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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deep Purple - Bad Attitude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alessandro Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neck is defended easily by Moretti.
Neck moves into the clinch.
Neck tries to stall but Moretti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Neck tries to land knees in the clinch but Moretti avoids the damage to the body.
Moretti tries to land a knee to the head but Neck blocks with his arms.
Neck gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moretti regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moretti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moretti is looking for a triangle but Neck pushes his legs off easily.
Neck trying to control but Moretti is working from the bottom.
Moretti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck gets to his feet - Moretti follows without any prompting.
Pencil Neck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neck misses with a takedown
and Moretti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Neck with a poor takedown
and Moretti counters with a thumping low kick.
Alessandro Moretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Neck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moretti walks away with a smile on his face. Neck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moretti stuffs the takedown.
Neck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moretti counters with a good, hard body kick but Neck shrugs it off.
A big left from Neck misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck moves into the clinch successfully.
Neck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moretti is defending well for now.
Moretti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moretti can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Neck is looking for a takedown.
Moretti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moretti is fending him off so far but Neck persists. Nope, Moretti circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Moretti. That's going to slow Neck down.
Moretti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Neck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Neck has had enough of the clinch but Moretti keeps him there for the moment.
Neck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to land a knee to the head but Neck blocks with his arms.
Neck is trying to break free.
Moretti is trying to maintain a safe position but Neck gets an underhook and turns Moretti into the cage.
Neck wants to take the fight to the mat but Moretti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moretti dodges an elbow strike from Neck.
Neck tries to score a body lock takedown but Moretti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Moretti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moretti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moretti drops an elbow to the side of Neck's head.
Moretti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moretti throwing shots but Neck is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moretti scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Neck trying to control here.
Moretti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moretti.
Neck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moretti is working away from the top position though.
Neck regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Alessandro Moretti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moretti misses with a low kick as Neck jumps back.
Neck closes the distance and clinches up with Moretti, looking for a takedown. Neck pushes Moretti against the cage but Moretti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neck throws a one two combo.
It looks like Alessandro Moretti has been cut.
Neck looking to score a takedown here. Moretti is defending well but Neck drives through and ends up in Moretti's guard.
Moretti keeping moving, preventing Neck from controlling successfully.
Moretti has a closed guard, preventing Neck from standing up.
Neck looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Moretti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moretti swivels and escapes.
Neck with a poor takedown
and Moretti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alessandro Moretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Moretti throws a lazy body kick
and Neck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moretti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neck closes the distance and pushes Moretti back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to stall but Neck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moretti taking a breather.
Moretti ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moretti no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neck trying to control but Moretti is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neck wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Moretti's closed guard. He's half up but Moretti has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Moretti pivots and extends the arm, Neck falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Moretti! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alessandro Moretti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Shishkin (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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207 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Shishkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shishkin tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Shishkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shishkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shishkin throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Evans stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Shishkin follows into mount!
Evans is rocked!
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shishkin wants to finish this one by submission but Evans is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shishkin.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Shishkin takes Evans's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Shishkin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Evans looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shishkin tightening his grip on Evans, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to break free.
Shishkin is persistently looking for the submission but Evans is defending it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shishkin's guard. Nice work there by Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Shishkin pulls Evans in close to prevent any damage.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shishkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shishkin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shishkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Shishkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shishkin trying to control the position.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Shishkin working a defensive guard here.
Shishkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shishkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Shishkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shishkin cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Shishkin misses with a body shot.
Shishkin tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Shishkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Shishkin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shishkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Shishkin. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shishkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Evans.
Alexey Shishkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shishkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shishkin is defended easily by Evans.
Shishkin throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
Shishkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Evans moves out of range of the leg kick from Shishkin.
Shishkin keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
Shishkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Shishkin throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans lands a jab.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shishkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shishkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shishkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
Shishkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shishkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shishkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shishkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Shishkin. Shishkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Shishkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans avoids the head kick by Shishkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.
Shishkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shishkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shishkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexey Shishkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shishkin throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shishkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shishkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Shishkin throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Shishkin misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Evans.
Shishkin takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shishkin throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shishkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Shishkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shishkin tries to land a front kick but Evans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shishkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Shishkin's head but Shishkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shishkin throws out a leg kick but Evans moves out of range and Shishkin only half commits.
Shishkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shishkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Shishkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shishkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shishkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
Shishkin throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Shishkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.
