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RC 101 - Waul vs. Silver PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon's entrance music is im not afraid. A fine choice. John Mallon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Winner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Mallon lands a left and a right that send Winner crashing to the mat, dazed. Mallon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Andre Winner has been cut.
Winner switches off momentarily and Mallon cracks him with a monster right hand! Winner topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mallon dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mallon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Mallon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans von Finkelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zeitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Finkelstein comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - We Will Rock You. Hans von Finkelstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Zeitzer's chin.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans von Finkelstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zeitzer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Finkelstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeitzer was well out of range. Poor timing from von Finkelstein.
Zeitzer fails to land the takedown.
von Finkelstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeitzer circles away.
Zeitzer misses with a wild combination.
Zeitzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zeitzer lands a high kick!
It looks like Hans von Finkelstein has been cut.
Zeitzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeitzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeitzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as von Finkelstein throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeitzer lands a jab.
Hans von Finkelstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Finkelstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeitzer is just out of range.
A cross from Zeitzer lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zeitzer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and von Finkelstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Finkelstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zeitzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Finkelstein.
Zeitzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
von Finkelstein misses the jab.
von Finkelstein throws a hook but Zeitzer avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zeitzer.
von Finkelstein manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zeitzer's best efforts.
Zeitzer content to control rather than advance.
von Finkelstein trying to hold on to Zeitzer's head to control him but Zeitzer postures up.
von Finkelstein is doing well to control the position and prevent Zeitzer from advancing to side control.
Zeitzer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Finkelstein controlling the position for now.
von Finkelstein trying to hold on to Zeitzer's head to control him but Zeitzer postures up.
von Finkelstein wants to get back to full guard.
von Finkelstein is trying to stand.
von Finkelstein is trying to control but can't.
von Finkelstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if von Finkelstein tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zeitzer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeitzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zeitzer lands with a shot to the body.
von Finkelstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeitzer manages to avoid it.
Zeitzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeitzer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zeitzer blocks a jab.
von Finkelstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zeitzer moves away from the strike by von Finkelstein.
Zeitzer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeitzer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? von Finkelstein is fending him off so far but Zeitzer persists. Nope, von Finkelstein circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zeitzer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans von Finkelstein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zeitzer jabs at von Finkelstein's body.
Zeitzer fails to land with a series of punches.
von Finkelstein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zeitzer.
von Finkelstein forces Zeitzer back against the cage and clinches.
Zeitzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeitzer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
von Finkelstein is leaning against Zeitzer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
von Finkelstein controlling the action here for a moment.
Zeitzer wants to break free but von Finkelstein has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Finkelstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
von Finkelstein has Zeitzer pressed against the cage, preventing Zeitzer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
von Finkelstein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
von Finkelstein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
von Finkelstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
von Finkelstein lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from von Finkelstein on the inside.
von Finkelstein lands a shoulder strike.
Zeitzer is rocked!
von Finkelstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeitzer is still on wobbly legs! Can von Finkelstein finish him?
von Finkelstein dips a shoulder and cracks Zeitzer with a mighty uppercut! Zeitzer falls back against the cage and von Finkelstein unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zeitzer is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - von Finkelstein screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans von Finkelstein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chinga Sumadre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chinga Sumadre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de la Fuente walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sumadre throws a body punch but de la Fuente moves out of range.
de la Fuente gets a takedown into half guard.
Sumadre is defending against the submission attempts here by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
de la Fuente missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
de la Fuente has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sumadre is staying active underneath de la Fuente, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
de la Fuente thows a huge punch but Sumadre dodges it nicely.
de la Fuente sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sumadre defending well though.
de la Fuente throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
de la Fuente thows a huge punch but Sumadre dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de la Fuente misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente shoots for a takedown but Sumadre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sumadre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de la Fuente circles away quickly and effectively.
de la Fuente darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
de la Fuente thows a huge punch but Sumadre dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. de la Fuente lands a nice short elbow.
