Hryamzyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hryamzyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buterat circles away quickly and effectively.
Buterat tries for a takedown but Hryamzyk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Hryamzyk does no damage.
Hryamzyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Buterat.
Buterat doesn't manage to clinch there - Hryamzyk circles away.
Buterat shoots for a takedown but Hryamzyk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hryamzyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Hryamzyk throws a right and a left that Buterat avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Buterat or perhaps it was just good defense by Hryamzyk which made him look bad.
Buterat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hryamzyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hryamzyk swinging wildly here.
Hryamzyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hryamzyk connects with the punch.
Buterat is looking to clinch.
Buterat walks into a straight right hand from Hryamzyk.
Buterat tries to clinch up.
Buterat tries to clinch up but Hryamzyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Buterat shoots in for a takedown but Hryamzyk shows good takedown defense.
Hryamzyk misses with a wild combination.
Hryamzyk feints a jab promting Buterat to slip. Hryamzyk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buterat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Buterat shoots in but Hryamzyk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buterat tries to clinch but Hryamzyk is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buterat fails with the takedown.
Buterat is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk dominated that round.
That's time! Hryamzyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hryamzyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hryamzyk misses with a wild combination.
Hryamzyk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hryamzyk scores with a three punch combo!
Buterat shoots for a double leg takedown but Hryamzyk sprawls well. He's pushed Buterat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hryamzyk misses with a hook to the body
and Buterat counters with a head kick that drops Hryamzyk to the mat! Hryamzyk scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buterat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hryamzyk stuffs the takedown attempt from Buterat. Buterat gets slowly back to his feet.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Buterat.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
Hryamzyk tries to bum rush Buterat with a series of wild strikes but Buterat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buterat moves in looking to clinch but Hryamzyk pushes him off.
Hryamzyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buterat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hryamzyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buterat throws a head kick that misses.
Hryamzyk misses with a two punch combination.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buterat tries to clinch up but Hryamzyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Buterat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Buterat with that takedown attempt.
Hryamzyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buterat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hryamzyk as he avoids it easily.
Hryamzyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buterat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hryamzyk pinned against the cage. Hryamzyk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hryamzyk misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hryamzyk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hryamzyk wants it to stay on the feet.
Hryamzyk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
Hryamzyk misses with the combination.
Buterat throws a head kick but Hryamzyk moves out of range.
Hryamzyk misses with a two punch combination.
Buterat tries to clinch up but Hryamzyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hryamzyk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buterat eats them both and turns towards Hryamzyk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buterat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hryamzyk as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hryamzyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buterat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buterat.
Hryamzyk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buterat counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buterat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hryamzyk sprawls well. Hryamzyk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buterat gets slowly back to his feet.
Hryamzyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buterat connects with an inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hryamzyk.
Buterat shoots in for a double leg but Hryamzyk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buterat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hryamzyk tests Buterat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
Hryamzyk throws a right hand that Buterat ducks under and follows up with a left that Buterat also avoids with ease.
Buterat throws a right hand that Hryamzyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hryamzyk also avoids with ease.
Hryamzyk looks to land a combination but Buterat avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hryamzyk tries to bum rush Buterat with a series of wild strikes but Buterat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buterat scores with a head kick.
Hryamzyk throws a right hand that Buterat ducks under and follows up with a left that Buterat also avoids with ease.
Hryamzyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Buterat dives in and grabs Hryamzyk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hryamzyk pushes down on Buterat's head and hops out.
Hryamzyk misses with a few strikes there.
Buterat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buterat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hryamzyk as he avoids it easily.
Hryamzyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buterat circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hryamzyk throws a lazy right hand but Buterat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buterat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hryamzyk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buterat somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buterat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hryamzyk.
No joy there for Hryamzyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grymzyk Hryamzyk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Buterat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Buterat shoots in looking for a takedown. Hryamzyk tries to sprawl out of it but Buterat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hryamzyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hryamzyk misses with a wild combination.
Hryamzyk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buterat.
Hryamzyk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buterat counters with a nice leg kick.