Evans blocks a head kick by Shishkin.
Shishkin wants to land a leg kick but Evans is out of range.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shishkin can pounce on him.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Donk. Evans catches Shishkin right on the button with a cross.
Shishkin is looking to chop away at Evans's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shishkin takes one to the chin there.
Shishkin tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shishkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans postures up.
Shishkin has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shishkin's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Shishkin has wrist control.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.
Shishkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shishkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shishkin's head.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shishkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Shishkin's legs - danger averted.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shishkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Shishkin's legs - danger averted.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shishkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Shishkin's legs - danger averted.
Evans distracts Shishkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rashad Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shishkin is rocked!
Shishkin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Evans has picked Shishkin up and slammed him! Shishkin can't keep hold of the triangle and Evans manages to pass to side control!
Evans cracks Shishkin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shishkin is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans working the ground and pound.
Shishkin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Shishkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Shishkin is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Evans can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rashad Evans made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Automatic - Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mera slips a jab and a cross from S.
S throws a left and a right that both miss
and S takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from S.
S circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Mera.
Mera misses with an uppercut. S saw that one coming.
S throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mera.
S misses with a combination
so Mera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mera tries to free his leg and advance position but S is retaining full guard.
S is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mera wanted to stand there but S had control of the position.
S is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mera scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but S manages to mount him!
S stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as S throws out the jab.
Mera closes the distance and pushes S back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for S.
S throws an elbow that misses.
S lands a damaging elbow.
Mera lands with a short shot to the head.
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from S.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mera throws a head punch that misses.
Mera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mera blocks the elbow strike.
Mera trying to stall but S improves his position.
Mera misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera misses with an elbow strike.
S tries a knee to the head but Mera blocks it.
Mera misses with a hook from the clinch.
S misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mera.
Mera misses with a hook to the ribs.
S blocks an elbow strike.
Mera tries a knee to the head but S blocks it.
Mera misses with the head strike.
S lands a damaging elbow.
S lands a damaging elbow.
Mera has a couple of punches blocked by S.
S throws an elbow but it's blocked.
S unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
S lands an elbow inside.
S pushes Mera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
S with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mera presses S against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
S missing with knees to the body.
S blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mera lands a shoulder strike.
Mera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
S misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from S on the inside.
Mera missing with knees to the body.
S pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
S lands a nice elbow.
Mera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
S lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from S.
Mera lands a left hand.
S has a couple of punches blocked by Mera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
S throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mera.
Mera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down S.
S blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Mera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
S misses with a two punch combination.
Mera fails with the takedown.
S lands with a kick to the temple. Mera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mera tries to close the distance and clinch up but S swats him away and circles back towards the center.
S throws a sloppy head kick
and Mera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with S but S pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
S tries to clinch
and S takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. S manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by S.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S throws a head kick that half lands.
S throws a series of punches but Mera moves out of range.
Mera tries to work over S's front leg with a kick but S checks it.
S misses with a combination
letting Mera counter with a right hand.
Romano S seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mera misses with a wild body shot.
S uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mera.
S throws a head kick that misses
and Mera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mera wants to clinch.
S misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Mera or perhaps it was just good defense by S which made him look bad.
Romano S has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mera.
S scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S gets tackled into the cage by Mera. Mera maintains the clinch.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
Mera misses with an elbow over the top.
S lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
Mera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
S lands a nice uppercut.
S trying to land knees to the body.
S lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mera tries to work over S's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danny Mera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
S throws an elbow that misses.
S lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
S blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera takes an elbow to the forehead.
S has Mera pushed against the cage.
Mera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mera lands a body shot.
Mera swings wildly with an uppercut but S uses good head movement to avoid it.
S leaning against his opponent.
Mera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mera unloads a knee to the mid-section. S lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mera misses with some punches.
S avoids the elbow strike from Mera, against the cage.
Mera lands a body punch in the clinch.
S tries to land knees in the clinch but Mera avoids the damage to the body.
Mera tries to throw a body punch but S avoids it by throwing Mera back against the cage.
A short right from Mera on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera tries to work over S's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with S's elbow.
S putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mera misses with a body punch.
Mera gets through S's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mera misses with a body punch.
Mera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
S lands with a left to the head.
Mera lands a nice uppercut.
S blocking some punches.
Mera avoids the elbow strike from S, against the cage.
