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HFC 11:Filipovic vs Mayflower PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rong Le will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rong Le!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon feints and as Le raises his hands in defense, Cannon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cannon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Le wants to control the position but Cannon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cannon controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Le for as long as he can get away with.
Cannon trying to pass the guard but Le defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le trying to get back to full guard but Cannon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Le tries to hold on but Cannon pushes him away.
Cannon is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Cannon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Todd Cannon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkka Pajulahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Pontes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Pontes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erkka Pajulahti!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajulahti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pontes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pontes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Hugo Pontes has been cut.
Pajulahti cracks Pontes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pajulahti grinds an elbow into Pontes's temple.
Hugo Pontes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pajulahti scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pajulahti scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pontes is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pajulahti can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erkka Pajulahti!
Erkka Pajulahti is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Erkka Pajulahti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redding comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kennedy's choice of entrance music: Alter Bridge - The Damage Done. Joshua Redding could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Kennedy's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Redding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redding displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kennedy.
Redding seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kennedy fails with the takedown
and Redding counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redding stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Redding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Kennedy with that takedown attempt.
Redding throws a big counter combination but Kennedy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joshua Redding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kennedy.
Kennedy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Redding!
Redding throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy dives in for a single leg takedown but Redding sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Redding misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redding comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kennedy looks winded!
Kennedy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Kennedy is trying to pull guard but Redding has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Redding controls the action.
Kennedy can't get the takedown.
Redding drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kennedy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennedy fails with the takedown.
Redding jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redding looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kennedy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redding tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redding lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy walks into a straight right hand from Redding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding lands a body shot.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Redding misses with a wild combination.
Kennedy with the counter takedown but Redding avoids it easily.
Mark Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redding throws a one two combo.
Redding throws a series of strikes that have Kennedy backpedaling.
Both fighters circling a little - Redding finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Redding scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Redding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redding scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redding closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like Redding is going to stand back up.
Redding controlling the action here.
Redding takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Redding dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Redding changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua Redding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt - Redding sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Redding half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kennedy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Redding keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redding defending well though.
Kennedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redding manages to get to full guard.
Kennedy trying to control but Redding is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Redding working for a triangle but Kennedy defends it easily.
Kennedy being controlled here momentarily.
Redding has his foot on Kennedy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kennedy works his way back into a safe position though.
Redding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kennedy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Redding's head.
Redding is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Redding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redding trying to keep a closed guard but Kennedy is proving a slippery customer.
Redding is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kennedy defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy landing with the ground and pound.
Kennedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Redding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kennedy postures up in Redding's guard and throws a big left but Redding blocks it.
Kennedy stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Redding has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kennedy manages to get his head free but now Redding has transitioned to an armbar! Kennedy grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Redding! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Redding!
A relieved looking Joshua Redding 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Gideon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Irish Celebration. John Connor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oliver Gideon's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Gideon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Gideon pushes him off.
Connor gets a clinch.
Connor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gideon lands a takedown into guard.
Connor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gideon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gideon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Connor quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gideon wants to control but Connor is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gideon in particular looking to stall.
Connor wants to improve his position but Gideon is controlling well.
Connor is defending against the submission attempts here by Gideon.
Connor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor stuffs the takedown.
Connor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gideon defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Connor or perhaps it was just good defense by Gideon, which made it look bad.
Connor takes the fight into the clinch.
Connor tries to score a body lock takedown but Gideon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oliver Gideon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Gideon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Connor.
Gideon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gideon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gideon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gideon breaks the clinch.
Connor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gideon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gideon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connor.
Gideon stuffs the takedown attempt from Connor. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
Connor looks winded!
Connor gets tackled into the cage by Gideon. Gideon maintains the clinch.
Gideon manages to break the clinch.
Gideon moves into the clinch.
Gideon is struggling to control the position.
Connor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gideon throws Connor to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gideon moves into the clinch.
Gideon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Connor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gideon has Connor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Connor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gideon breaks the clinch.
Connor shoots for a takedown but Gideon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gideon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gideon trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
Gideon working the ground and pound but Connor is defending the strikes.
Connor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gideon trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gideon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Gideon decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor shoots for a double leg takedown but Gideon sprawls well. He's pushed Connor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connor fails with a takedown attempt.
Gideon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Connor was covering up waiting for the punch and Gideon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gideon chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Gideon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Connor tries for a takedown but Gideon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Connor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gideon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connor somewhat.
Gideon forces Connor back against the cage and clinches.
Gideon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Connor regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gideon stands up from Connor's guard - Gideon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Connor with a poor takedown
and Gideon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gideon.
Connor kicks Gideon off and gets to his feet.
Oliver Gideon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Connor is breathing heavily.
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!
Gideon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connor pinned against the cage. Connor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gideon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Connor to the mat! Connor manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gideon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gideon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gideon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gideon has gone for a leg lock! Connor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gideon's guard.
Gideon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Gideon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Connor's guard.
Connor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gideon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
Gideon is working hard here to advance position.
Gideon gets to his feet - Connor follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gideon shoots for a double leg takedown but Connor sprawls well. He's pushed Gideon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Connor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gideon's guard.
Connor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gideon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Connor has Gideon in his guard.
Gideon controlling from the top position.
Gideon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Connor uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gideon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gideon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Connor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Connor wants to control but Gideon postures up.
