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CDMMA 2 - LHW Grand Prix - 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lil hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syaroga Taets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, lil hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syaroga Taets!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hurt misses with a series of wild punches.
hurt instigates a clinch.
hurt breaks the clinch.
hurt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
hurt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Taets taking punishment in the form of punches.
hurt is working Taets over with some ground and pound from side control.
hurt happy to just control the position for now.
hurt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taets to see if he's OK.
Taets being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hurt scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
Taets being controlled for a moment.
hurt advances to mount.
Taets looks gassed!
hurt controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
hurt lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! hurt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
hurt lands a nice shot to the head.
hurt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taets's face.
hurt content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hurt lands a nice shot to the head.
hurt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hurt with a couple of short strikes.
hurt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
hurt lands with some strikes.
Taets really doesn't want to stay on the ground with hurt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hurt controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lil hurt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
hurt clinches with his opponent.
hurt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hurt scores a takedown into full mount!
hurt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taets is in a horrible position here. hurt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hurt controlling from mount.
Taets is breathing heavily.
hurt lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hurt lands a big elbow.
hurt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taets takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
hurt controlling the pace for now.
hurt landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hurt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
hurt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hurt cracks Taets with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hurt controlling from the full mount.
lil hurt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hurt dominating with strikes here.
hurt 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurt working the ground and pound effectively.
hurt with the ground and pound from mount.
Taets in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
hurt with the ground and pound from mount.
hurt controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hurt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
hurt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
hurt working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hurt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taets hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lil hurt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
hurt moves into the clinch.
hurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taets tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from hurt.
hurt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of lil hurt.
Taets tries to keep at a distance but hurt has taken the fight into the clinch.
hurt breaks from the clinch.
hurt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taets looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
hurt cracks Taets with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taets is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
hurt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taets to see if he's OK.
Taets takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
hurt has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Taets!
Taets in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hurt with a couple of short strikes.
hurt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
hurt with shots to the head and body - Taets looks very uncomfortable down there.
hurt controlling the pace for now.
hurt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taets in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
hurt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
hurt controlling from mount.
hurt landing punches.
hurt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taets's face.
hurt with shots to the head and body - Taets looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurt punishing his opponent with strikes.
hurt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hurt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Syaroga Taets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
hurt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taets looks a forlorn figure.
hurt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taets can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
hurt landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
hurt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
lil hurt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
hurt looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
lil hurt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well hurt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:24
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lil hurt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassili Zaitsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vassili Zaitsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev wants to clinch up but Shishkin keeps it at a distance.
Shishkin sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Zaitsev to the ground! Shishkin dives into full mount looking to finish!
Zaitsev is rocked!
It looks like Vassili Zaitsev has been cut.
Shishkin stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Oh Zaitsev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaitsev is looking to clinch but Shishkin is avoiding it.
Shishkin shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Shishkin slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Shishkin lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Alexey Shishkin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Bino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spat tries to bum rush Bino with a series of wild strikes but Bino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bino somewhat.
Spat misses with a takedown attempt
and Bino counters with a takedown into side control.
Bino is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bino tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Spat is looking for a sweep.
Bino goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Spat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bino's guard! Nice work there by Spat!
Spat sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spat looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bino is looking for a triangle but Spat pushes his legs off easily.
Spat wants to control from the top but Bino keeps moving.
Bino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bino is looking for a triangle here but Spat uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Spat trying to control the action but Bino is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Spat decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spat kicks off Bino and gets to his feet.
Spat just misses with a punch to the body.
Spat fails with the takedown
and Bino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spat won't be happy with that.
Bino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bino is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spat regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bino seems to be looking for submissions.
Bino 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.
Spat gets back to full guard.
Spat 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.
Spat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bino won't allow Spat to sweep him here.
Bino postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Spat is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bino, into his guard.
Bino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spat content to stall in guard here.
Bino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bino is looking to improve his position.
Bino throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spat is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Spat working for a submission but Bino is keeping him at bay.
Spat looking to control but Bino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bino is working hard here to advance position.
Pedro Bino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bino is looking to escape.
Spat has isolated one of Bino's arms. Bino looking to fight him off but Spat twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Spat!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Althea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibra Zlatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandros Althea had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandros Althea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibra Zlatan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Althea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Althea looks for a takedown but Zlatan sprawls well.
Althea feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zlatan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zlatan looking for a sweep. Not yet Zlatan, not yet.
Zlatan is pulling down on Althea's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlatan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ibra Zlatan.
Zlatan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zlatan.
Zlatan clinches with his opponent.
Althea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Althea letting Zlatan take a breather here.
Althea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zlatan blocks it with crossed arms.
