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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mauritus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevon Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mauritus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauritus avoids the body shot from Martin.
Mauritus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mauritus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mauritus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mauritus working away.
Mauritus taking a break here but Martin is having none of it and regains half 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!
Mauritus is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauritus throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mauritus prevents Martin from improving his position.
Martin is not content to let Mauritus control the position.
Mauritus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John Mauritus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mauritus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauritus is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mauritus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mauritus is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mauritus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin controls the position for a moment.
Mauritus working the head with strikes.
Martin struggling a bit here.
Martin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martin tries to get out of the position.
Martin isn't going anywhere.
Martin is trying to improve his position.
Mauritus tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauritus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Martin parries the strikes from Mauritus easily there. Mauritus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martin to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauritus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Mauritus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauritus is looking for a sweep. Martin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin wants to take a breather but Mauritus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Mauritus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mauritus misses with a body punch
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mauritus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mauritus. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mauritus is rocked!
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Mauritus is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Mauritus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin digs a good body shot into Mauritus's ribs.
Mauritus seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Martin connects with the punch.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mauritus. Mauritus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mauritus misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Martin lands a body shot.
Mauritus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin wants to stand up but Mauritus is controlling him.
Martin trying to control the position.
Martin is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Mauritus prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Mauritus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mauritus throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mauritus's guard. Nice move by Martin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauritus pushes Martin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mauritus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Martin is looking to wear down Mauritus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Trevon Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mauritus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mauritus eats them both and turns towards Martin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mauritus in his tracks.
Mauritus misses with a looping left.
Mauritus misses with a takedown
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Mauritus throws a sloppy body shot
and Mauritus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mauritus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mauritus's head.
Mauritus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Mauritus looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauritus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mauritus misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Mauritus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trevon Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mauritus.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mauritus shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mauritus looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Mauritus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauritus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Martin catches Mauritus right on the button with a cross.
Mauritus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevon Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauritus walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevon Martin dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mauritus thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mauritus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mauritus.
Mauritus misses with a wild body shot.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Mauritus's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
Mauritus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Mauritus misses the shot to the body.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mauritus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martin is fending him off so far but Mauritus persists. Nope, Martin circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin stuns Mauritus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Mauritus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mauritus throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mauritus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mauritus.
Mauritus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mauritus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control but Mauritus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martin moves into full guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Mauritus from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in 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!
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mauritus is trying to keep Martin in close.
Mauritus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Mauritus is working from the bottom.
Martin tries to stand but Mauritus is controlling from the bottom.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Mauritus is keeping the position.
Mauritus keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Trevon Martin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mauritus at a distance.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mauritus throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
Trevon Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mauritus.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mauritus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mauritus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mauritus showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mauritus connects with a nice short shot to Martin's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevon Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevon Martin!
A victorious Trevon Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Flash Gradon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flash Gradon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gradon shoots in and drives through. Akulenko sprawls well.
Akulenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akulenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gradon misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Akulenko.
Gradon fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akulenko. That's going to slow Gradon down.
Akulenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akulenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Gradon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gradon tries for a takedown but Akulenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flash Gradon.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Akulenko lands a nice shot that snaps Gradon's head back.
Akulenko lands with a nice combination. Gradon backs away looking to recover.
Akulenko throws a combination. Gradon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gradon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gradon dives in for a single leg takedown but Akulenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko breaks from the clinch.
Akulenko lands a nice hook to Gradon's body. Gradon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akulenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gradon is rocked!
Akulenko lands a brutal head kick. Gradon looks out on his feet and Akulenko throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Post fight, an emotional Eugeniy Akulenko said 'I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.
In defeat, Flash Gradon stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost to better fighter what can i say.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 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
7 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Havener moves in looking to clinch but Hendricks pushes him off.
Havener definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Havener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Havener gets caught napping as Hendricks dives in and scores a takedown. Havener manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hendricks stops Havener from standing up.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Havener is keeping the position for now.
Hendricks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Havener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Havener is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendricks defends well.
Havener is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendricks defends well.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Havener is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Havener keeps moving.
