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Battle in the Square PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennith Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kennith Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins lands with a nice combination. Torres backs away looking to recover.
Haskins throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Haskins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Torres sprawling to the canvas! Torres rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Haskins finish him?!
Torres is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres throws a push kick but Haskins slaps the foot to one side.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haskins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haskins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torres defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Torres has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Haskins throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haskins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haskins scores with a decent looking hook.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Haskins.
Kennith Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Torres scores with a nice right hand.
Torres motions for Haskins to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haskins lands with a nice combination. Torres backs away looking to recover.
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Haskins misses the target.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres moves out of range as Haskins strikes.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haskins lands with a right hand.
Torres shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haskins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Torres wants to control from the top but Haskins keeps moving.
Torres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haskins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres trying to control but Haskins is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angel Torres wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Haskins misses with a combination
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Haskins missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haskins but Haskins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haskins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haskins sizes up Torres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres moves away from the strike by Haskins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haskins throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Haskins backs away looking to recover.
Haskins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haskins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haskins misses with the combination.
Haskins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Haskins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Haskins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennith Haskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haskins throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres feints and as Haskins raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haskins looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Haskins keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Haskins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kennith Haskins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torres tries to stand but Haskins is controlling his head.
Torres wants to control but Haskins is keeping him busy.
Torres taking a break here but Haskins is having none of it and regains half guard.
Torres is keen to just control but Haskins is a slippery customer.
Torres thows a huge punch but Haskins dodges it nicely.
Haskins is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres wants to stand up but Haskins is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haskins wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.
Torres looks to land a strike but Haskins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haskins is keeping the position for now.
Haskins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haskins keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Haskins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torres is really struggling to control Haskins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Angel Torres has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Haskins throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres shoots in and bounces Haskins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haskins is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haskins keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Haskins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haskins has his hands on Torres's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kennith Haskins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Haskins cracks Torres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres shoots in but Haskins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haskins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!
Haskins is rocked!
Haskins is holding his hands too far apart here. Torres throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Haskins is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel Torres!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wladamir Sholvansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladamir Sholvansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sholvansky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drago fails with the takedown
and Sholvansky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drago won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sholvansky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sholvansky 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.
Drago gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sholvansky unloads with some shots from mount but Drago bucks and avoids them well.
Sholvansky lands a heavy elbow.
Drago is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sholvansky dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sholvansky cracks Drago with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sholvansky lands with some strikes.
Sholvansky with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Drago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sholvansky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sholvansky with a couple of short strikes.
Drago is rocked!
Drago tries to lock up and control but Sholvansky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago is still in real trouble! Can Sholvansky finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sholvansky.
Sholvansky throwing strikes here but Drago is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sholvansky postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Drago in real trouble here! The ref calls for Drago to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wladamir Sholvansky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Eberfurher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzbek Krasavchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzbek Krasavchik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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242 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Eberfurher!
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, Uzbek Krasavchik!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasavchik scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Eberfurher.
Eberfurher misses with a head kick.
Eberfurher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krasavchik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krasavchik blocks a head kick by Eberfurher.
Eberfurher throws a head kick that misses.
Eberfurher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eberfurher pushes Krasavchik away with a front kick.
Krasavchik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eberfurher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Krasavchik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carl Eberfurher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberfurher throws a head kick that misses.
Krasavchik avoids the head kick by Eberfurher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberfurher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eberfurher looks to land a body kick but Krasavchik moved away.
Eberfurher lands a high kick!
Krasavchik lands with a hook. Eberfurher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eberfurher throws a sloppy head kick and Krasavchik moves out of range easily.
Eberfurher wants to slow Krasavchik down by chopping away at his legs.
Krasavchik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Eberfurher.
Eberfurher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eberfurher tries a head kick but it misses.
Eberfurher is breathing heavily.
Eberfurher throws a sloppy head kick and Krasavchik moves out of range easily.
Krasavchik lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasavchik misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Eberfurher.
Eberfurher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eberfurher.
Eberfurher throws a sloppy head kick and Krasavchik moves out of range easily.
Krasavchik lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberfurher lands a jab.
Krasavchik blocks a head kick by Eberfurher.
Krasavchik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eberfurher.
Eberfurher ducks right into an uppercut from Krasavchik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eberfurher.
Eberfurher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eberfurher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krasavchik.
Krasavchik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krasavchik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krasavchik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krasavchik connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krasavchik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eberfurher walks into a straight right hand from Krasavchik.
Krasavchik has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Krasavchik connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberfurher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krasavchik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krasavchik lands a left and a right that send Eberfurher crashing to the mat, dazed. Krasavchik thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eberfurher is rocked!
It looks like Carl Eberfurher has been cut.
Krasavchik drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Eberfurher right on the button. Eberfurher goes down! Krasavchik follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Krasavchik gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uzbek Krasavchik!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Daze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Stojnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojnic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Funeral. Erick Stojnic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Daze!
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, Erick Stojnic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stojnic counters with a head kick.
Daze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stojnic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daze.
