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IP XXXVII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Snider has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Fast |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Snider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Mitrione!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snider swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitrione counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Denis Snider has been cut.
Snider throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snider throws a combination. Mitrione tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mitrione lands with a right hand.
Snider looks to land a combination but Mitrione avoids it well.
Mitrione misses with a double jab.
Snider throws a right hand that Mitrione ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitrione also avoids with ease.
Mitrione keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snider.
Mitrione pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snider misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Snider.
Mitrione lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snider at a distance.
Mitrione with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snider to score with a decent uppercut.
Snider doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitrione circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrione cracks Snider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snider could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oooooh!!! Mitrione has knocked Snider down with a huge combo! Mitrione steps away and waves a wobbly Snider back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Snider is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snider misses with a hook. Mitrione ducked under it nicely.
Mitrione misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitrione.
Snider moves in looking to clinch but Mitrione pushes him off.
Snider looks to land a combination but Mitrione avoids it well.
Mitrione lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denis Snider's cut is getting worse.
Mitrione works Snider's body with a nice hook.
Snider is breathing heavily.
Mitrione cracks Snider with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Snider looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mitrione finish him?
Oh Snider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denis Snider's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Snider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitrione moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snider seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione lands a big uppercut and Snider crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Snider looks OK. Mitrione waves Snider back to his feet!
Mitrione connects with a body shot that sends Snider's belly button to the back.
Mitrione feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Snider sprawling to the canvas! Snider rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mitrione finish him?!
Jeez, Denis Snider's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Are you kidding me?! Mitrione ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Snider clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Mitrione!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiva Shati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Dolbakov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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295 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiva Shati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shati clinches with his opponent.
Dolbakov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shati fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dolbakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Dolbakov slaps away a takedown attempt from Shati, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dolbakov slaps away a takedown attempt from Shati, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiva Shati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shati throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dolbakov was covering up waiting for the punch and Shati finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shati gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dolbakov tries to clinch up
and Shati counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shati stands and steps away. Dolbakov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shati scores a takedown into full mount!
Shati working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shati is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dolbakov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dolbakov is trying to stand.
Shati looking to secure an arm triangle but Dolbakov defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolbakov working to try and regain half guard.
Dolbakov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shati with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shati scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Shati locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dolbakov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shiva Shati!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Solodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Jose (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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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Solodov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Jose!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose shoots in and bounces Solodov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Solodov looking for a guillotine here but Jose defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jose tries to stand but Solodov is controlling from the bottom.
Solodov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jose defends it easily.
Solodov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose is looking to work some ground and pound but Solodov has wrist control.
Jose wants to stand but Solodov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Solodov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jose decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oooooh!!! Solodov has knocked Jose down with a huge combo! Solodov steps away and waves a wobbly Jose back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jackson Jose has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solodov cracks Jose with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jose tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Solodov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jose is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Solodov!
Ivan Solodov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cazuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Cazuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Wood!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazuka wants to slow Wood down by chopping away at his legs.
Wood stalks Cazuka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cazuka's face. Cazuka staggers backwards, shaken.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cazuka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cazuka ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Cazuka scores with a sloppy right hand. Wood should have avoided that one.
Cazuka throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Cazuka dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
It looks like Paul Wood has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood 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.
Cazuka misses with an uppercut.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Cazuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Cazuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Wood takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazuka lands a head shot.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood tries to clinch but Cazuka is having none of it.
Wood clinches.
Cazuka manages to break the clinch.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cazuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cazuka misses with a straight right.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cazuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Cazuka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cazuka avoids the body shot from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
Cazuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood stalks Cazuka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cazuka's face. Cazuka staggers backwards, shaken.
Cazuka throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood lands with a straight right. Cazuka didn't see that one coming.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cazuka misses with an uppercut.
Cazuka with a hook.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cazuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Cazuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Cazuka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cazuka motions for Wood to come forward. Cazuka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood moves out of range as Cazuka strikes.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cazuka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cazuka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wood. Wood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cazuka, pushing him back against the cage.
Cazuka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cazuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cazuka manages to break the clinch.
