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SFL 7: Winter Soldier PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharelnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Kharelnikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharelnikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kharelnikov off to one side.
Kharelnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Drew Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster tries to clinch but Kharelnikov is having none of it.
Foster has managed to clinch.
Foster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kharelnikov looks gassed!
Kharelnikov tries to pull guard but Foster forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
Foster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster avoiding damage.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergei Kharelnikov has been cut.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster lands a knee to the head.
Foster lands an elbow just above Kharelnikov 's eye.
Foster with a knee to the head.
Kharelnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharelnikov's face.
That has opened up Sergei Kharelnikov's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foster obliges.
Foster tries a knee to the head but Kharelnikov blocks it.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kharelnikov being controlled against the cage.
Kharelnikov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Foster is defending well.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharelnikov.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foster lands a knee to the body.
Foster controlling the action here for a moment.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foster lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster avoiding damage.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Sergei Kharelnikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster with a knee to the head.
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foster.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Kharelnikov shrugs off.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharelnikov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharelnikov or not.
Kharelnikov wants to take the fight to the mat but Foster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foster.
Foster lands a knee to the body.
Kharelnikov can't get the takedown.
Foster landing knees to the body.
Foster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharelnikov backwards.
Foster scores a nice knee to the body.
Foster lands a knee to the body.
Foster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Foster crunches a lovely knee into Kharelnikov's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster has Kharelnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Kharelnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharelnikovs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster just leaning against Kharelnikov, taking a breather.
Foster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kharelnikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foster smiles and moves away.
Foster looks to land a combination but Kharelnikov avoids it well.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Kharelnikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharelnikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foster clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foster obliges.
Foster lands an elbow that stopped Kharelnikov in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster lands a nice shot to the body.
Foster landing knees to the head.
Kharelnikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Foster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharelnikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kharelnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharelnikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Kharelnikov misses with a takedown attempt - Foster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharelnikov moves away.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Foster.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but Kharelnikov blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Foster.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kharelnikov can do to turn this around?
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharelnikov's defenses.
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kharelnikov is breathing heavily.
Foster slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharelnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kharelnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kharelnikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foster.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Foster landing knees to the head.
Kharelnikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Foster. No joy for Kharelnikov on that attempt.
Kharelnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster is looking to clinch but Kharelnikov is avoiding it.
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharelnikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharelnikov is trying to pull guard but Foster turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharelnikov.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Kharelnikov shrugs off.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster is working Kharelnikov over against the cage.
Foster lands an elbow that stopped Kharelnikov in his tracks for a moment.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drew Foster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foster lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foster.
Sergei Kharelnikov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kharelnikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Foster lands a nice knee to the body.
Foster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharelnikov's face.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kharelnikov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharelnikov misses with some punches.
Kharelnikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster lands an uppercut.
A short right from Foster.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Foster.
Foster scores with a shot to the side of Kharelnikov's head.
Foster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kharelnikov takes a shot to the head.
Kharelnikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kharelnikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foster working Kharelnikov over with knees to the body.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster stalling.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kharelnikov jumps into guard, dragging Foster to the mat.
Foster stands and steps away. Kharelnikov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foster prevents the takedown attempt.
Kharelnikov is trying to force a seperation but Foster has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharelnikov won't want to take too many of those.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharelnikov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foster is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Foster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharelnikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Kharelnikov pushes him off.
Kharelnikov gets tackled into the cage by Foster. Foster maintains the clinch.
Kharelnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kharelnikov.
Kharelnikov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foster lands a nice knee to the body.
Kharelnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Kharelnikov shrugs off.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharelnikovs head.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Foster.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster working Kharelnikov over with knees to the body.
Foster presses Kharelnikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster lands an elbow that stopped Kharelnikov in his tracks for a moment.
Kharelnikov tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Foster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharelnikov backwards.
Foster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharelnikov.
A knee to the head by Foster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands an elbow just above Kharelnikov 's eye.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Kharelnikov is blocking nicely.
Foster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharelnikov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kharelnikov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Foster has Kharelnikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kharelnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharelnikov won't want to take too many of those.
Kharelnikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foster smiles and moves away.
Kharelnikov shoots in for a double leg but Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharelnikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foster as he jumps to the side.
Foster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kharelnikov's head.
Foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharelnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kharelnikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kharelnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to clinch up.
Drew Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster wants to clinch.