Gideon tries to move to mount but Connor blocks the move with his legs.
Gideon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Connor can do to turn this around?
Connor being controlled for a moment.
Gideon advances to mount.
Gideon goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Connor is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Gideon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gideon closes the distance and pushes Connor back into the cage.
Connor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Connor manages to end up in side control.
Connor is looking to take a break and control but Gideon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Connor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gideon struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gideon pushes Connor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Connor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gideon regains half guard.
Gideon pushes Connor off looking to stand but Connor dives back in and keeps control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gideon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gideon is looking for a sweep. Connor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gideon pushes Connor off and gets back to his feet.
Gideon moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with an elbow over the top.
Gideon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Connor regains guard.
Gideon stands up from Connor's guard - Gideon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Connor clinches up with Gideon and pushes him back against the cage.
Connor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gideon uses from the top position.
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!
Connor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gideon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gideon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connor working for a triangle but Gideon defends it easily.
Gideon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gideon is working Connor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gideon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gideon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gideon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gideon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Ground and pound from Gideon.
Gideon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Connor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gideon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Gideon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gideon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Gideon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gideon 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Gideon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapeli Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opie Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opie Winston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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289 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aapeli Vipunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Opie Winston!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Winston lands.
It looks like Aapeli Vipunen has been cut.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vipunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Winston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vipunen counters with a straight right hand.
Vipunen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winston misses with a straight right.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Vipunen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Winston swings wildly with an uppercut but Vipunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
Winston misses with a punch to the body.
Winston has a couple of punches blocked by Vipunen.
Winston lands a hook that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
Vipunen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Winston - that landed with a thud.
Vipunen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vipunen jumps guard and drags Winston to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vipunen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Vipunen is tightening it up a little... Winston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Winston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Winston taps out! Nice BJJ there by Vipunen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aapeli Vipunen!
A very excited looking Aapeli Vipunen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by Last Kiss - Pearl Jam. Brock Lesnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Shewmaker avoids nicely.
Lesnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shewmaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Shewmaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar throwing a counter right hand but Shewmaker manages to avoid it.
Shewmaker misses with the combination.
Shewmaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shewmaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shewmaker on the side of the head.
Shewmaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shewmaker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Shewmaker is just out of range.
Shewmaker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a left to the body.
Shewmaker moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Frank Shewmaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shewmaker eats them both and turns towards Lesnar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lesnar cracks Shewmaker with a good jab.
Shewmaker tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shewmaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Shewmaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shewmaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
Shewmaker seems to be stalking Lesnar here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Lesnar drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Shewmaker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Kelzenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Kelzenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelzenberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelzenberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lorenzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelzenberg prevents it.
Kelzenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelzenberg sends Lorenzo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kelzenberg is motioning to the referee to let Lorenzo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lorenzo is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lorenzo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelzenberg rushes Lorenzo and presses him up against the cage.
Lorenzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelzenberg finish him?
Lorenzo is looking for a takedown.
Lorenzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelzenberg manages to break the clinch.
Kelzenberg looks to land a combination but Lorenzo avoids it well.
And Lorenzo tries to counter it with a takedown but Kelzenberg pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lorenzo backs away from a small jab... but Kelzenberg lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Lorenzo crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kelzenberg with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Angelo Kelzenberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lappi Dar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Spanky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dar comes to the cage accompanied by Hunting Song - Korpiklaani. Spanky has chosen Death is Forming- Jay Reatard as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lappi Dar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Spanky!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dar misses with a takedown
and Spanky counters with a series of strikes. Dar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spanky looks to land a combination but Dar avoids it well.
Dar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dar scores with a takedown into Spanky's guard.
Dar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spanky trying to keep a closed guard but Dar is proving a slippery customer.
Spanky is wriggling around but Dar manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Spanky is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lappi Dar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lappi Dar made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farnsworth Swerdington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vova Klimov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
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, Farnsworth Swerdington!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov looks to land a left hand but Swerdington moved out of range nicely.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Swerdington moves away and avoids it.
As Klimov backs off Swerdington throws a huge counter combo but Klimov manages to avoid it all.
Klimov tries to keep at a distance but Swerdington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swerdington misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swerdington.
Swerdington blocking some punches.
Klimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Swerdington backwards.
Klimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klimov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Swerdington misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swerdington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Swerdington.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klimov.
Klimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klimov.
We've been informed that Swerdington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Swerdington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swerdington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov pushes Swerdington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swerdington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swerdington throws a head punch that misses.
Swerdington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swerdington tries a knee to the head but Klimov blocks it.
I was talking to Klimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klimov lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Swerdington fails to land.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swerdington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klimov lands a shoulder strike.
Klimov lands a nice uppercut.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swerdington swings wildly with an uppercut but Klimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimov lands an uppercut.
Klimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swerdington is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Swerdington is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimov finish him?
Swerdington misses with the head strike.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov.
Klimov misses with some punches.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swerdington misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klimov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimov throws a head punch that misses.
Swerdington seems to have recovered his senses.
Swerdington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Swerdington! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Klimov is unloading with more strikes now! Swerdington drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vova Klimov!
After winning the bout, Vova Klimov 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
227 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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242 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic lands a big head kick that sends Mayflower tumbling to the mat! Filipovic takes a step backwards and waves Mayflower back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
Mayflower throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
Mayflower has his takedown stuffed
and Filipovic counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Mayflower is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic retains his heavyweight title!
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