Mera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
S looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mera blocks an elbow strike from S.
S throws an elbow but it misses.
Mera tries a body shot but S blocks it.
S lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Mera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for S, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Mera coming out on top.
Mera throws a hook but S blocks it.
Mera shoots in and gets a takedown into S's guard.
Mera passes S's left leg - he's now in half guard.
S is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mera works his foot free and advances to mount.
S on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if S tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S is desperately trying to improve his position but Mera has a good base and remains in mount.
Mera wants to control the pace but S is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
S tries to reverse the position but Mera maintains control.
Mera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mera with shots to the head and body - S looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mera with a couple of short strikes.
Romano S has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
S is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mera controlling from mount.
Oh S is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mera drops a big elbow. That's hurt S! More shots from Mera and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mera!
Danny Mera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Kurmotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Kumijalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumijalka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by compella & the twister - put ur weed up. Taisto Kurmotus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalevi Kumijalka's chin.
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kumijalka!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumijalka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kurmotus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kumijalka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kumijalka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurmotus throws a poor cross that misses
and Kumijalka counters with a good low kick that Kurmotus was not able to check.
Kumijalka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurmotus throws a sloppy head kick and Kumijalka moves out of range easily.
Kumijalka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurmotus tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurmotus tests Kumijalka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurmotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurmotus throws a nice looking combination but Kumijalka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurmotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kumijalka manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Kurmotus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurmotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kumijalka moves away.
Kurmotus misses with an uppercut.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurmotus clobbers Kumijalka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kurmotus tries to clinch up.
Kumijalka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kumijalka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kumijalka is rocked!
Kurmotus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kumijalka.
Kumijalka is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurmotus finish him?
Kurmotus feints a jab and as Kumijalka dips his head, Kurmotus unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kumijalka right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kumijalka falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kurmotus smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taisto Kurmotus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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281 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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253 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voskresensky fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Voskresensky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Voskresensky misses the target.
Voskresensky swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Voskresensky wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Voskresensky moves out of range.
Voskresensky misses with a head kick.
Voskresensky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Voskresensky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Voskresensky avoids them all with ease.
Voskresensky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Voskresensky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voskresensky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Voskresensky.
Voskresensky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Voskresensky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Voskresensky instigates a clinch.
Voskresensky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Voskresensky won't allow it.
Voskresensky tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Voskresensky gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Emelianenko regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voskresensky postures up.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Voskresensky is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voskresensky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksander Emelianenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Voskresensky tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a one two combo.
Voskresensky shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voskresensky.
Voskresensky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Voskresensky gets the takedown into side control.
Voskresensky misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Emelianenko wants to control but Voskresensky postures up.
Emelianenko takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Voskresensky tries for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voskresensky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Emelianenko, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Voskresensky has an Americana. Emelianenko didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Voskresensky is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Voskresensky hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Felix Voskresensky!
Our winner, Felix Voskresensky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peanut Jelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Nogueira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
205 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peanut Jelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelly misses with a wild body shot.
Nogueira misses with an uppercut
and Jelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jelly ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Nogueira misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nogueira. Jelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Jelly avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jelly tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jelly to the ground. Jelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jelly wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira prevents Jelly from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira with a nice head shot there.
Jelly keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Jelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogueira passes Jelly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jelly wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Jelly dodges it nicely.
Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Jelly is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
Jelly is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jelly is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Jelly is defending well.
Jelly wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nogueira is pressing down on Jelly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jelly is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jelly is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nogueira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jelly defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jelly.
Jelly throws a jab when Nogueira was well out of range.
Jelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jelly misses with a wild body shot.
Jelly misses with a looping right.
Jelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nogueira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jelly.
Jab, jab by Jelly - just one landing.
It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut.
Jelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Jelly.
Jelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Jelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jelly misses with an uppercut. Nogueira saw that one coming.
Jelly throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Nogueira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jelly. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nogueira clinches up against the cage.
Jelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage.
Nogueira has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jelly is trying to keep an underhook but Nogueira manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelly is trying to stand back up but Nogueira is controlling him
Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Jelly defends the submission attempt.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Jelly is defending well.
Jelly wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jelly defends it well.
Jelly wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jelly has one foot on Nogueira's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jelly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nogueira to the ground. Jelly is now in Nogueira's guard.
Jelly wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jelly passes into side control.
