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CFS 17: Rage in the Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Dro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dro Cop shoots in looking for a takedown. Paulsen tries to sprawl out of it but Dro Cop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paulsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paulsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dro Cop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulsen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paulsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulsen is looking for a kimura here.
Paulsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dro Cop has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paulsen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dro Cop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paulsen.
Paulsen wants to pass to mount but Dro Cop is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dro Cop is defending against the submission attempts here by Paulsen.
Dro Cop is trying to stand.
Dro Cop trying to control from the bottom.
Paulsen is taking a breather. Dro Cop 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulsen trying to control from half guard but Dro Cop is working away.
Dro Cop looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulsen tries to pass to full mount but Dro Cop defends it.
Paulsen stops Dro Cop from getting back to his feet.
Paulsen not doing much here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paulsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paulsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Dro Cop looks winded!
Dro Cop forces Paulsen back against the cage and clinches.
Paulsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dro Cop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulsen avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen prevents Dro Cop from breaking the clinch.
Paulsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dro Cop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulsen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Paulsen trying to control the action but Dro Cop is working from the bottom.
Paulsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dro Cop has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dro Cop won't allow Paulsen to pass to mount.
Paulsen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulsen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dro Cop doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulsen in particular looking to stall.
Dro Cop wants to improve his position but Paulsen is controlling well.
Paulsen trying to control the action but Dro Cop is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen is trying for a kimura here. Dro Cop looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Paulsen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bertrand Paulsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Germano Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kukanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kukanov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Germano Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kukanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukanov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Savage.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kukanov at a distance.
Savage tries to bum rush Kukanov with a series of wild strikes but Kukanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage lands a brutal head kick. Kukanov looks out on his feet and Savage throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Germano Savage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zangiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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264 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Zangiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov closes the distance and clinches up with Zangiev, looking for a takedown. Samedov pushes Zangiev against the cage but Zangiev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zangiev.
Zangiev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Samedov circles away.
Zangiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Zangiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zangiev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zangiev tries to score a body lock takedown but Samedov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Samedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Samedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samedov looks to land a combination but Zangiev avoids it well.
Samedov connects with a body shot that sends Zangiev's belly button to the back.
Samedov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zangiev in his tracks.
Samedov punishes Zangiev's body with a nice straight punch.
Zangiev is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zangiev misses with a takedown attempt - Samedov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zangiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Samedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zangiev on the side of the head.
Andrei Zangiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samedov lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Andrei Zangiev has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zangiev. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Samedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov works the jab nicely.
Samedov punishes Zangiev's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zangiev dives in and grabs Samedov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Samedov pushes down on Zangiev's head and hops out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Samedov.
Samedov throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samedov throws out a powerful jab.
Samedov scores with a one two! Zangiev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Samedov drops Zangiev with a naaaaasty hook - Zangiev is in real trouble here! Samedov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Samedov!
Our winner, Igor Samedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Winchester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winchester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Winchester scores with a shot to the body.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Winchester.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winchester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Winchester prevents a body shot from Silva.
Winchester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries to pull guard but Winchester forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winchester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Winchester to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Winchester trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winchester into the cage.
Winchester can't break the clinch.
Winchester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winchester looking to slow down the pace here.
Winchester wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winchester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Winchester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Winchester content to stall in guard here.
Silva looking for a triangle here. Winchester is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Winchester is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rocco Silva!
Rocco Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drille Nissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by flame to the moth. Drille Nissen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drille Nissen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Nissen pushes him off.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Nissen sprawls well.
Hawk misses with a leg kick.
Hawk throws a leg kick
letting Nissen counter with a right hand.
It looks like Reginald Hawk has been cut.
Nissen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nissen scores with a shot to the body.
Nissen drops Hawk with a beautiful combination! Hawk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nissen is looking for the KO!
Hawk is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk slips under a jab from Nissen.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Hawk walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Hawk limp body while Nissen jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drille Nissen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Imman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bezimienni - Walka. Kris Imman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Imman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imman throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Imman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Imman swinging wildly here.
