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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cerien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerien comes into the arena with House of the rising sun blaring out of the sound system. Zhukov has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Ivan Zhukov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cerien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov looks to land a combination but Cerien avoids it well.
Zhukov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cerien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cerien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cerien throws an elbow but misses.
Cerien breaks from the clinch.
Cerien dodges the punch combination from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cerien counters with a takedown into side control.
Cerien has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Zhukov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerien 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Cerien there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cerien throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cerien throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerien with a couple of short strikes.
Cerien jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zhukov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cerien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zhukov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cerien working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Cerien are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cerien cracks Zhukov with a big right hand but Zhukov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cerien tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cerien lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zhukov down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhukov keeps working.
Zhukov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cerien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cerien has hold of Zhukov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zhukov seems comfortable defending it but Cerien has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zhukov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zhukov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cerien couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Cerien!
An intense looking Jean Cerien took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'man, fighting is scary....'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Sieler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Sieler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Sandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Sieler!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Sieler.
Sieler is looking to clinch.
Sandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sieler staying out of range there.
Sieler ducks right into an uppercut from Sandler.
Sandler lands a nice shot that snaps Sieler's head back.
Sandler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sandler misses the jab.
Sieler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandler.
Sieler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sieler throws a hook but Sandler blocks it.
Michael Sandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sieler.
Sieler thows a body shot but no joy.
Sieler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sandler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sieler wants to clinch up but Sandler keeps it at a distance.
Sieler drops Sandler with a beautiful combination! Sandler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sieler is looking for the KO!
Sandler is rocked!
It looks like Michael Sandler has been cut.
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!
Sieler drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Sandler's head, knocking him out cold! Sieler is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Sieler!
Ron Sieler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Golotowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni has chosen Миша Маваши - & as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrzej Golotowski!
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, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golotowski misses with a body punch
and Grozni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golotowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Andrzej Golotowski has been cut.
Grozni scores with a shot to the body.
Golotowski throws a hook but Grozni blocks it.
Grozni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golotowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Golotowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golotowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Grozni finds it's target.
Golotowski is rocked!
Grozni wants to clinch up but Golotowski keeps it at a distance.
Oh Golotowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grozni misses with a few strikes there.
Golotowski seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Golotowski misses.
Grozni drops Golotowski with a huge uppercut! Golotowski drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Grozni is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Grozni!
A victorious Ivan Grozni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Cascara has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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177 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Napolitano is defending against the submission attempts here by Cascara.
Cascara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Napolitano sees it coming and defends easily.
Cascara thows a huge punch but Napolitano dodges it nicely.
Cascara is keen to just control but Napolitano is a slippery customer.
Cascara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cascara trying to control from half guard but Napolitano is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara not doing much here.
Napolitano is not content to let Cascara control the position.
Napolitano wants to improve his position but Cascara is controlling well.
Napolitano is staying active underneath Cascara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lionel Cascara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cascara avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
Cascara wants to clinch but Napolitano slips to the side
and Napolitano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cascara tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Napolitano.
Cascara is looking to clinch but Napolitano is avoiding it.
Cascara fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cascara.
Cascara shoots in for a takedown but Napolitano shows good takedown defense.
Dominick Napolitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lionel Cascara.
Cascara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napolitano.
Napolitano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cascara tries to clinch but Napolitano moves out of range.
Cascara throws a series of punches but Napolitano moves out of range.
A combination from Cascara does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Napolitano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cascara tries to clinch there but Napolitano circles away.
Cascara fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara tries to clinch up.
Cascara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Napolitano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Napolitano feints and then cracks Cascara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cascara down.
Cascara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Napolitano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Napolitano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cascara takes a step back to recover.
Cascara looks winded!
Cascara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cascara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napolitano as he jumps to the side.
Napolitano scores with a head kick.
It looks like Lionel Cascara has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano lands with an overhand left.
Cascara moves to clinch but Napolitano breaks away
and Napolitano counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara moves to clinch but Napolitano breaks away
and Napolitano counters with a nice uppercut.
Napolitano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cascara.
Napolitano lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napolitano, right into the meat.
Cascara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cascara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Napolitano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cascara's knee momentarily.
