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CFS 30: Lindland vs Richards PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonapart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Laurinaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napoleon Bonapart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Laurinaitis 's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Napoleon Bonapart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Laurinaitis !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurinaitis misses with a few strikes there.
Bonapart misses with a few strikes there.
Bonapart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonapart lands a big head kick that sends Laurinaitis tumbling to the mat! Bonapart takes a step backwards and waves Laurinaitis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bob Laurinaitis has been cut.
Bob Laurinaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Laurinaitis gets caught flat footed, as Bonapart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonapart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bonapart throws a big elbow that misses.
Laurinaitis trying to keep a closed guard but Bonapart is proving a slippery customer.
Bonapart 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.
Bonapart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonapart wants to control from the top but Laurinaitis keeps moving.
Napoleon Bonapart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bonapart swinging wildly here.
Bonapart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Laurinaitis misses.
Bob Laurinaitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurinaitis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laurinaitis looks to throw the jab but Bonapart is out of range.
Laurinaitis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonapart lands a big head kick that sends Laurinaitis tumbling to the mat! Bonapart takes a step backwards and waves Laurinaitis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laurinaitis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonapart grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Laurinaitis takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bonapart cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Napoleon Bonapart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Vukota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukota comes into the arena with UDRI BRUS LI blaring out of the sound system. Jovan Vukota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovan Vukota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vukota throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vukota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyler throws out the jab.
Vukota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vukota throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
Vukota scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Vukota misses.
Tyler moves out of range as Vukota throws a body kick.
Vukota throws a head kick that Tyler semi-blocks.
Vukota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vukota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyler. Vukota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vukota on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukota throws a wild body kick that Tyler sees coming a mile off.
Vukota moves forwards but Tyler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vukota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vukota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vukota is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Vukota.
Vukota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vukota. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses.
Vukota scores with a nice body kick.
Vukota lands a head kick. Tyler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukota ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Vukota.
Tyler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vukota.
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Vukota.
Tyler avoids a kick to the body.
Vukota throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukota takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vukota throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tyler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vukota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyler.
Vukota throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vukota throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Tyler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler scores with a jab. Vukota acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vukota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vukota - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vukota misses with a head kick.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Vukota.
Vukota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyler. That did some damage!
Tyler blocks a head kick by Vukota.
Vukota tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyler.
Jovan Vukota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vukota thuds his shin into the meat of Tyler's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vukota.
Vukota scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Vukota dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vukota looks to land a body kick but Tyler moved away.
Vukota tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vukota lands a nice looking body kick.
Vukota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vukota misses with an uppercut. Tyler saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vukota.
A jab from Vukota finds it's way through Tyler's defenses.
Tyler moves out of range as Vukota throws a body kick.
Vukota misses with a looping right.
Tyler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vukota momentarily.
Vukota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukota throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vukota back to the cage. Tyler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vukota misses with a head kick.
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Vukota.
Tyler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vukota throws out a loose jab but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vukota throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Vukota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vukota tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyler scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukota misses with a head kick.
Vukota throws a head kick but Tyler moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler looks to land a left hand but Vukota moved out of range nicely.
Tyler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vukota backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vukota throws a nice head kick!
Vukota throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vukota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Vukota.
Vukota throws a head kick that half lands.
Vukota scores with a head kick.
Jovan Vukota is winning the standup battle so far.
Vukota shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler misses with a leg kick.
Tyler lands with a shot to the body.
Vukota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vukota throws a low kick but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler thuds his right hand into Vukota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyler blocks a head kick by Vukota.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler lunges at Vukota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vukota's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler avoids a kick to the body.
Tyler feints a jab promting Vukota to slip. Tyler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vukota slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vukota.
Vukota takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
Vukota connects with a high kick.
Vukota keeps Tyler at a distance using the push kick.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vukota throws a wild body kick that Tyler sees coming a mile off.
Tyler works over Vukota's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jovan Vukota will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vukota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vukota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vukota throws a big shot that misses.
Vukota throws the kick towards the body but Tyler avoids it.
Vukota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vukota misses with a head kick.
Vukota misses with the combination.
Tyler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vukota.
Vukota throws a leg kick but Tyler checks it.
Vukota misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyler as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler scores with a hook to the body. Vukota takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vukota misses with a head kick.
Vukota throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Vukota tries a head kick but it misses.
Vukota looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Tyler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vukota throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Vukota.
