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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Almodovar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almodovar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Underground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Almodovar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.
Almodovar throws a right and a left that Dillinger avoids nicely.
Dillinger slips a jab from Almodovar.
Dillinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almodovar is fending him off so far but Dillinger persists. Nope, Almodovar circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almodovar lands a big head kick that sends Dillinger tumbling to the mat! Almodovar takes a step backwards and waves Dillinger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dillinger is rocked!
It looks like Marc Lewis Dillinger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almodovar pinned against the cage. Almodovar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh Dillinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillinger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almodovar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dillinger seems to have got his legs back now.
Almodovar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almodovar scores with a jab to the head.
Dillinger moves out of range of the body kick from Almodovar.
Almodovar misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almodovar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Dillinger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almodovar wants to land a leg kick but Dillinger is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillinger.
Dillinger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Almodovar!
Dillinger controlling from side mount.
Almodovar struggling a bit here.
Dillinger advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger avoids the attempt from Almodovar to control.
Almodovar is desperately trying to improve his position but Dillinger has a good base and remains in mount.
Dillinger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dillinger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dillinger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Almodovar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
That's time! Dillinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Almodovar misses.
Dillinger shoots in and drives through. Almodovar sprawls well.
Dillinger darts in looking for a takedown but Almodovar gets double underhooks and turns Dillinger into the cage.
Almodovar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dillinger shoots and misses
and Almodovar counters with a series of strikes. Dillinger will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almodovar throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger tries for a takedown but Almodovar circles away easily
and Almodovar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almodovar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillinger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dillinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Almodovar controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger trying to mount his opponent but Almodovar defends it.
Dillinger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dillinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almodovar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dillinger in particular looking to stall.
Almodovar pushes Dillinger off looking to stand but Dillinger dives back in and keeps control.
Dillinger wants to control but Almodovar is keeping him busy.
Dillinger trying to control the pace.
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.
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.
Dillinger wants to advance to full mount but Almodovar doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Dillinger trying to control but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
Almodovar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Almodovar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dillinger's head.
Dillinger drives through with a takedown into Almodovar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dillinger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Almodovar is retaining full guard.
Almodovar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillinger is one step ahead there.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almodovar is keeping the position for now.
Dillinger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Almodovar keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Almodovar tries to land a leg kick but Dillinger saw it coming and moves away.
Pedro Almodovar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillinger closes the distance and clinches up with Almodovar, looking for a takedown. Dillinger pushes Almodovar against the cage but Almodovar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almodovar is fending him off so far but Dillinger persists. Nope, Almodovar circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Almodovar misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Dillinger misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almodovar misses with a head kick.
Dillinger drops down looking for a counter takedown but Almodovar sprawls and moves away.
Marc Lewis Dillinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almodovar scores with a nice head shot.
Almodovar cracks Dillinger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Almodovar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dillinger moves out of range as Almodovar strikes.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Almodovar tries to sprawl out of it but Dillinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almodovar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almodovar stuns Dillinger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almodovar lands with a straight right. Dillinger didn't see that one coming.
Dillinger shoots in looking for a takedown. Almodovar tries to sprawl out of it but Dillinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almodovar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger gets a double leg takedown into Almodovar's guard.
Almodovar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Almodovar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almodovar wants to stand up but Dillinger is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Dillinger tries to pass.
Dillinger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Further stalling from Dillinger.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Almodovar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Lewis Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillinger.
That's two 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.
Almodovar fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Almodovar misses.
A big left from Almodovar misses.
It looked like Dillinger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Almodovar throws a shot from downtown. Dillinger moves away and avoids it.
Pedro Almodovar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dillinger slows the pace down.
Dillinger tries to advance to mount but Almodovar denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Almodovar's face as Dillinger controls the position.
Almodovar can't do much from the bottom here.
Almodovar is being controlled here.
Almodovar is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillinger trying to control the action but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Dillinger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dillinger prefers to stall for the moment though.
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.
Dillinger tries to move to mount but Almodovar blocks the move with his legs.
Dillinger tries to advance to mount but Almodovar instead regains half guard.
Dillinger is pressing down on Almodovar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Almodovar is holding on for now.
Dillinger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Almodovar's thigh. Almodovar counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almodovar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Almodovar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Almodovar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Almodovar!
