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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 56 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki comes to the cage accompanied by . Alikai Drustav acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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201 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibi Dikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drustav stuffs the takedown.
Drustav closes the distance and clinches up with Dikki, looking for a takedown. Drustav pushes Dikki against the cage but Dikki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dikki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drustav misses with a takedown attempt - Dikki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drustav punishes Dikki's body with a nice straight punch.
Drustav shoots in but no luck this time.
Ibi Dikki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alikai Drustav.
Nice shot by Drustav.
It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Drustav misses with a takedown attempt
and Dikki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dikki swivels and escapes.
Dikki is looking to slow Drustav down with leg kicks.
Drustav with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dikki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dikki throwing strikes but missing.
Dikki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drustav swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dikki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drustav is trying to get back to his feet.
Drustav throws Dikki to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drustav shoots in for a double leg but Dikki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drustav defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dikki.
No luck for Drustav with that takedown attempt.
Drustav lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dikki at a distance.
Drustav looks for a takedown but Dikki sprawls well.
Alikai Drustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dikki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drustav defends it nicely.
Dikki misses with a takedown attempt - Drustav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drustav blocks a low kick nicely.
Drustav feints a jab promting Dikki to slip. Drustav then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dikki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drustav throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dikki's waist but Dikki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drustav off to one side.
Dikki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drustav is defended easily by Dikki.
Drustav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alikai Drustav dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Drustav.
Drustav misses with a head kick.
Drustav lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dikki is rocked!
Drustav misses with a takedown attempt - Dikki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oh Dikki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drustav lands a jab to Dikki's midsection.
Drustav feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Dikki crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alikai Drustav!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kill Everybody. Vadokowich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Bill Cutting could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vadim Vadokowich's chin.
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174 lbs
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181 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich throws a hook but Cutting blocks it.
Vadokowich swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cutting counter with a right hand.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutting scores with a leg kick.
Vadokowich lands a nice shot to the body.
Vadokowich thows a body shot but no joy.
Vadokowich misses the shot to the body.
Vadokowich thows a body shot but no joy.
Vadokowich takes a swing at Cutting's ribcage but misses.
Vadokowich misses with a jab to the body
and Cutting counters with a good, hard body kick but Vadokowich shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vadokowich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Vadokowich misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich misses with a hook.
Cutting on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vadokowich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cutting.
Vadokowich misses with a left hand
and Cutting counters with a crisp one two that drops Vadokowich! Cutting thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vadokowich to his feet! Vadokowich is in big trouble!
Vadokowich lands a lovely overhand right.
Vadokowich thuds a left hand into Cutting's body.
Cutting drops Vadokowich with a beautiful combination! Vadokowich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cutting is looking for the KO!
Vadokowich is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vadokowich misses with a body punch
and Cutting rattles Vadokowich with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Vadokowich tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cutting dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Vadokowich stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Cutting!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trololo Trololo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ivanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trololo Trololo's chin.
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trololo Trololo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trololo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ivanov as he avoids it easily.
Ivanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Trololo avoids them all with ease.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Trololo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trololo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivanov as he jumps to the side.
Oooooh!!! Ivanov has knocked Trololo down with a huge combo! Ivanov steps away and waves a wobbly Trololo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Trololo Trololo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trololo tries to sprawl but Ivanov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Trololo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trololo is looking for a sweep. Ivanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivanov wants to stand up but Trololo is controlling the position.
Trololo wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Trololo controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trololo is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Trololo Trololo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Trololo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivanov sprawls well. Ivanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trololo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trololo Trololo.
Trololo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivanov wants to stand but Trololo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov won't allow Trololo to sweep him here.
Ivanov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Trololo is controlling Ivanov's posture.
Trololo trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trololo tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trololo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trololo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trololo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ivanov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Trololo.
Ivanov misses with a takedown attempt - Trololo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trololo closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Trololo has him pressed against the cage.
Ivanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trololo or not.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trololo is trying to defend but Ivanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trololo is positioning himself well to prevent Ivanov advancing to mount.
Trololo wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov trying to mount his opponent but Trololo defends it.
Trololo is trying to control but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Ivanov seems content to control.
Trololo Trololo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trololo Trololo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trololo looks for a takedown but Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Trololo regains half guard.
Trololo tries to roll over but Ivanov keeps him under control.
Trololo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trololo on the ground.
Ivanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trololo looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Trololo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is sitting in close to Trololo's body. Trololo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ivanov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ivanov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Trololo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trololo Trololo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes into the arena with up with the Cock blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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202 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Malone scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee.