Vukota misses with the combination.
Tyler clobbers Vukota with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vukota throws a nice head kick!
Vukota tries a head kick but it misses.
Jovan Vukota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vukota connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vukota.
Vukota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyler is out of range.
Nice cross by Tyler.
Vukota gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Vukota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukota misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukota missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Vukota misses
and Tyler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler lands a body shot.
Vukota with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyler to score with a decent uppercut.
Vukota throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Vukota throws a right and a left that Tyler avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Tyler.
Tyler lands with a straight right. Vukota didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Vukota.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyler avoids the head kick by Vukota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyler cracks Vukota with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vukota.
Vukota misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vukota throws a head kick that misses.
Jay Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler throws a leg kick but Vukota checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jovan Vukota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vukota lands with a kick to the temple. Tyler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Tyler.
Well Vukota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovan Vukota!
Jovan Vukota was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ankudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivis Vidzis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankudinov comes to the cage accompanied by I must break you.. Eric Ankudinov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Ankudinov!
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, Raivis Vidzis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vidzis.
Ankudinov forces Vidzis back against the cage and clinches.
Vidzis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ankudinov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ankudinov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vidzis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vidzis wants to control but Ankudinov is keeping him busy.
Vidzis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vidzis tries to score with some ground and pound. Ankudinov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vidzis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ankudinov is avoiding damage well.
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!
Ankudinov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vidzis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ankudinov is looking to escape.
Vidzis is looking to take a break and control but Ankudinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vidzis throwing shots but Ankudinov is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankudinov tries to kick Vidzis off but Vidzis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vidzis trying to control from half guard but Ankudinov is working away.
Vidzis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vidzis is looking for a kimura but Ankudinov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vidzis to get the leverage.
Vidzis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ankudinov.
Ankudinov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ankudinov is trying to control the position but Vidzis postures up.
Vidzis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vidzis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vidzis throwing strikes but missing.
Ankudinov wants to get back to his feet but Vidzis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov wants to sweep here but Vidzis controlling him for the moment.
Vidzis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ankudinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vidzis trying to control but Ankudinov is working from the bottom.
Vidzis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vidzis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vidzis throwing strikes from guard but Ankudinov blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankudinov wants to sweep here but Vidzis controlling him for the moment.
Vidzis cracks Ankudinov with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vidzis wants to control from the top but Ankudinov keeps moving.
Vidzis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ankudinov trying to control the position.
Ankudinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ankudinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vidzis wants to get up but he can't break Ankudinov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vidzis looking to sit in guard and control but Ankudinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vidzis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov with a nice head shot there.
Vidzis wants to stand but Ankudinov is controlling the position.
Ankudinov preventing the sweep.
Vidzis looks winded!
Ankudinov scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankudinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ankudinov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vidzis's guard.
Ankudinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankudinov prevents Vidzis from getting back to his feet.
Ankudinov looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivis Vidzis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ankudinov throws a series of punches but Vidzis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ankudinov misses.
Vidzis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ankudinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vidzis defends it nicely.
Vidzis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ankudinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vidzis fails with a takedown attempt.
Eric Ankudinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankudinov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vidzis's guard.
Vidzis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ankudinov defends it easily.
Ankudinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vidzis's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidzis keeping moving, preventing Ankudinov from controlling successfully.
Vidzis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vidzis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ankudinov is one step ahead there.
Ankudinov looking to pass the guard.
Vidzis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ankudinov is one step ahead there.
Vidzis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ankudinov passes into half guard.
Vidzis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vidzis is not content to let Ankudinov control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ankudinov in particular looking to stall.
Vidzis wants to get back to full guard.
Ankudinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vidzis keeps working.
Vidzis manages to get to full guard.
Vidzis trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ankudinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vidzis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ankudinov wants to control from the top but Vidzis keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Ankudinov.
Vidzis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ankudinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vidzis.
Vidzis misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Vidzis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ankudinov which made him look bad.
Ankudinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vidzis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eric Ankudinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raivis Vidzis.
Ankudinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ankudinov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vidzis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ankudinov is in Vidzis's guard.
Vidzis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vidzis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ankudinov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ankudinov passes Vidzis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vidzis trying to control from the bottom.
Ankudinov working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ankudinov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ankudinov drives through with a takedown into Vidzis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ankudinov looking to sit in guard and control but Vidzis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ankudinov pushes Vidzis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ankudinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vidzis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ankudinov moves into the clinch.
