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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Tkyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Hathaway enters the cage!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Tkyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkyka feints a jab promting Hathaway to slip. Tkyka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hathaway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hathaway misses with a takedown attempt - Tkyka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tkyka takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
Hathaway wants to clinch.
Hathaway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tkyka is out of range and Hathaway settles back down.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Tkyka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway slips a jab from Tkyka.
Tkyka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Tkyka.
Tkyka misses with a double jab
enabling Hathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Hathaway clinches with his opponent.
Hathaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tkyka backwards.
Tkyka misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Hathaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tkyka up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hathaway.
Hathaway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tkyka.
Hathaway works on Tkyka's body with a couple of short punches.
Hathaway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Tkyka has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hathaway has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tkyka regains guard immediately.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tkyka wants to sweep here but Hathaway controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hathaway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hathaway is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkyka controls Hathaway momentarily but Hathaway frees himself.
Hathaway slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mike Hathaway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tkyka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway takes the fight into the clinch.
Tkyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hathaway scores with a shot to the side of Tkyka's head.
Tkyka misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tkyka trying to stall but Hathaway improves his position.
Hathaway jumps guard and drags Tkyka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hathaway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hathaway performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkyka wants to control but Hathaway is keeping busy.
Hathaway takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hathaway wants to pass the guard but Tkyka is defending well.
Hathaway with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Hathaway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hathaway fails with a takedown attempt.
Hathaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tkyka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Tkyka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway takes the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway presses Tkyka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hathaway pushes Tkyka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hathaway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tkyka.
Hathaway tries to throw a body punch but Tkyka avoids it by throwing Hathaway back against the cage.
Tkyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hathaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Hathaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Tkyka controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tkyka prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuri Tkyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hathaway.
Tkyka can't break the clinch.
Tkyka can't find room to land a body shot as Hathaway controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tkyka backwards.
Hathaway missing with knees to the body.
Tkyka misses with the head strike.
Hathaway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hathaway dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Tkyka is having none of it.
Tkyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hathaway is just out of range.
Hathaway tries to clinch there but Tkyka circles away.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Tkyka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Tkyka.
Hathaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Tkyka circles away.
Tkyka throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.
Some wild striking there from Tkyka.
Hathaway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tkyka, pushing him back against the cage.
Hathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hathaway keeps control of Tkyka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hathaway keeps control of Tkyka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hathaway misses with a body punch.
Tkyka is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hathaway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hathaway lands an elbow inside.
Mike Hathaway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Hathaway.
Hathaway scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway is stalling here.
A short right from Hathaway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tkyka.
Hathaway tries to score a body lock takedown but Tkyka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hathaway tries a body shot but Tkyka blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hathaway unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hathaway just leaning against Tkyka, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hathaway as Tkyka tries to tie him up.
Hathaway lands a left hand.
Hathaway presses Tkyka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hathaway pulls Tkyka into guard.
Hathaway manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hathaway controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway is landing with some decent strikes but Tkyka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hathaway controlling the position easily from mount.
Hathaway's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tkyka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throwing strikes here but Tkyka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hathaway controlling the position easily from mount.
Hathaway raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hathaway looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tkyka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hathaway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway sitting and controlling from the half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Hathaway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tkyka just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tkyka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hathaway.
Yuri Tkyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Tkyka moves away
and Tkyka counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hathaway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hathaway.
Tkyka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yuri Tkyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tkyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tkyka jabs at Hathaway's body.
Tkyka is looking to wear down Hathaway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tkyka keeps the fight on the outside.
Hathaway closes the distance and clinches.
Hathaway keeps control of Tkyka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tkyka is stalling here.
Tkyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tkyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hathaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hathaway.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hathaway.
Tkyka misses with a body punch.
Hathaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hathaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tkyka's elbow.
Tkyka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hathaway has Tkyka pushed against the cage.
Tkyka can't break the clinch.
Tkyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hathaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hathaway lands a right hand.
Tkyka stops a takedown attempt from Hathaway.
Tkyka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hathaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hathaway jumps guard but Tkyka stands there with Hathaway around his waist. Hathaway gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hathaway.
Hathaway managing to block the knees to the body from Tkyka.
Hathaway lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hathaway.
Tkyka is trying to break the clinch but Hathaway is controlling him.
Tkyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hathaway works on Tkyka's body with a couple of short punches.
Hathaway jumps guard.
Tkyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hathaway pulls Tkyka in to control the position.