A left lands for McGee.
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGee.
McGee throws a shot from downtown. Malone moves away and avoids it.
McGee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mick Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone throws a one two combo.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Malone misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee scores with a body shot.
McGee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Malone with an uppercut!
Billy McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGee is rocked!
Malone lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. McGee is looking to close the distance but Malone sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! McGee crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope McGee is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mick Malone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Simeone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeone comes into the arena with Brucia Ancora blaring out of the sound system. Roberts has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Simeone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simeone closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Roberts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Simeone's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Simeone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts controlling from the top position.
Simeone is looking to stand up but Roberts isn't so interested in that idea.
Simeone keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Roberts was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Simeone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simeone tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts throws a head kick but Simeone moves out of range.
Simeone throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts looks to land a combination but Simeone avoids it well.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Simeone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simeone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeone is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simeone has his back to the cage.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Diego Simeone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Simeone trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Simeone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Simeone moves into the clinch.
Simeone effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Simeone controls the action.
Simeone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Simeone won't allow it.
Simeone breaks the clinch.
Simeone has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to push Simeone away but Simeone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Simeone.
Simeone trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simeone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simeone takes a shot to the head.
Simeone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roberts has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Simeone regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts trying to control but Simeone is working from the bottom.
Roberts prevents Simeone from getting back to his feet.
Roberts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeone wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simeone wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roberts is looking to advance position but Simeone has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roberts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
That's time! Simeone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Simeone stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simeone.
Simeone stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Simeone is looking to clinch.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Diego Simeone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simeone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Simeone.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Simeone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simeone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roberts in his tracks.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeone tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Simeone lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
Simeone stalling in the clinch but Roberts improves position.
Roberts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simeone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Simeone is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simeone has his back to the cage.
Simeone prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Roberts.
Simeone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roberts up against the cage.
Simeone is pressed up against the cage. Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simeone down to the mat. Simeone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Simeone instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts tries for a takedown but Simeone manages to get underhooks.
Simeone trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simeone effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simeone can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Simeone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simeone moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Simeone sprawls well.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses
and Simeone counters with a leg kick.
Simeone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego Simeone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Roberts is predictable there
and Simeone counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Simeone moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeone prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
Roberts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simeone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simeone forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Simeone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simeone manages to break the clinch.
Simeone darts in and clinches Roberts up against the cage.
Simeone leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Simeone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Simeone takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simeone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simeone leaning against his opponent.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Simeone won't allow it.
Roberts wants a takedown but no success here.
Simeone trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simeone into the cage.
Roberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simeone is defending well for now.
Roberts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simeone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simeone blocking some punches.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Diego Simeone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Simeone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simeone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Simeone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roberts letting Simeone take a breather here.
Roberts looking for a takedown.
Simeone working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Simeone leaning against his opponent.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts lands a body shot.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simeone tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Simeone is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Simeone.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberts forces Simeone back against the cage and clinches.
Simeone lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Roberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Simeone breaks from the clinch.
Simeone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simeone lands with a right hand.
Simeone has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Simeone lands an elbow inside.
Diego Simeone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simeone seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Roberts is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Simeone has Roberts pressed against the cage.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Simeone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeone manages to break the clinch.
Roberts has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts misses with a leg kick
and Simeone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simeone fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simeone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Simeone tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Simeone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simeone 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Simeone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiden Stefansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Save Us From The Flames. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
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, Raiden Stefansson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Stefansson's shoulder, as Stefansson tries to avoid the shot.
Stefansson looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
A big left from Reid misses.
Stefansson lands with a kick to the temple. Reid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stefansson. Reid shrugs it off though.
Stefansson slips under a jab from Reid.
Reid misses with a left hand
and Stefansson counters with a nice body kick.
Stefansson throws a leg kick which misses Reid's front leg but catches the back leg as Reid tries to avoid it.
Reid keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefansson manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stefansson.
Stefansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reid.
Reid looks to score with a jab to the body but Stefansson is just out of range.
Reid jabs Stefansson right on the nose. Stefansson blinks but takes it well.
Reid throws the left hand but Stefansson avoids the punch easily.
Reid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reid steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stefansson. That one must have hurt.
Stefansson thuds his shin into the meat of Reid's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefansson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stefansson can pounce on him.
Stefansson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stefansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stefansson lands with a nice body kick.
Stefansson throws a head kick that misses.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Stefansson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stefansson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stefansson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reid scores with a body shot.