Hryamzyk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grymzyk Hryamzyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Buterat.
A punch combination from Hryamzyk misses.
Buterat tries to bum rush Hryamzyk with a series of wild strikes but Hryamzyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
Hryamzyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hryamzyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buterat digs a good hook to Hryamzyk's body.
Buterat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hryamzyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buterat clinches.
Buterat is trying to drag Hryamzyk to the mat but Hryamzyk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Buterat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buterat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buterat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hryamzyk breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hryamzyk.
Buterat dodges the punch combination from Hryamzyk.
Buterat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buterat slips a jab and a cross from Hryamzyk.
Buterat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hryamzyk is fending him off so far but Buterat persists. Nope, Hryamzyk circles away and we're back to standing.
Buterat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hryamzyk is out of range.
Buterat tries to clinch up.
Hryamzyk swats away the attempt to clinch by Buterat.
No luck for Buterat with that takedown attempt.
Buterat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hryamzyk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buterat on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hryamzyk misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Hryamzyk as Buterat shoots in.
Buterat fails with a takedown attempt.
Hryamzyk fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Hryamzyk finds it's way through Buterat's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Hryamzyk as Buterat shoots in.
Hryamzyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hryamzyk with a nice cross.
Hryamzyk misses with a double jab.
Buterat gets a takedown into half guard.
Buterat seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buterat is taking a breather. Hryamzyk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hryamzyk pushes Buterat off looking to stand but Buterat dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vlad Buterat.
Buterat tries to clinch but Hryamzyk is having none of it.
Hryamzyk tries to bum rush Buterat with a series of wild strikes but Buterat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vlad Buterat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buterat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Buterat.
I think Hryamzyk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by Hoporider. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
219 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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24
199 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares throws a body punch but Falasco moves out of range.
Palhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palhares misses with a series of wild punches.
Palhares misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Falasco.
Palhares scores with a sloppy right hand. Falasco should have avoided that one.
Palhares walks into a stiff left hand from Falasco.
A head kick misses from Palhares.
Palhares throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Falasco is just out of range.
Falasco scores with a leg kick.
Palhares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falasco clinches.
Palhares letting Falasco take a breather here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falasco obliges.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Palhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falasco landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falasco lands with a short shot to the head.
Falasco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palhares up against the cage.
Falasco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falasco.
A bit of stalling here from Falasco.
Falasco lands a good knee to the midsection. Palhares won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falasco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falasco lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falasco obliges.
Falasco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palhares up against the cage.
Falasco lands a nice elbow.
Falasco lands an uppercut.
Falasco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rusimar Palhares has been cut.
Palhares takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Falasco.
Palhares is rocked!
Falasco lands a vicious elbow to the side of Palhares's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Falasco tries to finish him with strikes but Palhares still seems able to defend himself so Falasco steps back and lets Palhares get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falasco lands a big right hook! Palhares looks hurt but is still standing! Falasco lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Palhares falls down and Falasco dives in with a huge hammer fist! Palhares's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Falasco runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pietro Falasco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Аркона - Call of Battle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Emelianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Roman Emelianov has been cut.
Emelianov tries to clinch but Kopylov moves out of range.
Kopylov drops Emelianov with a beautiful combination! Emelianov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kopylov is looking for the KO!
Emelianov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianov.
Oh Emelianov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kopylov tries to escape but Emelianov is in control.
Emelianov seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianov trying to control the position but Kopylov is working away.
Emelianov taking a breather here.
Emelianov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kopylov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kopylov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianov is looking to advance position but Kopylov won't allow it.
Emelianov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kopylov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We're going to have a standup here because Roman Emelianov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kopylov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov fails with the takedown.
Emelianov tries to clinch up but Kopylov circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimir Kopylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopylov lands a high kick!
Emelianov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kopylov's waist but Kopylov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianov off to one side.
Kopylov lands with a kick to the temple. Emelianov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roman Emelianov's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianov is looking to clinch.
Kopylov throws a head kick that misses
and Emelianov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianov.