Sumadre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from de la Fuente.
de la Fuente is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
de la Fuente looks gassed!
de la Fuente throwing strikes from guard but Sumadre blocks nicely.
de la Fuente in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sumadre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente stops Sumadre from standing up.
de la Fuente controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
de la Fuente stops Sumadre from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sumadre is on top in guard.
de la Fuente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sumadre trying to stand up but can't free himself from de la Fuente's guard.
Sumadre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
de la Fuente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de la Fuente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sumadre is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumadre trying to stand up but can't free himself from de la Fuente's guard.
Sumadre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de la Fuente on the ground.
Sumadre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sumadre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de la Fuente.
de la Fuente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sumadre.
Sumadre works over de la Fuente's head and body with a nice combination.
Sumadre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chinga Sumadre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger de la Fuente.
de la Fuente shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sumadre as he jumps to the side.
Sumadre throws a head kick but de la Fuente moves out of range.
Sumadre swinging wildly here.
de la Fuente dives in and grabs Sumadre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sumadre pushes down on de la Fuente's head and hops out.
Sumadre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
de la Fuente closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sumadre circles away.
Sumadre with a nice cross.
Sumadre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before de la Fuente has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumadre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumadre throws a nice looking combination but de la Fuente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sumadre scores with a nice right hand.
de la Fuente takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chinga Sumadre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sumadre lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sumadre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sumadre connects with a crisp jab.
de la Fuente takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sumadre jabs at de la Fuente's body.
Sumadre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sumadre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Sumadre.
de la Fuente needs to keep his hands up - Sumadre had a free shot at his head there.
Sumadre scores with a hook to the body. de la Fuente takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sumadre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sumadre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
de la Fuente is rocked!
Nice jab there from Sumadre.
de la Fuente is still on wobbly legs! Can Sumadre finish him?
Sumadre connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt de la Fuente! He's out on his feet! Sumadre rushes in and drops de la Fuente with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chinga Sumadre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Wanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wanhanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mina olen by Kotiteollisuus. Dux has chosen Liar as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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213 lbs
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214 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Wanhanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux avoids the body shot from Wanhanen.
Wanhanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Wanhanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Wanhanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dux lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Wanhanen as he connects with a hook.
Wanhanen blocks the body kick.
Dux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wanhanen has time to react.
It looks like Matti Wanhanen has been cut.
Wanhanen misses with a wild body shot.
Dux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wanhanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dux.
Wanhanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Dux misses the body punch
so Wanhanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wanhanen stays in close to Dux's body and controls the position.
Wanhanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dux pulls Wanhanen in close to his closed guard and prevents Wanhanen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wanhanen is one step ahead there.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Wanhanen from controlling successfully.
Dux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dux lands with a hook. Wanhanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wanhanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wanhanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dux. Dux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dux lands a slapping body shot.
Dux throws the kick towards the body but Wanhanen avoids it.
Wanhanen scores with a hook to the body. Dux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wanhanen works Dux's body with a nice hook.
Frank Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wanhanen in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Dux slams his shin into Wanhanen's torso.
Wanhanen is breathing heavily.
Dux misses with the combination.
A low kick from Dux misses
and Wanhanen counters with a nice body shot.
Dux swings for the body but Wanhanen moves out of range.
Dux stuns Wanhanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dux throws a sloppy body shot
and Wanhanen counters with a nice body shot.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux thuds his right hand into Wanhanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dux scores with a body shot.
Dux takes a swing at Wanhanen's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Wanhanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wanhanen is rocked!
Dux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dux misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux cracks Wanhanen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wanhanen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dux finish him?
Oh Wanhanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux throws a body punch but Wanhanen moves out of range.
Wanhanen moves out of range of the body kick from Dux.
Wanhanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Good work by Wanhanen as he checks the leg kick.
Wanhanen jabs Dux right on the nose. Dux blinks but takes it well.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Wanhanen throws a body punch but Dux moves out of range.
Wanhanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanhanen misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Wanhanen.