Reid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Stefansson.
Stefansson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Reid. No joy for Stefansson on that attempt.
Mad Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefansson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stefansson lands a head kick. Reid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stefansson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stefansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stefansson has managed to clinch.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Stefansson is controlling the position.
Reid tries to circle away but Stefansson has him pinned against the cage.
Stefansson working Reid over with knees to the body.
Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stefansson throws a front kick that sends Reid stumbling back into the cage.
Stefansson closes the distance and clinches up with Reid, looking for a takedown. Stefansson pushes Reid against the cage but Reid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reid walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stefansson.
Stefansson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reid will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Stefansson slams his shin into Reid's torso.
Reid takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reid sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice cross by Reid.
Stefansson looks for a takedown but Reid sprawls well.
Mad Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raiden Stefansson.
Reid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stefansson tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Reid lands a nice hook to Stefansson's body. Stefansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
Stefansson throws a front kick that sends Reid stumbling back into the cage.
Reid gets tackled into the cage by Stefansson. Stefansson maintains the clinch.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Stefansson is controlling the position.
Stefansson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mad Reid has been cut.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Stefansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
Stefansson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reid is trying to push Stefansson away but Stefansson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Stefansson has him pressed against the cage.
Stefansson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid tries to break the clinch but Stefansson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiden Stefansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mad Reid'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.
Reid looks to land a left hand but Stefansson moved out of range nicely.
Reid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stefansson.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefansson moves away.
Reid tries to keep at a distance but Stefansson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Reid does no damage.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reid throws a hook but Stefansson blocks it.
Stefansson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stefansson - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stefansson.
Nice body kick there by Stefansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a jab when Stefansson was well out of range.
Stefansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stefansson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stefansson throws a front kick that sends Reid stumbling back into the cage.
Stefansson keeps Reid at a distance using the push kick.
Stefansson keeps Reid at a distance using the push kick.
Stefansson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stefansson is pressing down on Reid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reid is holding on for now.
Reid trying to hold on to Stefansson's head to control him but Stefansson postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stefansson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefansson works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefansson controlling from the full mount.
Stefansson avoids the attempt from Reid to control.
Stefansson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is trying desperately to improve position.
Stefansson controlling from the full mount.
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.
Reid is working to get back to half guard.
Stefansson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stefansson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Reid turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Stefansson off and cradles Reid's limp body as Stefansson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Raiden Stefansson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Golden Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
264 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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20
235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Golden Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Boy.
Rivera tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rivera was covering up waiting for the punch and Boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rivera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boy is aware though and is defending well.
Rivera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Rivera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boy defends it easily.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera is looking for a triangle but Boy pushes his legs off easily.
Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
Boy 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.
Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boy slips nicely into half guard.
Rivera wants to get back to full guard.
Boy trying to control from half guard but Rivera is working away.
Rivera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Rivera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Rivera is defending well.
Rivera has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Boy. Oh but Rivera has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Boy goes limp - he's gone! Rivera jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolya Kozakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Alban - Hello Africa. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
278 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
278 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolya Kozakov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozakov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kozakov duly obliges.
It looks like Chris Adebisi has been cut.
Tolya Kozakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Adebisi misses.
Kozakov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adebisi's head.
Kozakov dips to his left and cracks Adebisi with an uppercut!
Adebisi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kozakov moves away from the strike by Adebisi.
Adebisi needs to keep his hands up - Kozakov had a free shot at his head there.
Kozakov lands a jab.
Adebisi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tolya Kozakov has been cut.
A head kick by Kozakov - that's a beauty! Adebisi is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kozakov can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tolya Kozakov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Xenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Hallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stelios Xenos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Hallister!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hallister scores with a head kick.
Hallister keeps the fight on the outside.
Xenos misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hallister. Beautiful body shot.
Xenos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallister.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xenos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallister manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallister.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallister connects with a solid leg kick.
Xenos takes a swing at Hallister's ribcage but misses.
Hallister looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hallister keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos misses with a low kick.
Xenos just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallister. Xenos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xenos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallister.
Xenos thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallister moves away from the strike by Xenos.
Hallister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xenos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xenos tries to clinch but Hallister is having none of it.
Xenos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hallister thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xenos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hallister paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xenos has Hallister up against the cage in a clinch.
Xenos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hallister avoids it.
Xenos looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenos tries to work over Hallister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xenos lands with a light punch inside.
Hallister looking to throw knees to the head but Xenos is blocking nicely.
Hallister avoids the elbow strike from Xenos, against the cage.
