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EPF 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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167 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for IV's leg but IV calmly moves out of range.
IV uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. IV manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
IV will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gold throws a strike but IV rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
IV throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
IV wants to pass the guard but Gold is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
IV drops back looking for a leg! Gold is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gold manages to kick IV off! IV jumps back into Gold's guard.
IV 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.
IV trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
IV wants to pass the guard but Gold is keeping the position.
IV thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gold wants to stand and escape but IV is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
IV wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
IV passes into half guard.
IV is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gold defends it well.
Gold wants to improve his position but IV is controlling well.
IV is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gold defends it well.
IV is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to control IV's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gold avoid being mounted?
IV is trying to control the action in half guard but Gold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Platinum Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
IV shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gold pinned against the cage. Gold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
IV gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gold to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
IV bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gold's guard.
Gold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with IV. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
IV stops Gold from standing up.
IV works over Gold with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
IV advances to half guard.
IV is just content to waste time from the top position. Gold takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold trying to control the position.
IV avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gold looks gassed!
Gold controlling IV's posture.
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 Ivan IV will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gold throws a series of punches but IV moves out of range.
IV throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.
Gold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
IV is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
IV gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed IV's head.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks IV with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gold slips a nice elbow through IV's hands, connecting with IV's forehead.
IV looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. IV manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
IV controlling Gold's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IV is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gold defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gold wants to stand but IV has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but IV has wrist control.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold distracts IV with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ivan IV overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
IV manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
IV is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gold has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gold!
IV seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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!
Gold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
IV looking for a guillotine here but Gold defends easily.
IV is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gold actively working from the bottom here.
Gold tries to get to full guard but IV has control of the leg.
Gold is breathing heavily.
IV wants to take a breather but Gold is having none of it.
IV is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gold is just riding it out for now. IV eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
IV is controlling the pace.
IV is keen to just control but Gold is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gold can do anything to dispel that myth.
IV is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time IV.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. IV is working away from the top position though.
Gold makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gold.
IV wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Gold controls IV momentarily but IV frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
IV trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan IV.
Gold throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan IV dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in IV's guard.
Gold throws a strike but IV rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
IV wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
IV passes Gold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
IV is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from IV.
IV is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gold sees it coming and defends easily.
IV winds up and cracks Gold with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold is defending against the submission attempts here by IV.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
IV is working for a kimura but Gold is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold wants to get back to his feet.
IV passes the guard and advances to mount!
IV is in the full mount, landing strikes.
IV is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by IV!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan IV!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mccarthey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonal comes to the cage accompanied by Return of Simba. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Mccarthey!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccarthey gets caught flat footed, as Tonal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tonal stands up over Mccarthey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tonal won't allow Mccarthey to get back to his feet.
Tonal tries to free his leg and advance position but Mccarthey is retaining full guard.
Tonal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tonal is sitting in close to Mccarthey's body. Mccarthey has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tonal is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tonal is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mccarthey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Mccarthey!
Our winner, Ryan Mccarthey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nad Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morne Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nad Henderson!
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, Morne Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morne Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schmidt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Nad Henderson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Schmidt wants to clinch.
Schmidt connects with a single shot there.
Schmidt scores with a shot to the body.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmidt scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmidt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nad Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Schmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schmidt throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Schmidt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Schmidt.
Nad Henderson's cut is getting worse.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
Schmidt swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schmidt as he avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Henderson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the temple. Henderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schmidt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Schmidt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
Schmidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nad Henderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch.
Henderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schmidt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
Henderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schmidt after a bit of a struggle.
Henderson can't get the takedown.
Schmidt gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Nad Henderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Schmidt.
Henderson is trying to drag Schmidt to the mat but Schmidt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schmidt lands a body shot.
Schmidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmidt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Schmidt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt stalling the fight.
Schmidt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nad Henderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Morne Schmidt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Arbuhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eldar Arbuhmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minutsak lands a nice hook to Arbuhmedov's body. Arbuhmedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Minutsak takes a swing at Arbuhmedov's ribcage but misses.
Minutsak tries a head kick but it misses.
Minutsak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Minutsak pinned against the cage. Minutsak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eldar Arbuhmedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arbuhmedov misses with a combination
and Minutsak counters with a nice uppercut.
Arbuhmedov throws a lazy body kick
and Minutsak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Minutsak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arbuhmedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arbuhmedov fails with the takedown
and Minutsak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldar Arbuhmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Minutsak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minutsak lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Minutsak as he avoids it easily.
Arbuhmedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Arbuhmedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Minutsak's waist but Minutsak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arbuhmedov off to one side.
Arbuhmedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Minutsak dips to his left and cracks Arbuhmedov with an uppercut!
Minutsak lands a big head kick that sends Arbuhmedov tumbling to the mat! Minutsak takes a step backwards and waves Arbuhmedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Eldar Arbuhmedov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a double leg but Minutsak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Minutsak moves into the clinch.
Minutsak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Minutsak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arbuhmedov backwards.
Minutsak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minutsak slips a jab from Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minutsak misses with a body shot.
Arbuhmedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minutsak circles away.
Minutsak is looking to clinch but Arbuhmedov is avoiding it.
Minutsak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arbuhmedov really is a fat lump.
Minutsak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arbuhmedov is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arbuhmedov is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minutsak lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Minutsak there.
