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WTA 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by In Da Club. Kaikkonen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duran Duran - WIld Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaikkonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaikkonen won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaikkonen is trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia tries for a kimura but Kaikkonen is defending well.
Garcia throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaikkonen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Kaikkonen is defending well.
Kaikkonen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garcia.
Garcia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kaikkonen is trying to escape and Garcia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kaikkonen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Garcia! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddie Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osteo Sarcoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarcoma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rip em apart!!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
210 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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224 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osteo Sarcoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernie Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to land a front kick but Sarcoma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis has control of Sarcoma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sarcoma regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sarcoma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sarcoma bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarcoma being controlled here momentarily.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarcoma postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Davis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sarcoma, into his guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarcoma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is pushing down on Sarcoma's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sarcoma is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis is looking for a kimura here.
Sarcoma is not content to let Davis control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to work for an arm triangle but Sarcoma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davis is trying to control. Sarcoma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Sarcoma is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarcoma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sarcoma.
Sarcoma looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Sarcoma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sarcoma is breathing heavily.
Sarcoma keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Davis as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Sarcoma screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Davis! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ernie Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Zaleski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko Zaleski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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18
181 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daemon Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Zaleski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaleski swivels and escapes.
Mustacho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaleski avoids it really well and circles away.
Zaleski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustacho stalks Zaleski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaleski's face. Zaleski staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaleski throws the left hand but Mustacho avoids the punch easily.
Mustacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaleski defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daemon Mustacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaleski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
Daemon Mustacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustacho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mustacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Zaleski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaleski loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch.
Zaleski takes a swing at Mustacho's ribcage but misses.
Zaleski tries to clinch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Mustacho defending well as Zaleski loads up on a big left hand.
Mustacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaleski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zaleski misses the shot to the body.
Zaleski swings for the body but Mustacho moves out of range.
Zaleski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mustacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zaleski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustacho throws a right and a left that Zaleski avoids nicely.
Zaleski thuds his shin into the meat of Mustacho's side.
Mustacho tries to clinch but Zaleski moves out of range.
Mustacho misses with a few strikes there.
Zaleski missing with a left hand there. Mustacho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaleski misses with an uppercut.
Mustacho tries to clinch up but Zaleski circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Mustacho misses.
Zaleski drives through with a takedown into Mustacho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zaleski chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaleski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zaleski is controlling him.
Zaleski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mustacho's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaleski works over Mustacho with some ground and pound from guard.
Zaleski stands up over Mustacho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zaleski lands a couple of digs.
Zaleski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Zaleski.
Mustacho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Zaleski there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski content to control rather than advance.
Zaleski lands with a punch from half guard.
Zaleski lands strikes from half guard.
Zaleski working Mustacho over with strikes.
Mustacho is rocked!
Zaleski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zaleski working Mustacho over with strikes.
Oh Mustacho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaleski is nestled in close to Mustacho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mustacho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zaleski scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaleski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zaleski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mustacho is breathing heavily.
Mustacho trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaleski postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mustacho bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Zaleski and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darko Zaleski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Enzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty house. This should be a great matchup!
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26
199 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Enzo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba scores with a nice body kick.
Enzo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drogba on his heels. He'll look to pass Drogba's guard now, I'm sure.
Drogba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Enzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drogba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drogba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enzo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drogba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Enzo has Drogba in his guard.
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!
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Enzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Enzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drogba has managed to get both his arms back between Enzo's legs - danger averted.
Drogba wants to control from the top but Enzo keeps moving.
Drogba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drogba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drogba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Enzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drogba has managed to get both his arms back between Enzo's legs - danger averted.
Drogba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Enzo's guard.
Enzo looking for submissions off his back.
Enzo moves into full guard.
Enzo keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drogba defends it easily.
Enzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drogba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Enzo is tightening it up a little... Drogba has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Drogba reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Drogba taps out! Nice BJJ there by Enzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ditte Enzo!
After winning the bout, Ditte Enzo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamiyashi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Pawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White Pawn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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209 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamiyashi Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, White Pawn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawn throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pawn. Suzuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pawn ducks right into an uppercut from Suzuki.
Suzuki lands with an overhand left.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pawn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pawn. Suzuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pawn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suzuki swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pawn throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
Suzuki misses with a hook.
Pawn takes a swing at Suzuki's ribcage but misses.
Suzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pawn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Pawn.
Pawn misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawn misses with a takedown
and Suzuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pawn walks into a straight right hand from Suzuki.
Suzuki lands a nice hook to Pawn's body. Pawn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suzuki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pawn.
Kamiyashi Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of White Pawn.
Suzuki cracks Pawn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suzuki slips a jab from Pawn.
A combination from Pawn does no damage.
A jab lands there for Suzuki.