Nogueira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nogueira is pressing down on Jelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nogueira is proving hard to escape from.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jelly stands and steps away. Nogueira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jelly.
Nogueira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jelly swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira looking for a takedown.
Nogueira is trying to drag Jelly to the mat but Jelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but Jelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peanut Jelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jelly throws a big shot that misses.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Jelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Peanut Jelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Jelly moves out of range easily.
Jelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Nogueira 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.
Jelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Jelly's brow.
Jelly wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ricardo Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jelly wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but Jelly blocks nicely.
Jelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Jelly's brow.
Jelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogueira advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jelly to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jelly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nogueira looks up at the clock and then as Jelly takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nogueira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nogueira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nogueira throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jelly works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Nogueira seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jelly has recovered full guard.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jelly is keeping the position for now.
Nogueira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jelly dives on top into guard.
Jelly lands a couple of digs.
Jelly wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Jelly controlling him for the moment.
Jelly is looking to stand up but Nogueira won't let him.
Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jelly defends it easily.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jelly wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nogueira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Hutchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Nobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Hutchinson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Peter Nobis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
204 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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29
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Nobis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson stuffs the takedown.
Hutchinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nobis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nobis shoots and misses
and Hutchinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Nobis blocks with his arms.
Hutchinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nobis blocks it with crossed arms.
Hutchinson avoiding damage.
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Nobis blocks with his arms.
Hutchinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hutchinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hutchinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nobis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hutchinson is stalling here.
Nobis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hutchinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Freddy Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Nobis.
Nobis goes for a takedown attempt but Hutchinson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Nobis is out of range.
Hutchinson throws an off balance right hand
and Nobis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hutchinson's guard now.
Nobis wants to control from the top but Hutchinson keeps moving.
Nobis preventing the sweep.
Hutchinson is controlling Nobis's posture.
Hutchinson keeping moving, preventing Nobis from controlling successfully.
Hutchinson trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Freddy Hutchinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nobis gets a double leg takedown into Hutchinson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutchinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nobis stands and throws Hutchinson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hutchinson tries to buck Nobis off but Nobis is having none of it.
Hutchinson is trying to control Nobis's posture but Nobis avoids it.
Hutchinson prevents Nobis from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nobis tries for a kimura but Hutchinson is defending well.
Hutchinson tries to improve position but can't.
Nobis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hutchinson, who protects the arm well.
Hutchinson is trying to control Nobis's posture but Nobis avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nobis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hutchinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nobis's guard! Nice work there by Hutchinson!
Nobis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hutchinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hutchinson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobis keeping moving, preventing Hutchinson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Nobis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nobis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nobis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hutchinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Peter Nobis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nobis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hutchinson is looking to clinch.
Nobis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hutchinson.
Nobis misses with a takedown attempt - Hutchinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Freddy Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Nobis.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Nobis moves out of range.
Nobis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hutchinson. No joy for Nobis on that attempt.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nobis digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Hutchinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hutchinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hutchinson throws a hook but Nobis blocks it.
Nobis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hutchinson swivels and escapes.
Nobis shoots in for a double leg but Hutchinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nobis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nobis fails with the takedown.
Nobis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hutchinson's waist but Hutchinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nobis off to one side.
Nobis shoots and misses
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Nobis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Nobis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hutchinson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nobis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nobis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nobis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hutchinson tries to avoid it but Nobis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hutchinson to the ground. Hutchinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nobis is breathing heavily.
Nobis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nobis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hutchinson closes the distance and pushes Nobis back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson misses with a knee strike.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hutchinson scores with a knee to the head.
Hutchinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hutchinson is pressed up against the cage. Nobis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hutchinson down to the mat. Hutchinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutchinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nobis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hutchinson as he jumps to the side.
Nobis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hutchinson but Hutchinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hutchinson wants to clinch up but Nobis keeps it at a distance.
Nobis slips under a jab from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hutchinson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nobis or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutchinson which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Nobis or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutchinson which made him look bad.
Hutchinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hutchinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hutchinson misses with a knee strike.
Hutchinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nobis tries for a takedown but Hutchinson manages to get underhooks.
Hutchinson looking to throw knees to the head but Nobis is blocking nicely.
Hutchinson misses with a knee to the head.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nobis can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson misses with a knee strike.
Hutchinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hutchinson has Nobis pushed against the cage.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but Nobis blocks it.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but Nobis blocks it.
Hutchinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nobis tries to score a body lock takedown but Hutchinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nobis has Hutchinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hutchinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Nobis blocks with his arms.
Nobis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hutchinson has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Hutchinson tries to land a knee to the head but Nobis blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Hutchinson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hutchinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hutchinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hutchinson clinches up with Nobis and pushes him back against the cage.
Hutchinson misses with a knee to the head.
Nobis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nobis looking to sit in guard and control but Hutchinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nobis is trying to keep Hutchinson in close.
Hutchinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hutchinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nobis is retaining full guard.
Hutchinson throwing strikes but missing.
Hutchinson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson gets to his feet - Nobis follows without any prompting.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Nobis moves out of range.
Freddy Hutchinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hutchinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nobis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Freddy Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Nobis.
Nobis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hutchinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Hutchinson. No joy for Nobis on that attempt.
Hutchinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nobis.
Nobis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hutchinson slips a jab and a cross from Nobis.
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hutchinson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson looks to land a left hand but Nobis moved out of range nicely.
Nobis with a hook.
Hutchinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nobis shoots in for a takedown but Hutchinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nobis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Peter Nobis has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobis prevents Hutchinson from getting the reversal.
Hutchinson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hutchinson is positioning himself well to prevent Nobis advancing to mount.
Nobis thows a huge punch but Hutchinson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hutchinson wants to improve his position but Nobis is controlling well.
Nobis wants to work for an arm triangle but Hutchinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nobis is looking to take a break and control but Hutchinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nobis is working for a kimura here but Hutchinson manages to reverse the position and he's now in Nobis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nobis looking to control.
Hutchinson content to stall in guard here.
Hutchinson wants to pass the guard but Nobis is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutchinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Freddy Hutchinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hutchinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nobis. Nobis gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Hutchinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hutchinson 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Hutchinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Driggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
187 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Driggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Driggs misses
and Duddy counters with a leg kick.
Driggs lands a jab-cross combination.
Driggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Driggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Driggs throws a leg kick but Duddy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Driggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duddy's calf.
Duddy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duddy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Driggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duddy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Driggs.
Driggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Driggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duddy blocks a body shot from Driggs.
Duddy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Driggs misses with a punch to the body.
Duddy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Driggs after a bit of a struggle.
Duddy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duddy.
Driggs has a couple of punches blocked by Duddy.
Driggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duddy has Driggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Driggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duddy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Driggs after a bit of a struggle.
Julio Driggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Declan Duddy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driggs.
Driggs looking to throw knees to the head but Duddy is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Driggs fails to land.
Driggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duddy is keeping busy.
Driggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Driggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Duddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driggs misses with some punches.
Driggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duddy wants to take the fight to the mat but Driggs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Duddy blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Driggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driggs cracks Duddy with a nice body shot.
Driggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Driggs working aggressively here.
Driggs misses with the head strike.
Driggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Driggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Driggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duddy tries for a takedown but Driggs manages to get underhooks.
Duddy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duddy avoids it.
Driggs scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Driggs.
Duddy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Driggs pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Driggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Driggs as he checks the leg kick.
Driggs lands a head shot.
Duddy darts in trying to clinch
and Driggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy checks a low kick from Driggs.
Driggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duddy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duddy blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Driggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Driggs throws a sloppy head kick and Duddy moves out of range easily.
Driggs misses with a leg kick
and Duddy counters with a shoot 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Duddy is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Duddy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Driggs defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Driggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Duddy wants to work for an arm triangle but Driggs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duddy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Driggs defends it well.
Duddy is trying to control the action in half guard but Driggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duddy is looking for a kimura here.
Duddy is working for a kimura here but Driggs manages to reverse the position and he's now in Duddy's guard.
Duddy is working an open guard so Driggs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driggs misses with a low kick.
Driggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duddy moves away.
Driggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duddy throws a push kick but Driggs slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Driggs.
Driggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driggs drives through and clinches with Duddy against the cage.
Driggs working aggressively here.
Driggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy avoids a wild elbow strike from Driggs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driggs.
Driggs misses with some punches.
Duddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Driggs prevents it.
Duddy has Driggs pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Duddy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Driggs tumbling to the mat - Duddy dives into Driggs's guard.
Driggs keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
Duddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Driggs is looking to stand up but Duddy isn't so interested in that idea.