Dux misses with a shot to the body
and Wanhanen counters with a left to the body.
Dux throws a chopping leg kick but Wanhanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wanhanen scores with a hook.
Wanhanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wanhanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Wanhanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wanhanen swings for the body but Dux moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanhanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Wanhanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wanhanen showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wanhanen trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
Dux is looking to improve his position.
Dux trying to hold on to Wanhanen's head to control him but Wanhanen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux is staying active underneath Wanhanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dux is trying to maintain the position but Wanhanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Dux holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Wanhanen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dux throws a low kick, looking for Wanhanen's leg but Wanhanen calmly moves out of range.
Wanhanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dux as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by Wanhanen - just one landing.
Dux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wanhanen.
Wanhanen is looking to wear down Dux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dux looks to land a left hand but Wanhanen moved out of range nicely.
Dux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wanhanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wanhanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wanhanen tries to control but Dux wriggling away.
Dux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wanhanen.
Dux tries to hold on but Wanhanen pushes him away.
Wanhanen mounts Dux! Really nice guard pass there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dux sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wanhanen wants to take a breather but Dux is having none of it.
Dux controlling the position for now.
Dux tries to roll over but Wanhanen keeps him under control.
Wanhanen trying to control from half guard but Dux is working away.
Wanhanen is looking to pass Dux's guard but actually Dux recovers to full guard.
Wanhanen being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wanhanen wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Wanhanen looking to pass the guard.
Dux is trying to keep Wanhanen in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanhanen wants to pass the guard but Dux is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wanhanen lands a nice hook to Dux's body. Dux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dux slips a jab from Wanhanen.
Dux feints and then cracks Wanhanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wanhanen down.
Wanhanen jabs at Dux's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses the shot to the body.
Dux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux lands a jab to the head.
Wanhanen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wanhanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wanhanen walks into a straight right hand from Dux.
Dux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wanhanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wanhanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux thows a body shot but no joy.
Dux jabs at Wanhanen's body.
Dux lands a big right hand that sends Wanhanen crashing to the mat! Dux stays standing though and waves Wanhanen back to his feet!
Dux throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dux throws a hook to the side of Wanhanen's head but Wanhanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux cracks Wanhanen with a hook to the temple - Wanhanen is on wobbly legs here! Dux swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wanhanen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dux wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by My Ding-A-Ling. Nykanen has chosen Jeff Mills - The Bells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries moves out of range as Nykanen strikes.
De Vries throws a front kick aimed at Nykanen's knee but Nykanen avoids it well.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vries moves into the clinch.
Nykanen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Vries avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nykanen.
Nykanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nykanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nykanen is stalling here. De Vries is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nykanen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Vries has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
De Vries wants to stand but Nykanen is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen trying to control but De Vries flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Vries gets his hands free as Nykanen looks to control.
Nykanen can't escape the position.
Nykanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nykanen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
De Vries is controlling the position but Nykanen somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nykanen is not content to let De Vries control the position.
De Vries decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
De Vries throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Nykanen is out of range.
Nykanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vries.
A jab lands there for Nykanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
De Vries lands a nice looking body shot.
De Vries fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nykanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Vries throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nykanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nykanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nykanen throws and elbow that misses. De Vries uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nykanen's guard. Nice move by De Vries!
Nykanen controls De Vries momentarily but De Vries frees himself.
Nykanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries stands up from Nykanen's guard - De Vries perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nykanen avoids the head kick by De Vries.
De Vries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nykanen throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Vries tries to clinch but Nykanen is having none of it.
Nykanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nykanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Hans De Vries will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Nykanen.
Paco Nykanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses.
De Vries is looking to score with low kicks.
De Vries is looking to wear down Nykanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Vries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch but Nykanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nykanen blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries dodges the punch combination from Nykanen.
De Vries tries to land a front kick but Nykanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Vries is looking to clinch but Nykanen is avoiding it.
Good work by De Vries as he checks the leg kick.