Wood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cazuka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cazuka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cazuka rather than just go for the knockout.
Cazuka staying out of range there.
Cazuka connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands with a nice combination. Cazuka backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cazuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to bum rush Cazuka with a series of wild strikes but Cazuka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cazuka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cazuka misses with a looping left.
Cazuka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wood throws a right and a left that Cazuka avoids nicely.
Wood misses with a hook
and Cazuka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cazuka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood checks a low kick from Cazuka.
A jab from Wood misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Cazuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cazuka thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cazuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Wood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cazuka defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Wood tries to clinch but Cazuka is having none of it.
Cazuka dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Cazuka looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Cazuka.
Cazuka misses the shot to the body.
Cazuka catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cazuka.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cazuka cracks a nice hook into Wood's ribs.
Cazuka tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cazuka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cazuka.
Cazuka tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Paul Wood's cut even more.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Cazuka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cazuka.
Wood throws a body punch but Cazuka moves out of range.
Cazuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cazuka counters with a nice body shot.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cazuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cazuka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wood. Wood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Cazuka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Cazuka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Cazuka throws a big shot that misses.
Wood blocks a jab.
Cazuka throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Cazuka counter with a right hand.
Wood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cazuka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cazuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Wood is rocked!
The cut above Paul Wood's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Cazuka finish him?
Cazuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Cazuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cazuka throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danny Cazuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Cazuka misses with a hook.
Cazuka looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Cazuka throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cazuka.
Cazuka throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Cazuka throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Cazuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Cazuka counters with a big right hand! Oh Wood is in trouble here! Cazuka follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cazuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allister Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Diasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allister Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikita Diasov's chin.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allister Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Diasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diasov misses with a head kick.
Diasov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Diasov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diasov misses the shot to the body.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikita Diasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diasov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diasov wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones tries for a takedown but Diasov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Diasov on that attempt.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Allister Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Diasov.
Jones forces Diasov back against the cage and clinches.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves forwards but Diasov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diasov fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diasov throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Diasov fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diasov. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diasov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diasov throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones avoids the head kick by Diasov.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diasov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Diasov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Diasov lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Diasov which made him look bad.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Diasov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diasov pinned against the cage. Diasov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Diasov sprawls well.
Jones blocks a head kick by Diasov.
Diasov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Diasov throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diasov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Diasov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Diasov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Diasov in a clinch.
Diasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Diasov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diasov can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diasov jumps guard but Jones stands there with Diasov around his waist. Diasov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diasov is looking to clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Diasov is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diasov throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diasov is one step ahead there.
Diasov throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diasov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Allister Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones has Diasov up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones jumps guard.
Diasov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones wants to sweep here but Diasov controlling him for the moment.
Jones working for a triangle but Diasov defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diasov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a triangle here but Diasov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Diasov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Diasov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Diasov gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
Diasov throwing strikes but missing.
Diasov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Diasov defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diasov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diasov won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diasov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Diasov is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diasov is one step ahead there.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Diasov from standing up.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Diasov controlling him for the moment.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones controlling the position.
Diasov gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Diasov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allister Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Diasov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diasov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diasov's waist but Diasov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Diasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diasov misses with a kick to the body
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Diasov tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Diasov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diasov shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diasov as he avoids it easily.
Diasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diasov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Diasov persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Allister Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Diasov misses with a few strikes there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Diasov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allister Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Diasov throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Diasov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diasov fails with a takedown attempt.
Diasov misses with a few strikes there.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Diasov.
Diasov stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Diasov closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Diasov pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diasov moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diasov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Diasov as Jones shoots in.
Diasov shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Diasov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diasov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diasov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Horrible takedown by Diasov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Diasov shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diasov to keep the fight standing.
Diasov jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diasov is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diasov's defenses.
Diasov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Diasov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diasov wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones throws a series of punches but Diasov avoids them all with ease.
Diasov dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Diasov's head and hops out.
Diasov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Diasov shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diasov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Diasov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Diasov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Diasov shoots in.
A cross from Diasov lands.
Diasov connects with a body shot.
Diasov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Diasov misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diasov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diasov is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diasov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Allister Jones.