Duddy wants to pass the guard but Driggs is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duddy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Driggs is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Driggs has escaped and now he's on top!
Driggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duddy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Driggs has managed to get both his arms back between Duddy's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Duddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Driggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duddy is out of range.
Driggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Driggs scores with a jab. Duddy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Driggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duddy is out of range.
Duddy tries to score with a low kick but Driggs moves his leg out of the way.
Driggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Driggs throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Driggs.
Driggs throws a head kick that misses
and Duddy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Driggs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driggs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Duddy.
Duddy seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Driggs is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driggs tries to buck Duddy off but he can't manage it.
Duddy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Duddy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Duddy is looking to clinch but Driggs is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Duddy blocks the low kick.
Duddy tries a head kick but it misses.
Driggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Driggs punishes Duddy's body with a nice straight punch.
Duddy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Driggs tries to avoid it but Duddy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Driggs to the ground. Driggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duddy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Driggs. That one must have hurt.
Duddy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws a head kick but Driggs moves out of range.
Driggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Duddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driggs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Duddy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Driggs to the mat. Driggs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Driggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Driggs is pulling down on Duddy's head to control his posture.
Driggs keeping full guard, as Duddy tries to pass.
Duddy throws a strike but Driggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duddy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Driggs is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is working an open guard so Driggs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Duddy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Driggs forces Duddy back against the cage and clinches.
Driggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duddy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Driggs regains guard immediately.
Duddy wants to pass the guard but Driggs is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driggs keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
Duddy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Driggs pulls Duddy in close to prevent any damage.
Declan Duddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duddy throws a strike but Driggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driggs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Declan Duddy.
I think Duddy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Declan Duddy!
Declan Duddy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Home End (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Durrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Home End is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home End!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Durrani!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrani scores with a nice body kick.
Durrani defending well as End loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durrani.
End jabs Durrani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Durrani lands a leg kick that knocks End off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Durrani.
Durrani throws the left hand but End avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Durrani.
Durrani lands a nice leg kick that just misses End's sensitive parts.
Durrani throws out a leg kick but End moves out of range and Durrani only half commits.
Durrani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durrani moves into the clinch successfully.
Durrani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durrani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
End tries to break the clinch but Durrani is controlling the position.
Durrani avoiding damage as End throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
End lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durrani backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durranis head.
End misses with a punch to the body.
Durrani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
End digs a right hand into Durrani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durrani's gas tank.
Durrani swings wildly with an uppercut but End uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durrani misses with a knee strike.
End struggles to land a body shot inside as Durrani controls his hands.
End tries to throw a body punch but Durrani avoids it by throwing End back against the cage.
A short right from Durrani.
End blocks a body shot from Durrani.
Durrani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from End.
A quick uppercut on the inside from End.
End looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and End avoids it.
Durrani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from End.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
End misses with a body punch.
End lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durrani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durrani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
End lands an elbow that stopped Durrani in his tracks for a moment.
Durrani tries to throw a body punch but End avoids it by throwing Durrani back against the cage.
Durrani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durrani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
End tries to work over Durrani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durrani wants to stall.
Durrani landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End tries to throw a body punch but Durrani avoids it by throwing End back against the cage.
Durrani blocks an uppercut.
Durrani misses with a knee to the head.
End tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durrani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by End.
End tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durrani's elbow.
Durrani misses with some punches.
End takes a knee to the side of the body.
End lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
End scores with a shoulder strike.
End misses with a shot to the kidneys.
End looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, End just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durrani's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on End - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
End throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durrani avoiding damage as End throws knees to the body.
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!
End misses with a punch to the body.
Durrani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durrani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. End is defending well for now.
Durrani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durrani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
End tries to land knees in the clinch but Durrani avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Durrani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ahmad Durrani will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
End throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durrani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durrani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from End.
End clinches.
Durrani tries to throw a body punch but End avoids it by throwing Durrani back against the cage.
End throws an elbow that misses.
Ahmad Durrani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
End with an attempt at a knee that misses.
End blocks a body shot from Durrani.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durrani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. End is defending well for now.
Durrani lands with a light punch inside.
End blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
End lands a knee to the body.
Durrani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. End is defending well for now.
End struggles to land a body shot inside as Durrani controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
End tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
End breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
End takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durrani works End's body with a nice hook.