Napolitano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Napolitano lands a jab to Cascara's midsection.
Napolitano scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cascara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Napolitano's corner calls for a 1-2. Napolitano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Napolitano cracks the inside of Cascara's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Cascara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cascara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Napolitano.
Cascara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Napolitano.
Cascara wants to clinch but Napolitano slips to the side
and Napolitano counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cascara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napolitano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cascara moves in looking to clinch but Napolitano pushes him off.
Cascara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napolitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cascara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Napolitano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cascara.
Napolitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cascara in his tracks.
Cascara is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Napolitano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cascara is still on wobbly legs! Can Napolitano finish him?
Cascara avoids the head kick by Napolitano.
Cascara misses with a hook. Napolitano ducked under it nicely.
Cascara is breathing heavily.
Cascara closes the distance and clinches up with Napolitano, looking for a takedown. Cascara pushes Napolitano against the cage but Napolitano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cascara seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body kick there by Napolitano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Napolitano lands a body shot.
Lionel Cascara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cascara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
Cascara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Napolitano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Napolitano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Napolitano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napolitano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cascara. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napolitano sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cascara to the ground! Napolitano dives into full mount looking to finish!
Napolitano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cascara regains half guard.
Napolitano wants to stand but Cascara has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano passes to full mount!
Cascara tries to hold on but Napolitano postures up.
BOOM! Napolitano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napolitano landing shots from mount.
Napolitano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cascara can do to turn this around?
Cascara is trying desperately to improve position.
Napolitano unloading with bombs!
Napolitano looking to control but Cascara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cascara is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Napolitano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cascara tries to lock up and control but Napolitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cascara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Napolitano content just to control the position here.
Napolitano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cascara because Napolitano loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara is looking to improve his position but Napolitano isn't that keen on the idea.
Cascara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cascara tries to lock up and control but Napolitano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Napolitano trying to control but Cascara is having none of it.
Napolitano with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cascara tries to hold on but Napolitano pushes him away.
Napolitano thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Cascara's cut.
That's time! Napolitano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Napolitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cascara if he has to take too many more of those.
Cascara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cascara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Napolitano circles away.
Napolitano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Napolitano. That's going to slow Cascara down.
Napolitano lands a nice shot that snaps Cascara's head back.
Napolitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napolitano connects with a nice looking jab.
Napolitano circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cascara drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Napolitano follows Cascara to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Napolitano!
A victorious Dominick Napolitano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Battailen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Juha Vainio - Nakkila. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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266 lbs
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248 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Armand Battailen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battailen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pelli misses with a low kick.
Battailen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Armand Battailen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelli. Battailen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Battailen looks to land a right hand but Pelli moved out of range.
Pelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battailen.
A shot to the liver by Pelli. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelli cracks Battailen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pelli has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Battailen to stand back up!
Battailen is rocked!
Battailen blocks a head kick by Pelli.
Battailen is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelli finish him?
Pelli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pelli scores with a body shot.
Battailen seems to have recovered his senses.
Battailen looks winded!
Pelli swings for the body but Battailen moves out of range.
Armand Battailen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Pelli misses.
Battailen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Pelli knocks Battailen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kullervo Pelli!
Kullervo Pelli managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladan Perunovic (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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270 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladan Perunovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perunovic drops Hughes with a beautiful combination! Hughes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Perunovic is looking for the KO!
It looks like Stanley Hughes 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!
Perunovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hughes throws a body kick that misses.
Hughes darts in trying to clinch
and Perunovic counters with a huge head kick that drops Hughes! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladan Perunovic!
In his post fight interview, Vladan Perunovic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clean Jaude Damn Vame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damn Vame comes into the arena with ADVANCED TRAINING blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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World class MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clean Jaude Damn Vame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnifico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damn Vame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damn Vame moves out of range as Magnifico throws a body kick.
Magnifico throws out a loose jab but Damn Vame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damn Vame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magnifico.
Magnifico avoids a kick to the body.
Clean Jaude Damn Vame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damn Vame lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Magnifico.
Damn Vame misses with a wild body shot.
Magnifico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damn Vame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnifico comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnifico misses with an uppercut.
