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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kowai Obake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Ruslan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Igor Ruslan!
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, Kowai Obake!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruslan takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Obake.
Obake tests Ruslan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruslan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruslan could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Obake wants to control but Ruslan postures up.
Ruslan tries to move to mount but Obake blocks the move with his legs.
Ruslan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ruslan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Obake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Ruslan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Obake wants to control but Ruslan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ruslan throwing strikes but Obake manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Obake scores with a hook to the body. Ruslan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Obake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruslan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruslan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Obake is looking to regain half guard here but Ruslan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Obake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruslan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Obake's head.
Obake is not content to let Ruslan control the position.
Ruslan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruslan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruslan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obake jabs at Ruslan's body.
Ruslan moves forwards but Obake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Obake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obake scores with a jab to the body.
Obake scores with a jab.
Kowai Obake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruslan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruslan slips a jab and a cross from Obake.
Obake scores with a shot to the body.
Obake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruslan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruslan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruslan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruslan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obake is fending him off so far but Ruslan persists. Nope, Obake circles away and we're back to standing.
Obake with a hook.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruslan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Obake throws a right hand that Ruslan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruslan also avoids with ease.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kowai Obake dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruslan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruslan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ruslan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Obake defends it well.
Obake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruslan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruslan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Ruslan.
Ruslan with the ground and pound but Obake uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ruslan is in close to Obake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruslan trying to control but Obake is working from the bottom.
Obake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Obake keeping moving, preventing Ruslan from controlling successfully.
Obake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruslan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Obake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Obake is looking to clinch but Ruslan is avoiding it.
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.
Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.
Ruslan blocks an uppercut.
Ruslan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Obake regains guard.
Obake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruslan trying to control but Obake is working from the bottom.
Obake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruslan has gone for a leg lock! Obake slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ruslan's guard.
Obake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruslan keeping full guard, as Obake tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Obake throwing strikes but missing.
Obake working some strikes from top position.
Obake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obake throwing strikes but missing.
Obake thows a big elbow that misses.
Ruslan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obake on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Obake duly obliges.
Obake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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.
A slow jab from Obake misses its intended target.
Obake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good exchange - Obake coming out on top.
Obake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruslan moves away.
Obake scores with a nice right hand.
Ruslan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Obake.
Obake is breathing heavily.
Obake tries to clinch
and Ruslan counters with a shoot takedown. Obake fights it but they end up in guard.
Ruslan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruslan with a nice head shot there.
Obake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruslan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Ruslan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Obake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruslan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Obake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obake lands a jab-cross combination.
Obake thuds a left hand into Ruslan's body.
Obake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obake lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruslan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruslan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obake wants to clinch
and Ruslan counters with a single leg into guard. Obake didn't expect that.
Ruslan throwing strikes but missing.
Ruslan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ruslan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obake is keeping the position for now.
Ruslan wants to control from the top but Obake keeps moving.
Ruslan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ruslan looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan landing with the ground and pound.
Ruslan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obake keeping moving, preventing Ruslan from controlling successfully.
Ruslan throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruslan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruslan stopping the sweep attempt from Obake.
Ruslan working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obake trying to keep a closed guard but Ruslan is proving a slippery customer.
Ruslan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Obake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruslan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruslan throwing strikes but missing.
Ruslan stopping the sweep attempt from Obake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruslan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Ruslan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruslan thows a big elbow that misses.
Ruslan trying to control the position from guard on top but Obake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruslan connects with a couple of short punches.
Ruslan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruslan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruslan throwing strikes from guard but Obake blocks nicely.
Ruslan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Obake holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Ruslan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruslan 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Ruslan!
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energy
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