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QFC Tournament 977 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 5037 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Fat Boy (ranked 2899 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Rodionovich!
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, Bert Fat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich avoids the body shot from Fat Boy.
Rodionovich moves out of range of the body kick from Fat Boy.
Fat Boy is looking to clinch but Rodionovich is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fat Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fat Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodionovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fat Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodionovich circles away.
Rodionovich misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fat Boy.
Rodionovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fat Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodionovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fat Boy wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Fat Boy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fat Boy moves out of range as Rodionovich strikes.
Rodionovich misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rodionovich misses.
Rodionovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fat Boy feints a counter leg kick.
Rodionovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodionovich throws an overhand right that lands on Fat Boy's shoulder, as Fat Boy tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodionovich.
Fat Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Fat Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fat Boy stuffs the takedown.
Fat Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fat Boy enables Rodionovich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fat Boy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodionovich wants to stand and escape but instead Fat Boy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodionovich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodionovich is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich tries to stand but Fat Boy is controlling from the bottom.
Rodionovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fat Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodionovich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodionovich'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fat Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodionovich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fat Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Fat Boy, not yet.
Rodionovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodionovich is looking to work some ground and pound but Fat Boy has wrist control.
Rodionovich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodionovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fat Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fat Boy is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodionovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fat Boy.
Fat Boy slips under a jab from Rodionovich.
Fat Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fat Boy gets tackled into the cage by Rodionovich. Rodionovich maintains the clinch.
Fat Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rodionovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fat Boy prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Rodionovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodionovich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodionovich has Fat Boy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fat Boy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fat Boy wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodionovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodionovich lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fat Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodionovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodionovich blocks a head kick by Fat Boy.
Rodionovich blocks a head kick by Fat Boy.
Fat Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexei Rodionovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fat Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodionovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodionovich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fat Boy's waist but Fat Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodionovich off to one side.
Fat Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fat Boy tries to clinch but Rodionovich moves out of range.
Fat Boy wants to clinch up but Rodionovich keeps it at a distance.
Rodionovich takes a swing at Fat Boy's ribcage but misses.
Fat Boy unleashes a big counter combination but Rodionovich bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodionovich throws a series of punches but Fat Boy avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fat Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fat Boy throws a head kick but Rodionovich moves out of range.
Rodionovich clinches.
Rodionovich can't get the takedown.
Fat Boy looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fat Boy can't break the clinch.
Fat Boy tries to stall but Rodionovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fat Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rodionovich wants the takedown. Fat Boy is fighting it off but Rodionovich persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fat Boy's guard against the cage.
Rodionovich drops back looking for a leg! Fat Boy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fat Boy manages to kick Rodionovich off! Rodionovich jumps back into Fat Boy's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodionovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodionovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodionovich throwing strikes but missing.
Rodionovich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fat Boy, up you get!
Bert Fat Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a body shot.
Rodionovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fat Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fat Boy misses with a head kick.
Fat Boy is looking to clinch but Rodionovich is avoiding it.
Rodionovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fat Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
Fat Boy is trying to break free.
Rodionovich gets control of Fat Boy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodionovich will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodionovich looking to control.
Fat Boy won't allow Rodionovich to sweep him here.
Fat Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodionovich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fat Boy looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fat Boy wants to sweep here but Rodionovich controlling him for the moment.
Rodionovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Fat Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodionovich preventing the sweep.
Rodionovich wants to control from the top but Fat Boy keeps moving.
Rodionovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fat Boy can do to turn this around?
Fat Boy can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodionovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fat Boy is staying active underneath Rodionovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Rodionovich moves into full mount! Fat Boy won't be happy about that!
Rodionovich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fat Boy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fat Boy is squirming around, avoiding Rodionovich's attempts to control the action.
Rodionovich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rodionovich controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodionovich scoring with strikes but Fat Boy is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich 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!
Fat Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fat Boy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodionovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodionovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fat Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fat Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fat Boy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodionovich.
Fat Boy throws a chopping leg kick but Rodionovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodionovich is looking for a counter combo.
Fat Boy throws a low kick but Rodionovich moves out of range easily.
Rodionovich throwing a counter right hand but Fat Boy manages to avoid it.
Rodionovich moves into range and clinches up with Fat Boy.
Rodionovich jumps into guard, dragging Fat Boy to the mat.
Rodionovich manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodionovich throws a looping overhand right but Fat Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Rodionovich. Those never looked like landing.
Fat Boy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodionovich is out of range and Fat Boy settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fat Boy swivels and escapes.
Fat Boy tries to clinch up.
Fat Boy misses with a body kick.
Rodionovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Fat Boy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodionovich tries for a takedown but Fat Boy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Rodionovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fat Boy misses with the combination.
Rodionovich throws a series of punches but Fat Boy moves out of range.
Rodionovich clinches up against the cage.