Minutsak working over Arbuhmedov with some ground and pound. Arbuhmedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Minutsak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Minutsak working the head and body with strikes.
Arbuhmedov is rocked!
Minutsak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arbuhmedov keeps working.
Minutsak slips a nice elbow through Arbuhmedov's hands, connecting with Arbuhmedov's forehead.
Oh Arbuhmedov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minutsak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minutsak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arbuhmedov taking some punishment here, with Minutsak in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minutsak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arbuhmedov sees it coming and defends easily.
Minutsak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Minutsak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arbuhmedov tries to roll over but Minutsak keeps him under control.
Arbuhmedov trying to control but Minutsak postures up.
Arbuhmedov is looking to improve his position.
Arbuhmedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Minutsak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Minutsak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minutsak defends it easily.
Minutsak is in close to Arbuhmedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arbuhmedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minutsak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arbuhmedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Minutsak has managed to get both his arms back between Arbuhmedov's legs - danger averted.
Minutsak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Minutsak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Arbuhmedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Minutsak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arbuhmedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minutsak.
Arbuhmedov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Minutsak preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Minutsak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eldar Arbuhmedov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arbuhmedov has a takedown stuffed.
Minutsak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Minutsak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov misses with a series of wild punches.
Arbuhmedov misses with a two punch combination.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown but Minutsak shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Arbuhmedov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldar Arbuhmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arbuhmedov closes the distance and clinches up with Minutsak, looking for a takedown. Arbuhmedov pushes Minutsak against the cage but Minutsak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arbuhmedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minutsak rushes Arbuhmedov and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Minutsak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Minutsak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minutsak misses with a kick to the body.
Arbuhmedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Minutsak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Minutsak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minutsak.
Minutsak feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Arbuhmedov sprawling to the canvas! Arbuhmedov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Minutsak finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minutsak moves into the clinch.
Minutsak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arbuhmedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Minutsak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Minutsak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minutsak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arbuhmedov momentarily.
Minutsak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minutsak looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Arbuhmedov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulf Minutsak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Dalibor (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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248 lbs
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284 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Abadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Branko Dalibor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Dalibor.
Abadi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dalibor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abadi connects with an inside leg kick.
Dalibor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dalibor lands with a shot to the body.
Dalibor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalibor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dalibor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abadi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abadi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abadi keeping moving, preventing Dalibor from controlling successfully.
Dalibor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dalibor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abadi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dalibor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Abadi keeping moving, preventing Dalibor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalibor is looking to work some ground and pound but Abadi has wrist control.
Abadi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abadi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dalibor is looking to work some ground and pound but Abadi has wrist control.
Abadi keeping moving, preventing Dalibor from controlling successfully.
Dalibor stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Abadi throws up his legs and catches Dalibor in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dalibor tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Abadi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joel Abadi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fair Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fair Child had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fair Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk moves into the clinch.
Child has picked Hawk up - he's going for a ride! Child dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hawk wants to control but Child is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hawk is looking to control Child's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawk avoid being mounted?
Child is pressing down on Hawk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawk is holding on for now.
Child stops Hawk from getting back to his feet.
Child is looking to pass Hawk's guard but actually Hawk recovers to full guard.
Child looking to sit in guard and control but Hawk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fair Child wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawk pushes Child up against the cage in a clinch.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.
Child lands a hook to the side of the head.
Child displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hawk up against the cage.
Child trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Child won't allow it.
Child avoids the elbow strike from Hawk, against the cage.
Child misses with a hook to the ribs.
Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawk breaks from the clinch.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Hawk darts in and clinches Child up against the cage.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Child is trying to stall.
Child doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Child missing with knees to the body.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Child throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk rushes Child and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Child gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Child landing knees to the body.
Hawk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Child or not.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Child wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawk tries a body shot but Child blocks it.
Child wants to break free but Hawk has control.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Child has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Child lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Child.
Child will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hawk up against the cage.
Hawk misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
Child on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk gets through Child's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Child.
Child is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawk blocks the elbow strike.
Child trying to land knees to the body.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk 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.
Child blocks an uppercut.
Hawk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Child lands an elbow inside.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hawk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by Child.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
Hawk clinches up with Child and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Child has Hawk pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Child pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hawk tumbling to the mat - Child dives into Hawk's guard.
Child avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Child postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Child from controlling successfully.
Child postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Child missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Child trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hawk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Child trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Child slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
Hawk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Hawk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hawk pushes Child off and gets back to his feet.
Hawk closes the distance and pushes Child back into the cage.
Child throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Child is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Child is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawk is keeping busy.
Hawk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Child closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Child laying and praying for a moment but Hawk takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Child's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Child's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Even with his hooks in, Hawk manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Hawk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Fair Child has been cut.
Child tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Child missing with knees to the body.
Hawk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Child avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk lands an elbow that stopped Child in his tracks for a moment.
Child escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child wants to control the action here but instead Hawk manages to pass to full mount!
Hawk controlling from the full mount.
Hawk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hawk wants to finish this one by submission but Child is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hawk.
Hawk throws a wild left hand from mount and Child manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to work for a kimura but Child is defending well.
Mike Hawk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hawk decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Child tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fair Child has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Child lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Hawk has been cut.
Child wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Child backwards.
Hawk jumps guard but Child turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Child backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fair Child's cut is getting worse.
Mike Hawk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Child can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Hawk!
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