I think Jones 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allister Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Parkachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Parkachev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zachary Brooks!
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, Vladimir Parkachev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkachev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parkachev.
Parkachev misses the shot to the body.
Parkachev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Zachary Brooks has been cut.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Brooks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parkachev uses from the top position.
Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parkachev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Brooks is tightening it up a little... Parkachev has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Parkachev reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Parkachev taps out! Nice BJJ there by Brooks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zachary Brooks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kipruto Kiprup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Vlasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiprup's entrance music is oy da ne vecher. A fine choice. Kipruto Kiprup has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kipruto Kiprup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Vlasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Vlasov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vlasov.
Vlasov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kiprup's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vlasov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kiprup defend it? Vlasov steps over the head and cranks it - Kiprup is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Vlasov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timofey Vlasov!
Timofey Vlasov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Garza (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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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Garza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a hook. Garza ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garza on his heels. He'll look to pass Garza's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferguson content to stall in guard here.
Garza wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson throwing strikes but missing.
Ferguson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza controls Ferguson momentarily but Ferguson frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garza moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a lunging right hand
and Garza counters with a three punch combo that has Ferguson backing up. Ferguson nods at Garza to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ferguson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garza sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ferguson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ferguson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferguson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferguson gets to mount! Garza was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ferguson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garza's face.
Garza tries to lock up and control but Ferguson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ferguson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferguson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ferguson unloading with bombs!
Garza wants to control but Ferguson is having none of it.
Garza is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garza taking shots to the head.
Garza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Garza?
Ferguson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson landing shots from mount.
Garza is bucking up trying to escape but Ferguson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garza is rocked!
Garza wants to hold on but Ferguson pushes him away.
Ferguson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garza is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
It looks like Pablo Garza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson landing punches.
Ferguson lands a big shot to the head and Garza winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Ferguson!
Tony Ferguson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen World's End Rhapsody as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar tries to sprawl but Tokoro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tokoro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tokoro is nestled in close to Villar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Villar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tokoro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Villar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, if Tokoro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Villar trying to hold on to Tokoro's head to control him but Tokoro postures up.
Villar wants to improve his position but Tokoro is controlling well.
Tokoro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro thows a huge punch but Villar dodges it nicely.
Tokoro is looking for a kimura here.
Villar is refusing to be controlled, as Tokoro sits in half guard.
Tokoro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tokoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villar keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to mount his opponent but Villar defends it.
Tokoro is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tokoro passes to side control.
Tokoro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Villar down.
Tokoro passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Villar!
A nice elbow there by Tokoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokoro swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Villar is now in Tokoro's guard. A big mistake from Tokoro there, giving up the dominant position!
Tokoro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Villar defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to keep a closed guard but Villar is proving a slippery customer.
Villar stopping the sweep attempt from Tokoro.
Tokoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tokoro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Villar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokoro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tokoro working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Villar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Villar wants to control from the top but Tokoro keeps moving.
Villar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tokoro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Villar defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tokoro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villar tries to avoid it but Tokoro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villar to the ground. Villar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tokoro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tokoro landing punches.
Tokoro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tokoro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tokoro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tokoro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Villar is rocked!
Tokoro looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Villar 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 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Tokoro!
A relieved looking Hideo Tokoro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piter KZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni comes to the cage accompanied by Миша Маваши - &. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piter KZ!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KZ throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grozni.
KZ fails to land with a series of punches.
Grozni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grozni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
KZ changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grozni tries to avoid it but KZ manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grozni to the ground. Grozni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grozni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck KZ on the side of the head.
KZ misses with a takedown
and Grozni moves into the clinch.
Grozni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
KZ is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivan Grozni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piter KZ.
Grozni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grozni scores with a shoulder strike.
Grozni digs a right hand underneath KZ's ribcage. KZ let out a lung full of air as it connected.
KZ looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Grozni.
Grozni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grozni lands a big uppercut and KZ crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but KZ looks OK. Grozni waves KZ back to his feet!
KZ is rocked!
Grozni lands a brutal uppercut that launches KZ off his feet! KZ tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Grozni!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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