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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Mozgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Pronin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nikita Pronin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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243 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Mozgov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Pronin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pronin scores with a takedown into Mozgov's guard.
Mozgov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mozgov keeping moving, preventing Pronin from controlling successfully.
Pronin scoring with some ground and pound.
Pronin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pronin prevents Mozgov from getting back to his feet.
Mozgov keeping moving, preventing Pronin from controlling successfully.
Mozgov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pronin.
Pronin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mozgov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pronin is in close to Mozgov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pronin postures up in Mozgov's guard and throws a big left but Mozgov blocks it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pronin has eaten all the pies!
Pronin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mozgov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mozgov has escaped and now he's on top!
Mozgov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pronin striking from the bottom.
Mozgov wants to get up but he can't break Pronin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mozgov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pronin is retaining full guard.
Pronin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mozgov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pronin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mozgov but Mozgov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheers as Mozgov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pronin doesn't seem phased though.
Mozgov clinches.
Pronin has Mozgov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mozgov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mozgov breaks from the clinch.
Mozgov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Timofey Mozgov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Pronin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice combo by Mozgov! Oh, that's hurt him - Pronin falls to the canvas and Mozgov follows him into side control.
It looks like Nikita Pronin has been cut.
Pronin looks winded!
Mozgov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mozgov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pronin on the ground.
Mozgov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pronin throws Mozgov to one side and escapes!
Mozgov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mozgov plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Pronin swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Pronin face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timofey Mozgov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wade Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Rabanbarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice Rabanbarou will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wade Dew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Rabanbarou!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rabanbarou. Those never looked like landing.
Dew misses with a double jab.
Wade Dew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabanbarou dodges the punch combination from Dew.
Rabanbarou fails with a takedown attempt.
Dew throws a right hand that Rabanbarou ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabanbarou also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Dew.
Dew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabanbarou.
Dew moves into the clinch.
Rabanbarou is trying to pull guard but Dew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew manages to break the clinch.
Rabanbarou shoots in for a takedown but Dew shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wade Dew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Rabanbarou.
Dew catches Rabanbarou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dew fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Dew does no damage.
Dew looks to land a combination but Rabanbarou avoids it well.
Dew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabanbarou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabanbarou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dew swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dew shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rabanbarou eats them both and turns towards Dew to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabanbarou gets tackled into the cage by Dew. Dew maintains the clinch.
Dew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rabanbarou backs up against the cage.
Dew rushes Rabanbarou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rabanbarou pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabanbarou working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dew has passed into half guard!
Rabanbarou is trying to get back to full guard.
Dew tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rabanbarou.
Rabanbarou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Dew is going to stand back up.
Rabanbarou actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou actively working from the bottom here.
Dew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabanbarou on the ground.
Dew decides to stand up.
Rabanbarou is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabanbarou at a distance.
Dew cracks Rabanbarou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dew doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabanbarou circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Dew dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dew misses with the combination.
Dew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rabanbarou slips under a jab.
Rabanbarou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dew throws out the jab.
Rabanbarou with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rabanbarou shoots and misses
and Dew counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dew rushes Rabanbarou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dew breaks from the clinch.
Dew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabanbarou on the side of the head.
Dew misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew misses with a hook.
Wade Dew is winning the standup battle so far.
Dew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dew throws a right hand that Rabanbarou ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabanbarou also avoids with ease.
Dew fails to land with a series of punches.
Dew throws a hook but Rabanbarou blocks it.
Dew misses with a combination
and Rabanbarou counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dew!
Dew wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dew is now in Rabanbarou's guard. A big mistake from Rabanbarou there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dew wants to stand but Rabanbarou is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rabanbarou looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rabanbarou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dew is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maurice Rabanbarou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rabanbarou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dew wants to stand but Rabanbarou is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rabanbarou looking for a guillotine here but Dew defends easily.
Rabanbarou has his foot on Dew's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dew works his way back into a safe position though.
Dew decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dew stalks Rabanbarou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rabanbarou's face. Rabanbarou staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dew misses with a two punch combination.
Dew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dew cracks Rabanbarou with an open hand slap.
Dew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dew misses with a few strikes there.
Dew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Wade Dew will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dew misses with a straight left.
Rabanbarou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dew.
Dew swinging wildly here.
Dew lands a really nice looking cross but Rabanbarou seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Dew.
A punch lands to the side of Rabanbarou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dew wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabanbarou slips a jab and a cross from Dew.
