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HFC 48:Klimov vs Martin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Redfoo - New Thang. Brock Price has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Price!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Golem finds it's way through Price's defenses.
Jab from Golem.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Golem ducks down to avoid it.
Golem displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Golem steps in with a hook that catches Price right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Golem follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Price looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emet Golem!
Brock Price was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll Be Back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Dyachkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Zamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamana has chosen Modestep - Show Me A Sign as his entrance music. Rafal Zamana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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174 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonid Dyachkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafal Zamana!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Dyachkov lands.
Dyachkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Dyachkov throws a leg kick which misses Zamana's front leg but catches the back leg as Zamana tries to avoid it.
Dyachkov connects with the punch.
Zamana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dyachkov swivels and escapes.
Dyachkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zamana doesn't seem bothered though.
Dyachkov throws a shot to the body.
Dyachkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dyachkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zamana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zamana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dyachkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dyachkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Zamana's head.
Dyachkov with a nice cross.
Nice body punch from Dyachkov.
Dyachkov scores with a shot to the body.
Zamana looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dyachkov.
Zamana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dyachkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonid Dyachkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zamana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dyachkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Zamana's head.
Dyachkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Dyachkov scores with a hook to the body. Zamana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dyachkov works the jab nicely.
Zamana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zamana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zamana misses with a takedown attempt - Dyachkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dyachkov lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyachkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dyachkov connects with a jab.
Zamana has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dyachkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dyachkov.
Dyachkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zamana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dyachkov throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Zamana crashing down! Zamana tries to stagger back to his feet but Dyachkov just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Zamana asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Dyachkov!
A relieved looking Leonid Dyachkov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Lestienne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lestienne comes into the arena with Team BS – Case Depart blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 London, Francis Lestienne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida is looking to land body kicks.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lestienne.
Lestienne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lestienne darts in looking for a takedown but Machida gets double underhooks and turns Lestienne into the cage.
A head kick misses from Machida.
Lestienne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida sizes up Lestienne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Lestienne misses.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Francis Lestienne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lestienne misses.
Lestienne misses with an uppercut.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lestienne.
Lestienne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida leaves Lestienne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Machida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lestienne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Lestienne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lestienne throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Lestienne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Lestienne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been hearing reports that Lestienne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lestienne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lestienne swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Lestienne.
Lestienne lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida swinging wildly here.
Lestienne seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lestienne ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
A left lands for Lestienne.
Lestienne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lestienne tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lestienne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Francis Lestienne has been cut.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lestienne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machida eats them both and turns towards Lestienne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lestienne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machida swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Lestienne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lestienne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Jab from Lestienne.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lestienne will feel that in the morning.
Lestienne is breathing heavily.
Lestienne misses with a takedown
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lestienne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lestienne swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida takes a swing at Lestienne's ribcage but misses.
Lestienne throws a big counter combination but Machida scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lestienne.
Machida jabs Lestienne right on the nose. Lestienne blinks but takes it well.
Lestienne is rocked!
Machida looks to land a combination but Lestienne avoids it well.
Oh Lestienne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lestienne ducks into an uppercut from Machida and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyoto Machida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Mouth For War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Taylor avoided it.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into range.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Starling Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Silva takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Silva is working Taylor over against the cage.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Taylor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Silva.
It looks like Phil Taylor has been cut.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Phil Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Silva's head back.
Nice cross by Silva.
A big right from Silva misses.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slips under a jab from Taylor.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Taylor misses.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Taylor'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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Taylor moved away.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor scores with a head kick.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva lands a body shot.
Taylor goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Silva misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Silva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taylor. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taylor.
Silva swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Silva.
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!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor is rocked!
Taylor ducks into an uppercut from Silva and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Starling Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nyysonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Conquering- Black Moor. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nyysonen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyysonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cannon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nyysonen is trying to defend but Cannon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cannon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cannon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nyysonen is just riding it out for now. Cannon eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nyysonen is just riding it out for now. Cannon eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyysonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cannon is working away from the top position though.
Cannon throwing shots but Nyysonen is blocking nicely.
Well, if Cannon 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.
Cannon prevents Nyysonen from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nyysonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cannon is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cannon wants to work for an arm triangle but Nyysonen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Cannon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cannon controlling the pace.
