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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Roots (ranked 7852 p4p, 625 weight class) and Julian Muller (ranked 22959 p4p, 692 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Levi Roots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julian Muller!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller dives in for a single leg takedown but Roots sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roots tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Muller manages to circle out of the way.
Roots tries to bum rush Muller with a series of wild strikes but Muller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muller tries to clinch there but Roots circles away.
Roots is looking to counter punch.
Oooooh!!! Roots has knocked Muller down with a huge combo! Roots steps away and waves a wobbly Muller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Julian Muller has been cut.
Roots looks to land a combination but Muller avoids it well.
Roots fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roots throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muller moves into the clinch.
Roots is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roots pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roots dips to his left and cracks Muller with an uppercut!
Roots stuffs the takedown attempt from Muller. Muller gets slowly back to his feet.
Levi Roots has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Muller.
Muller looks for a takedown but Roots sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roots misses with a few strikes there.
Muller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roots sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller gets the takedown into side control.
Roots bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Roots lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Roots comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Muller falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Muller was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Levi Roots!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovic Nonbeomogov (ranked 8382 p4p, 636 weight class) and Nikos Freak (ranked 7771 p4p, 605 weight class). Nikos Freak struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jovic Nonbeomogov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovic Nonbeomogov!
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, Nikos Freak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nonbeomogov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freak pushes Nonbeomogov off and gets back to his feet.
Nonbeomogov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freak is looking to get back to is feet but Nonbeomogov passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nonbeomogov cracks Freak with a big right hand but Freak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nonbeomogov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nonbeomogov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Freak down.
Nonbeomogov is chipping away with strikes.
Nonbeomogov working the ground and pound.
Freak is rocked!
Freak is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nonbeomogov is controlling him well.
Freak is still in real trouble! Can Nonbeomogov finish him?
Nonbeomogov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Freak is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nonbeomogov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jovic Nonbeomogov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Denker (ranked 8897 p4p, 656 weight class) and Julio Torres (ranked 5832 p4p, 529 weight class). Julio Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Denker!
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, Julio Torres!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres dives in for a single leg takedown but Denker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Denker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
Torres bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Denker closes the distance but Torres moves to the side
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres gets control of Denker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Torres will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Denker wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Denker forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denker wants to work for an arm triangle but Torres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Denker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Denker has control of Torres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torres regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Torres is looking to get to half guard.
Denker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denker wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Denker moves to the back.
Denker has the hooks in. Torres is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Denker working for a choke but Torres is defending well.
Torres defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Denker's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Torres right now.
Denker looking for the choke from the back.
Denker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Torres has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet but Denker has full control of the position and if anything, Torres has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Denker looking to break Torres's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Torres remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Denker will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to roll but Denker sticks to his back.
Torres turns into Denker and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
Torres pushing down on Denker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torres content to control rather than advance.
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 Jon Denker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denker misses with a right hand
and Denker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Torres leaning against his opponent.
Denker successfully pulls guard.
Torres postures up in Denker's guard and throws a big left but Denker blocks it.
Denker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denker looking for a sweep. Not yet Denker, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denker working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Denker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Denker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Denker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Denker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Denker postures up.
Denker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres tries to kick Denker off but Denker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denker is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Torres still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Torres has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Denker seems a little lost for a moment, as Torres dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Torres are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Torres laying and praying for a moment but Denker takes advantage and regains half guard.
Torres passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Denker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Torres but great work by Denker.
Denker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Torres to see if he's OK.
Denker gets to mount! Torres was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Denker content just to control the position here.
Torres wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Denker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Denker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Denker avoids the head kick by Torres.
Denker gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Torres has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Denker is trying to keep an underhook but Torres manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres throws a strike but Denker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Denker is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Torres frees his head nicely. Oh but Denker has switched to an armbar! Torres is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jon Denker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McGillicutty (ranked 7736 p4p, 648 weight class) and Pasha Mista (ranked 7908 p4p, 658 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGillicutty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Head Down. Mista is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gopnik Dance. John McGillicutty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McGillicutty!
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, Pasha Mista!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillicutty feints and then cracks Mista's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mista down.
Mista lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mista jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGillicutty moves away.
McGillicutty closes the distance and clinches.
McGillicutty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Mista takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mista moves away from the strike by McGillicutty.
McGillicutty throws a jab when Mista was well out of range.
McGillicutty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGillicutty tries a low kick but Mista avoids it.