Magnifico forces Damn Vame back against the cage and clinches.
Magnifico tries to score a body lock takedown but Damn Vame shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnifico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnifico blocks a body shot from Damn Vame.
Damn Vame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnifico goes for a takedown attempt but Damn Vame pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico checks a leg kick.
Magnifico's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damn Vame under the eye.
Damn Vame defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magnifico.
Clean Jaude Damn Vame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heraldo Magnifico.
Damn Vame misses with a two punch combination.
Damn Vame throws a sloppy head kick and Magnifico moves out of range easily.
Magnifico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magnifico takes a swing at Damn Vame's ribcage but misses.
Magnifico checks a low kick from Damn Vame.
Magnifico tries to bum rush Damn Vame with a series of wild strikes but Damn Vame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnifico throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Magnifico.
A low kick from Damn Vame is predictable there
and Magnifico makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Damn Vame really felt that one!
Magnifico tests Damn Vame's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Magnifico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Damn Vame.
Magnifico lands a really nice looking cross but Damn Vame seems unphased.
A head kick by Damn Vame misses
and Magnifico counters with a body kick.
Magnifico is looking to slow Damn Vame down with leg kicks.
Magnifico throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Magnifico uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damn Vame lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magnifico takes a step back to recover.
Damn Vame misses with a body kick.
Magnifico rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Damn Vame counters with a solid body kick.
Magnifico connects with a body shot that sends Damn Vame's belly button to the back.
Damn Vame on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Damn Vame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damn Vame there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damn Vame slips a straight right by Magnifico.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magnifico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damn Vame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magnifico blocks a head kick by Damn Vame.
Damn Vame throws a hook to the side of Magnifico's head but Magnifico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnifico blocks a head kick by Damn Vame.
Magnifico throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Magnifico.
Magnifico throws a right and a left that Damn Vame avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnifico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magnifico stuns Damn Vame with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damn Vame avoids the body shot from Magnifico.
Damn Vame throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magnifico's head.
Magnifico misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damn Vame misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico lands an overhand right.
Damn Vame throws a push kick but Magnifico slaps the foot to one side.
Magnifico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnifico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damn Vame throws a push kick but Magnifico slaps the foot to one side.
Damn Vame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnifico thows a body shot but no joy.
Magnifico lands a left and a right that send Damn Vame crashing to the mat, dazed. Magnifico thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Damn Vame is rocked!
It looks like Clean Jaude Damn Vame has been cut.
Damn Vame tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damn Vame throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magnifico is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Damn Vame had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Magnifico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damn Vame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnifico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damn Vame misses with a wild body shot.
Damn Vame throws the left hand but Magnifico avoids the punch easily.
Magnifico blocks a head kick by Damn Vame.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heraldo Magnifico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clean Jaude Damn Vame's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magnifico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magnifico avoids the body shot from Damn Vame.
Damn Vame misses with a head kick.
Magnifico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magnifico just misses with a punch to the body.
Damn Vame looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damn Vame throws a head kick but Magnifico moves out of range.
Magnifico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damn Vame.
Damn Vame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damn Vame connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damn Vame misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magnifico counters with a thumping low kick.
Heraldo Magnifico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magnifico avoids the head kick by Damn Vame.
Damn Vame takes one to the chin there.
Damn Vame misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Damn Vame misses
and Magnifico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damn Vame on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Damn Vame is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damn Vame looks up at the clock. Bad move! Magnifico lands a right hand from hell, dropping Damn Vame. Magnifico pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraldo Magnifico!
A very excited looking Heraldo Magnifico made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev comes to the cage accompanied by Imperium. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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269 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Probert!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekseev throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alekseev is defended easily by Probert.
Probert slips a straight right by Alekseev.
Alekseev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Probert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alekseev to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.
Alekseev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alekseev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Poor strikes thrown by Alekseev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alekseev unloads with some shots from mount but Probert bucks and avoids them well.
Alekseev misses with a head shot.
Alekseev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alekseev raining down shots from the mount!
Alekseev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That has opened up Bob Probert's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev lands a big elbow.
