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CFS 15: May Madness PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guran Tkeshelashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson Crusoe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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213 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guran Tkeshelashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robinson Crusoe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkeshelashvili stuffs the takedown attempt from Crusoe. Crusoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tkeshelashvili showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crusoe is staying active underneath Tkeshelashvili, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crusoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tkeshelashvili scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crusoe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tkeshelashvili is working away from the top position though.
Tkeshelashvili is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crusoe!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tkeshelashvili landing punches.
Tkeshelashvili wants to control the pace but Crusoe is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tkeshelashvili punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Tkeshelashvili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili content just to control the position here.
Tkeshelashvili has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crusoe's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tkeshelashvili misses with a head shot.
Tkeshelashvili looking for a guillotine from mount but Crusoe is having none of it.
Crusoe is looking to get to half guard.
Tkeshelashvili throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Crusoe working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control but Crusoe is having none of it.
Tkeshelashvili looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crusoe working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili lands a heavy elbow.
Crusoe tries to hold on but Tkeshelashvili pushes him away.
Tkeshelashvili scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crusoe?
Tkeshelashvili lands a big elbow.
Tkeshelashvili content just to control the position here.
Crusoe tries to lock up and control but Tkeshelashvili gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tkeshelashvili postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crusoe looks a forlorn figure.
Crusoe tries to lock up and control but Tkeshelashvili gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tkeshelashvili cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tkeshelashvili working Crusoe over with strikes here.
Tkeshelashvili prevents Crusoe from getting the reversal.
Tkeshelashvili is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crusoe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tkeshelashvili in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tkeshelashvili looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tkeshelashvili tries to control but Crusoe wriggling away.
Crusoe is bucking up trying to escape but Tkeshelashvili cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guran Tkeshelashvili dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crusoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tkeshelashvili looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crusoe is fending him off so far but Tkeshelashvili persists. Nope, Crusoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Crusoe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tkeshelashvili's waist but Tkeshelashvili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crusoe off to one side.
Crusoe shoots in for a takedown but Tkeshelashvili shows good takedown defense.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crusoe enables Tkeshelashvili to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crusoe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crusoe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tkeshelashvili!
Crusoe is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Tkeshelashvili tries for a takedown but Crusoe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crusoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tkeshelashvili sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crusoe somewhat.
Guran Tkeshelashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robinson Crusoe.
Crusoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crusoe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusoe fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Crusoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Tkeshelashvili as Crusoe shoots in.
Tkeshelashvili wants to clinch.
Tkeshelashvili scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tkeshelashvili controlling the pace.
Crusoe taking some punishment here, with Tkeshelashvili in his half guard.
Tkeshelashvili is taking a breather. Crusoe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control the action but Crusoe is working from the bottom.
Crusoe trying to control from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili controlling the action here.
Tkeshelashvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crusoe on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Guran Tkeshelashvili has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tkeshelashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson Crusoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tkeshelashvili avoids the head kick by Crusoe.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in for a takedown but Crusoe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Tkeshelashvili shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tkeshelashvili showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tkeshelashvili is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tkeshelashvili wants to pass the guard but Crusoe is defending well.
Crusoe pushes Tkeshelashvili off looking to stand but Tkeshelashvili dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe has hold of Tkeshelashvili's hands but Tkeshelashvili slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crusoe pushes Tkeshelashvili off looking to stand but Tkeshelashvili dives back in and keeps control.
Tkeshelashvili missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crusoe trying to control from the bottom.
Crusoe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tkeshelashvili haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tkeshelashvili missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crusoe is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tkeshelashvili missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tkeshelashvili throwing shots but Crusoe is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guran Tkeshelashvili dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tkeshelashvili gets the takedown into side control.
Crusoe tries to bench press Tkeshelashvili off him but Tkeshelashvili keeps the position.
Crusoe pushes Tkeshelashvili away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tkeshelashvili gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crusoe is looking for a sweep.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control the action but Crusoe is working from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crusoe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tkeshelashvili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusoe can do to turn this around?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crusoe wants to get back to his feet but Tkeshelashvili drags him back down.
Crusoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili is staying tight to Crusoe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tkeshelashvili thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tkeshelashvili cracks Crusoe with a big elbow.
Tkeshelashvili happy to just control the position for now.
Tkeshelashvili scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Crusoe to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crusoe's legs.
Tkeshelashvili looks up at the clock and then as Crusoe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tkeshelashvili smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Crusoe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Crusoe is not content to let Tkeshelashvili control the position.