Daze has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Daze has his takedown stuffed
and Stojnic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Daze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stojnic pushes Daze up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stojnic obliges.
Stojnic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stojnic lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stojnic lands a nice knee to the body.
Stojnic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stojnic just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojnic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stojnic.
Daze is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stojnic.
Daze takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Stojnic as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stojnic crunches a lovely knee into Daze's ribcage.
Stojnic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stojnic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic lands a knee to the body.
Stojnic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stojnic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stojnic is pushing Daze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stojnic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Danny Daze has been cut.
Stojnic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic lands a good knee to the midsection. Daze won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Stojnic.
Daze jumps guard but Stojnic stands there with Daze around his waist. Daze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stojnic pushes Daze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stojnic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stojnic obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stojnic drops Daze with a big knee straight up the middle! Daze is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Daze is rocked!
Stojnic connects with a combination that backs up Daze into the cage. Stojnic lands a flurry of punches that gets past Daze's guard. Daze is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Stojnic bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Stojnic!
During a confident post fight interview, Erick Stojnic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Maclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smilin' Faces - Krizz Kaliko. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod Maclaren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maclaren thuds a left hand into Cormier's body.
Maclaren's corner calls for a 1-2. Maclaren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Maclaren.
Cormier's coach down at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cormier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maclaren throws a series of punches but Cormier moves out of range.
Cormier tries to clinch there but Maclaren circles away.
Maclaren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cormier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maclaren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Maclaren misses with a series of wild punches.
Cormier slips a jab and a cross from Maclaren.
Cormier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maclaren circles away.
Maclaren scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maclaren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooh!!! Maclaren has knocked Cormier down with a huge combo! Maclaren steps away and waves a wobbly Cormier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cormier is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier drops his hands momentarily. Maclaren doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Cormier staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Cormier doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod Maclaren!
Rod Maclaren managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Square Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Brock Cormier had this to say: 'I still make more money'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rovigatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that James Raban has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Raban seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Rovigatti!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovigatti tries to clinch up.
Rovigatti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raban counters with a shoot takedown. Rovigatti fights it but they end up in guard.
Raban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rovigatti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rovigatti is trying to keep Raban in close.
Rovigatti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raban is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rovigatti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rovigatti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raban defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban pushing down on Rovigatti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rovigatti tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Raban has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rovigatti working to try and regain half guard.
Rovigatti wants to hold on but Raban pushes him away.
Raban controlling the pace for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Raban's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rovigatti is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovigatti is still trying to improve position.
Rovigatti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raban controlling the pace for now.
Rovigatti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raban controlling from mount.
Rovigatti is trying to escape the mount.
Raban controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovigatti manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rovigatti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rovigatti actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovigatti trying to control here.
Rovigatti is trying to get back to full guard.
Raban is controlling the pace.
Rovigatti is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rovigatti actively working from the bottom here.
Raban wants to get back to his feet.
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 James Raban will probably get the nod.
That's time! Raban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raban lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tony Rovigatti has been cut.
Tony Rovigatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovigatti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rovigatti with a poor takedown
and Raban counters with an inside leg kick.
Raban circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raban counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rovigatti's guard now.
Raban controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovigatti looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Raban has picked Rovigatti up and slammed him! Rovigatti can't keep hold of the triangle and Raban manages to pass to side control!
Rovigatti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raban wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Raban advances nicely into full mount.
Raban tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because James Raban wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Raban manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rovigatti on his heels. He'll look to pass Rovigatti's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rovigatti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rovigatti isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Raban stacks Rovigatti 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 Raban!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Raban has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Raban seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rovigatti for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Raban just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rovigatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rovigatti wants to clinch but Raban slips to the side
and Raban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rovigatti with a poor takedown
and Raban counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raban counters with a stiff right hand.
Rovigatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Raban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rovigatti with a poor takedown
and Raban counters with a nice body kick.
James Raban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rovigatti.
Rovigatti is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovigatti gets caught napping as Raban dives in and scores a takedown. Rovigatti manages to retain guard.
Raban controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovigatti working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Raban has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Rovigatti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Raban throws a wild body kick that Rovigatti sees coming a mile off.
Rovigatti wants to clinch but Raban slips to the side
and Raban counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raban takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rovigatti trying to hold on to Raban's head to control him but Raban postures up.
Rovigatti actively working from the bottom here.
Rovigatti is looking to improve his position.
Raban sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rovigatti trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban works his foot free and advances to mount.
Raban tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raban with good strikes from the mount here!
Raban takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rovigatti is working to get back to half guard.
Tony Rovigatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovigatti keeps trying to improve his position.
Raban takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rovigatti is working to get back to half guard.
Raban controlling from the full mount.
Rovigatti is desperately trying to improve his position but Raban has a good base and remains in mount.
Raban controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovigatti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Raban tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rovigatti tries to lock up and control but Raban gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raban sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rovigatti is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovigatti manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raban perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Raban just wasn't active enough.
Rovigatti swinging wildly here.