Nykanen lands with an uppercut that bounces De Vries off the cage and back into rage.
De Vries throws a right and a left that Nykanen avoids nicely.
Nykanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Vries has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nykanen ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
Nykanen misses with a body shot.
Nykanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vries.
De Vries wants to slow Nykanen down by chopping away at his legs.
De Vries scores with a shot to the body.
De Vries misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nykanen.
Nykanen thows a body shot but no joy.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nykanen dodges the punch combination from De Vries.
Nykanen throws a combination. De Vries tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nykanen blocks a head kick by De Vries.
De Vries throws a leg kick that misses.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nykanen misses with a body kick.
Nykanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a jab to the body
and Nykanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nykanen lands with a shot to the body.
Nykanen thuds a left hand into De Vries's body.
De Vries misses with a body shot
and Nykanen counters with a three punch combo that has De Vries backing up. De Vries nods at Nykanen to acknowledge the strikes.
De Vries looks to throw a body kick
and Nykanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nykanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Vries on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nykanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nykanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nykanen.
Nykanen scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nykanen!
Nykanen connects with the punch.
Paco Nykanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Nykanen.
Nykanen lands a nice shot that snaps De Vries's head back.
De Vries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nykanen avoids the head kick by De Vries.
De Vries misses with a hook. Nykanen ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from De Vries misses the target.
Nykanen scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nykanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nykanen scores with a hook to the body. De Vries takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nykanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nykanen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nykanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Vries on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Vries keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nykanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Vries with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nykanen trying to control the action but De Vries is working from the bottom.
De Vries is looking to get back to is feet but Nykanen passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries can't do much from the bottom here.
Nykanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Vries sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Vries managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nykanen.
Nykanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nykanen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De Vries rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nykanen's guard! Nice work there by De Vries!
De Vries wanted to stand there but Nykanen had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
De Vries misses with a combination
and Nykanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vries throws a head kick but Nykanen moves out of range.
De Vries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nykanen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nykanen prevents De Vries from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nykanen trying to pass the guard but De Vries defending well.
Nykanen throws a strike but De Vries avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nykanen throwing strikes from guard but De Vries blocks nicely.
De Vries looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nykanen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nykanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Vries wants to stand but Nykanen is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Vries misses with a body shot.
Nykanen lands a jab to De Vries's midsection.
Nykanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Vries's head.
De Vries thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vries throws a shot from downtown. Nykanen moves away and avoids it.
De Vries darts in trying to clinch
letting Nykanen counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nykanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Vries on the side of the head.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses.
De Vries wants to clinch
letting Nykanen counter with a right hand.
Nykanen lands with a good body shot.
De Vries misses with a head kick.
Nykanen throws a head kick but De Vries moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nykanen.
De Vries looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Vries plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Vries swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nykanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vries throws a leg kick but Nykanen moved away.
Nykanen connects with a single shot there.
De Vries rushes Nykanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nykanen blocks it with crossed arms.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
Nykanen dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Nykanen avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
Nykanen presses De Vries against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nykanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
A short right from Nykanen on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen is trying to drag De Vries to the mat but De Vries just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nykanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nykanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Nykanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nykanen.
De Vries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nykanen misses with some punches.
De Vries misses with an elbow strike.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nykanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nykanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nykanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nykanen blocks the elbow strike.
Nykanen misses with some punches.
Nykanen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De Vries can't fight it off and eventually Nykanen manages to take the fight to the floor. De Vries looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nykanen landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries wants to stand but Nykanen is controlling the position.
Nykanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Vries keeping full guard, as Nykanen tries to pass.
Nykanen is looking to work some ground and pound but De Vries has wrist control.
Nykanen looking to pass the guard.
Nykanen won't allow De Vries to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Nykanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nykanen 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Nykanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Edvard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Peter Big could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Edvard's chin.
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26
275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gunnar Edvard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edvard lands a nice hook to Big's body. Big takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gunnar Edvard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Big is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edvard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edvard misses with a wild body shot.