Cannon is trying to work for a kimura but Nyysonen is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen is controlling Cannon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cannon is trying to control the action in half guard but Nyysonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nyysonen is looking to control Cannon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nyysonen avoid being mounted?
Nyysonen tries to roll over but Cannon keeps him under control.
Cannon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nyysonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cannon with a hook.
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.
Cannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Nyysonen feints the counter takedown.
Cannon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nyysonen throws a right and a left that Cannon avoids nicely.
Cannon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyysonen.
Cannon misses with a left hand
and Nyysonen counters with a left to the body.
Cannon wants to land a leg kick but Nyysonen is out of range.
Cannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyysonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannon is just out of range.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nyysonen as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cannon throws a lazy head kick
so Nyysonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cannon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cannon controls Nyysonen momentarily but Nyysonen frees himself.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Nyysonen from controlling successfully.
Nyysonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nyysonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cannon trying to keep a closed guard but Nyysonen is proving a slippery customer.
Nyysonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Todd Cannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyysonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cannon is looking for a triangle but Nyysonen pushes his legs off easily.
Nyysonen preventing the sweep.
Nyysonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cannon is keeping the position for now.
Cannon looking for a guillotine here but Nyysonen defends easily.
Nyysonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nyysonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nyysonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nyysonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyysonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nyysonen advances position into side control!
Cannon is trying to improve his position.
Cannon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nyysonen off and has taken his back!
Cannon is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Nyysonen rolls, trying to escape but Cannon keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon looking for the RNC.
Nyysonen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cannon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Nyysonen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cannon's arms.
Nyysonen trying to control the action but Cannon just sinks the hooks in.
Cannon keeps control of the position as Nyysonen tries to break free.
Cannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyysonen can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Cannon is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cannon controlling well, preventing Nyysonen from escaping the position.
Cannon tries to get the hooks in deep but Nyysonen pushed the leg off.
Cannon has got one arm under Nyysonen's chin. This could be trouble... Nyysonen trying to control the other hand but Cannon gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Nyysonen has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Todd Cannon!
Todd Cannon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ranieri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem – Kings Never Die. 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ranieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ranieri.
An inside leg kick lands from Ranieri.
Mendez slips a jab and a cross from Ranieri.
Ranieri scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ranieri, which made it look bad.
Ranieri scores with a nice right hand.
Ranieri tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Ranieri sprawls well.
Ranieri feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mendez collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Ranieri!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Ranieri waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof's logo in front of the cameras.
Guillermo Mendez was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry fans'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DropKick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bangsit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warrior's Code. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DropKick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangsit tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangsit misses with a takedown
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Bangsit looking to score a takedown here. Murphy is defending well but Bangsit drives through and ends up in Murphy's guard.
Murphy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bangsit has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangsit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
DropKick Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Bangsit.
Bangsit jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangsit keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Hammer and fickle inform us that Bangsit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Murphy is posturing up here but Bangsit has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Murphy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Murphy has to tap! Slick submission there by Bangsit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy Bangsit!
DropKick Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'That was a wicked pisser.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud . Mahones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Is My BOOMSTICK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stones Mahones!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arlovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arlovski throws a hook to the side of Mahones's head but Mahones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahones defending well as Arlovski loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahones. Arlovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahones missing with a left hand there. Arlovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arlovski throws a big counter combination but Mahones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arlovski misses with a left hand
enabling Mahones to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arlovski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahones.
Mahones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arlovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mahones back to the cage. Arlovski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mahones throws a shot from downtown. Arlovski moves away and avoids it.
Arlovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski with a jab.
Mahones tests Arlovski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Mahones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arlovski doesn't seem phased though.
Mahones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mahones throws a one two combo.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. Mahones backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Arlovski lands.
Arlovski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahones.
Mahones rushes Arlovski and presses him up against the cage.
Arlovski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahones has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mahones.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Arlovski.
Arlovski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arlovski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arlovski throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahones moves into the clinch.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Mahones has him pressed against the cage.
Mahones leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mahones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arlovski 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!
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Mahones has him pressed against the cage.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mahones pushes Arlovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahones lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mahones fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mahones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but Mahones has the dominant position.
Mahones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mahones works on Arlovski's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arlovski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mahones can turn it around.
Mahones lands a body shot.
Mahones scores with a shot to the side of Arlovski's head.
It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
Mahones lands with a light punch inside.