Vidzis looking for a takedown.
Ankudinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vidzis manages to break the clinch.
Vidzis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ankudinov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vidzis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidzis looking to control.
Ankudinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ankudinov won't allow Vidzis to get back to his feet.
Ankudinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vidzis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ankudinov distracts Vidzis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ankudinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vidzis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vidzis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vidzis's head.
Vidzis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ankudinov defends well.
Ankudinov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ankudinov pushes down on Vidzis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankudinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Ankudinov trying to control the action but Vidzis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov wants to pass to mount but Vidzis is defending the position.
Vidzis wants to improve his position but Ankudinov is controlling well.
Vidzis trying to control from the bottom.
Ankudinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ankudinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vidzis keeps working.
Ankudinov is stalling here. Vidzis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ankudinov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vidzis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ankudinov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Ankudinov is right now.
Vidzis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ankudinov wants to control but Vidzis postures up.
Ankudinov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vidzis off and has taken his back!
What can Vidzis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankudinov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankudinov is not going to allow Vidzis to sit and survive in this position.
Ankudinov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Ankudinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ankudinov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Ankudinov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yass McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yass McDonald is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yass McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt
and Oleg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oleg advances to half guard.
Oleg is working for a submission of some sort.
Oleg works his way into full mount!
McDonald is squirming around, avoiding Oleg's attempts to control the action.
McDonald tries to hold on but Oleg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oleg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oleg goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McDonald turns into him and now he's in Oleg's guard.
McDonald drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oleg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oleg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oleg!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McDonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
McDonald stops Oleg from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oleg tries to move into full mount but can't pass McDonald's legs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oleg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oleg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oleg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oleg trying to control the position but McDonald is working away.
Oleg with the ground and pound but McDonald regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
McDonald trying to control but Oleg postures up.
Oleg is pressing down on McDonald's thigh, looking to free his foot. McDonald is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg is trying to control the action in half guard but McDonald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back.
Oleg tries to pass the half guard into mount. McDonald knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oleg passes to side control.
McDonald is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oleg trying to control the position but McDonald is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Oleg dominated that 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.
McDonald looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oleg trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oleg's head.
McDonald thows a huge punch but Oleg dodges it nicely.
Oleg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McDonald wants to free his trapped foot but Oleg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McDonald is looking for submissions but instead, Oleg has regained full guard.
Oleg working a defensive guard here.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oleg has control of McDonald's left arm, preventing McDonald from doing any damage.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McDonald advances position into side control!
Oleg struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McDonald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Oleg is defending well.
McDonald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Oleg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Oleg is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oleg wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
Oleg is defending against the submission attempts here by McDonald.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oleg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McDonald working some strikes from top position.
Oleg working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg is really struggling to control McDonald but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McDonald drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oleg dives on top into guard.
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oleg.
Oleg trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oleg passes McDonald's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oleg is trying to control the action in half guard but McDonald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yass McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Oleg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonald fails with the takedown.
McDonald takes one on the button.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oleg slaps away a takedown attempt from McDonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander Oleg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yass McDonald.
Oleg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonald gets caught napping as Oleg dives in and scores a takedown. McDonald manages to retain guard.
Oleg looking to pass the guard.
McDonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oleg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Oleg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oleg advances to half guard.
Oleg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDonald sees it coming and defends easily.
Oleg prevents McDonald from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg is working for a kimura but McDonald is defending it quite comfortably.
McDonald is trying to stand up here but Oleg is controlling him well.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Oleg is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg trying to control from half guard but McDonald is working away.
McDonald looks like he's trying to stand up.
McDonald is not content to let Oleg control the position.
Alexander Oleg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oleg tries to pass to full mount but McDonald defends it.
Oleg trying to control from McDonald's half guard. McDonald has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Oleg from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg is working hard here to advance position.
Oleg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oleg wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oleg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Oleg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oleg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Oleg!
Alexander Oleg was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Brownstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call comes into the arena with Rainin Men blaring out of the sound system. 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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28
210 lbs
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25
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Brownstone!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Call lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brownstone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brownstone has a takedown stuffed.
Call tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brownstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brownstone dives in and grabs Call's left leg, looking for a takedown. Call pushes down on Brownstone's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brownstone.
Call displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brownstone.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Brownstone.
Call connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Call. No joy for Brownstone on that attempt.
Brownstone gets a double leg takedown into Call's guard.
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!