Mista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGillicutty scores with a sloppy right hand. Mista should have avoided that one.
Mista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mista tries to clinch there but McGillicutty circles away.
Mista lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mista gets a double leg takedown into McGillicutty's guard.
McGillicutty wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mista manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGillicutty wants to get back to his feet.
McGillicutty's coaches at Russian Bears Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mista is taking a breather. McGillicutty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McGillicutty is trying to stand.
Mista looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGillicutty wants to get back to his feet.
Mista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mista is trying to control. McGillicutty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mista connects with a nice short shot to McGillicutty's temple.
McGillicutty wants to get back to his feet.
Mista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGillicutty wants to get back to his feet.
McGillicutty is not content to let Mista control the position.
McGillicutty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGillicutty tries to get out of the position.
McGillicutty is looking to get back to is feet but Mista passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mista landing strikes.
McGillicutty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mista on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mista cracks McGillicutty with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mista cracks McGillicutty with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mista wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGillicutty keeps working.
Mista scores with a couple of short elbows.
McGillicutty wants to get back to his feet.
Mista working the ground and pound from side control.
Mista scores with punches from side control.
Mista cracks McGillicutty with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mista tries for a kimura but McGillicutty is defending well.
Mista working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mista is looking to take a break and control but McGillicutty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mista is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. McGillicutty is trying to escape and Mista transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and McGillicutty is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mista! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pasha Mista!
Pasha Mista thanked the fans post fight for their support.
John McGillicutty spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes you win. Sometimes you pick a fight with your opponent in the parking garage post-fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gunn (ranked 6379 p4p, 669 weight class) and Gregor Narkun (ranked 8258 p4p, 743 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregor Narkun!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narkun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narkun is trying to maintain a safe position but Gunn gets an underhook and turns Narkun into the cage.
Gunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Narkun tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn lands a body punch.
Gunn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Narkun after a bit of a struggle.
Gunn fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Narkun wants to stall.
Narkun jumps guard but Gunn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn jumps guard.
Narkun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Narkun works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narkun prevents Gunn from improving his position.
Narkun is controlling the pace.
Narkun wants to pass the guard but Gunn is defending well.
Gunn trying to control but Narkun postures up.
Gunn kicks off Narkun and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narkun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Narkun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunn swivels and escapes.
Gunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Narkun tries to avoid it but Gunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Narkun to the ground. Narkun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Narkun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gunn's waist but Gunn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Narkun off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Narkun.
Gunn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Narkun tries for a takedown but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Narkun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gunn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gunn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narkun fails with the takedown
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Narkun will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunn throws a head kick but Narkun moves out of range.
Narkun keeps the fight on the outside.
Narkun dives in and scores a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Gunn pushes Narkun off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Narkun.
Narkun looks winded!
Narkun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gunn defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Narkun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gunn shoots in for a double leg but Narkun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gunn scores with a one two! Narkun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gunn scores with a spinning back kick!
Gunn clinches up against the cage.
Gunn has Narkun pushed against the cage.
Gunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Narkun prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Gunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Narkun defends it nicely.
Narkun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
Narkun fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gunn.
Narkun tightens his grip and picks Gunn up, before dumping him to the ground. Gunn manages to land in guard.
Gunn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Narkun is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Narkun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunn.
Narkun tries to counter with a clinch but Gunn shakes him off and moves away.
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!
No luck for Gunn with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn goes for a double leg but Narkun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Narkun continues to drive forward.
Narkun wants to counter with a clinch but Gunn pushes him away.
Gunn goes for a double leg but Narkun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Narkun continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narkun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Narkun has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.
Gunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Narkun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Narkun turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Narkun manages to end up in side control.
Narkun stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Narkun wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Narkun moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narkun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Narkun tries to get set, Gunn tries to push him back and clinch up but Narkun manages to avoid the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn throws a right and a left that Narkun avoids nicely.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn throws a wild body kick that Narkun sees coming a mile off.
Gunn leaves Narkun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Narkun has a takedown stuffed.
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narkun can do to turn this around?
Narkun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gunn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Narkun. No joy for Gunn on that attempt.
Narkun is looking for the big counter here.
Narkun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Narkun pushes Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Narkun.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Narkun is blocking nicely.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narkun is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Narkun throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Narkun shoots for a takedown but Gunn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn dives in and grabs Narkun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Narkun pushes down on Gunn's head and hops out.
Narkun has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.