Havener has his feet on Hendricks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks stuffs the takedown.
Havener shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls well. He's pushed Havener's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Havener clinches up with Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage.
Havener throws a knee to the head but misses.
Havener trying to control the position but instead, Hendricks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Havener into the cage.
Hendricks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Havener putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendricks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Havener stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Hendricks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Havener misses with a knee to the head.
Havener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendricks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener leaning his opponent against the cage.
Havener is leaning against Hendricks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendricks.
Havener landing knees to the body.
Hendricks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Havener successfully pulls guard.
Havener escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hendricks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Havener is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Havener is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hendricks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Havener looking for a guillotine here but Hendricks defends easily.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Havener is keeping the position for now.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Havener blocks nicely.
Havener wants to stand up but Hendricks is controlling him.
Havener on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Havener tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Havener keeps moving.
Hendricks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Havener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Havener is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hendricks is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks wants to pass the guard but Havener is keeping the position.
Havener is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendricks is controlling him.
Havener wants to control but Hendricks passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Havener dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Havener throws a head kick that misses.
Havener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Havener gets caught napping as Hendricks dives in and scores a takedown. Havener manages to retain guard.
Hendricks stands and throws Havener's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Havener is trying to control Hendricks's posture but Hendricks avoids it.
Havener is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hendricks off and has taken his back!
Hendricks defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Havener's arms.
Hendricks is in bad spot here.
Havener working for a choke but Hendricks is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Havener's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hendricks holding both Havener 's hands and preventing any damage.
Havener has got his arm under Hendricks's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Hendricks has spun round into Havener's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Hendricks stops Havener from standing up.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Havener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener pushes Hendricks off and gets back to his feet.
Havener tries to clinch up.
No luck for Havener with that takedown attempt.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Havener moves into the clinch.
Havener is pressed up against the cage. Hendricks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Havener down to the mat. Havener avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Havener has Hendricks up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Havener.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havener pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hendricks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Havener has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hendricks has managed to get both his arms back between Havener's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Havener throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Havener wants to sweep here but Hendricks controlling him for the moment.
Hendricks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Havener keeping full guard, as Hendricks tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Havener is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hendricks wants to control but Havener is keeping him busy.
Havener manages to get back to half guard.
Andrew Havener overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Havener is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hendricks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hendricks's back!
Havener has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havener avoiding Hendricks 's attempts to control his hands.
Havener has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hendricks has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Havener dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Havener tries to clinch there but Hendricks circles away.
Havener fails in his attempt to clinch.
Havener is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendricks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendricks dives in for a single leg takedown but Havener sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Havener landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hendricks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Havener manages to break the clinch.
Havener defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendricks.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Hendricks.
Hendricks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Havener moves into the clinch successfully.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Havener obliges.
Hendricks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Havener utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Havener obliges.
Havener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendricks darts in trying to clinch
and Havener counters with a solid body kick.
Havener lands a big head kick that sends Hendricks tumbling to the mat! Havener takes a step backwards and waves Hendricks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hendricks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havener lands a slapping body shot.
Hendricks is still on wobbly legs! Can Havener finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Havener.
Havener landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener has Hendricks pressed against the cage.
Hendricks seems to have recovered his senses.
Havener putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendricks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Havener landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hendricks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Havener connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hendricks's face.
Havener lands an elbow inside that Hendricks shrugs off.
Havener lands a knee to the body.
Havener lands a knee to the head.
Havener utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Havener landing knees to the body.
Havener using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Havener with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hendricks takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Havener landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Havener utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hendricks takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Havener.
Havener taking a breather.
Havener goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hendricks prevents it.
Havener breaks the clinch.
Havener moves into the clinch.
Havener works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andrew Havener is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener lands a nice elbow.
Havener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Havener scores with a head kick.
Andrew Havener is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havener closes the distance and clinches.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Havener gets control of Hendricks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Havener will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Havener is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Havener is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Havener looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Havener showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Havener 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Havener!
Post fight, Andrew Havener took to the microphone: 'Thanks to the training made possible by Academy of Combat and my manager Bobby B. To the next one. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd shoots in and drives through. Bigalo sprawls well.