Rodionovich goes for a takedown attempt but Fat Boy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fat Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Rodionovich moves out of range easily.
Fat Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Rodionovich throws a right and a left that Fat Boy avoids nicely.
Rodionovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fat Boy throws a nice looking combination but Rodionovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodionovich attempts a counter takedown but Fat Boy avoids it well and moves away.
Rodionovich shoots in for a takedown but Fat Boy shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fat Boy tries to clinch up.
Fat Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fat Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fat Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fat Boy throws a push kick but Rodionovich slaps the foot to one side.
Rodionovich gets the takedown into side control.
Rodionovich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fat Boy is looking to reverse the position.
Rodionovich is looking to take a break and control but Fat Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fat Boy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fat Boy tries to buck Rodionovich off but Rodionovich is having none of it.
Rodionovich trying to control the action but Fat Boy is working from the bottom.
Fat Boy tries to buck Rodionovich off but Rodionovich is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodionovich is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rodionovich stands up.
Fat Boy tries to clinch up.
Fat Boy tries to clinch up.
Bert Fat Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodionovich closes the distance and clinches.
Rodionovich pulls Fat Boy into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fat Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Rodionovich is trying to keep Fat Boy in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Rodionovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodionovich, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Alexei Rodionovich!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Alexei Rodionovich!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Alexei Rodionovich!
Alexei Rodionovich wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 5229 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Frye (ranked 5036 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ned Kelly!
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, Adrian Frye!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Frye in a clinch.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Frye looks winded!
Frye takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Frye 's eye.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Adrian Frye has been cut.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Frye 's eye.
Frye takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly drops Frye with a big knee straight up the middle! Frye is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Frye is rocked!
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!
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Frye is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Frye! Kelly unloads with more strikes and Frye sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Costello (ranked 2888 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vusal Guseinov (ranked 5308 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Costello!
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, Vusal Guseinov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costello takes the fight into the clinch.
Costello turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Guseinov is letting Costello control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costello is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costello in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Guseinov wants to get back to his feet but Costello drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costello goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Guseinov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Costello but great work by Guseinov.
Guseinov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Costello to his feet.
Costello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guseinov as he avoids it easily.
Guseinov has managed to clinch.
Costello tries for a takedown. No joy.
Guseinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Costello won't allow it.
Costello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costello rushes Guseinov and presses him up against the cage.
Guseinov breaks the clinch.
Costello tries to clinch up
and Guseinov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guseinov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Costello tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guseinov is in Costello's guard.
Costello scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Costello really is a fat lump.
Guseinov rushes Costello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guseinov breaks from the clinch.
Vusal Guseinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guseinov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Costello gets tackled into the cage by Guseinov. Guseinov maintains the clinch.
Guseinov stops a takedown attempt from Costello.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Costello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costello is trying to pull guard but Guseinov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Costello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guseinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guseinov closes the distance and clinches.
Guseinov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Costello lands a takedown into guard.
Costello won't allow Guseinov to get back to his feet.
Costello wants to control from the top but Guseinov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guseinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Costello is controlling him.
Costello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Costello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guseinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costello won't allow Guseinov to get back to his feet.
Costello wants to control from the top but Guseinov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Costello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Guseinov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guseinov duly obliges.
It looks like Tony Costello has been cut.
Guseinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costello pinned against the cage. Costello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Costello wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Costello is looking to clinch.
Guseinov dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Costello has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vusal Guseinov!
In defeat, Tony Costello stepped up to the mic, saying 'Look, was a good fight yeah.. But I know me weakness and will work harder next time '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shanggay Ka (ranked 5235 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Boykus (ranked 4922 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shanggay Ka!
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, Vlad Boykus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ka tries to close the distance and clinch but Boykus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boykus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boykus is in Ka's guard.
Boykus wants to stand but Ka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boykus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boykus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Boykus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykus is looking to work some ground and pound but Ka has wrist control.
Boykus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boykus as he jumps to the side.
Boykus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ka kicks Boykus off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ka throws a counter high kick but Boykus was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boykus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ka sprawls well initially but Boykus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ka trying to control but Boykus postures up.
Boykus 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.
Boykus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ka has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykus working the head and body with strikes.
Boykus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ka gets back to full guard.
Boykus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boykus controlling the action here.
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.
Boykus tries to stand and escape but Ka is controlling the position.
Boykus stalling.
Boykus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ka sees it coming and defends easily.
Ka tries to roll over but Boykus keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boykus controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Boykus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boykus feints and as Ka raises his hands in defense, Boykus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boykus wants to stand but Ka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boykus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boykus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ka's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Boykus seems content to control.
Ka is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka is in trouble now - Boykus has advanced to mount!
Ka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boykus throws some wild stikes that Ka manages to avoid easily.
Boykus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vlad Boykus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boykus.