Imman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Woods misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Imman tries to clinch up.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Imman is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Imman fails with the takedown.
Woods is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Imman.
Woods fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Imman on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carl Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woods lands with a nice body punch.
Imman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Imman closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Imman.
Woods pushes Imman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods lands with a light punch inside.
Imman is rocked!
Woods tries to break free but Imman pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Imman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imman wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Imman seems to have got his legs back now.
Imman throws a leg kick but Woods sees it coming and moves out of range.
Imman avoids the body shot from Woods.
Imman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Imman.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imman.
Imman shoots in but Woods avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Imman moves away and avoids it.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imman slips under a jab from Woods.
Imman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Imman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a series of punches but Imman moves out of range.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imman dives in and grabs Woods's left leg, looking for a takedown. Woods pushes down on Imman's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Imman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imman was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods throws a jab when Imman was well out of range.
Woods throws a right and a left that Imman avoids nicely.
Woods lands a nice hook to Imman's body. Imman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Imman ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Imman tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Imman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a series of punches but Imman avoids them all with ease.
Woods clobbers Imman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Imman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woods, pushing him back against the cage.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imman's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imman stalling in the clinch but Woods improves position.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Imman's head.
Imman is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Woods as the two fighters clinch.
Woods avoiding damage as Imman throws knees to the body.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Woods.
Imman throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Woods connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Imman tumbling to the canvas! Woods pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Imman was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carl Woods!
Carl Woods seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rocky road to Dublin (RUS). 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dravinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Khrapov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov misses with a right hand
and Dravinski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khrapov!
Dravinski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khrapov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dravinski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dravinski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Khrapov is trying to get back to half guard.
Dravinski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khrapov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dravinski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dravinski works to advance to full mount. Khrapov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski landing strikes from the mount.
Dravinski cracks Khrapov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dravinski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dravinski looking to isolate an arm here. Khrapov doesn't see it coming and as Dravinski extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Dravinski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Dravinski!
Paul Dravinski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaroslaw Psikuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psikuta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Orbital - Satan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaroslaw Psikuta!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psikuta misses with a double jab.
Newton lands with a nice body kick.
Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Jaroslaw Psikuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psikuta looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton scores with a body shot.
Newton slips a straight right by Psikuta.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Psikuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Psikuta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Newton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Psikuta doesn't seem phased though.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Psikuta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Psikuta looks winded!
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Psikuta.
Newton is looking to wear down Psikuta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton throws out a powerful jab.
Psikuta misses with a combination
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
Newton lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton shoots in and bounces Psikuta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Newton advances position into side control!
Newton decides to stand back up. Newton steps back and let's Psikuta get back to his feet.
Newton thumps Psikuta with a low kick.
Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Psikuta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Psikuta's guard.
Newton lands a couple of digs.
Newton advances position into side control!
Newton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Psikuta!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Psikuta is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Psikuta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Newton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Psikuta wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Newton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Newton!
Chris Newton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (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. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balkan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramanujam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan throws a leg kick that misses.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan drops his hands momentarily and Ramanujam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramanujam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balkan circles away quickly and effectively.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Ramanujam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramanujam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramanujam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramanujam checks a leg kick.
Balkan thows a body shot but no joy.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramanujam's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Ramanujam's shoulder, as Ramanujam tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ramanujam tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramanujam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balkan checks it well.
Jami Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramanujam.
A big left from Ramanujam misses.
Ramanujam scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramanujam throws a looping overhand right but Balkan ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan digs a good hook to Ramanujam's body.
Ramanujam misses with an uppercut.
Ramanujam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramanujam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramanujam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramanujam is pressing down on Balkan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balkan is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramanujam has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Balkan defend it? Ramanujam steps over the head and cranks it - Balkan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ramanujam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mahavir Ramanujam!
Mahavir Ramanujam is the new lightweight champion!
Mahavir Ramanujam thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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