Tkyka won't allow Hathaway to sweep him here.
Mike Hathaway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway has his hands on Tkyka's head, controlling the position.
Hathaway lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hathaway's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hathaway tries to free his leg and advance position but Tkyka is retaining full guard.
Hathaway forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hathaway frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hathaway controlling from the full mount.
Yuri Tkyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike Hathaway has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mike Hathaway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hathaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hathaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hathaway has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hathaway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Chalidow!
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, Carl Rose!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Chalidow clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Chalidow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rose is defending well.
Chalidow tries to score a body lock takedown but Rose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chalidow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Chalidow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chalidow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chalidow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chalidow pulls Rose into guard.
Chalidow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalidow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chalidow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chalidow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rose to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rose shrugs it off.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chalidow with a couple of short strikes.
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chalidow wants to control the pace but Rose is squirming around nicely.
Rose is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rose moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Chalidow seems to have locked his on tight now - Rose screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Chalidow, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mamed Chalidow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barril Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam B Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam B Glenn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barril Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salvador dodges the punch combination from Glenn.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
Glenn forces Salvador back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Glenn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salvador is trying to push Glenn away but Glenn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Glenn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Salvador has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Glenn prevents Salvador from breaking the clinch.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glenn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salvador is trying to break the clinch but Glenn is controlling him.
Glenn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glenn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salvador managing to block the knees to the body from Glenn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salvador up against the cage.
Glenn keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Glenn scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Barril Salvador has been cut.
Glenn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glenn misses with a head kick.
Glenn dives in and scores a takedown into Salvador's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salvador is looking to stand up but Glenn isn't so interested in that idea.
Glenn throws a big elbow that misses.
Glenn gets to his feet. Salvador looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Glenn ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glenn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salvador throws a hook but Glenn blocks it.
Salvador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn ducks right into an uppercut from Salvador.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glenn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glenn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salvador.
Glenn clinches up with Salvador and pushes him back against the cage.
Glenn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glenn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glenn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glenn misses with a knee strike.
Salvador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Glenn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glenn has Salvador pressed against the cage, preventing Salvador from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salvador dodges an elbow strike from Glenn.
Salvador slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salvador tries to circle away but Glenn has him pinned against the cage.
Salvador is trying to break the clinch but Glenn is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glenn.
Salvador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glenn slowing the pace effectively.
Salvador looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salvador is looking to break free of the clinch but Glenn has double underhooks.
Glenn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salvador tries to break free but Glenn pushes him back against the cage.
Glenn stalling in the clinch.
Salvador avoids a wild elbow strike from Glenn.
Glenn landing knees to the head.
Salvador is trying to break free.
Salvador wants to break free but Glenn has control.
Salvador is trying to break the clinch but Glenn has him pressed against the cage.
Glenn lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salvador is trying to push Glenn away but Glenn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Glenn - that landed with a thud.
Salvador is breathing heavily.
Salvador wants to get back to striking at distance but Glenn won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Glenn.
Glenn scores a nice knee to the body.
Glenn lands a nice elbow.
Glenn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salvador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvador is looking to break free of the clinch but Glenn has double underhooks.
Glenn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Glenn lands a nice elbow.
Barril Salvador's cut is getting worse.
Salvador looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glenn stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvador is trying to break the clinch but Glenn is controlling him.
Glenn slowing the pace effectively.
Glenn jerks Salvador's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Salvador drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Glenn goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Glenn because Salvador 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 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Sam B Glenn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tron does no damage.
Tron throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Tron connects with a body shot that sends Rock's belly button to the back.
Tron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Tron. Beautiful body shot.
Tron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rock circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Tron scores with a four punch combination!
Tron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Tron.
Rock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tron lands a nice shot to the body.
Tron wants to clinch.
Tron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tron.
Rock misses with the combination.
Tron is looking to wear down Rock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tron scores with a three punch combo!
Tony Tron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tron tries to clinch but Rock moves out of range.
A combination from Tron does no damage.
Rock tries for a takedown but Tron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tron scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rock in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Tron.
Tron scores with a body shot.
Tron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rock tries to clinch but Tron is having none of it.
Rock wants to clinch up but Tron keeps it at a distance.
Tron lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rock backs up against the cage.
Rock rushes Tron and presses him up against the cage.
Tron looking to stall.
Tron tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Tron is blocking nicely.
Tron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tron wants to clinch but Rock slips to the side
and Rock counters with a single leg into guard. Tron didn't expect that.