Boykus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boykus thowing shots but they're missing.
Boykus content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykus unloads with some shots from mount but Ka bucks and avoids them well.
Boykus throwing strikes here but Ka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boykus prevents Ka from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boykus has hold of Ka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boykus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boykus is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boykus.
Ka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boykus controlling his opponent.
The adventures of Boykus the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee warns Ka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ka can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Boykus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Boykus misses.
Ka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boykus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boykus stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boykus stuffs the takedown.
Boykus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ka kicks Boykus off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykus content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ka keeping full guard, as Boykus tries to pass.
Boykus controlling from the top position.
Boykus looking to pass the guard.
Boykus stays in close to Ka's body and controls the position.
Boykus wants to pass the guard but Ka is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boykus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boykus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ka's head.
Boykus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boykus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ka looks for a takedown but Boykus sprawls well.
Boykus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boykus is looking for a kimura but Ka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boykus to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boykus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boykus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Boykus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boykus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Vlad Boykus!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Vlad Boykus!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Vlad Boykus!
Vlad Boykus wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Nurmagomedov (ranked 5323 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobb Chambers (ranked 4971 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Nurmagomedov!
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, Bobb Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers feints and as Nurmagomedov raises his hands in defense, Chambers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chambers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Chambers sits in half guard.
Nurmagomedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nurmagomedov tries to get out of the position.
Chambers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nurmagomedov moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nurmagomedov holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nurmagomedov slows the pace down in half guard.
Chambers is trying to maintain the position but Nurmagomedov is very close to passing his half guard.
Chambers wants to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chambers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chambers wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov is working for a submission of some sort.
Chambers actively working from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov is thwarting Chambers's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers gets back to full guard.
Chambers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chambers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nurmagomedov defends it nicely.
Chambers stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chambers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chambers gets tackled into the cage by Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov maintains the clinch.
Chambers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nurmagomedov prevents it.
Tony Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobb Chambers.
Nurmagomedov is stalling here.
Nurmagomedov avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Nurmagomedov holds him up against the cage and eventually Chambers drops back down to his feet.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmagomedov lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Chambers can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nurmagomedov and Chambers drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nurmagomedov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Nurmagomedov!
Tony Nurmagomedov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Dikaev (ranked 5322 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carbajal (ranked 5248 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Dikaev!
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, Andrew Carbajal!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carbajal misses with a combination
and Dikaev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carbajal!
Carbajal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Carbajal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carbajal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carbajal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dikaev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carbajal wants to hold on but Dikaev pushes him away.
Carbajal tries to improve his position but Dikaev has taken his back! Dikaev has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Carbajal tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Dikaev pushes Carbajal away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kamil Dikaev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ko Maki (ranked 5028 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Petrov (ranked 5010 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ko Maki!
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, Maxim Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrov circles away.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Maki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
Maki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrov is fending him off so far but Maki persists. Nope, Petrov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ko Maki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maki moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maki as Petrov tries to tie him up.
Maki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki has Petrov pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
Maki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrov's guard.
Maki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petrov's guard.
Maki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petrov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maki.
Maki passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petrov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maki takes a little break here. Petrov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maki landing a few strikes.
Maki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maki throws an elbow but Petrov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Maki.
Maki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ko Maki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maki is defended easily by Petrov.
Maki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Maki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Maki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maki shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ko Maki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov lands a left and a right that send Maki crashing to the mat, dazed. Petrov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maki is rocked!
It looks like Ko Maki has been cut.
Maki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Maki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Maki takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Petrov cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxim Petrov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drako Ruler (ranked 5242 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Credo (ranked 5241 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drako Ruler !
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, Shawn Credo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credo misses with a combination
and Ruler counters with a stiff right hand.
Credo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruler lands a jab to the head.
Ruler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Credo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Credo has time to react.
Ruler blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Credo looks to throw a body kick
and Ruler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Credo throws a head kick but Ruler moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ruler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Credo.
Ruler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Credo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Credo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credo throws a low kick but Ruler moves out of range easily.
Ruler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruler . That snapped Credo's head back.
Ruler dodges the punch combination from Credo.
Good exchange - Ruler coming out on top.
Credo misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Credo is predictable there
and Ruler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Credo throws a head kick that misses.
Credo looks winded!
Credo throws a lazy body kick
and Ruler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Credo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ruler lands a head shot.
Shawn Credo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Credo tries a head kick but it misses.
Credo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruler scores with the left hand. Credo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credo throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ruler counter with a right hand.
Credo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Credo's head backwards.
Credo is rocked!
A jab from Ruler finds it's way through Credo's defenses.
Credo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruler finish him?
Ruler cracks Credo with a hook to the temple - Credo is on wobbly legs here! Ruler swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Credo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ruler wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drako Ruler !
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