Dew leaves Rabanbarou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dew scores with the left hand. Rabanbarou knows he should have avoided that one.
Dew is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Dew lands.
Dew swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rabanbarou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rabanbarou dodges the punch combination from Dew.
Wade Dew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rabanbarou.
Dew fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Dew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Rabanbarou or perhaps it was just good defense by Dew which made him look bad.
Wade Dew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Rabanbarou.
Dew lands a jab-cross combination.
Dew throws a right hand that Rabanbarou ducks under and follows up with a left that Rabanbarou also avoids with ease.
Dew clinches up with Rabanbarou and pushes him back against the cage.
Dew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rabanbarou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dew throws a body punch but Rabanbarou moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Dew as he connects with a hook.
Rabanbarou ducks under a wild hook from Dew.
Dew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Dew - just one landing.
Dew misses the shot to the body.
Dew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabanbarou was well out of range. Poor timing from Dew.
Dew throws a looping overhand right but Rabanbarou ducks down to avoid it.
Dew tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabanbarou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Dew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dew, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Dew!
After winning the bout, Wade Dew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladan Perunovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Threadgood (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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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladan Perunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buddy Threadgood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perunovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perunovic tests Threadgood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perunovic misses with an uppercut. Threadgood saw that one coming.
Perunovic thows a body kick. Threadgood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Perunovic scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perunovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Threadgood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perunovic manages to avoid it.
Threadgood's corner calls for a 1-2. Threadgood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Threadgood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Threadgood is looking to chop away at Perunovic's legs.
Threadgood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Threadgood missing with a left hand there. Perunovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Threadgood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perunovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Threadgood's sensitive parts.
Perunovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Threadgood's sensitive parts.
Perunovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perunovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Threadgood looks winded!
Threadgood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perunovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Perunovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perunovic.
Perunovic connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perunovic scores with a kick to the body.
Perunovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Perunovic lands a big head kick that sends Threadgood tumbling to the mat! Perunovic takes a step backwards and waves Threadgood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Threadgood is rocked!
Perunovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Perunovic! Threadgood is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladan Perunovic!
Vladan Perunovic took some time post fight to say the following; 'DIE MOTHERFUCKER!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona's entrance music is Erge-Sholee Biste Turda. A fine choice. Gerich has chosen Drugwhore as his entrance music. Varshik Gerich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambrona swinging wildly here.
Cambrona tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerich.
Gerich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cambrona closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cambrona is trying to control the action in half guard but Gerich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cambrona tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gerich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gerich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gerich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cambrona is one step ahead there.
Cambrona wants to get up but he can't break Gerich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cambrona throwing strikes from guard but Gerich blocks nicely.
Gerich is pulling down on Cambrona's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich trying to control the position.
Cambrona wants to control from the top but Gerich keeps moving.
Cambrona throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cambrona accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gerich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cambrona's guard.
Cambrona is looking to stand up but Gerich isn't so interested in that idea.
Gerich passes Cambrona's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambrona kicks off Gerich and gets to his feet.
Gerich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Gerich circles away.
Cambrona thows a body kick. Gerich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona drives through and clinches with Gerich against the cage.
Gerich missing with knees to the body.
Gerich pushes off an throws an elbow but Cambrona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching 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!
Cambrona is trying to trip Gerich. He has hold of a leg but Gerich is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cambrona persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cambrona trying to control but Gerich is working from the bottom.
Cambrona sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gerich's guard.
Gerich trying to control but Cambrona postures up.
Cambrona wants to control but Gerich is keeping him busy.
Gerich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cambrona.
Gerich trying to control but Cambrona postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Varshik Gerich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gerich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cambrona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cambrona is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gerich can't fight it off and eventually Cambrona manages to take the fight to the floor. Gerich looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cambrona keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gerich's head.
Cambrona scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gerich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gerich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerich dominating with strikes here.
Cambrona trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cambrona is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gerich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cambrona hang on?
Cambrona is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gerich throwing strikes here but Cambrona is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Cambrona really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gerich unloading with bombs!
Gerich with good strikes from the mount here!
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cambrona is bucking up trying to escape but Gerich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cambrona is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cambrona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Gerich.
Gerich dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gerich thowing shots but they're missing.
Gerich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cambrona is surviving well by controlling Gerich's body position as best he can.