Edvard wants to clinch up but Big keeps it at a distance.
Big throws a right and a left that both miss.
Big circles away from the clinch attempt.
Big looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edvard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Big looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edvard is one step ahead there.
Big is trying to control the position but Edvard postures up.
Edvard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edvard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Big might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edvard preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvard wanted to stand there but Big had control of the position.
Big is pulling down on Edvard's head. It's preventing any offense from Edvard, at least for the moment.
Big wants to sweep here but Edvard controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edvard missing with a left hand there. Big was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edvard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Edvard. That snapped Big's head back.
Big is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edvard.
Edvard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Edvard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Edvard wants to control the pace but Big is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edvard looking for a guillotine from mount but Big is having none of it.
Edvard wants to control the pace but Big is squirming around nicely.
Edvard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Edvard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Big defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Edvard.
Big is in all sorts of trouble here.
Big tries to hold on but Edvard postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big slips nicely into half guard.
Big drops an elbow to the side of Edvard's head.
Ground and pound from Big.
Big 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.
Edvard wants to control but Big is keeping busy.
Edvard is staying active underneath Big, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Big lands a nice short elbow.
Edvard trying to control but Big postures up.
Edvard wants to improve his position but Big is controlling well.
Big drops an elbow to the side of Edvard's head.
Big thows a huge punch but Edvard dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edvard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Big is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Big performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Edvard tries to get to full guard but Big has control of the leg.
Edvard manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Big postures up and lands a big shot to Edvard's brow.
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 Peter Big will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Big feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Edvard trying to keep a closed guard but Big is proving a slippery customer.
Big landing with the ground and pound.
Big postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Edvard is rocked!
Big loads up on a big left hand. Edvard felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Big looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Edvard can't hide his disappointment, as Big celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Big!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The African throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the side of The African's head but The African sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Hirvonen misses.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The African as he jumps to the side.
Hirvonen throws a hook but The African blocks it.
Hirvonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hirvonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hirvonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Hirvonen does no damage.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. The African saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The African moves out of range as Hirvonen strikes.
Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The African tries to roll over but Hirvonen keeps him under control.
The African is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to work for an arm triangle but The African is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The African trying to hold on to Hirvonen's head to control him but Hirvonen postures up.
Hirvonen trying to mount his opponent but The African defends it.
Hirvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The African wants to improve his position but Hirvonen is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirvonen shoots in but The African avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hirvonen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is looking to take a break and control but The African is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hirvonen is looking to pass The African's guard but actually The African recovers to full guard.
Hirvonen postures up in The African's guard and throws a big left but The African blocks it.
Hirvonen trying to move into half guard but instead The African has managed to sweep!
The African postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen working for a triangle but The African defends it easily.
The African has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The African working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing The African from controlling successfully.
Hirvonen is trying to keep The African in close.
The African trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen is looking for a triangle but The African pushes his legs off easily.
Hirvonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The African might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The African postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The African slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hirvonen is looking to reverse the position.
Hirvonen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The African scoring with punches from side control.
The African lands a few punches from side control.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep.
The African trying to control the position but Hirvonen is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The African in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hirvonen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hirvonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The African is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hirvonen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The African.
Hirvonen is trying to get back to full guard.
The African not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The African looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hirvonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The African prevents Hirvonen from improving his position.
The African looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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 Baako The African will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hirvonen throws a hook but The African blocks it.
The African bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The African displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and The African counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The African.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hirvonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hirvonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The African!
Hirvonen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The African is desperately trying to improve his position but Hirvonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Hirvonen landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The African taking shots to the head.
Hirvonen landing punches.
The African is squirming around, avoiding Hirvonen's attempts to control the action.
The African slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hirvonen wants to advance to full mount but The African doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The African is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but The African keeps moving.
Hirvonen passes into half guard.
The African tries to get to full guard but Hirvonen has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen thows a huge punch but The African dodges it nicely.
Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hirvonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The African defends it well.
Hirvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but The African is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen is breathing heavily.
The African is looking to improve his position.
The African won't allow Hirvonen to pass to mount.
Hirvonen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing The African to regain full guard.
The African avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirvonen connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The African counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The African.
The African stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hirvonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The African is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The African trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hirvonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The African defends well.
Hirvonen is trying to keep The African in close.
The African is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The African trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
The African won't allow Hirvonen to sweep him here.
The African trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
The African trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The African moves forwards but Hirvonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baako The African dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The African throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot.
Hirvonen throws a leg kick
and The African counters with a single leg into guard. Hirvonen didn't expect that.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing The African from controlling successfully.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hirvonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The African manages to get himself to full guard.
The African keeping moving, preventing Hirvonen from controlling successfully.
Hirvonen looking to sit in guard and control but The African gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hirvonen has his foot on The African's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The African works his way back into a safe position though.
Hirvonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hirvonen, not yet.
Hirvonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The African content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The African distracts Hirvonen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The African slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The African not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The African won't allow Hirvonen to sweep him here.
Hirvonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The African trying to control here.
Hirvonen prevents The African from improving his position.
The African avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hirvonen.
Baako The African is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The African wants to control but Hirvonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The African is looking to improve his position.
Hirvonen trying to control from The African's half guard. The African has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The African keeping moving, preventing Hirvonen from controlling successfully.
Hirvonen passes into half guard.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hirvonen lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to control from half guard but The African is working away.
Hirvonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The African is controlling Hirvonen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The African wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The African wants to control but Hirvonen is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hirvonen fails with the takedown
and The African counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hirvonen wants to control but The African is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hirvonen is looking to improve his position.
The African not doing much here.
Hirvonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pentti Hirvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirvonen actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baako The African showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The African 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baako The African!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
183 lbs
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176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kong Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
Le with a jab.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kong Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
Winner shoots in but no luck this time.
Le throws a solid leg kick but Winner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le.
Le uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winner.
Winner's corner calls for a 1-2. Winner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le sprawls well. Le wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winner gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Le misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Winner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Jab from Le.
Le defending well as Winner loads up on a big left hand.
Kong Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Le looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le looks to land a combination. Winner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winner off to one side.
Le misses with a low kick as Winner jumps back.
Le throws a leg kick but Winner checks it.
A big left from Winner misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le throws a front kick aimed at Winner's knee but Winner avoids it well.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Le misses with a head kick.
Winner throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Winner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Winner working away.
Le is trying to get back to his feet.
Winner trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Winner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is trying to control Winner's posture but Winner avoids it.
Le is looking to reverse the position.
Winner misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le is trying to control Winner's posture but Winner avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Winner fails to land the takedown.
Le tries to work over Winner's front leg with a kick but Winner checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winner, as that shot connected.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Le dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Le lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Winner misses with a body punch
and Le counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winner's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Le. No joy for Winner on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winner.
Winner lands a lovely overhand right.
Le walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Winner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Winner.
Le misses with a few strikes there.
Le throws a leg kick but Winner moved away.
A big right from Winner misses.
Winner tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a two punch combination.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Le defending well as Winner loads up on a big left hand.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt
and Le counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kong Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Le.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Le throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Le.
Winner blocks a leg kick.
Winner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Le napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Winner throws an elbow but Le slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le is trying to control Winner's posture but Winner avoids it.
Le manages to get back to half guard.
Winner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Le avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winner.
Winner controlling the action here.
Winner looks to land a strike but Le avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winner throwing strikes but missing.
Winner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Le is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Winner, into his guard.
Le wants to stand but Winner is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le stands up from Winner's guard - Le perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Le dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Winner misses with a hook.
Winner blocks a head kick by Le.
Le slips a straight right by Winner.
Le slips under a jab from Winner.
Winner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le momentarily.
Le moves away from the strike by Winner.
Winner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Winner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner looks to land a combination but Le avoids it well.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Winner scores with a jab to the body.