Tron is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tron is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock with a nice head shot there.
Rock stays in close to Tron's body and controls the position.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Tron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tron is looking to stand up but Rock isn't so interested in that idea.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but Tron blocks nicely.
Rock stops Tron from standing up.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tron wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tron dominated that round.
That's time! Tron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tron lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tony Tron is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tron counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tron swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Tron.
Tron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Tron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tron does it's job there.
Tron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tron duly obliges.
Rock moves into the clinch.
Rock wants a takedown but no success here.
Tron is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tony Tron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Rock.
Rock gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tron regains guard.
Tron is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tron wants to sweep here but Rock controlling him for the moment.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rock prevents Tron from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Tron wants to stand up but Rock is controlling him.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tron has his foot on Rock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rock works his way back into a safe position though.
Rock throws a big elbow that misses.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Rock has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tron controls Rock momentarily but Rock frees himself.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock won't allow Tron to get back to his feet.
Tron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tron's head.
Tron keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock won't allow Tron to sweep him here.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
Rock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tron is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rock, into his guard.
Rock is looking for a triangle but Tron pushes his legs off easily.
Rock pulls Tron in close to his closed guard and prevents Tron from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tron wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Tron will probably get the nod.
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!
Tron lands a body shot.
Rock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tron displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tron looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tron throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Tron lands with a straight right. Rock didn't see that one coming.
Rock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tron swinging wildly here.
Tron misses with a two punch combination.
Tron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rock circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tron scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rock in his tracks.
Rock misses with a double jab.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tron.
Rock moves forwards but Tron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tron lands a right hook to the body.
Tron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tron cracks Rock with a good jab.
Rock is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Tron.
Rock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tron keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tron taking a bit of punishment here - Rock scoring with strikes.
Rock trying to control the position but Tron is working away.
Tron is looking for a sweep.
Rock working the ground and pound but Tron is defending the strikes.
Rock trying to control the action but Tron is working from the bottom.
Tron is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rock has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to get an arm triangle but Tron is defending well.
Tron is being controlled here.
Rock trying to control the position but Tron is working away.
Tron manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rock's best efforts.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tron wants to control but Rock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tron keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abu Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tron tries to kick Rock off but Rock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tron keeping control of the position.
Tron is trying to stand back up but Rock is controlling him
Tony Tron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tron is looking to improve his position.
Rock slips a nice elbow through Tron's hands, connecting with Tron's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tron, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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31
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas defending well as Dorokhov loads up on a big left hand.
Christmas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dorokhov keeping moving, preventing Christmas from controlling successfully.
Christmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorokhov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorokhov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorokhov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dorokhov keeping moving, preventing Christmas from controlling successfully.
Christmas slips nicely into half guard.
Dorokhov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas is looking to take a break and control but Dorokhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christmas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christmas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christmas wants to pass the guard but Dorokhov is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov is defending against the submission attempts here by Christmas.
Christmas is keen to just control but Dorokhov is a slippery customer.
Christmas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christmas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dorokhov!
Christmas throws some wild stikes that Dorokhov manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorokhov?
Christmas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Christmas working for a guillotine from mount but Dorokhov is in no mood to give up.
Dorokhov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Christmas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dorokhov tries to hold on but Christmas pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christmas tries to control but Dorokhov wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Christmas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dorokhov is surviving well by controlling Christmas's body position as best he can.
Dorokhov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christmas working for a submission but Dorokhov is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Christmas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dorokhov throws an overhand right that lands on Christmas's shoulder, as Christmas tries to avoid the shot.
Christmas throws a solid leg kick but Dorokhov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christmas.
Dorokhov thuds his right hand into Christmas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dorokhov is looking to clinch.
Dorokhov tries to clinch there but Christmas circles away.
Christmas throws a low kick but Dorokhov avoids it.
Christmas gets a clinch.
Christmas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Christmas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dorokhov is struggling to control the position.
Christmas looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorokhov.
Christmas lands with a left to the head.
Dorokhov tries a body shot but Christmas blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov breaks from the clinch.
Christmas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorokhov pinned against the cage. Dorokhov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Christmas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorokhov pinned against the cage. Dorokhov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dorokhov has closed the distance and engaged Christmas in a clinch.
Dorokhov works on Christmas's body with a couple of short punches.
Dorokhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov closes the distance and clinches.
Dorokhov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorokhov is trying to break the clinch but Christmas is controlling him.