Emelianov is trying to drag Kopylov to the mat but Kopylov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Emelianov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kopylov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kopylov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianov keeps control of Kopylov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianov won't allow it.
Emelianov looking for a takedown.
Kopylov is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling him.
Kopylov gets underhooks to prevent Emelianov's takedown attempt.
Kopylov pulls guard effortlessly.
Kopylov keeping moving, preventing Emelianov from controlling successfully.
Emelianov looking to sit in guard and control but Kopylov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopylov wants to stand and escape but instead Emelianov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Emelianov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
Emelianov stops Kopylov from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianov trying to control but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kopylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick by Kopylov misses
and Emelianov counters with a body kick.
Kopylov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianov in his tracks.
Good work by Emelianov as he checks the leg kick.
Emelianov tries to clinch up.
Kopylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianov.
Emelianov tries to clinch there but Kopylov circles away.
Emelianov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianov misses with a takedown attempt - Kopylov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kopylov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kopylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelianov.
Kopylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianov manages to avoid it.
Emelianov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roman Emelianov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianov fails to land the takedown.
Kopylov lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianov off the cage and back into rage.
Roman Emelianov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kopylov throws a push kick but Emelianov slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianov connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vladimir Kopylov has been cut.
Kopylov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianov walks away with a smile on his face. Kopylov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kopylov but Kopylov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Emelianov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopylov drops Emelianov with a beautiful combination! Emelianov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kopylov is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopylov tries to bum rush Emelianov with a series of wild strikes but Emelianov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov looks for the body kick but Emelianov saw that one coming.
Kopylov throws a nice looking combination but Emelianov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianov drops his hands momentarily and Kopylov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeez, Roman Emelianov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kopylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianov takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kopylov prevents it.
Kopylov tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage.
Kopylov is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling him.
Emelianov can't get the takedown.
Kopylov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianov.
Emelianov has Kopylov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kopylov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kopylov controls his hands.
Emelianov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kopylov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kopylov working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopylov avoids the damage to the body.
Kopylov gets underhooks to prevent Emelianov's takedown attempt.
Emelianov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kopylov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kopylov lands a jab to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Emelianov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Kopylov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Besik Shamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Paco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Besik Shamba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Besik Shamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paulo Paco!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paco.
Paco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamba sprawls well. Shamba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paco gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamba moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Paulo Paco has been cut.
Paco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamba avoids it really well and circles away.
Besik Shamba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Paco.
Paco shoots in for a double leg but Shamba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamba's waist but Shamba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paco off to one side.
Shamba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paco.
Paco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamba swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamba lands a big head kick that sends Paco tumbling to the mat! Shamba takes a step backwards and waves Paco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shamba's half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shamba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paco seems to be looking for submissions.
Paco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shamba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paco seems to be working for a kimura but Shamba defends the submission attempt.
Paco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shamba sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamba is trying to stand back up but Paco is controlling him
Paco is working for a submission of some sort.
Paco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paco seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shamba is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paulo Paco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benn Rotthwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes to the cage accompanied by Posse!. Rotthwell has chosen U2 - Bloody sunday as his entrance music. Benn Rotthwell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harrison Duke's chin.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harrison Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benn Rotthwell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotthwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duke. Duke obviously looking to wear him down.
Duke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Benn Rotthwell has been cut.
Rotthwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rotthwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rotthwell.
Rotthwell throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Rotthwell works Duke's body with a nice hook.
Rotthwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotthwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotthwell is trying to force a seperation but Duke has the dominant position.
Duke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rotthwell is trying to break the clinch but Duke is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rotthwell's face.
Rotthwell looks gassed!
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Duke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Duke.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke gets through Rotthwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rotthwell's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke presses Rotthwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rotthwell's face.
Duke digs a right hand into Rotthwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rotthwell's gas tank.
Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Benn Rotthwell's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rotthwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duke lands an elbow inside that Rotthwell shrugs off.
Rotthwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Benn Rotthwell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Rotthwell's ribcage.
Duke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benn Rotthwell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benn Rotthwell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harrison Duke!
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