Crusoe parries the strikes from Tkeshelashvili easily there. Tkeshelashvili is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crusoe to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili grinds an elbow into Crusoe's temple.
Tkeshelashvili tries to advance to mount but Crusoe denies him.
Crusoe struggling a bit here.
Tkeshelashvili decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crusoe to his feet.
Robinson Crusoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crusoe has closed the distance and engaged Tkeshelashvili in a clinch.
Crusoe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crusoe pulls Tkeshelashvili into guard.
Tkeshelashvili is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control but Crusoe is working from the bottom.
Tkeshelashvili's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tkeshelashvili with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tkeshelashvili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tkeshelashvili trying to control but Crusoe is working from the bottom.
Guran Tkeshelashvili has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crusoe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tkeshelashvili swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusoe moves forwards but Tkeshelashvili connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guran Tkeshelashvili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tkeshelashvili shoots in and gets a takedown into Crusoe's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guran Tkeshelashvili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tkeshelashvili, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guran Tkeshelashvili!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murat Kahaladze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahaladze comes to the cage accompanied by ты кто такой. Harland Sanders has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Murat Kahaladze's chin.
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murat Kahaladze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harland Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders cracks Kahaladze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanders!
Sanders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kahaladze avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Kahaladze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kahaladze misses with the combination.
Sanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kahaladze. Kahaladze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kahaladze fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Kahaladze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Kahaladze circles away.
Sanders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanders punishes Kahaladze's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahaladze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanders can pounce on him.
Sanders shoots and misses
and Kahaladze counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Kahaladze wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders lands a jab to the head.
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kahaladze, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders presses Kahaladze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kahaladze is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Sanders is pushing Kahaladze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders throws the kick towards the body but Kahaladze avoids it.
Sanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Kahaladze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahaladze is breathing heavily.
Kahaladze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanders but Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Kahaladze circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahaladze misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahaladzes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kahaladze's hands.
Sanders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kahaladze in his tracks.
Sanders dives in and grabs Kahaladze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kahaladze pushes down on Sanders's head and hops out.
Sanders is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahaladze. That did some damage!
Sanders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kahaladze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kahaladze throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harland Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Sanders clinches.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Sanders digs a good body shot into Kahaladze's ribs.
Sanders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kahaladze shoots in for a double leg but Sanders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Sanders.
Sanders lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahaladze leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahaladze needs to keep his hands up - Sanders had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harland Sanders 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.
Kahaladze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahaladze's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanders.
Kahaladze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanders eats them both and turns towards Kahaladze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kahaladze sprawls well. Kahaladze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Kahaladze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanders to the mat! Sanders manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kahaladze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kahaladze lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahaladze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanders stops Kahaladze from getting back to his feet.
Kahaladze manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanders jabs at Kahaladze's body.
Kahaladze closes the distance and clinches up with Sanders, looking for a takedown. Kahaladze pushes Sanders against the cage but Sanders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murat Kahaladze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahaladze.
Sanders lands with a cross.
Sanders connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahaladze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders lands a jab to the nose.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harland Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahaladzes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Kahaladze does no damage.
Jab from Sanders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders shoots in but Kahaladze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kahaladze has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahaladze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kahaladze shoots in for a takedown but Sanders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Kahaladze tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kahaladze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murat Kahaladze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harland Sanders.
Kahaladze stuffs the takedown.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahaladze shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanders's guard.
Sanders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kahaladze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahaladze scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kahaladze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kahaladze scores with punches from side control.
Kahaladze working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kahaladze tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahaladze lands an elbow.
Kahaladze is putting a hurting on Sanders here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kahaladze lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanders down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Kahaladze dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kahaladze swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Kahaladze fails to land the takedown.
Sanders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kahaladze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanders but Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kahaladze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kahaladze misses with a combination
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahaladze but Kahaladze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanders throws a leg kick which misses Kahaladze's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahaladze tries to avoid it.
Kahaladze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanders cracks Kahaladze with an open hand slap.
Sanders cracks Kahaladze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kahaladze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanders.
Kahaladze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kahaladze moves forwards but Sanders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders jabs Kahaladze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kahaladze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahaladze wants it to stay on the feet.
Kahaladze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kahaladze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kahaladze 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.
Kahaladze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahaladze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanders with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kahaladze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanders defending well though.
Kahaladze lands strikes from half guard.
Murat Kahaladze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to stand up here but Kahaladze is controlling him well.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Kahaladze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kahaladze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Kahaladze there.