Winner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winner shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Winner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner works the jab nicely.
Winner lands a slapping body shot.
Winner misses with an uppercut.
Winner tests Le's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le defending well as Winner loads up on a big left hand.
Winner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Winner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winner scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Le throws a leg kick which misses Winner's front leg but catches the back leg as Winner tries to avoid it.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Winner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Le finds it's way round the side to connect with Winner's head.
Le bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winner misses with a body shot
and Le counters with a good low kick that Winner was not able to check.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le tries to work over Winner's front leg with a kick but Winner checks it.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Le.
Winner swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Le there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stan Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winner.
Winner scores with a one two! Le had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Le misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le.
Le tried to score with a low kick but Winner checks it.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kong Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner misses with a body shot
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Winner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Winner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le lands with an uppercut that bounces Winner off the cage and back into rage.
Winner has his takedown stuffed
and Le counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stan Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
Good leg kick by Le there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le lands a slapping body shot.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winner throws out the jab.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winner's sensitive parts.
Winner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le. Le obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kong Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kong Le!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Activin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Activin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Activin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Activin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Activin tries to free his leg and advance position but Vondrachek is retaining full guard.
Activin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vondrachek controls Activin momentarily but Activin frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vondrachek looking for a sweep. Not yet Vondrachek, not yet.
Vondrachek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Activin trying to control but Vondrachek is working from the bottom.
Activin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Activin looking to pass the guard.
Activin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vondrachek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Activin pushing down on Vondrachek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Activin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vondrachek's head.
Vondrachek wants to get back to his feet.
Activin wants to pass the guard but Vondrachek is defending well.
Activin passes to full mount!
Activin mounts Vondrachek! Really nice guard pass there!
Activin wants to control the pace but Vondrachek is squirming around nicely.
Vondrachek is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin wants to take Vondrachek's back here but Vondrachek is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Vondrachek is trying to reverse the position but instead Activin has taken his back - oops!
Vondrachek trying to control but not successfully.
Vondrachek can't escape the position.
Vondrachek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Activin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vondrachek defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Activin throws a series of punches but Vondrachek avoids them all with ease.
Activin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petr Vondrachek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Activin moves out of range of the strikes.
Vondrachek throws a jab when Activin was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Activin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Activin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Activin.
Activin working away.
Vondrachek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Activin controlling the action here.
Vondrachek wants to improve his position but Activin is controlling well.
Activin trying to control the action but Vondrachek is working from the bottom.
Vondrachek wants to get back to full guard but Activin has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Activin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vondrachek is controlling an arm, preventing Activin from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Activin wants to control the pace but Vondrachek is squirming around nicely.
Vondrachek can't escape the position.
Activin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vondrachek is looking to escape.
Activin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Activin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Activin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vondrachek is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Activin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vondrachek scores with a nice strike.
It looks like George Activin has been cut.
Vondrachek misses with an attempted mid kick.
George Activin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Vondrachek.
Activin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Activin looks to land a right hand but Vondrachek moved out of range.
Vondrachek slips under a jab.
George Activin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Activin looks to land a right hand but Vondrachek moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Vondrachek as he connects with a hook.
Activin avoids the head kick by Vondrachek.
Activin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Activin thows a body shot but no joy.
Activin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vondrachek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Activin is able to avoid easily.
Activin clinches.
Activin tries a body shot but Vondrachek blocks it.
Activin has Vondrachek pressed against the cage, preventing Vondrachek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vondrachek wants to get back to striking at distance but Activin won't allow it.
Activin lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek manages to break the clinch.
Activin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Activin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vondrachek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Activin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Activin.
Activin fails with the takedown.
Vondrachek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Activin momentarily.
Activin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vondrachek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vondrachek throws a lazy right hand but Activin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vondrachek lands with an overhand left.
Activin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vondrachek.
Activin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vondrachek throws a looping overhand right but Activin ducks down to avoid it.
Vondrachek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Activin moves away.