Duce Bigalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown but Bigalo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shepherd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bigalo throws a lazy head kick
and Shepherd counters by clinching up.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.
Shepherd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bigalo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Shepherd.
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepherd looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bigalo.
It looks like Rufus Shepherd has been cut.
Bigalo jerks Shepherd's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Shepherd drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bigalo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bigalo because Shepherd was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Duce Bigalo!
A very excited looking Duce Bigalo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Rufus Shepherd spoke after the fight, saying 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Tyler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Allen!
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, Jay Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Allen misses with a left hand
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyler circles away.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Tyler had a free shot at his head there.
Allen shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyler sprawls well. He's pushed Allen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Tyler's shoulder, as Tyler tries to avoid the shot.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyler lands the left hand.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tylers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyler slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Tyler is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Tyler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Allen misses with a combination
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyler misses the jab.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Jay Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen misses with a hook.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyler under the eye.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tyler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Allen walks into a straight right hand from Tyler.
Tyler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Tyler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Tyler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Tyler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Tyler ducks down to avoid it.
Tyler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen is rocked!
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Tyler lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Allen misses.
Tyler jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyler walks into a left hand.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyler scores with a jab.
Jab by Tyler.
Tyler tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyler defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyler throws an overhand right that drops Allen like a sack of potatoes! Tyler dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Tyler!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baha Beison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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21
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baha Beison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galasso throws a series of punches but Beison avoids them all with ease.
Galasso lands an overhand right.
Galasso throws a right and a left that Beison avoids nicely.
Galasso misses with a series of wild punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beison.
Galasso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beison controls the position from side control.
Galasso tries to improve position but can't.
Galasso keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison stands up.
Galasso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beison feints and as Galasso raises his hands in defense, Beison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galasso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Galasso had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beison defends it easily.
Galasso isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Beison stacks Galasso on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Beison!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beison decides to stand back up. Beison steps back and let's Galasso get back to his feet.
We've been told by Beison's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Galasso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galasso misses with a wild combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beison clinches up against the cage.
Galasso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beison pushes Galasso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beison gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Galasso has an active guard here but Beison has managed to pass into half guard.
Galasso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galasso looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison controlling the action here.
Beison decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Galasso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galasso throws a nice looking combination but Beison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Galasso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Galasso working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Beison has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Galasso actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galasso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beison pulls his head out easily.
Galasso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baha Beison 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.
Galasso swinging wildly here.
Galasso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galasso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beison moves away.
Beison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beison lands a shoulder strike.
Beison gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Galasso regains guard.
Beison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beison clinches.
Beison has hold of one of Galasso's legs. Galasso is fighting the takedown attempt but Beison gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galasso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galasso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beison is aware though and is defending well.
Galasso is breathing heavily.
Beison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beison advances to half guard.
Beison slows the pace down in half guard.
Beison moves into full mount! Galasso won't be happy about that!
Galasso working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beison controlling from mount.
Baha Beison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Galasso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beison controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galasso holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beison tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beison is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Beison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beison showed some decent athleticism there.
Galasso wants to get back to full guard but Beison has mounted him!
Galasso working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galasso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beison stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Beison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beison has hold of one of Galasso's legs. Galasso is fighting the takedown attempt but Beison gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galasso can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beison controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galasso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beison defends well.
Beison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Galasso, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baha Beison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Beison scores with a takedown into Galasso's guard.
Beison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Galasso has his foot on Beison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beison works his way back into a safe position though.
Galasso working for submissions but it's allowed Beison to get to half guard.
Galasso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galasso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galasso looking for a kimura from the bottom but Beison passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beison decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Beison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beison content to stall in guard here.
Beison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Enzo Galasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso has his foot on Beison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beison works his way back into a safe position though.
Galasso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Galasso looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beison decides to stand up.
Beison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Galasso's half guard.
Beison controlling the action here.
Galasso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galasso looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Beison pushes past his half guard into mount!
Galasso can't escape the position.
Baha Beison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beison controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beison stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baha Beison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baha Beison!
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