Althea has hold of one of Zlatan's legs. Zlatan is fighting the takedown attempt but Althea gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zlatan controlling Althea's posture.
Althea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlatan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Althea sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zlatan controlling Althea's posture.
Althea is breathing heavily.
Let's hope that Zlatan 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ibra Zlatan.
Zlatan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Althea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zlatan takes the fight into the clinch.
Zlatan missing with knees to the body.
Zlatan tries to pull guard but Althea won't allow it.
Zlatan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Althea blocks it with crossed arms.
Althea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zlatan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Althea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zlatan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Althea is defending well for now.
Zlatan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zlatan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Althea takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Althea is trying to trip Zlatan. He has hold of a leg but Zlatan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Althea persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zlatan controlling Althea's posture.
Althea trying to control but Zlatan is working from the bottom.
Althea being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ibra Zlatan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zlatan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Althea throws a body kick that misses.
Zlatan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Althea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zlatan.
Zlatan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Althea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Althea misses with a body shot.
Zlatan moves in looking to clinch but Althea pushes him off.
Althea swats away the attempt to clinch by Zlatan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zlatan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Althea swats away the attempt to clinch by Zlatan.
Althea keeps the fight on the outside.
Althea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Althea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Althea swats away the attempt to clinch by Zlatan.
Ibra Zlatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Althea fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zlatan avoids it really well and circles away.
Zlatan misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Althea misses.
Zlatan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zlatan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zlatan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Althea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Althea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zlatan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zlatan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zlatan tries to clinch up.
Zlatan throws the left hand but Althea avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zlatan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zlatan clinches with his opponent.
Zlatan wants a takedown but no success here.
Zlatan misses with an elbow strike.
Zlatan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zlatan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Althea is working for takedown but Zlatan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandros Althea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zlatan misses with a knee to the head.
Zlatan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Althea is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zlatan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Althea as Zlatan tries to tie him up.
Althea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zlatan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Althea looking to throw knees to the head but Zlatan is blocking nicely.
Zlatan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Althea up against the cage.
Zlatan missing with knees to the body.
Zlatan working Althea over with knees to the body.
Zlatan misses with a knee to the head.
Althea missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zlatan misses with a knee to the head.
Zlatan misses with a knee strike.
Althea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zlatan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Zlatan.
Zlatan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Althea blocks the elbow strike.
Althea looking to throw knees to the head but Zlatan is blocking nicely.
Zlatan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Althea's face.
Zlatan stalling the fight.
Zlatan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Althea just stands there and leans against the cage.
Althea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zlatan trying to land knees to the body.
Althea tries a knee to the head but Zlatan blocks it.
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.
Zlatan looking to throw knees to the head but Althea is blocking nicely.
Zlatan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Althea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zlatan blocks it with crossed arms.
Althea tries a knee to the head but Zlatan blocks it.
Althea takes an elbow to the temple.
Zlatan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Althea pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Althea tries to land a knee to the head but Zlatan blocks with his arms.
Althea misses with a knee strike.
Zlatan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Althea up against the cage.
Althea is trying to drag Zlatan to the mat but Zlatan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Althea takes an elbow to the temple.
Althea avoiding damage as Zlatan throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Althea connects with a knee to the head.
Althea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlatan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zlatan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Althea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibra Zlatan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zlatan jabs Althea right on the nose. Althea blinks but takes it well.
Althea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Althea throws a low kick, looking for Zlatan's leg but Zlatan calmly moves out of range.
Althea shoots in for a takedown but Zlatan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Zlatan.
Althea fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zlatan checks it well.
Zlatan avoids the body shot from Althea.
Zlatan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zlatan tries to score a body lock takedown but Althea shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Althea lands a takedown into guard.
Zlatan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Althea preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zlatan is on top in guard.
Althea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zlatan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Althea controls Zlatan momentarily but Zlatan frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zlatan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Althea trying to control the position.
Zlatan looking to pass the guard.
Althea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Althea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zlatan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zlatan wants to clinch up but Althea keeps it at a distance.
Zlatan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Althea swats away the attempt to clinch by Zlatan.
Zlatan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Althea keeps the fight on the outside.
Zlatan wants to clinch up but Althea keeps it at a distance.
Zlatan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Althea throws out the jab.
Zlatan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Althea fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zlatan tries to clinch up.
Althea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Althea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zlatan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four 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.
Althea circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zlatan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zlatan is looking to clinch.
Zlatan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Althea. Althea obviously looking to wear him down.
Zlatan looks for a takedown but Althea sprawls well.
Althea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zlatan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zlatan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zlatan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Althea takes a step back to recover.
Alexandros Althea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibra Zlatan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Althea is defended easily by Zlatan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexandros Althea.
I think Zlatan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibra Zlatan!
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