Narkun pulls Gunn into guard.
Gunn trying to control but Narkun is working from the bottom.
Gunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narkun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunn trying to control but Narkun is working from the bottom.
Narkun is trying to keep Gunn in close.
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 Jimmy Gunn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jimmy Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Narkun but Narkun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Narkun just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn tries to circle away but Narkun has him pinned against the cage.
Narkun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Narkun swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narkun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gunn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Narkun tries to pull guard but Gunn won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn jumps guard but Narkun stands there with Gunn around his waist. Gunn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Narkun is looking for a takedown.
Narkun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gunn to keep the fight standing.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Narkun as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunn presses Narkun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn throws a front kick aimed at Narkun's knee but Narkun avoids it well.
Gunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gunn is defended easily by Narkun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narkun shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Narkun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Narkun closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Narkun has the dominant position.
Gunn taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Narkun as Gunn shoots in.
Narkun tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narkun clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Jimmy Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Narkun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn can't break the clinch.
Gunn fails to pull guard.
Narkun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Narkun is defending well.
Narkun pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunn tries to circle away but Narkun has him pinned against the cage.
Narkun jumps guard.
Narkun working a defensive guard here.
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Narkun blocks nicely.
Gunn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gregor Narkun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Narkun stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregor Narkun.
I think Gunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Gunn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Reljic (ranked 5308 p4p, 541 weight class) and Halid Magomedov (ranked 24489 p4p, 707 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kamil Reljic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Halid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reljic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov working a defensive guard but Reljic passes into half guard.
Reljic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Reljic 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.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Reljic is thwarting Magomedov's attempts to control the position.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reljic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reljic wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is defending well.
Reljic slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to hold on to Reljic's head to control him but Reljic postures up.
Reljic trying to control the pace.
Reljic wants to work for an arm triangle but Magomedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reljic prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reljic stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Magomedov to get to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Magomedov 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.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reljic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reljic throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Reljic swinging wildly here.
Reljic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov looks for a takedown but Reljic sprawls well.
Magomedov lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reljic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Magomedov tries to get set, Reljic tries to push him back and clinch up but Magomedov manages to avoid the attempt.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
Reljic wants to break free but Magomedov has control.
Reljic successfully pulls guard.
Reljic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov prevents Reljic from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov stays in close to Reljic's body and controls the position.
Reljic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov controls Reljic momentarily but Reljic frees himself.
Magomedov working a defensive guard but Reljic manages to pass into side control anyway.
Magomedov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reljic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Reljic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reljic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Magomedov wants to hit a switch here but Reljic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Magomedov there!
Reljic has control of Magomedov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Magomedov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Reljic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Magomedov is surviving well by controlling Reljic's body position as best he can.
Kamil Reljic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is squirming around, avoiding Reljic's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to lock up and control but Reljic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Magomedov tries to improve his position but Reljic has taken his back! Reljic has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Magomedov tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Reljic pushes Magomedov away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kamil Reljic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikihail Gustov (ranked 5410 p4p, 551 weight class) and Allistar Thorn (ranked 8069 p4p, 663 weight class). Allistar Thorn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikihail Gustov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allistar Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustov throws out a leg kick but Thorn moves out of range and Gustov only half commits.
Gustov moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Thorn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gustov doesn't seem phased though.
Allistar Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustov clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gustov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
Nice body punch from Thorn.
Gustov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn tries to keep at a distance but Gustov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Gustov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorn misses with a combination
and Gustov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustov throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a right hand
and Gustov counters with an outside leg kick.
Gustov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
Gustov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorn throws a leg kick
and Gustov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gustov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorn, up you get!
Gustov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thorn pinned against the cage. Thorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorn scores with a nice strike.
Gustov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thorn sprawls well initially but Gustov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thorn kicks Gustov off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thorn tries to kick Gustov off but Gustov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustov trying to pass the guard but Thorn defending well.
Gustov lands with a punch from half guard.
Thorn tries to kick Gustov off but Gustov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gustov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gustov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gustov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gustov is looking for a kimura here.
Thorn wants to control but Gustov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gustov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Gustov controlling the action here.
Gustov trying to pass the guard but Thorn defending well.
Gustov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gustov thows a body kick. Thorn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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 Mikihail Gustov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gustov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gustov somewhat.
Thorn stalks Gustov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gustov's face. Gustov staggers backwards, shaken.