The cut above Bob Probert's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Probert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alekseev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Probert is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alekseev is landing with some decent strikes but Probert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bob Probert's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Probert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oleg Alekseev!
Post fight, Oleg Alekseev took to the microphone: 'This is my belt!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Riverboat has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 4 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Riverboat!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riverboat.
Riverboat throws a lazy right hand but Nigobson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riverboat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nigobson with a nice cross.
Riverboat defending well as Nigobson loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Riverboat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nigobson, as that shot connected.
Nigobson throws out a loose jab but Riverboat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nigobson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riverboat on the side of the head.
Riverboat throws a right and a left that Nigobson avoids nicely.
Riverboat thows a leg kick but Nigobson checks it
and Nigobson counters with a nice uppercut.
Riverboat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nigobson is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson connects with the punch.
Nigobson shoots in and drives through. Riverboat sprawls well.
Riverboat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riverboat tries to move into range but Nigobson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nigobson looks to clinch
and Riverboat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nigobson thinking.
Nigobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riverboat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riverboat slaps away a takedown attempt from Nigobson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riverboat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nigobson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nigobson throws a body punch but Riverboat moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat takes a swing at Nigobson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riverboat. Nigobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nigobson tries to clinch
and Riverboat counters with a nice uppercut.
Riverboat lands a left and a right that send Nigobson crashing to the mat, dazed. Riverboat thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kert Nigobson has been cut.
Nigobson shoots in looking for a takedown but Riverboat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nigobson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kert Nigobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nigobson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nigobson is rocked!
Riverboat throws a shot from downtown. Nigobson moves away and avoids it.
Riverboat stuffs the takedown.
Riverboat sends Nigobson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Riverboat is motioning to the referee to let Nigobson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Nigobson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nigobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riverboat.
Riverboat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nigobson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson forces Riverboat back against the cage and clinches.
Riverboat lands a nice elbow.
Kert Nigobson's cut is getting worse.
Nigobson misses with a punch to the body.
Riverboat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riverboat as he jumps to the side.
Kert Nigobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riverboat gets tackled into the cage by Nigobson. Nigobson maintains the clinch.
Nigobson has Riverboat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riverboat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riverboat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nigobson backwards.
Riverboat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riverboat misses with the head strike.
Nigobson looking to stall.
Nigobson working aggressively here.
Riverboat lands a shot to the body.
Nigobson tries for a takedown but Riverboat manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson looking to throw knees to the head but Riverboat is blocking nicely.
Riverboat dodges an elbow strike from Nigobson.
Riverboat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riverboat throws an elbow but it misses.
Riverboat lands a shoulder strike.
Riverboat works on Nigobson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Riverboat.
Kert Nigobson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A hook to the body from Riverboat.
Nigobson is breathing heavily.
Nigobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riverboat wants to get back to striking at distance but Nigobson won't allow it.
Riverboat lands a nice uppercut.
Riverboat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riverboat lands with a light punch inside.
Nigobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riverboat dips a shoulder and cracks Nigobson with a mighty uppercut! Nigobson falls back against the cage and Riverboat unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nigobson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Riverboat screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Riverboat!
Brett Riverboat gave a mention to Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purpura Mortis (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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11 - 3 - 0 |
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purpura Mortis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gals closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mortis quickly recovers to half guard.
Mortis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gals is working away from the top position though.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gals throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gals sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mortis defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mortis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mortis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gals.
Gals is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gals wants to pass the guard but Mortis is defending well.
Gals seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mortis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gals.
Gals is stalling here. Mortis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gals seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mortis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gals is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mortis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gals tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mortis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gals has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gals struggling a bit here.
Mortis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mortis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gals misses with a takedown attempt - Mortis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gals fails with a takedown attempt.
Gals takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gals changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mortis tries to avoid it but Gals manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mortis to the ground. Mortis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Facaloto Gals. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mortis lands with a good body shot.
Mortis connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mortis counters with a stiff right hand.
Gals is rocked!
Gals throws a sloppy head kick
and Mortis scores with a counter punch that sends Gals to the canvas! Mortis smells blood - he's punishing Gals with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gals has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Purpura Mortis!
Purpura Mortis is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Purpura Mortis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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