Durrani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
End shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durrani, as that shot connected.
End tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
End throws a body punch but Durrani moves out of range.
Durrani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but End moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
End lands with a cross.
Durrani lands a nice hook to End's body. End takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durrani throws a body punch but End moves out of range.
Durrani scores with a shot to the body.
End throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrani throws the kick towards the body but End avoids it.
Durrani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from End. Durrani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durrani stalks End and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into End's face. End staggers backwards, shaken.
Durrani looks to land a right hand but End moved out of range.
Durrani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as End lands an impressive looking overhand right. Durrani doesn't seem phased though.
End fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - End coming out on top.
Durrani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
End swings for the body but Durrani moves out of range.
Home End seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrani throws the left hand but End avoids the punch easily.
End misses with an uppercut
and Durrani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps End thinking.
Durrani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from End.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
End checks the leg kick.
End punishes Durrani's body with a nice straight punch.
End looking to land some kicks to the body here.
End gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durrani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durrani gets through End's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durrani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durrani lands a nice shot to the body.
Durrani has a couple of punches blocked by End.
Durrani pushes End back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
End tries to work over Durrani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
End blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durrani avoids the elbow strike from End, against the cage.
Durrani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
End takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
End misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durrani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt End or not.
Durrani can't find room to land a body shot as End controls the action.
Durrani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durrani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
End tries to throw a body punch but Durrani avoids it by throwing End back against the cage.
End lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durrani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but End has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Durrani fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
End works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Durrani digs a right hand underneath End's ribcage. End let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ahmad Durrani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
End connects with a body shot.
End takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durrani.
Durrani slips under a jab from End.
End scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durrani in his tracks.
End avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durrani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from End tenderised Durrani's leg. Durrani is trying to keep his angry face on.
End scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durrani doesn't seem bothered though.
End changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durrani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
End fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durrani manages to avoid it.
End lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
End lands a jab to Durrani's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durrani, right into the meat.
End keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durrani.
End looks to throw a body kick
and Durrani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
End connects with an inside leg kick.
Durrani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling End to score with a decent uppercut.
Durrani thows a body shot but no joy.
Durrani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down End rather than just go for the knockout.
End keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
End throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durrani throws a leg kick which misses End's front leg but catches the back leg as End tries to avoid it.
Durrani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
End throws a shot to the body.
Durrani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
End misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durrani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrani defending well as End loads up on a big left hand.
Durrani 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.
End wants to slow Durrani down by chopping away at his legs.
End blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
End just misses with a punch to the body.
End throws a head kick that misses.
End connects with a crisp jab.
End misses with a body shot.
Durrani lands a nice shot that snaps End's head back.
Durrani misses with a straight right.
End dodges the punch combination from Durrani.
End throws a body punch but Durrani moves out of range.
Home End has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
End thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
End attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
End misses with a wild body shot.
End misses with an uppercut
and Durrani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durrani takes a swing at End's ribcage but misses.
Home End is winning the standup battle so far.
End takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durrani throws a good cross that connects.
End takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durrani throws out a leg kick but End moves out of range and Durrani only half commits.
End staying out of range there.
End takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durrani lands with a nice body punch.
End pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durrani is out of range and End settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but End was well out of range. Poor timing from Durrani.
Durrani lands with a thumping leg kick.
End misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durrani.
An inside leg kick from Durrani misses.
End tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durrani scores with a shot to the body.
Durrani is looking to land body kicks.
End avoids the body shot from Durrani.
Durrani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Durrani misses.
End misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durrani just misses with a punch to the body.
End is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
End swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durrani with a nice cross.
End throws out a powerful jab.
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 Home End.
Well Durrani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Durrani!
Ahmad Durrani tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Taki maly taki duzy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Damian Newman enters 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Newman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses the shot to the body.
Newman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fenili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newman tries to avoid it but Fenili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newman to the ground. Newman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fenili tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Newman is in Fenili's guard.
Newman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fenili has his foot on Newman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newman works his way back into a safe position though.
Newman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fenili manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newman has Fenili in his guard.
Fenili has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Newman is proving hard to escape from.
Fenili wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Fenili wanted to stand there but Newman had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fenili wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Fenili controlling from the top position.
Newman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fenili gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fenili is posturing up here but Newman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fenili tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fenili has to tap! Slick submission there by Newman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Newman!
Damian Newman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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