A relieved looking Pedro Almodovar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar has chosen z Buta Wjeżdzam as his entrance music. Tetsuya Tate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pozar Pozar's chin.
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165 lbs
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30
164 lbs
18 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate shoots for a double leg takedown but Pozar sprawls well. He's pushed Tate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pozar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuya Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pozar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pozar wants to control but Tate postures up.
Pozar is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pozar is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar is trying to escape the position but Tate is controlling the position.
Pozar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tate slows the pace down in half guard.
Tate seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pozar for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pozar is trying to stand up here but Tate is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Pozar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Tate seems content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pozar is trying to maintain the position but Tate is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pozar counters by moving into the clinch.
Pozar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate to keep the fight standing.
Pozar successfully pulls guard.
Pozar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Tate has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pozar working for a triangle but Tate defends it easily.
Pozar is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Tate's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pozar is looking for a triangle but Tate pushes his legs off easily.
Pozar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tate passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pozar tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pozar tries to roll over but Tate keeps him under control.
Tate is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pozar Pozar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pozar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pozar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pozar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tate wants to get back to full guard.
Pozar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate gets full guard.
Pozar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pozar manages to get himself to full guard.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Pozar is keeping the position.
Pozar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar wants to sweep but no luck.
Tate pushes down on Pozar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pozar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tetsuya Tate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pozar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pozar is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate works his way into full mount!
Tate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is working to get back to half guard.
Tate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tate's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pozar is looking to improve his position but Tate isn't that keen on the idea.
Tate content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate continues to stall.
Pozar tries to hold on but Tate pushes him away.
Tate controlling from the full mount.
Pozar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tate controlling the position easily from mount.
Tate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pozar can do to turn this around?
That's four 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.
Tate avoids the attempt from Pozar to control.
Tate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pozar wants to hold on but Tate pushes him away.
Tate controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pozar working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuya Tate dominated that second round.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Pozar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pozar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate shoots for a double leg takedown but Pozar sprawls well. He's pushed Tate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pozar closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Pozar pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pozar gets a takedown into half guard.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Pozar has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pozar seems to be working for a kimura but Tate defends the submission attempt.
Tate wants to control but Pozar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate manages to get to full guard.
Pozar is fighting to break Tate's control of his arms but Tate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pozar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pozar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pozar trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate wants to sweep here but Pozar controlling him for the moment.
Tate lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pozar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tate controls the pace.
Pozar wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Pozar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tate defends well.
Tate passes Pozar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate passes to full mount!
Tate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
More hug and hope from Tate.
Pozar is looking to get to half guard.
Tate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pozar is looking to improve his position but Tate isn't that keen on the idea.
Tate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is looking to improve his position but Tate isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate avoids the attempt from Pozar to control.
Pozar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Tate!
After the big win, Tetsuya Tate made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Adrenaline Matrix and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Pozar Pozar had this to say: 'Thanks my sponsors and all my fans!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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186 lbs
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21 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Pablos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Pablos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pablos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is not content to let Pablos control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pablos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pablos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pablos happy to just control the position for now.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Pablos moves into full mount!
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pablos working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pablos tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Pablos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Pablos's attempts to control the action.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pablos wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pablos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pablos is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pablos extends the arm and Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Pablos!
After winning the bout, Pablo Pablos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam B Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Kusilutka!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Glenn enables Kusilutka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Glenn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glenn looking for a sweep. Not yet Glenn, not yet.
Glenn working for a triangle but Kusilutka defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kusilutka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kusilutka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glenn is keeping the position for now.
Glenn is looking for a triangle but Kusilutka pushes his legs off easily.
Kusilutka is fighting to break Glenn's control of his arms but Glenn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Glenn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kusilutka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glenn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Kusilutka seems content to control.
Kusilutka wants to control but Glenn is keeping him busy.
Glenn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusilutka wants to take a breather but Glenn is having none of it.
Glenn manages to get to full guard.
Glenn controlling the position.
Glenn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kusilutka defends well.
Kusilutka postures up.
Glenn is controlling Kusilutka's posture.
Kusilutka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Glenn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kusilutka lands a jab to the nose.
Glenn darts in and clinches Kusilutka up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka drags the fight down to the ground.
Kusilutka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kusilutka has his feet on Glenn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kusilutka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Glenn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusilutka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glenn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kusilutka has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Glenn is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kusilutka lands a takedown into guard.