Kharelnikov lands a two punch combo.
Foster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foster pushes Kharelnikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharelnikov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Foster prevents it.
Sergei Kharelnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kharelnikov wants to take the fight to the mat but Foster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster slowing the pace effectively.
Kharelnikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
Foster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharelnikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Foster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Roberts (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aiden Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin prevents the takedown attempt.
Roberts avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
It looks like Aiden Roberts has been cut.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rasputin.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rasputin lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Roberts 's eye.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roberts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rasputin lands a nice elbow.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roberts 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!
Rasputin working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin working Roberts over with knees to the body.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rasputin.
That has opened up Aiden Roberts's cut even more.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rasputin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rasputin.
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Rasputin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin drops Roberts with a big knee straight up the middle! Roberts is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Roberts is rocked!
Rasputin clinches up against the cage.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Roberts! Rasputin unloads with more strikes and Roberts sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
A relieved looking Grigori Rasputin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Smekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Smekhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kornev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kornev clinches.
Smekhov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kornev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smekhov uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kornev trying to keep a closed guard but Smekhov is proving a slippery customer.
Smekhov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smekhov stopping the sweep attempt from Kornev.
Smekhov throwing strikes but missing.
Kornev working for a triangle but Smekhov defends it easily.
Smekhov postures up in Kornev's guard and throws a big left but Kornev blocks it.
Smekhov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smekhov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kornev has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev is trying to control the position but Smekhov postures up.
Kornev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smekhov.
Smekhov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smekhov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kornev looking for a guillotine here but Smekhov defends easily.
Smekhov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smekhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kornev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kornev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kornev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smekhov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornev wants to sweep here but Smekhov controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smekhov landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smekhov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smekhov cracks Kornev with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smekhov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kornev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kornev, not yet.
Kornev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smekhov preventing the sweep.
Smekhov throwing strikes from guard but Kornev blocks nicely.
Kornev has Smekhov pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smekhov cracks Kornev with a solid left hand.
Kornev looking for a guillotine here but Smekhov defends easily.
Smekhov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smekhov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kornev looking to control.
Smekhov passes Kornev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kornev is not content to let Smekhov control the position.
Smekhov is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kornev as he works his way to full guard.
Smekhov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smekhov postures up in Kornev's guard and throws a big left but Kornev blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev wants to stand and escape but Smekhov is having none of it.
Smekhov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kornev is keeping the position for now.
Kornev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smekhov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kornev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kornev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kornev looking for a guillotine here but Smekhov defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smekhov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Smekhov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kornev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smekhov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kornev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kornev looks for a takedown but Smekhov sprawls well.
Kornev misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Smekhov misses its intended target.
Smekhov throws a one two combo.
Kornev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vitaliy Smekhov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kornev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smekhov swivels and escapes.
Vitaliy Smekhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Kornev.
Smekhov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kornev as he avoids it easily.
Smekhov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ivan Kornev has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kornev is breathing heavily.
Kornev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smekhov.
Kornev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kornev is defended easily by Smekhov.
Smekhov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Smekhov does no damage.
Smekhov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kornev backs up against the cage.
Smekhov misses with a series of wild punches.
Smekhov throws a right hand that Kornev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kornev also avoids with ease.
Kornev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kornev shoots in but Smekhov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Smekhov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Smekhov.
Smekhov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smekhov throws a series of punches but Kornev avoids them all with ease.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kornev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smekhov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smekhov misses with a few strikes there.
Kornev shoots for a takedown but Smekhov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kornev staying out of range there.
Smekhov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kornev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smekhov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smekhov lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smekhov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kornev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smekhov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kornev is retaining full guard.
Kornev trying to keep a closed guard but Smekhov is proving a slippery customer.
Smekhov looking to pass the guard.
Smekhov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kornev wants to stand and escape but Smekhov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smekhov throws a big elbow that misses.
Smekhov postures up in Kornev's guard and throws a big left but Kornev blocks it.
Kornev 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.
Kornev has his feet on Smekhov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smekhov misses with a series of wild punches.
Smekhov stuffs the takedown.
Smekhov misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Smekhov misses.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kornev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Smekhov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kornev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smekhov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kornev's head backwards.
Kornev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smekhov.
Kornev tries to clinch but Smekhov moves out of range.
A punch combination from Smekhov misses.