Brownstone wants to control from the top but Call keeps moving.
Brownstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Call keeping full guard, as Brownstone tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownstone stands and throws Call's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Call is not content to let Brownstone control the position.
Brownstone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brownstone is trying to get an arm triangle but Call is defending well.
Call takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Call to his feet.
Brownstone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Call!
Call is breathing heavily.
Brownstone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brownstone scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brownstone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownstone lands a few punches from side control.
Brownstone scoring with punches and elbows.
Call on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Call tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brownstone throws a strike aimed at the side of Call's head but Call avoids it well.
Brownstone grinds an elbow into Call's temple.
Brownstone cracks Call with a big right hand but Call just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Brownstone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Call is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brownstone connects with a decent elbow.
Brownstone throwing strikes but Call manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Call working away.
Brownstone pushes Call away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Call gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call misses with the ground and pound.
Call fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
Call misses with the ground and pound.
Call wants to control but Brownstone is keeping him busy.
Brownstone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Call wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brownstone parries the strikes from Call easily there. Call is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brownstone to escape.
Brownstone is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Brownstone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brownstone tries to bum rush Call with a series of wild strikes but Call uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brownstone shoots in and bounces Call off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brownstone throws a strike but Call rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brownstone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Call's guard.
Brownstone passes Call's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brownstone lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownstone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Call avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brownstone.
Brownstone is just content to waste time from the top position. Call takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brownstone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brownstone throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownstone throws a strike but Call rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brownstone is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Call works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brownstone trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Brownstone throws an elbow that misses. Call uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brownstone's guard. Nice move by Call!
Brownstone is trying to control the position but Call postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Call accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dan Brownstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brownstone trying to keep a closed guard but Call is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Brownstone wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brownstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Call keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brownstone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Call sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Call fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brownstone misses with a two punch combination.
Call connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brownstone momentarily.
Dan Brownstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Call. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Call chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brownstone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Call is trying to defend but Brownstone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brownstone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Call's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call pushes Brownstone off looking to stand but Brownstone dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Brownstone.
Brownstone wants to pass to mount but Call is defending the position.
Brownstone trying to control from half guard but Call is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brownstone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Brownstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Call gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brownstone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brownstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Call is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownstone postures up in Call's guard and throws a big left but Call blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brownstone looking to pass the guard.
Call working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownstone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownstone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Call keeping full guard, as Brownstone tries to pass.
Brownstone throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownstone trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Brownstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brownstone lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Call's head.
Brownstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Call is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownstone advances position into side control!
Call on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
An elbow from Brownstone crashes against the mat.
Brownstone scoring with punches from side control.
Jame Call has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownstone throws a strike aimed at the side of Call's head but Call avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Call takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brownstone working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Brownstone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brownstone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Call is not content to let Brownstone control the position.
Brownstone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Call is avoiding damage well.
Dan Brownstone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Brownstone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brownstone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Call is avoiding damage well.
Brownstone happy to just control the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Call managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brownstone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Brownstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brownstone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Brownstone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Carmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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21
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Carmine!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carmine quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carmine keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmine keeps working.
Carmine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spencer.
Carmine is trying to stand up here but Spencer is controlling him well.
Carmine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carmine is looking to control Spencer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carmine avoid being mounted?
Carmine wants to get back to full guard.
Carmine trying to hold on to Spencer's head to control him but Spencer postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carmine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spencer wants to take a breather but Carmine is having none of it.
Spencer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmine is looking to improve his position.
Carmine is looking to control Spencer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carmine avoid being mounted?
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmine keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luca Carmine.
Spencer misses with a kick to the body.
Spencer moves into the clinch.
Spencer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spencer scores with a shoulder strike.
Spencer misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmine working aggressively here.
Carmine tries to break the clinch but Spencer is controlling the position.
Spencer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carmine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carmine wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer working aggressively here.
Carmine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carmine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carmine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmine throws a poor cross that misses
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Carmine's head but Carmine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Carmine works Spencer's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmine loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Spencer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carmine controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmine controlling Spencer's posture.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer throws a big elbow that misses.
Carmine wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carmine is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carmine pulls Spencer in close to his closed guard and prevents Spencer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmine is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer stays in close to Carmine's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spencer has Carmine up against the cage in a clinch.
Carmine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Joe Spencer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carmine moves out of range as Spencer strikes.
Spencer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carmine is fending him off so far but Spencer persists. Nope, Carmine circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carmine as he jumps to the side.