Kusilutka stopping the sweep attempt from Glenn.
Kusilutka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kusilutka tries to free his leg and advance position but Glenn is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kusilutka is aware though and is defending well.
Glenn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kusilutka is one step ahead there.
Kusilutka is fighting to break Glenn's control of his arms but Glenn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Glenn is trying to keep Kusilutka in close.
Glenn keeping moving, preventing Kusilutka from controlling successfully.
Glenn seems keen to control Kusilutka's posture.
Kusilutka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No joy there for Kusilutka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Kusilutka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glenn moves into full guard.
Kusilutka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Glenn pulls Kusilutka in close to his closed guard and prevents Kusilutka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Glenn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kusilutka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glenn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kusilutka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusilutka closes the distance and clinches.
Glenn has Kusilutka pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Glenn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kusilutka tumbling to the mat - Glenn dives into Kusilutka's guard.
Kusilutka keeping moving, preventing Glenn from controlling successfully.
Igor Kusilutka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glenn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kusilutka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusilutka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kusilutka wants to get back to his feet but Glenn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusilutka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kusilutka is trying to control the position but Glenn postures up.
Glenn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kusilutka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glenn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Glenn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Glenn looking to sit in guard and control but Kusilutka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Glenn working a defensive guard here.
Glenn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kusilutka trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.
Kusilutka is fighting to break Glenn's control of his arms but Glenn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn keeping moving, preventing Kusilutka from controlling successfully.
Kusilutka postures up.
Glenn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kusilutka's guard.
Kusilutka trying to keep a closed guard but Glenn is proving a slippery customer.
Glenn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kusilutka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kusilutka keeping moving, preventing Glenn from controlling successfully.
Kusilutka wants to stand and escape but Glenn is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kusilutka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Glenn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kusilutka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glenn manages to avoid it.
Glenn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kusilutka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Glenn to the ground. Kusilutka is now in Glenn's guard.
Kusilutka stopping the sweep attempt from Glenn.
Glenn is trying to control the position but Kusilutka postures up.
Kusilutka trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kusilutka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kusilutka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glenn.
Kusilutka throws a wild body kick that Glenn sees coming a mile off.
Glenn is looking to counter the offense by Kusilutka and move into the clinch.
Kusilutka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kusilutka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glenn moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kusilutka smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glenn misses with a wild body shot.
Kusilutka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kusilutka doesn't manage to clinch there - Glenn circles away.
Kusilutka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kusilutka trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn looking for a sweep. Not yet Glenn, not yet.
Glenn has his hands on Kusilutka's head, controlling the position.
Glenn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kusilutka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kusilutka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Glenn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kusilutka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Glenn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kusilutka has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kusilutka pulls guard.
Glenn trying to control but Kusilutka is working from the bottom.
Kusilutka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusilutka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glenn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kusilutka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glenn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glenn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glenn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kusilutka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Glenn is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kusilutka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glenn's guard.
Glenn is trying to control the position but Kusilutka postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Glenn holds on and takes a little breather.
Glenn 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.
Kusilutka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kusilutka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Glenn holds on and takes a little breather.
Kusilutka wants to pass the guard but Glenn is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kusilutka distracts Glenn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glenn is trying to keep Kusilutka in close.
Kusilutka won't allow Glenn to sweep him here.
Glenn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kusilutka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Glenn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Kusilutka tries to get set, Glenn tries to push him back and clinch up but Kusilutka manages to avoid the attempt.
Glenn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kusilutka, pushing him back against the cage.
Kusilutka prevents the takedown attempt.
Glenn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kusilutka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka breaks the clinch.
Kusilutka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Glenn trying to keep a closed guard but Kusilutka is proving a slippery customer.
Kusilutka trying to control but Glenn is working from the bottom.
Glenn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kusilutka is one step ahead there.
Kusilutka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glenn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glenn keeping moving, preventing Kusilutka from controlling successfully.
Glenn trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kusilutka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka is looking to work some ground and pound but Glenn has wrist control.
Glenn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kusilutka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sam B Glenn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kusilutka misses with a few strikes there.
Glenn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Glenn shoots in and drives through. Kusilutka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam B Glenn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kusilutka forces Glenn back against the cage and clinches.
Kusilutka gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Glenn regains guard.
Glenn pushes Kusilutka off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusilutka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Glenn backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kusilutka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kusilutka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kusilutka!