Activin checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Vondrachek.
Activin lands a body shot.
Vondrachek catches Activin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Activin connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Vondrachek. No joy for Activin on that attempt.
Vondrachek lands with an uppercut that bounces Activin off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek looks to land a right hand but Activin moved out of range.
Activin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Activin is looking for a kimura here.
Vondrachek tries to kick Activin off but Activin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vondrachek actively working from the bottom here.
Activin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Activin is keen to just control but Vondrachek is a slippery customer.
Vondrachek tries to roll over but Activin keeps him under control.
Vondrachek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Activin wants to control but Vondrachek is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vondrachek looks to throw the jab but Activin is out of range.
Activin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vondrachek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Activin misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Activin.
A slow jab from Activin misses its intended target.
Activin dodges the punch combination from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Activin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vondrachek needs to keep his hands up - Activin had a free shot at his head there.
Activin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vondrachek on the side of the head.
Vondrachek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vondrachek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Activin moves away.
Activin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vondrachek as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Activin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondrachek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vondrachek misses with a looping right.
Activin thuds a left hand into Vondrachek's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Activin misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Activin scores with a one two! Vondrachek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Activin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vondrachek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Activin is looking to clinch.
Activin has Vondrachek up against the cage in a clinch.
Activin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Activin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vondrachek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Activin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Activin presses Vondrachek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Activin lands a hook that snaps the head of Vondrachek backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Activin.
Activin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Activin controlling the action here.
Activin seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondrachek wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petr Vondrachek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Activin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Activin misses the shot to the body.
Activin ducks under a wild hook from Vondrachek.
A punch combination from Activin misses.
Activin clinches.
Vondrachek manages to break the clinch.
Activin throws a body punch but Vondrachek moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vondrachek. Activin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vondrachek throws a jab but it's blocked by Activin.
Vondrachek misses with a head kick.
Activin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Activin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Activin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Activin missing with a left hand there. Vondrachek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Activin closes the distance and clinches.
Activin has a couple of punches blocked by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek breaks the clinch.
Activin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vondrachek's hands.
Activin misses with a straight left.
Vondrachek cracks Activin with a good jab.
Activin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vondrachek leaves Activin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Activin blocks a jab.
Activin takes the fight into the clinch.
Vondrachek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vondrachek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Activin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Activin scores with a hook to the body.
Vondrachek tries to break the clinch but Activin is controlling the position.
Activin has picked Vondrachek up - he's going for a ride! Activin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Activin trying to control from Vondrachek's half guard. Vondrachek has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Activin won't allow Vondrachek to sweep him here.
Activin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vondrachek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Activin has managed to get both his arms back between Vondrachek's legs - danger averted.
Vondrachek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Activin!
Activin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vondrachek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin is desperately trying to improve his position but Vondrachek has a good base and remains in mount.
Vondrachek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Activin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vondrachek can't control as he wanted to and Activin manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Activin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vondrachek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Activin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Activin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Activin seems content to control.
Activin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vondrachek for as long as he can get away with.
Activin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vondrachek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vondrachek moves into full guard.
Vondrachek wants to sweep but no luck.
Vondrachek is trying to control the position but Activin postures up.
Activin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vondrachek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vondrachek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Activin forces his way into half guard.
Vondrachek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Activin pulls his head out easily.
Vondrachek wants to control but Activin is keeping busy.
Activin slips a nice elbow through Vondrachek's hands, connecting with Vondrachek's forehead.
Activin wants to control but Vondrachek is keeping him busy.
George Activin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vondrachek tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Activin there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Activin tries to clinch but Vondrachek moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Activin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Activin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Activin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Silver told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waul lands a head shot.
Silver tries to clinch up but Waul circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver tries to clinch up but Waul circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waul circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver misses with a kick to the body.
Waul lands with a big right hook that stumbles Silver - he's out on his feet here! Waul follows up with another monster hook that separates Silver from consciousness! Silver falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Waul stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Waul!
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