Thorn works Gustov's body with a nice hook.
Gustov darts in and clinches Thorn up against the cage.
Gustov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn is trying to push Gustov away but Gustov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustov looks for a takedown but Thorn sprawls well.
Thorn misses with a double jab
and Gustov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thorn won't be happy with that.
Gustov trying to control the position but Thorn is working away.
Thorn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thorn is trying to control Gustov's posture but Gustov avoids it.
Thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustov stands up.
Gustov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thorn uses from the top position.
Thorn stands up from Gustov's guard - Thorn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gustov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allistar Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gustov is defended easily by Thorn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikihail Gustov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustov misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Gustov's belly button to the back.
Gustov gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorn looking for a sweep but Gustov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gustov avoids the attempt from Thorn to control.
Thorn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gustov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thorn for as long as he can get away with.
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gustov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mikihail Gustov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikihail Gustov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn throws a sloppy head kick and Gustov moves out of range easily.
Good work by Gustov as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
Gustov swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
Gustov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorn.
Gustov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gustov is in Thorn's guard.
Gustov preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thorn's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gustov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustov is taking a breather. Thorn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Gustov there.
Gustov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustov controlling the action here.
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.
Gustov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gustov controlling the pace for now.
Gustov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gustov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gustov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gustov controlling the pace for now.
Gustov lands a big shot there that rocks Thorn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thorn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gustov cracks Thorn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Allistar Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikihail Gustov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorn tries to reverse the position but Gustov maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikihail Gustov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikihail Gustov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lando Nallo (ranked 8851 p4p, 762 weight class) and Wendall White (ranked 4274 p4p, 543 weight class). Nallo comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Battle - Trevor Jones. Wendall White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lando Nallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wendall White!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nallo wants to control but White is keeping busy.
Nallo is pushing off trying to get to his feet. White has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Nallo is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Wendall White!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Marquez (ranked 6362 p4p, 565 weight class) and Sam Rinaldi (ranked 4716 p4p, 498 weight class). Sam Rinaldi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwin Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi tries to clinch there but Marquez circles away.
Rinaldi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marquez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rinaldi's head.
It looks like Sam Rinaldi has been cut.
Marquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rinaldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marquez tries to avoid it but Rinaldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marquez to the ground. Marquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rinaldi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rinaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marquez on the side of the head.
Marquez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rinaldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rinaldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marquez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi weaves into range and cracks Marquez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Marquez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Rinaldi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Rinaldi!
Edwin Marquez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back before you know it or I'll get fat and watch Netflix. It's one or the other, really.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Attish Mubeen (ranked 3403 p4p, 378 weight class) and Victor Stroev (ranked 4136 p4p, 449 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attish Mubeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Stroev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroev closes the distance and pushes Mubeen back into the cage.
Mubeen blocks the elbow strike.
Mubeen has picked Stroev up - he's going for a ride! Mubeen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mubeen not doing much here.
Mubeen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mubeen wants to control but Stroev is keeping him busy.
Mubeen prevents Stroev from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Mubeen 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.
Stroev tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mubeen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroev is looking to get to half guard.
Mubeen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mubeen landing strikes from the mount.
Mubeen avoids the attempt from Stroev to control.
That's two 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.
Stroev regains half guard.
Mubeen is looking for a kimura but Stroev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mubeen to get the leverage.
Mubeen is thwarting Stroev's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroev tries to get to full guard but Mubeen has control of the leg.
Stroev gets back to full guard.
Mubeen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mubeen is controlling him.
Mubeen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mubeen wants to get up but he can't break Stroev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stroev keeping full guard, as Mubeen tries to pass.
Mubeen is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroev has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stroev holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stroev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four 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.
Stroev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mubeen regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroev advances position into side control!
Stroev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mubeen sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mubeen wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Stroev seems content to control.
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 Attish Mubeen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mubeen gets tackled into the cage by Stroev. Stroev maintains the clinch.
Stroev prevents Mubeen from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroev obliges.
Mubeen is trying to pull guard but Stroev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stroev breaks the clinch.
Mubeen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mubeen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stroev regains half guard.
Mubeen slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroev wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubeen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stroev tries to get to full guard but Mubeen has control of the leg.
Mubeen lands with a punch from half guard.
Stroev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mubeen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stroev looking for a guillotine here but Mubeen defends easily.
Stroev is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mubeen rolls with it to try and escape but Stroev cranks on the arm and Mubeen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Stroev!
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