Kahaladze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kahaladze looks to land a strike but Sanders avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kahaladze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kahaladze has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders 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.
Kahaladze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders is looking to stand up but Kahaladze isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahaladze stands up over Sanders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kahaladze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kahaladze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kahaladze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Kahaladze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kahaladze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Kahaladze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahaladze stops Sanders from standing up.
Kahaladze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kahaladze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murat Kahaladze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kahaladze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murat Kahaladze!
Post fight, Murat Kahaladze took to the microphone: 'No one is born a champion, one can only become a champion'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NIkola Mracajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Goranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mracajac might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imam misiju jednu,da dignem te na prste i tresnem te o zemlju !!. On his way into the cage it seems that NIkola Mracajac has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily NIkola Mracajac seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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234 lbs
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19
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Likes comics |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, NIkola Mracajac!
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, Alexander Goranov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mracajac drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mracajac working away.
Mracajac in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Goranov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). NIkola Mracajac!
After winning the bout, NIkola Mracajac 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Olsen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 lbs
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169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Olsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Olsen defends it easily.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
Olsen working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen lands a couple of digs.
Olsen looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre looking for subs off his back but Olsen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Olsen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Olsen trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
Olsen is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Olsen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Olsen gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wants to control but Olsen postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen lands an elbow.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Olsen easily slips into full mount!
St Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre looks winded!
Olsen unloading with bombs!
Olsen landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Olsen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Olsen with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and St Pierre wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Olsen celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Olsen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Piotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Piotrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Garrison's chin.
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Piotrov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garrison.
Garrison misses with some punches.
Piotrov is pressed up against the cage. Garrison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piotrov down to the mat. Piotrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piotrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piotrov misses with a combination
and Garrison counters with a shoot takedown. Piotrov fights it but they end up in guard.
Garrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Garrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Garrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Piotrov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garrison with a nice head shot there.
Garrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Piotrov has momentary wrist control but Garrison slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrison stands up over Piotrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrison is pushing down on Piotrov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piotrov is fighting to maintain full guard but Garrison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garrison lands strikes from half guard.
Garrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Mikhail Piotrov has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Piotrov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garrison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison passes to side control.
Garrison working the body and head with strikes.
Garrison just content to control the position.
Piotrov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Garrison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Garrison prefers to stall for the moment though.
Garrison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrison working the head and body with strikes.
Piotrov is rocked!
Garrison controlling the position from side mount.
Piotrov is still in real trouble! Can Garrison finish him?
Garrison lands a strong strike to the head of Piotrov. That's dazed him! Garrison looking to finish here. Piotrov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Garrison lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Garrison!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vviktung Bolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Brolaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vviktung Bolski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Olaf Brolaf's chin.
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210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vviktung Bolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olaf Brolaf!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolski misses with a takedown attempt - Brolaf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vviktung Bolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brolaf throws a head kick but Bolski moves out of range.
Bolski shoots in and drives through. Brolaf sprawls well.
Bolski looking to score a takedown here. Brolaf is defending well but Bolski drives through and ends up in Brolaf's guard.
Bolski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brolaf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bolski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bolski wants to control from the top but Brolaf keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolski stopping the sweep attempt from Brolaf.
Bolski throwing strikes from guard but Brolaf blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brolaf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolski 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.
Brolaf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bolski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolski is working Brolaf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bolski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bolski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolski postures up and lands a big shot to Brolaf's brow.
Brolaf is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brolaf is still in real trouble! Can Bolski finish him?
Bolski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Brolaf's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vviktung Bolski!
A very excited looking Vviktung Bolski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bolt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolt tries to break the clinch but Kurt is controlling the position.
Bolt can't find room to land a body shot as Kurt controls the action.
The referee calls for Kurt to work.
Bolt gets control of Kurt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bolt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurt gets to his feet - Bolt follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt lands a right hook to the body.
Bolt is looking to chop away at Kurt's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bolt back to the cage. Kurt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
John Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt drops Kurt with a beautiful combination! Kurt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bolt is looking for the KO!
It looks like Denzel Kurt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt tries to bum rush Kurt with a series of wild strikes but Kurt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurt misses with a double jab.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Bolt knocks Kurt out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Bolt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Nyborg Hojer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nils Nyborg Hojer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nils Nyborg Hojer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hojer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Hojer persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Hojer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hojer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Jones lands.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
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!
Hojer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hojer throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones tries to clinch there but Hojer circles away.
Jones lands a jab to Hojer's midsection.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hojer. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hojer's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hojer avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hojer.