An out of breath and clearly excited Igor Kusilutka thanked V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Las Mambo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mambo counters with a left to the body.
Mambo lands with a good body shot.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Mambo moves out of range easily.
Mambo avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic tries to bum rush Mambo with a series of wild strikes but Mambo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Mambo avoids nicely.
Mambo with the counter takedown but Filipovic avoids it easily.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Mambo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mambo.
A punch lands to the side of Mambo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mambo blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Filipovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Filipovic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mambo tries to score with some ground and pound. Filipovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mambo trying to control the action but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Filipovic trying to remain calm as Mambo controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic bucks up and tries to throw Mambo off but instead Mambo has got his back!
Even with his hooks in, Mambo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mambo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mambo throwing sloppy strikes.
Filipovic is trying to get back to his feet but Mambo has full control of the position and if anything, Filipovic has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mambo is punishing Filipovic with strikes - can he finish him?!
Filipovic covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Mambo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mambo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Mambo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mambo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo is looking to control Filipovic but Filipovic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mambo.
Mambo cracks Filipovic with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Filipovic from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Filipovic is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mambo lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Filipovic.
Filipovic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mambo gets his way!
Filipovic is trying to get back to his feet but Mambo has full control of the position and if anything, Filipovic has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Filipovic.
Filipovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mambo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Filipovic. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Las Mambo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michal Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mambo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mambo.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Mambo shoots in and gets a takedown into Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mambo manages to pass to side control.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mambo.
Mambo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Las Mambo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mambo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mambo is working for a submission of some sort.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Mambo wants to work for an arm triangle but Filipovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mambo prevents Filipovic from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mambo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mambo wants to free his trapped foot but Filipovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Mambo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mambo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filipovic is looking to escape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mambo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Mambo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Filipovic taking some punishment here, with Mambo in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mambo drops an elbow to the side of Filipovic's head.
Mambo is looking for a kimura here.
Mambo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mambo throwing shots but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mambo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mambo stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Filipovic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mambo eats them both and turns towards Filipovic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mambo.
Filipovic throws a combination that misses
and Mambo counters with a straight right hand.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Mambo moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Mambo checks it.
Michal Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Mambo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filipovic scores with a head kick. Mambo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Las Mambo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Filipovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mambo under the eye.
Michal Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Filipovic misses.
Mambo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mambo showed some decent athleticism there.
Filipovic scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mambo manages to mount him!
Mambo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Filipovic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Filipovic is bucking up trying to escape but Mambo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mambo tries to control but Filipovic wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mambo with good strikes from the mount here!
Filipovic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oh Filipovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mambo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mambo lands a big elbow - Filipovic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Filipovic is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Las Mambo!
Las Mambo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
199 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roll!
Sloppy strikes there by Pablo.
Roll tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pablo taking a breather here.
Roll taking a bit of punishment here - Pablo scoring with strikes.
Pablo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roll keeps working.
Roll is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll is trying to get back to full guard.
Roll misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pablo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pablo controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pablo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roll with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roll is staying active underneath Pablo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pablo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pablo wants to stand up but Roll has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pablo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roll is just riding it out for now. Pablo eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roll wants to get back to full guard.
Roll is staying active underneath Pablo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roll is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pablo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pablo's back!
Pablo covering up well and avoiding damage.
Roll working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Pablo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Roll misses with punches from the back.
Pablo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Roll's guard. Nice work there by Pablo.
Pablo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roll is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pablo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roll is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pablo defends well.
Roll is looking for a triangle but Pablo pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roll thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Roll wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pablo is now in half guard.
Roll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pablo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pablo lands strikes from half guard.
Pablo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pablo slows the pace down in half guard.
Roll is refusing to be controlled, as Pablo sits in half guard.
Pablo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roll works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pablo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pablo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roll swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pablo is posturing up here but Roll has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pablo tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pablo has to tap! Slick submission there by Roll!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Just Roll!
Daniello Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks my sponsors and fans !!! osss'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Norvell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My World- Kid Cudi. Brad Norvell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Norvell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norvell throws a big shot that misses.
Taisumov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Norvell cracks Taisumov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Taisumov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taisumov throws a series of punches but Norvell avoids them all with ease.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Norvell with a series of wild strikes but Norvell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norvell sizes up Taisumov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Aslan Taisumov has been cut.
Norvell misses with a looping left.