Gerich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cambrona really wants to buck Gerich off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Varshik Gerich will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gerich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cambrona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gerich misses with a hook. Cambrona ducked under it nicely.
Cambrona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cambrona can't get the takedown.
Gerich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cambrona.
Cambrona managing to block the knees to the body from Gerich.
Cambrona lands a takedown into guard.
Cambrona postures up.
Cambrona trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cambrona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cambrona is looking to work some ground and pound but Gerich has wrist control.
Gerich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cambrona is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona wants to control from the top but Gerich keeps moving.
Gerich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cambrona!
Cambrona is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cambrona trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gerich landing strikes from the mount and Cambrona is in trouble!
Gerich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cambrona is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cambrona is looking to escape.
Gerich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gerich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cambrona's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gerich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gerich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cambrona is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich trying to control but Cambrona is having none of it.
Oh Cambrona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gerich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cambrona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cambrona tries to get out of the position.
Gerich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gerich scoring with strikes but Cambrona is staying in there.
Gerich tries to control but Cambrona wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Cambrona really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gerich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cambrona is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A big strike lands for Gerich! That's really hurt Cambrona and he's turned his back - Gerich keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gerich jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Varshik Gerich!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost has chosen Your as Cold as Ice as his entrance music. Tony Frost will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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19
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Summer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Frost!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Summer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Summer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frost defends it nicely.
Summer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Summer trying to mount his opponent but Frost defends it.
Frost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Summer throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frost is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Summer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Summer wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Frost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Summer manages to get himself to full guard.
Summer wants to sweep here but Frost controlling him for the moment.
Summer has his feet on Frost's thighs here. He's pushed Frost off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Frost screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Summer!
A relieved looking Andrew Summer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Grozni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Миша Маваши - &. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Grozni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grozni digs a good hook to Mustacho's body.
A big right from Mustacho misses.
Grozni throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Mustacho misses.
Mustacho is looking to clinch but Grozni is avoiding it.
That kick from Mustacho tenderised Grozni's leg. Grozni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mustacho avoids the body shot from Grozni.
Grozni looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustacho is just out of range.
Grozni looks to land a left hand but Mustacho moved out of range nicely.
Mustacho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mustacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grozni.
Mustacho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grozni's waist but Grozni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mustacho off to one side.
A combination from Grozni does no damage.
Grozni fails to land with a series of punches.
Grozni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mustacho throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni checks a leg kick.
Mustacho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grozni darts in and clinches Mustacho up against the cage.
Grozni manages to break the clinch.
Grozni swings widly with a right hand
and Mustacho counters with a shoot takedown. Grozni fights it but they end up in guard.
Grozni wants to stand and escape but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho trying to control but Grozni is working from the bottom.
Mustacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Grozni is retaining full guard.
Grozni has Mustacho pulled in close to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grozni wants to stand up but Mustacho is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho trying to control but Grozni is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mustacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mustacho throws a big shot that misses.
Grozni misses with a hook.
Mustacho moves into the clinch.
Grozni being controlled against the cage.
Grozni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustacho misses with a body punch.
Mustacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Grozni.
Grozni tries to stall but Mustacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grozni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grozni tries to throw a body punch but Mustacho avoids it by throwing Grozni back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mustacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grozni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grozni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grozni swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grozni is trying to stall.
Mustacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Grozni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grozni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustacho.
Mustacho connects with a leg kick. Grozni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grozni cracks Mustacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grozni connects with a looping right hand.
Grozni looks to land a right hand but Mustacho moved out of range.
Grozni throws a hook but Mustacho avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mustacho throws a chopping leg kick but Grozni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Grozni misses the target.
Grozni looks to land a right hand but Mustacho moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grozni.
Mustacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grozni manages to avoid it.
Grozni blocks a head kick by Mustacho.
Grozni checks a low kick from Mustacho.
Grozni avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Mustacho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Grozni as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Grozni misses.
Mustacho tries to land a leg kick but Grozni saw it coming and moves away.
Grozni 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.
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 Rogerio Mustacho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grozni avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Ivan Grozni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Grozni as he checks the leg kick.
Grozni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grozni misses with a looping left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mustacho - that will leave a mark!
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grozni.
Mustacho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grozni scores with a hook to the body. Mustacho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mustacho throws a body kick that misses.
Grozni lands a nice hook to Mustacho's body. Mustacho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grozni scores with a hook to the body. Mustacho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mustacho scores with a nice right hand.
Mustacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grozni scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho dives in and scores a takedown into Grozni's guard.
Grozni managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mustacho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mustacho won't allow Grozni to get back to his feet.
Grozni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustacho connects with a couple of short punches.
Grozni is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mustacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grozni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grozni is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Grozni with a big uppercut! Grozni tries to clinch up but Mustacho pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Grozni to the mat! Grozni covers up and Mustacho unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rogerio Mustacho!
Rogerio Mustacho 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Shut your mouth. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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29
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alpha Male!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Male waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Male gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ross stalling in the clinch.
Male throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Male struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ross leaning against his opponent.
Male throws a head punch that misses.
Ross prevents Male from breaking the clinch.
Male taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Male tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Male has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Male has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Male misses with the head strike.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Male tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross stalling the fight.
Male doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Male pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Male dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Male tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries a low kick but Male avoids it.
Male has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Male is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Male lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross catches Male with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Male slips the punch.
Male connects with a crisp jab.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Male works the jab nicely.
Ross is rocked!
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Male.
Male is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Male takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A shot to the body from Male misses
and Ross counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Ross staying out of range there.
Male misses with a hook. Ross ducked under it nicely.
Male moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Ross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ross lands a nice looking body kick.
Ross rushes Male and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Male's face.
Male goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Male fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross trying to stall but Male improves his position.
Male tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Male breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Male throws a lazy head kick
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ross clobbers Male with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Male has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Male backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Male misses with a hook from the clinch.
Male throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Male misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Male wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Male.
Ross lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alpha Male 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.
Male throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
Male tries to clinch up.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Male wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Male is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Male looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Male throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Male misses with a body punch
and Ross counters with a low kick, right behind Male 's knee.
Male tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Male takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ross blocks a head kick by Male.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Male throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ross.
Artur Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Male fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross lands with a slapping head kick.
Male throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Male, as that shot connected.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Ross lands with a nice body kick.
Male is breathing heavily.
Ross lands a big head kick that sends Male tumbling to the mat! Ross takes a step backwards and waves Male back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Male is rocked!
It looks like Alpha Male has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross has Male up against the cage in a clinch.
Male is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Alpha Male seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Male wants to break the clinch but can't.
Male is trying to force a seperation but Ross has the dominant position.
Male seems to have recovered his senses.
Male swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Male throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male throws a head kick that misses.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Male looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Male's head.
Male swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Male.
Ross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Male momentarily.
Male chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross scores with a kick to the body.
Male tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ross throws a right hand that Male ducks under and follows up with a left that Male also avoids with ease.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Male misses.
Ross tests Male's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Ross thumps Male with a low kick.
Ross feints and then cracks Male's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Male down.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Male.
A combination from Male does no damage.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Male scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
Ross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Male chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ross, right into the meat.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artur Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Male has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ross.
Ross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ross misses with a double jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ross.
Ross lands a big head kick that sends Male tumbling to the mat! Ross takes a step backwards and waves Male back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Male's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Male takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Ross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alpha Male's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Male is trying to stall.
Male working hard to break the clinch.
Male has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ross.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Male tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross stalling against the cage.
Ross trying to control the position but instead, Male has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ross into the cage.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Male controls the action.
Come on Ross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Male fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross misses with a hook. Male ducked under it nicely.
Male looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Male tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ross is able to avoid easily.
Ross is looking to slow Male down with leg kicks.
Ross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Male, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ross is looking to control Male's arms but Male gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ross has his back to the cage.
Male tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Male looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Male lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ross, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
Ross misses with a two punch combination.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Male chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Male tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Male swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Ross is controlling him.
Male escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Male tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Male takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Male looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Male throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Male throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ross counters with a leg kick.
Male throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Male can do to turn this around?
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Male takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ross lands a head kick. Male smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Male might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Male takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Male on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Male looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Ross there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Male, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Ross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ross 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Ross!
An out of breath Artur Ross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrej Kavelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zergatron Megalopolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andrej Kavelin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrej Kavelin 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrej Kavelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zergatron Megalopolis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavelin throws a one two combo.
Kavelin dives in and grabs Megalopolis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Megalopolis pushes down on Kavelin's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Kavelin.
Kavelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kavelin tries to clinch but Megalopolis moves out of range.
Kavelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kavelin looks for a takedown but Megalopolis sprawls well.
Kavelin with a poor takedown
and Megalopolis counters with a crisp one two that drops Kavelin! Megalopolis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kavelin to his feet! Kavelin is in big trouble!
Kavelin is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrej Kavelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Kavelin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Megalopolis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kavelin somewhat.
Kavelin throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalopolis connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kavelin! He's out on his feet! Megalopolis rushes in and drops Kavelin with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zergatron Megalopolis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff has chosen My Domination as his entrance music. Dmitry Boitsoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kert Nigobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigobson dives in and scores a takedown into Boitsoff's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nigobson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boitsoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nigobson has managed to get both his arms back between Boitsoff's legs - danger averted.
Nigobson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nigobson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nigobson is posturing up here but Boitsoff has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nigobson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nigobson has to tap! Slick submission there by Boitsoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Boitsoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Poldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martyn Musgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Poldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martyn Musgrave!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musgrave takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poldi looks for the body kick but Musgrave saw that one coming.
Musgrave throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poldi punishes Musgrave's body with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poldi.
Musgrave tries a low kick but Poldi avoids it.
Musgrave fails with a takedown attempt.
Poldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musgrave throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poldi cracks Musgrave with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Musgrave lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poldi's sensitive parts.
Poldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Musgrave is just out of range.
Musgrave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musgrave moves away.
Poldi closes the distance and pushes Musgrave back into the cage.
Poldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Musgrave looks winded!
Poldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poldi leaning against his opponent.
Poldi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Poldi presses Musgrave against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Poldi.
Poldi misses with a body punch.
Poldi works on Musgrave's body with a couple of short punches.
Poldi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musgrave walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poldi.
Poldi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Musgrave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poldi 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.
Poldi tests Musgrave's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musgrave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poldi looks to throw the jab but Musgrave is out of range.
Poldi misses the jab.
Poldi misses with a body kick.
Musgrave closes the distance and clinches up with Poldi, looking for a takedown. Musgrave pushes Poldi against the cage but Poldi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Musgrave takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Musgrave throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Musgrave blocks a jab.
Musgrave takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Musgrave avoids the body shot from Poldi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poldi.
Poldi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Musgrave if he has to take too many more of those.
Poldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Musgrave at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A right-left combo lands from Poldi.
Crunch! Poldi slams his shin into Musgrave's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poldi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Musgrave momentarily.
Poldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poldi thuds his shin into the meat of Musgrave's side.
Poldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack Poldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poldi tries to land a leg kick but Musgrave saw it coming and moves away.
Poldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poldi moves into range and clinches up with Musgrave.
Poldi has Musgrave pushed against the cage.
Poldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musgrave backwards.
Poldi has Musgrave pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poldi can't find room to land a body shot as Musgrave controls the action.
A short uppercut from Poldi.
Poldi lands a body shot.
Poldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Poldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Martyn Musgrave has been cut.
Poldi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poldi lands a body punch.
Poldi scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poldi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musgrave is rocked!
Musgrave fails to pull guard.
Jack Poldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martyn Musgrave.
A short right from Poldi on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martyn Musgrave's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poldi catches Musgrave napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Musgrave to the canvas!
Poldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musgrave is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poldi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Poldi is pressing down on Musgrave's thigh, looking to free his foot. Musgrave is holding on for now.
Poldi wants to take a breather but Musgrave is having none of it.
Musgrave is controlling Poldi's trapped leg to prevent Poldi from advancing to side control.
Poldi controlling the action here.
Poldi uses his free foot to push down on Musgrave's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Musgrave.
Poldi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musgrave is squirming around, avoiding Poldi's attempts to control the action.
Poldi wants to take Musgrave's back here but Musgrave is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Musgrave is looking to improve his position but Poldi isn't that keen on the idea.
Poldi controlling the pace for now.
Poldi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Musgrave is looking to escape.
Musgrave looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poldi keeps control of the position easily here as Musgrave tries to buck him off.
Musgrave trying to control the hands but Poldi won't let him.
Poldi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
A lull in the action here.
Poldi looking to break Musgrave's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Musgrave remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Poldi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Poldi keeps control of the position easily here as Musgrave tries to buck him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poldi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Musgrave has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Musgrave is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Poldi gets his way!
Musgrave can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musgrave trying to control the position but Poldi manages to sink in the hooks.