Christmas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorokhov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christmas or not.
Christmas blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Christmas tries to pull guard but Dorokhov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christmas looking to slow down the pace here.
Dorokhov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Christmas working Dorokhov over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dorokhov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dorokhov taking a breather.
Dorokhov blocks an elbow strike from Christmas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dorokhov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christmas's brow.
Dorokhov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Christmas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorokhov is defending well for now.
Dorokhov lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christmas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dorokhov to keep the fight standing.
Dorokhov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorokhov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sergey Dorokhov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Dorokhov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Dorokhov.
Christmas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dorokhov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorokhov avoids the damage to the body.
Dorokhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dorokhov connects with a body shot that sends Christmas's belly button to the back.
Dorokhov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Christmas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dorokhov misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Dorokhov misses.
Dorokhov connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Dorokhov misses.
Donk. Dorokhov catches Christmas right on the button with a cross.
Christmas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christmas is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorokhov misses with a wild body shot.
Christmas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorokhov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Dorokhov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dorokhov cracks Christmas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Christmas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dorokhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christmas seems to have got his legs back now.
Christmas misses with an uppercut.
Christmas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorokhov swivels and escapes.
Christmas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dorokhov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dorokhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorokhov cracks Christmas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorokhov tries to clinch but Christmas is having none of it.
Christmas misses with a hook. Dorokhov ducked under it nicely.
Dorokhov misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov tries to bum rush Christmas with a series of wild strikes but Christmas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christmas dives in for a single leg takedown but Dorokhov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Dorokhov.
Christmas tries to stall but Dorokhov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorokhov blocks an elbow strike.
Dorokhov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christmas's face.
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John Christmas's cut is getting worse.
Christmas tries to pull guard but Dorokhov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christmas is trying to break free.
Dorokhov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorokhov lands with a right hand.
Dorokhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorokhov throws a monster overhand right that drops Christmas! Dorokhov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Dorokhov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Salomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Маечка. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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188 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salomon shoots in for a double leg but Chetkiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chetkiy throws a jab when Salomon was well out of range.
Salomon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chetkiy pinned against the cage. Chetkiy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petia Chetkiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chetkiy moves into range and clinches up with Salomon.
Chetkiy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chetkiy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chetkiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salomon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chetkiy has passed into half guard!
Salomon wants to improve his position but Chetkiy is controlling well.
Chetkiy is looking to take a break and control but Salomon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salomon trying to control from the bottom.
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!
Chetkiy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chetkiy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salomon works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chetkiy working some strikes from top position.
Chetkiy wants to control from the top but Salomon keeps moving.
Salomon is looking for a triangle but Chetkiy pushes his legs off easily.
Chetkiy works over Salomon with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chetkiy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Salomon to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chetkiy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Salomon pulls down on the head and he's put Chetkiy to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Salomon!
Rafael Salomon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wherever I May Roam. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Manison swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Manison cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Manison swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Manison.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA in the buildup to the fight.
Manison thows a body shot but no joy.
Manison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva looks to clinch
and Manison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
Silva closes the distance but Manison moves to the side
and Manison counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Manison to acknowledge the strikes.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Manison counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva tries to clinch
and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is rocked!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Manison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Manison is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Silva like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Silva from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison very nearly forgot to thank VICIOUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Paris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Roll slips the punch.
Paris throws a right and a left that Roll avoids nicely.
Paris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roll tries to clinch up but Paris circles away and keeps his distance.
Paris swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paris looks to land a left hand but Roll moved out of range nicely.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paris throws a wild body kick that Roll sees coming a mile off.
Paris fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paris. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paris.
Paris misses with a hook.
Roll tries to clinch there but Paris circles away.
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Roll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roll has Paris pressed against the cage, preventing Paris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paris tries to circle away but Roll has him pinned against the cage.
Paris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paris takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
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!
Paris connects with a right hand. Roll shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roll moves into range and clinches up with Paris.
Roll is trying to pull guard but Paris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roll is trying to pull guard but Paris has him pressed against the cage.
Roll jumps guard but Paris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Roll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roll tries to pull guard but Paris won't allow it.
Roll jumps into guard, dragging Paris to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paris won't allow Roll to sweep him here.
Roll working for a triangle but Paris defends it easily.
Paris looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paris keeps trying to improve his position.
Roll has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Paris should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Roll has tightened it up now! Paris should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Just Roll!
Just Roll retains his middleweight title!
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