Carmine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Spencer tries to clinch there but Carmine circles away.
Carmine cracks a nice hook into Spencer's ribs.
Spencer moves in looking to clinch but Carmine pushes him off.
Carmine throws a good cross that connects.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Carmine throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Spencer takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
Carmine misses with a body punch.
Spencer lands with a light punch inside.
Carmine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carmine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carmine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spencer shoots in for a double leg but Carmine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Carmine keeps it at a distance.
Carmine misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Carmine moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Spencer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carmine!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to control but Carmine is keeping him busy.
Spencer working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmine tries to buck Spencer off but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer trying to control the position but Carmine is working away.
Carmine is looking to regain half guard here but Spencer keeps moving and retains side control.
Carmine takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spencer cracks Carmine with a big right hand but Carmine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carmine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spencer landing a few strikes.
Spencer works to advance to full mount. Carmine defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Joe Spencer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carmine is trying to escape the mount.
Carmine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Spencer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spencer lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmine is in a horrible position here. Spencer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carmine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carmine is trying to maintain the position but Spencer is very close to passing his half guard.
Spencer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carmine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Spencer there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carmine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spencer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spencer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carmine has his hands on Spencer's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Spencer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carmine looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Carmine circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spencer forces Carmine back against the cage and clinches.
Carmine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer fails with the takedown.
Spencer instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spencer.
A frustrated look appears on Carmine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spencer presses Carmine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Spencer on the inside.
Spencer scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmine manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Spencer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spencer.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Carmine's body. Carmine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Carmine keeps it at a distance.
Carmine throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Carmine swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Carmine throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Spencer coming out on top.
Carmine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Carmine misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmine.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
Carmine swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carmine looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Carmine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carmine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spencer.
Joe Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Carmine sizes up Spencer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
Spencer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carmine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Spencer crashes against the mat.
Spencer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Carmine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carmine keeps working.
Carmine manages to get back to half guard.
Carmine is looking to improve his position.
Spencer working the head and body with strikes.
Carmine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spencer is trying to control. Carmine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carmine controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carmine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spencer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carmine is looking for a sweep. Spencer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spencer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spencer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carmine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spencer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Spencer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spencer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Spencer!
Joe Spencer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgy Degratov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgy Degratov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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Solid 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgy Degratov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bolt fails with a takedown attempt.
Degratov lands with a nice combination. Bolt backs away looking to recover.
Bolt misses with a takedown
and Degratov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Degratov throws a series of punches but Bolt moves out of range.
Degratov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Bolt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Degratov to the ground. Bolt is now in Degratov's guard.
Bolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Degratov wants to get back to his feet but Bolt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Degratov keeping full guard, as Bolt tries to pass.
Degratov is looking to stand up but Bolt isn't so interested in that idea.
Degratov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Degratov's head.
Degratov wants to stand up but Bolt is controlling him.
Bolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Bolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolt throwing strikes but missing.
Degratov wants to get back to his feet but Bolt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolt throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolt wants to control from the top but Degratov keeps moving.
Bolt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Degratov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Degratov wants to get back to his feet but Bolt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Degratov's head.
Bolt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Degratov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Degratov wants to get back to his feet but Bolt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Degratov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Degratov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bolt prevents Degratov from getting back to his feet.
Degratov has momentary wrist control but Bolt slips an elbow through the middle.
Degratov wants to stand up but Bolt is controlling him.
Bolt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bolt postures up and lands a big shot to Degratov's brow.
Bolt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Degratov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bolt throws a big elbow that misses.
Degratov wants to stand up but Bolt is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt lands a couple of elbows.
Degratov is looking to stand up but Bolt isn't so interested in that idea.
Degratov looks winded!
Bolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Degratov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolt is pushing down on Degratov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Degratov is fighting to maintain full guard but Bolt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bolt working over Degratov with some ground and pound. Degratov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bolt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bolt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Degratov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bolt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bolt lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bolt 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.
Degratov lands a really nice looking cross but Bolt seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Bolt.
Degratov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like John Bolt has been cut.
Bolt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Degratov finds it's way round the side to connect with Bolt's head.
No joy there for Degratov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Degratov dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Degratov connects with a body shot.
Degratov gets tackled into the cage by Bolt. Bolt maintains the clinch.
Degratov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolt pulls Degratov into guard.
Bolt has a closed guard, preventing Degratov from standing up.
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!