Hojer shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Hojer tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Hojer clinches.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Hojer won't allow it.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hojer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jamie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Nyborg Hojer.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hojer backwards.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hojer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hojer looks winded!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hojer in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hojer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hojer lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Hojer keeps moving and retains side control.
Hojer is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hojer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hojer tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hojer throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones wants to control but Hojer postures up.
Hojer with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Hojer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hojer is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Hojer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hojer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Jones pulls Hojer in close to his closed guard and prevents Hojer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hojer postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hojer.
Hojer throws a big right hand that misses.
Hojer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hojer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hojer postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hojer throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones pulls Hojer in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hojer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Hojer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Hojer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hojer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hojer shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Hojer postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Hojer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hojer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hojer is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hojer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hojer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hojer controls the pace.
Hojer tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Hojer trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hojer throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Hojer throwing strikes but missing.
Hojer is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hojer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hojer trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hojer.
Hojer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Jones is not content to let Hojer control the position.
Nils Nyborg Hojer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones regains half guard, as Hojer was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hojer is working for a submission of some sort.
Hojer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hojer wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hojer trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hojer connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Hojer prevents Jones from improving his position.
Hojer trying to control the pace.
Hojer is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hojer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Nyborg Hojer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Hojer backpedaling.
Hojer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones clinches.
Jones wants to break free but Hojer has control.
Jones digs a right hand into Hojer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hojer's gas tank.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hojer's elbow.
Hojer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
Hojer looking to pass the guard.
Hojer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hojer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hojer postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Hojer is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hojer landing with the ground and pound.
Hojer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hojer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hojer wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Hojer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hojer throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hojer postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Hojer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hojer from controlling successfully.
Hojer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hojer from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hojer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hojer postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hojer from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hojer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hojer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hojer.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hojer from controlling successfully.
Hojer postures up.
Hojer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hojer works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hojer wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hojer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Hojer wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Nyborg Hojer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hojer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Nyborg Hojer!
A relieved looking Nils Nyborg Hojer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam has chosen Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
140 lbs
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164 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramanujam just misses with a punch to the body.
Bernardo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramanujam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramanujam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bernardo.
Bernardo throws a low kick but Ramanujam moves out of range easily.
Ramanujam with a hook.
Bernardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramanujam misses with a kick to the body.
Ramanujam lands a jab to the nose.
Bernardo lands a big head kick that sends Ramanujam tumbling to the mat! Bernardo takes a step backwards and waves Ramanujam back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ramanujam is rocked!
It looks like Mahavir Ramanujam has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramanujam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramanujam swinging wildly here.
Bernardo tries to work over Ramanujam's front leg with a kick but Ramanujam checks it.
Bernardo tries to land a front kick but Ramanujam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bernardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bernardo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramanujam stopping the sweep attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Ramanujam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bernardo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ramanujam, into his guard.
Bernardo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bernardo preventing the sweep.
Ramanujam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bernardo wants to stand and escape but instead Ramanujam has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramanujam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramanujam trying to control but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Bernardo can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramanujam advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramanujam is looking for a kimura here.
Bernardo is refusing to be controlled, as Ramanujam sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo tries to kick Ramanujam off but Ramanujam keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bernardo is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Ramanujam seems content to control.
Ramanujam wants to free his trapped foot but Bernardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramanujam trying to control from half guard but Bernardo is working away.
Bernardo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bernardo tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramanujam is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Benny Bernardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mahavir Ramanujam'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.
Ramanujam throws a lazy body kick
and Bernardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramanujam's knee momentarily.
Bernardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramanujam connects with a right hand. Bernardo shakes it off.
Ramanujam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bernardo sprawls well initially but Ramanujam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramanujam trying to control the action but Bernardo is working from the bottom.
Ramanujam seems to be working for a kimura but Bernardo defends the submission attempt.
Ramanujam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ramanujam trying to control from half guard but Bernardo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam wants to pass the guard but Bernardo is defending well.
Bernardo wants to get back to his feet.
Ramanujam has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bernardo defend it? Ramanujam steps over the head and cranks it - Bernardo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ramanujam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mahavir Ramanujam!
Mahavir Ramanujam thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jairo Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny Brett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jairo Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brett wants to land a leg kick but Velasquez is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Velasquez. No joy for Brett on that attempt.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.
John Jairo Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez misses the body punch
and Brett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brett.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brett passes Velasquez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brett has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Velasquez defend it? Brett steps over the head and cranks it - Velasquez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benny Brett!
A less than humble Benny Brett misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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