Suzuki looks to land a left hand but Pawn moved out of range nicely.
Pawn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Pawn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzuki staying out of range there.
Pawn throws a nice looking combination but Suzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Pawn.
A swing and a miss from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Pawn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pawn misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki tests Pawn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but Pawn is out of range.
Pawn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Suzuki!
It looks like White Pawn has been cut.
Pawn lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Pawn misses.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Pawn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawn misses with a wild body shot.
Suzuki scores with a punch to the head.
Pawn throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Suzuki counter with a right hand.
Pawn shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pawn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pawn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Pawn throws a jab when Suzuki was well out of range.
Pawn throws a hook to the side of Suzuki's head but Suzuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pawn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
Nice uppercut there from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Pawn moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Suzuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pawn doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawn just misses with a punch to the body.
White Pawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Suzuki.
Decent striking displayed by Suzuki there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pawn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suzuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Kamiyashi Suzuki has been cut.
Suzuki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pawn misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pawn misses with a left hand
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Pawn shoots for a double leg takedown but Suzuki sprawls well. He's pushed Pawn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pawn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Pawn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suzuki swivels and escapes.
Pawn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pawn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pawn looks gassed!
Suzuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamiyashi Suzuki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suzuki works Pawn's body with a nice hook.
Pawn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pawn throws an overhand right that lands on Suzuki's shoulder, as Suzuki tries to avoid the shot.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Pawn avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pawn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pawn throws a shot from downtown. Suzuki moves away and avoids it.
Suzuki lands a slapping body shot.
Suzuki lands a jab.
Pawn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pawn lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pawn manages to avoid it.
Pawn scores with a decent looking hook.
Suzuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pawn scores with a punch to the head.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pawn.
Suzuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suzuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Pawn moves out of range.
Pawn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pawn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pawn's head.
Suzuki defending well as Pawn loads up on a big left hand.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kamiyashi Suzuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Suzuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pawn throws out the jab.
Suzuki throws a combination. Pawn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pawn punishes Suzuki's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pawn throws a hook but Suzuki blocks it.
Pawn throws a good cross that connects.
Suzuki is rocked!
Pawn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Suzuki to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Suzuki looks to clinch but Pawn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Suzuki taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). White Pawn!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Parasite :D . Og Kush has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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212 lbs
10 - 1 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Bera!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kush misses.
Kush thuds his right hand into Bera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kush lands with a good body shot.
Bera slips a jab and a cross from Kush.
Kush gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bera trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Bera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bera cracks Kush with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kush defends it well.
Kush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bera on the ground.
Bera throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kush to regain full guard.
Bera trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bera controlling from the top position.
Kush keeping moving, preventing Bera from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bera stands up over Kush, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bera.
Bera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bera throws a big right hand that misses.
Bera advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bera misses with a head shot. Kush uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush keeping moving, preventing Bera from controlling successfully.
Bera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bera trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Bera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kush kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Bera was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Bera misses with a takedown attempt - Kush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Bera saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bera fails with the takedown.
Og Kush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bera.
Kush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bera misses with a takedown
and Bera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bera tries to clinch but Kush moves out of range.
Bera takes one to the chin there.
Bera tries for a takedown but Kush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Og Kush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bera.
Kush jabs Bera right on the nose. Bera blinks but takes it well.
Kush cracks Bera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Bera is just out of range.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.
Matt Bera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bera.
Kush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kush is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.
Bera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bera misses with a takedown attempt - Kush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush looks to throw the jab but Bera is out of range.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Bera.
Bera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kush misses with a combination
and Bera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kush won't be happy with that.
Kush is not content to let Bera control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bera postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kush keeps working.
Bera working the head and body with strikes.
Bera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bera working the ground and pound from side control.
Kush is trying to control Bera's posture but Bera avoids it.
The ground and pound from Bera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bera crashes against the mat.
Kush on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bera is trying to get an arm triangle but Kush is defending well.
Kush taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bera tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kush's legs.
Bera grinds an elbow into Kush's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is not content to let Bera control the position.
Bera misses with the ground and pound.
Bera throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bera throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bera controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bera with the ground and pound but Kush regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kush throws a looping overhand right but Bera ducks down to avoid it.
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush slaps away a takedown attempt from Bera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bera working the ground and pound but Kush is defending the strikes.
Bera creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kush sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kush is not content to let Bera control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bera.
Bera trying to control the position but Kush is working away.
Bera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bera trying to control the action but Kush is working from the bottom.
Bera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matt Bera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera happy to just control the position for now.
Kush prevents Bera from improving position.
Bera is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kush tries to get out of the position.
Bera works to advance to full mount. Kush defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Og Kush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bera controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Bera has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Bera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Bera!
Matt Bera was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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