Bolt pulls Degratov in to control the position.
Degratov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Degratov is now in half guard.
Bolt wants to control but Degratov is keeping busy.
John Bolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Degratov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Degratov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bolt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control here.
We're going to have a standup here because John Bolt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Degratov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Degratov misses.
Bolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Degratov throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Bolt with that takedown attempt.
Bolt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Bolt throws a series of punches but Degratov avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Bolt or perhaps it was just good defense by Degratov which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Degratov. Those never looked like landing.
Degratov misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Bolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John Bolt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Degratov swinging wildly here.
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolt scores with a one two! Degratov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bolt misses with a double jab
and Degratov counters with a two punch combo.
Georgy Degratov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Degratov.
Degratov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degratov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bolt in his tracks.
Bolt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Degratov but Degratov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bolt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Degratov is fending him off so far but Bolt persists. Nope, Degratov circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Degratov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degratov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolt throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Degratov misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Degratov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Bolt's cut.
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!
Degratov lands with a slapping head kick.
Bolt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Degratov throws a head kick that misses.
Bolt shoots in looking for a takedown but Degratov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bolt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Degratov clobbers Bolt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Degratov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolt.
Bolt shoots in but Degratov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bolt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Degratov misses.
Degratov misses with a looping left.
A jab-cross combination lands for Bolt and sends Degratov crashing to the mat! Bolt follows him down to the mat - Degratov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Degratov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Degratov is trying to stand up here but Bolt is controlling him well.
Degratov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Degratov is rocked!
Degratov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Degratov quite badly. Degratov pulls Bolt in close trying to recover. Bolt postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Degratov on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Degratov doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bolt!
After winning the bout, John Bolt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows of Amn. Ramanujam has chosen Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irenicus blocks a head kick by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irenicus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Ramanujam there.
Irenicus tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramanujam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irenicuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jon Irenicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramanujam lands with a shot to the body.
Ramanujam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramanujam cracks Irenicus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramanujam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Irenicus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Irenicus tries to improve position but can't.
Irenicus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramanujam on the ground.
Ramanujam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ramanujam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Irenicus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramanujam is looking to take a break and control but Irenicus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irenicus is looking to reverse the position.
Ramanujam is looking to take a break and control but Irenicus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramanujam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Irenicus regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ramanujam's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ramanujam passes the guard and advances to mount!
Irenicus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramanujam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam looking to control but Irenicus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramanujam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Irenicus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ramanujam has hold of Irenicus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Irenicus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ramanujam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Irenicus's face.
Ramanujam cracks Irenicus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus wants to hold on but Ramanujam pushes him away.
Irenicus working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramanujam cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Ramanujam looking to control but Irenicus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Irenicus tries to lock up and control but Ramanujam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramanujam goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Irenicus turns into him and now he's in Ramanujam's guard.
Ramanujam trying to keep a closed guard but Irenicus is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahavir Ramanujam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramanujam misses with a takedown attempt - Irenicus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Irenicus lands with a hook. Ramanujam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramanujam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Irenicus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramanujam.
Irenicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Irenicus looks to throw the jab but Ramanujam is out of range.
Ramanujam fails with a takedown attempt.
Irenicus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramanujam throws out the jab.
A low kick from Ramanujam is predictable there
and Irenicus moves into the clinch.
Ramanujam looking for a takedown.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahavir Ramanujam.
The referee calls for Irenicus to work.
Irenicus working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramanujam.
Ramanujam has Irenicus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Irenicus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irenicus lands with a right to the head.
Ramanujam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irenicus prevents Ramanujam from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irenicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irenicus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irenicus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramanujam blocks an uppercut.
Irenicus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irenicus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramanujam prevents a body shot from Irenicus.
Ramanujam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramanujam misses with the head strike.
Ramanujam working hard to break the clinch.
Ramanujam wants to take the fight to the mat but Irenicus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Irenicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramanujam breaks from the clinch.
Irenicus connects with a crisp jab.
Ramanujam is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irenicus loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Ramanujam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irenicus.
Irenicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramanujam.
Irenicus misses with a looping right.
Ramanujam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irenicus is out of range and Ramanujam settles back down.
Irenicus throws a body punch but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut
and Ramanujam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Irenicus's guard now.
Ramanujam being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus trying to keep a closed guard but Ramanujam is proving a slippery customer.
Ramanujam trying to control the position from guard on top but Irenicus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramanujam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramanujam throwing strikes but missing.