Smekhov throws a nice looking combination but Kornev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kornev takes a swing at Smekhov's ribcage but misses.
Smekhov shoots in looking for a takedown but Kornev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smekhov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smekhov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smekhov shoots for a takedown but Kornev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smekhov misses with a hook. Kornev ducked under it nicely.
Kornev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch but Smekhov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smekhov rushes Kornev and presses him up against the cage.
Kornev prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaliy Smekhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kornev breaks the clinch.
Kornev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smekhov circles away.
Kornev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kornev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kornev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smekhov slaps away a takedown attempt from Kornev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kornev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smekhov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smekhov lands a really nice looking cross but Kornev seems unphased.
Kornev misses with a double jab.
Smekhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kornev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kornev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch lands to the side of Kornev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kornev closes the distance and clinches up with Smekhov, looking for a takedown. Kornev pushes Smekhov against the cage but Smekhov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smekhov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kornev but Kornev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smekhov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smekhov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smekhov misses with an uppercut.
Kornev lands with a kick to the temple. Smekhov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vitaliy Smekhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smekhov throws a nice looking combination but Kornev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kornev shoots in looking for a takedown but Smekhov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kornev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smekhov closes the distance and clinches up with Kornev, looking for a takedown. Smekhov pushes Kornev against the cage but Kornev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smekhov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vitaliy Smekhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kornev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smekhov looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.
Smekhov leaves Kornev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smekhov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kornev back to the cage. Smekhov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smekhov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kornev. Kornev obviously looking to wear him down.
Smekhov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smekhov misses with a few strikes there.
Kornev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smekhov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kornev.
Smekhov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smekhov misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kornev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivan Kornev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smekhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Vitaliy Smekhov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smekhov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Smekhov!
A relieved looking Vitaliy Smekhov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Van Den Broeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struve comes to the cage accompanied by Showstopper. Van Den Broeck has chosen Insane Clown Posse - Miracles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Van Den Broeck!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Broeck cracks Struve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Struve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Den Broeck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice looking kick to the body. Struve takes a step back to recover.
Struve is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Den Broeck pounces like a tiger and cracks Struve with a vicious hook! Struve is down but not out! Van Den Broeck follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Van Den Broeck!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vincent Van Den Broeck made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djanki Manki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Born has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Born seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djanki Manki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Manki.
Born shoots in looking for a takedown. Manki tries to sprawl out of it but Born keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Manki.
Jab by Manki.
Manki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Manki.
Manki shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Born takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Manki sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Born bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djanki Manki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mode Benke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Graicie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mode Benke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helio Graicie!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graicie.
Graicie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Benke. That snapped Graicie's head back.
Benke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Graicie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benke as he avoids it easily.
Graicie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benke connects with a body shot.
Benke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graicie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graicie looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Benke.
Graicie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benke can pounce on him.
Oooooh!!! Benke has knocked Graicie down with a huge combo! Benke steps away and waves a wobbly Graicie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graicie doesn't seem bothered though.
Benke walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Graicie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Benke swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Graicie's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mode Benke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Thompistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Face Scratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Travis Thompistone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Thompistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Face Scratcher!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompistone lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Face Scratcher has been cut.
Thompistone looks to land a combination but Scratcher avoids it well.
Thompistone drops Scratcher with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Scratcher looks back up at him and smiles so Thompistone waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Scratcher is rocked!
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!
Thompistone misses with a few strikes there.
Scratcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompistone finish him?
Thompistone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompistone stuns Scratcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompistone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scratcher defends it nicely.
Thompistone ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Scratcher out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Thompistone!
In his post fight interview, Travis Thompistone gave a big smile as he said '"i'm sexy and i know it" {wiggle wiggle yeah}'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by KO muzik. Ferguson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "I'm A Boss" By Meek Mill & Rick Ross. Lee Murray had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaime Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferguson, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray has clasped his hands together around Ferguson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Murray connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ferguson some visible discomfort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferguson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Murray working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson is not content to let Murray control the position.
Ferguson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Murray is controlling him well.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferguson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murray.
Murray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ferguson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ferguson is not content to let Murray control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet.
Murray is putting a hurting on Ferguson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Murray tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Murray trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murray has hold of Ferguson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ferguson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Murray cranks the arm and Ferguson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ferguson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lee Murray!
During a confident post fight interview, Lee Murray thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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