Xenos has Hallister pressed against the cage, preventing Hallister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xenos tries to work over Hallister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hallister looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xenos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hallister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xenos effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Xenos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hallister tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xenos blocks the elbow strike.
Xenos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xenos has a couple of punches blocked by Hallister.
Xenos lands with a right to the head.
Hallister tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hallister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xenos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xenos.
Xenos lands an uppercut.
Xenos scores with a hook to the body.
Hallister misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Xenos.
Xenos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hallister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xenos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Xenos.
A nice left hand lands by Xenos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenos digs a right hand into Hallister's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallister's gas tank.
Hallister looks gassed!
Xenos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xenos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xenos managing to block the knees to the body from Hallister.
Hallister is trying to push Xenos away but Xenos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Xenos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stelios Xenos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xenos blocks a jab.
Xenos wants to land a leg kick but Hallister is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallister.
Holden Hallister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallister looks to land a combination but Xenos avoids it well.
Xenos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallister moves out of range of the body kick.
Hallister avoids the head kick by Xenos.
Xenos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xenos throws a push kick but Hallister slaps the foot to one side.
Hallister is breathing heavily.
Xenos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hallister. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallister tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xenos throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos closes the distance and clinches.
Xenos lands a right hand.
Xenos blocks an elbow strike from Hallister.
Xenos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Xenos tenderised Hallister's leg. Hallister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xenos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xenos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hallister swats away the attempt to clinch by Xenos.
Xenos is looking to wear down Hallister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xenos tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xenos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenos throws a leg kick but Hallister sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xenos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallister swats away the attempt to clinch by Xenos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xenos.
Xenos tries to clinch up but Hallister circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallister tries to keep at a distance but Xenos has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallister tries to land knees in the clinch but Xenos avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Xenos.
Xenos has Hallister pressed against the cage.
Xenos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Hallister.
Hallister manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallister throws a series of punches but Xenos avoids them all with ease.
Hallister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xenos wants to clinch.
Xenos looks to land a combination but Hallister avoids it well.
Xenos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hallister takes a step back to recover.
Xenos throws a push kick but Hallister slaps the foot to one side.
Hallister staying out of range there.
Hallister tries to keep at a distance but Xenos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hallister throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xenos is defending well for now.
Hallister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xenos blocks it with crossed arms.
Hallister is trying to break the clinch but Xenos is controlling him.
Hallister tries to land a knee to the head but Xenos blocks with his arms.
Xenos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xenos obliges.
Xenos avoiding damage.
Xenos blocks an elbow strike from Hallister.
A right handed body shot lands from Xenos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallister tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xenos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xenos lands an elbow that stopped Hallister in his tracks for a moment.
Xenos scores with a shot to the side of Hallister's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stelios Xenos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Xenos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xenos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hallister's calf.
Hallister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xenos connects with a leg kick. Hallister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hallister looks to throw a body kick
and Xenos counters with a leg kick.
Xenos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xenos clinches.
Xenos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xenos managing to block the knees to the body from Hallister.
Xenos lands with a right to the head.
Hallister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hallister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xenos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Xenos.
Hallister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Xenos.
Hallister is trying to break the clinch but Xenos has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xenos blocks it with crossed arms.
Xenos lands a damaging elbow.
Xenos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xenos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xenos.
Xenos is trying to stall.
Xenos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xenos.
Stelios Xenos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hallister as Xenos tries to tie him up.
Xenos breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Xenos.
Xenos throws a leg kick but Hallister sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xenos moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenos just leaning against Hallister, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xenos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hallister creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xenos lands a shoulder strike.
Xenos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hallister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xenos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hallister up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Xenos.
Xenos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hallister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xenos lands a damaging elbow.
Xenos lands with a light punch inside.
Xenos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xenos pushes Hallister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xenos blocks it with crossed arms.
Xenos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Xenos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallister can do to turn this around?
Hallister dodges an elbow strike from Xenos.
Xenos lands with a light punch inside.
Xenos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xenos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xenos stalls.
Xenos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xenos's brow.
Xenos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hallister's elbow.
Xenos trying to control the position but instead, Hallister has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xenos into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holden Hallister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stelios Xenos.
A head kick from Xenos lands but Hallister takes it in his stride.
Hallister throws a hook but Xenos blocks it.
Stelios Xenos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xenos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hallister - the referee stops the clock and Xenos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hallister. Xenos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xenos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xenos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenos throws a head kick but Hallister moves out of range.
Hallister lands a nice shot that snaps Xenos's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stelios Xenos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xenos 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelios Xenos!
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