Irenicus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irenicus tries to get out of the position.
Irenicus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam wants to pass the guard but Irenicus is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irenicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramanujam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Irenicus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irenicus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramanujam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irenicus's guard.
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irenicus has his hands on Ramanujam's head, controlling the position.
Mahavir Ramanujam has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irenicus keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramanujam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Irenicus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramanujam somewhat.
Irenicus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irenicus throws out a loose jab but Ramanujam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jon Irenicus is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramanujam checks a low kick from Irenicus.
Ramanujam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irenicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irenicus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramanujam's hands.
Ramanujam scores with a punch to the head.
Ramanujam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramanujam is able to avoid easily.
Irenicus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irenicus is fending him off so far but Ramanujam persists. Nope, Irenicus circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramanujam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irenicus avoids it really well and circles away.
Jon Irenicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahavir Ramanujam.
Irenicus throws a big shot that misses.
Irenicus throws out a loose jab but Ramanujam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irenicus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramanujam. Ramanujam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Irenicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramanujam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramanujam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irenicus is out of range and Ramanujam settles back down.
Irenicus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramanujam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irenicus looks to throw the jab but Ramanujam is out of range.
Ramanujam throws a lazy right hand but Irenicus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramanujam is still on wobbly legs! Can Irenicus finish him?
Irenicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irenicus misses with a wild body shot.
Ramanujam seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irenicus looks to throw the jab but Ramanujam is out of range.
Irenicus moves away from the strike by Ramanujam.
Irenicus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Irenicus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramanujam ducks under a wild hook from Irenicus.
Irenicus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Irenicus tries a low kick but Ramanujam avoids it.
Ramanujam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irenicus.
Ramanujam throws a big shot that misses.
Ramanujam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Irenicus to the mat! Irenicus manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam stands and throws Irenicus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Irenicus is looking to regain half guard here but Ramanujam keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramanujam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ramanujam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramanujam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramanujam advances nicely into full mount.
Ramanujam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Irenicus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ramanujam there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Irenicus wants to hold on but Ramanujam pushes him away.
Irenicus is squirming around, avoiding Ramanujam's attempts to control the action.
Ramanujam landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramanujam wants to take Irenicus's back here but Irenicus is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramanujam content just to control the position here.
Irenicus wants to control but Ramanujam is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Irenicus.
I think Irenicus 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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257 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ching Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling walks into a stiff left hand from Jordan.
Ling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jordan to the mat! Jordan manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan keeping full guard, as Ling tries to pass.
Ling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ling 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.
Jordan managing to control the position.
Ling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ling throws a big elbow that misses.
Ling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jordan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ling has Jordan in his guard.
Jordan stops Ling from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ling wriggles free and stands up.
Ling blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan.
Ling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ling shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan sprawls well. He's pushed Ling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ching Ling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jordan. That's going to slow Ling down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to avoid it but Ling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jordan to the ground. Jordan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jordan cracks Ling with an open hand slap.
Ling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ching Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling is breathing heavily.
Jordan cracks a nice hook into Ling's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ling takes a step back to recover.
Ling ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan lands a nice hook to Ling's body. Ling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan batters Ling with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ling is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Jordan lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ling to the mat with a gruesome thud! Jordan is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Jordan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Richards has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music. The key to victory for Luiz Lindland has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Richards is predictable there
and Lindland counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindland checks a leg kick.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richards looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lindland!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but Lindland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lindland is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland is not content to let Richards control the position.
Richards working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Richards trying to control the position but Lindland is working away.
Richards taking a breather here.
Lindland manages to work his way to half guard, despite Richards's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is controlling the pace.
Ben Richards has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland wants to sweep but no luck.
Lindland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindland wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Lindland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lindland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lindland scoring with strikes but Richards is staying in there.
Richards tries to hold on but Lindland pushes him away.
Richards is trying desperately to improve position.
Richards wants to control but Lindland is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindland lands a nice shot to the head.
Lindland breaks from Richards's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindland landing strikes from the mount.
Lindland with good strikes from the mount here!
Richards can't escape the position.
Richards swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lindland with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindland lands a couple of good shots and Richards has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lindland punishes Richards with strikes from the back mount.
Richards is rocked!
Lindland lands a big shot to the side of the head and Richards goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luiz Lindland!
Luiz Lindland retains his middleweight title!
Luiz Lindland thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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