Poldi is looking for a choke. Musgrave gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Musgrave manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Jack Poldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poldi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Musgrave trying to control but Poldi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Poldi 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poldi trying to control the position here.
Musgrave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poldi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poldi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martyn Musgrave's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Musgrave thumps Poldi with a low kick.
Poldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Musgrave was well out of range. Poor timing from Poldi.
Musgrave checks a low kick from Poldi.
Poldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Musgrave drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poldi wants to sweep here but Musgrave controlling him for the moment.
Poldi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poldi is on top in guard.
Musgrave tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poldi trying to control but Musgrave is working from the bottom.
Poldi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Poldi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Musgrave tries to improve position but can't.
Poldi controls the position from side control.
Poldi cracks Musgrave with a big elbow.
Poldi tries for a kimura but Musgrave is defending well.
Poldi working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poldi trying to control the action but Musgrave is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poldi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Musgrave's legs.
Musgrave seems a little lost for a moment, as Poldi dominates the positioning.
Poldi tries to advance to mount but Musgrave denies him.
Poldi advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musgrave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poldi content just to control the position here.
Musgrave wants to hold on but Poldi pushes him away.
Poldi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Musgrave is looking to escape.
Poldi controlling from mount.
Poldi prevents Musgrave from getting the reversal.
Poldi trying to control but Musgrave is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poldi fails to take his opponent's back.
Poldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musgrave can do to turn this around?
Musgrave wants to hold on but Poldi pushes him away.
Poldi stands up from mount. Strange move.
Musgrave shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poldi as he jumps to the side.
Musgrave avoids the body shot from Poldi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poldi scores with a hook to the body. Musgrave takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Musgrave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musgrave fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poldi throws a hook but Musgrave avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poldi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Martyn Musgrave's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poldi cracks Musgrave with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poldi lands a high kick!
Musgrave takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Musgrave takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooh a lovely combination from Poldi sends Musgrave down but not out. Poldi dives into side control looking to finish.
Musgrave is still in real trouble! Can Poldi finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poldi advances to mount.
Poldi content just to control the position here.
Musgrave wants to control but Poldi is having none of it.
Poldi controlling the pace for now.
Musgrave seems to have recovered his senses.
Musgrave has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Musgrave do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Musgrave is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Poldi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Poldi avoiding Musgrave 's attempts to control his hands.
Poldi is looking to control Musgrave but Musgrave is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Poldi has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poldi looking for the choke but no joy.
Musgrave trying to control the hands but Poldi breaks the grip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poldi tightening his grip on Musgrave, looking for the choke.
Musgrave tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Musgrave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poldi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poldi trying to control but Musgrave is having none of it.
Musgrave tries to reverse the position but Poldi maintains control.
Poldi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poldi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musgrave is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poldi controlling the pace for now.
Musgrave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Musgrave tries to hold on but Poldi postures up.
Musgrave is squirming around, avoiding Poldi's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musgrave is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Poldi had his way with Martyn Musgrave in that round.
The cut man is working on Martyn Musgrave's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Poldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musgrave.
Poldi stuffs the takedown attempt from Musgrave. Musgrave gets slowly back to his feet.
Poldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Musgrave. That's going to slow Poldi down.
Musgrave throws out a leg kick but Poldi moves out of range and Musgrave only half commits.
Musgrave looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poldi is fending him off so far but Musgrave persists. Nope, Poldi circles away and we're back to standing.
Musgrave on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Musgrave.
Poldi misses with a wild body shot.
Musgrave throws a head kick but Poldi moves out of range.
Musgrave on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Poldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poldi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poldi throws a head kick but Musgrave moves out of range.
Poldi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Musgrave tries to keep at a distance but Poldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poldi cracks Musgrave with a nice body shot.
Musgrave is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poldi lands with a right to the head.
Poldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poldi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poldi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Poldi.
Musgrave is looking for a takedown.
Jack Poldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martyn Musgrave.
Poldi stalling in the clinch.
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 right handed body shot lands from Poldi.
Poldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musgrave's elbow.
Poldi lands with a right to the head.
Musgrave fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack Poldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Musgrave wants to take the fight to the mat but Poldi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poldi avoiding damage.
Poldi can't find room to land a body shot as Musgrave controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Musgrave drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Musgrave has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poldi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musgrave tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poldi smiles and moves away.
Martyn Musgrave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poldi connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Poldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poldi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Poldi!
Jack Poldi retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Jack Poldi, 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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