Raban goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rovigatti throws a sloppy head kick
and Raban counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rovigatti's guard now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raban sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rovigatti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raban gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Raban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raban 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 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Raban!
James Raban bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes to the cage accompanied by Leave It to Beaver Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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179 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaver throws a sloppy head kick and Ruch moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruch misses the target.
Beaver drives through and clinches with Ruch against the cage.
Beaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beaver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ruch up against the cage.
Beaver digs a right hand into Ruch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruch's gas tank.
Beaver keeps control of Ruch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruchs head.
Beaver is pressed up against the cage. Ruch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beaver down to the mat. Beaver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruch connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruch, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beaver.
Beaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruch backwards.
Beaver has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ruch is trying to keep an underhook but Beaver manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ruch taking some punishment here, with Beaver in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beaver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ruch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaver wants to pass the guard but Ruch is defending well.
Ruch has hold of Beaver's hands but Beaver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beaver working Ruch over with strikes.
Beaver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruch won't allow Beaver to pass to mount.
Ruch is trying to stand up here but Beaver is controlling him well.
Beaver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaver is nestled in close to Ruch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beaver is looking to advance position but Ruch won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruch looking for submissions off his back.
Ruch is looking to improve his position.
Beaver working Ruch over with strikes.
Beaver working the head and body with strikes.
Ruch tries to get to full guard but Beaver has control of the leg.
Ruch taking some punishment here, with Beaver in his half guard.
Ruch is refusing to be controlled, as Beaver sits in half guard.
Ruch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ruch manages to get to full guard.
Beaver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruch has momentary wrist control but Beaver slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruch has momentary wrist control but Beaver slips an elbow through the middle.
Beaver wants to control from the top but Ruch keeps moving.
Beaver is pushing down on Ruch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruch is fighting to maintain full guard but Beaver has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beaver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ruch has hold of Beaver's hands but Beaver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beaver is nestled in close to Ruch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beaver trying to control from half guard but Ruch is working away.
Beaver working over Ruch with some ground and pound. Ruch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruch is trying to stand up here but Beaver is controlling him well.
Beaver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beaver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ruch tries to roll over but Beaver keeps him under control.
Beaver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beaver is keen to just control but Ruch is a slippery customer.
Beaver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beaver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ruch actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Beaver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Beaver 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.
Beaver rushes Ruch and presses him up against the cage.
Beaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beaver.
Beaver lands a nice shot to the body.
Beaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruch avoids it.
Beaver lands a left hand.
Beaver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruch wants to take the fight to the mat but Beaver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Beaver.
Beaver lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaver manages to break the clinch.
Beaver cracks Ruch with a hook to the temple - Ruch is on wobbly legs here! Beaver swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ruch falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Beaver wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Beaver!
Harry Beaver 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by All Shall Perish - Wage Slaves. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adam Kwiatkowski enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Kwiatkowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage has Kwiatkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Kwiatkowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Savage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Kwiatkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Savage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Savage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwiatkowski. That did some damage!
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage cracks the inside of Kwiatkowski's front leg.
Kwiatkowski misses with a double jab.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwiatkowski.
Kwiatkowski fails with the takedown.
Kwiatkowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kwiatkowski.
Jack Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Kwiatkowski.
Kwiatkowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands a head kick. Kwiatkowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Adam Kwiatkowski has been cut.
Kwiatkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Kwiatkowski does no damage.
Savage clinches.
Kwiatkowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savage digs a right hand into Kwiatkowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kwiatkowski's gas tank.
Kwiatkowski tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Kwiatkowski drops back down to his feet.
Kwiatkowski looks winded!
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!
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kwiatkowski's defenses.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
Savage lands an elbow just above Kwiatkowski 's eye.
Savage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savage lands an elbow just above Kwiatkowski 's eye.
Kwiatkowski is rocked!
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwiatkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Savage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kwiatkowski is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Savage Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Kwiatkowski is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Savage!
Jack Savage 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djetic Dicni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dicni comes into the arena with OJ SVJETLA MAJSKA ZORO blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djetic Dicni!
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, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincoln throws a jab when Dicni was well out of range.
Lincoln has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dicni is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dicni has his takedown stuffed
and Lincoln counters with a single leg into guard. Dicni didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dicni is looking for a triangle but Lincoln pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln distracts Dicni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lincoln throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dicni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dicni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lincoln cracks Dicni with a solid left hand.
Lincoln must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dicni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincoln is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Djetic Dicni has been cut.
Lincoln avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lincoln keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dicni's head.
Dicni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lincoln is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lincoln is aware though and is defending well.
Dicni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dicni is keeping the position for now.
Dicni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lincoln connects with a couple of short punches.
Djetic Dicni's cut is getting worse.
Dicni has his foot on Lincoln's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lincoln works his way back into a safe position though.
Dicni is looking for a triangle but Lincoln pushes his legs off easily.
Lincoln throwing strikes but missing.
Dicni is looking for a triangle but Lincoln pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dicni is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lincoln frees his head nicely. Oh but Dicni has switched to an armbar! Lincoln is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Djetic Dicni!
A very excited looking Djetic Dicni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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