Mahones works on Arlovski's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahones lands a body punch.
Mahones pushes Arlovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mahones throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Mahones.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
Mahones gets through Arlovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arlovski takes a shot to the head.
Arlovski takes an elbow to the temple.
Mahones has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arlovski backwards.
Mahones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mahones gets through Arlovski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arlovski is rocked!
Mahones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Arlovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahones creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Arlovski's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Arlovski drops to his knees and Mahones pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stones Mahones!
Stones Mahones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Tripplet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Tripplet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripplet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Tripplet pushes him away.
Tripplet throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Tripplet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Tripplet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tripplet pinned against the cage. Tripplet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tripplet throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Tripplet blocks a head kick by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tripplet avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruce Tripplet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripplet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Tripplet wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tripplet landing some decent shots from guard.
Tripplet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie pulls Tripplet in close to prevent any damage.
Tripplet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Tripplet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripplet is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tripplet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Tripplet tries to pass.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Tripplet defends easily.
Tripplet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls Tripplet momentarily but Tripplet frees himself.
Tripplet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Tripplet trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tripplet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to keep Tripplet in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Tripplet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tripplet up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Gracie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gracie jumps guard but Tripplet stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tripplet fails to land.
Tripplet misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Tripplet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tripplet up against the cage.
Gracie looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tripplet throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Tripplet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Tripplet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tripplet throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tripplet won't be happy with that.
Tripplet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tripplet tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control but Tripplet is keeping him busy.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tripplet!
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tripplet is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has control of Tripplet's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tripplet regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tripplet wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Tripplet is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie 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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tripplet to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tripplet shrugs it off.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tripplet is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripplet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control but Tripplet is having none of it.
Tripplet wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Tripplet is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tripplet is on top in guard.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tripplet defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tripplet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tripplet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Tripplet.
Tripplet looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Tripplet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Tripplet throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Tripplet lands.
Tripplet misses with an uppercut.
Tripplet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tripplet's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tripplet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tripplet is trying to get back to half guard.
Tripplet wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Tripplet is being controlled here.
Tripplet is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tripplet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tripplet is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Tripplet is defending well.
Tripplet tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is staying tight to Tripplet's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tripplet has escaped the position, nice work there.
A control attempt from Tripplet but he's now mounted!
Tripplet tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie prevents Tripplet from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to control but instead Tripplet manages to regain half guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Tripplet defends it.
Tripplet wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Tripplet wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rollo Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Klimov. Klimov maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin lands a high kick!
A big left from Klimov misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klimov has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimov tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Klimov is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Klimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Klimov clinches.
Klimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin digs a right hand into Klimov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klimov's gas tank.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Klimov pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klimov lands an uppercut.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Klimov.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klimov throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klimov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov jabs Martin right on the nose. Martin blinks but takes it well.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Klimov's head back.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Klimov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Klimov with a jab.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Klimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Klimov.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Klimov moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klimov checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Klimov.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Klimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a big counter head kick but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Nice combo by Klimov! Oh, that's hurt him - Martin falls to the canvas and Klimov follows him into side control.
Martin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Martin is still in real trouble! Can Klimov finish him?
Martin wants to control but Klimov postures up.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Klimov stands up and beckons Martin to his feet.
Klimov moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Klimov connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Klimov saw it coming and moves away.
Klimov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Klimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klimov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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 Vova Klimov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klimov with a nice cross.
That has opened up Frank Martin's cut even more.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Klimov misses.
Klimov misses with the combination.
Martin blocks a jab.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Klimov was not able to check.
Martin throws a lazy body kick
and Klimov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a leg kick.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klimov rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klimov's calf.
Klimov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Klimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin slips a jab from Klimov.
Martin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Klimov cracks Martin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Klimov clinches.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Martin.
Klimov has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Klimov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Klimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klimov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martin up against the cage.
Klimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Klimov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimov is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vova Klimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Klimov has him pressed against the cage.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimov's elbow.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Martin.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klimov closes the distance and clinches.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin lands a front kick.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klimov blocks a head kick by Martin.
Klimov scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Frank Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klimov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Klimov avoids it.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Klimov backing away here, and Martin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klimov.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klimov lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Martin out cold! Martin is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vova Klimov!
Vova Klimov retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Vova Klimov 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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