Norvell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taisumov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norvell misses with a hook.
Taisumov is still on wobbly legs! Can Norvell finish him?
Norvell flashes Taisumov a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Taisumov's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Taisumov crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Norvell punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad Norvell!
During a confident post fight interview, Brad Norvell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo has chosen Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
Lamond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azevedo's head backwards.
Azevedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamond checks it well.
Lamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Lamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond throws a nice looking combination but Azevedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamond moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamond throws a solid leg kick but Azevedo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamond.
Azevedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamond.
Some wild striking there from Azevedo.
Azevedo thuds his right hand into Lamond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lamond digs a good hook to Azevedo's body.
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!
Lamond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamond wants it to stay on the feet.
Lamond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lamond defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azevedo.
Azevedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamond throws out the jab.
Lamond lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Lamond.
Thiago Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azevedo.
A little feinted left hand from Lamond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamond is looking to clinch but Azevedo is avoiding it.
Azevedo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Azevedo is rocked!
Azevedo gets the takedown into side control.
Azevedo is still in real trouble! Can Lamond finish him?
Lamond tries to bench press Azevedo off him but Azevedo keeps the position.
Azevedo seems to have recovered his senses.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lamond has escaped the position, nice work there.
Azevedo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lamond knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Azevedo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lamond's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
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.
Azevedo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lamond's legs.
Azevedo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lamond, who protects the arm well.
Azevedo working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to control but Azevedo manages to take his back.
Azevedo looking for the RNC.
Well, with Azevedo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lamond is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lamond fending off the submission attempt from Azevedo.
Lamond is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lamond preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Azevedo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lamond tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lamond has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamond trying to control the position but Azevedo manages to sink in the hooks.
Lamond is trying to break free.
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 Gordon Lamond will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Azevedo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamond is out of range.
Lamond moves out of range of the leg kick from Azevedo.
As Azevedo tries to get set, Lamond tries to push him back and clinch up but Azevedo manages to avoid the attempt.
Lamond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Azevedo.
Azevedo scores with a decent looking hook.
Lamond throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo moves out of range easily.
Azevedo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azevedo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gordon Lamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azevedo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azevedo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamond missing with a left hand there. Azevedo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azevedo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamond momentarily.
Lamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Azevedo slips a jab and a cross from Lamond.
Lamond checks a low kick from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a nice head kick!
Lamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamond misses with the combination.
Azevedo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamond on the side of the head.
Azevedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamond misses with a series of wild punches.
Azevedo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lamond back to the cage. Azevedo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Lamond misses its intended target.
And Azevedo tries to counter it with a takedown but Lamond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lamond clinches up with Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage.
Azevedo managing to block the knees to the body from Lamond.
Lamond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lamond scores with a shot to the side of Azevedo's head.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azevedo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo misses with a leg kick.
Lamond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azevedo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lamond checks a leg kick.
Lamond misses with a looping right.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses.
Azevedo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azevedo.
Azevedo checks a leg kick nicely.
And Azevedo tries to counter it with a takedown but Lamond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Azevedo throws a hook but Lamond avoids it easily.
Azevedo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Azevedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon Lamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Azevedo.
Azevedo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Azevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo throws a nice looking combination but Lamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azevedo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azevedo lands a two punch combo.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Azevedo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lamond throws a jab when Azevedo was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azevedo, right into the meat.
Lamond moves out of range of the leg kick from Azevedo.
Lamond looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lamond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamond as he jumps to the side.
Thiago Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azevedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo tries a low kick but Lamond avoids it.
Lamond seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lamond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azevedo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Lamond finds it's way through Azevedo's defenses.
Lamond digs a good body shot into Azevedo's ribs.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Lamond. No joy for Azevedo on that attempt.
Gordon Lamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Azevedo.
Azevedo blocks a jab.
Lamond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Azevedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azevedo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azevedo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamond to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Azevedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lamond checks a leg kick.
Lamond connects with a single shot there.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Lamond moves out of range easily.
Lamond checks the leg kick.
Azevedo ducks under a wild hook from Lamond.
Azevedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azevedo slips under a jab from Lamond.
Azevedo misses with a few strikes there.
Azevedo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lamond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azevedo dodges the punch combination from Lamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lamond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azevedo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lamond lands a right hand from hell, dropping Azevedo. Lamond pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Lamond!
After winning the bout, Gordon Lamond thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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