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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raivis Brencans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sosed naprotiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Raivis Brencans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raivis Brencans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sosed naprotiv!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brencans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brencans is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
naprotiv is in trouble now - Brencans has advanced to mount!
Brencans working the ground and pound effectively.
Brencans controlling the pace for now.
Brencans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
naprotiv wants to get back to his feet.
Brencans controlling the position easily from mount.
Brencans is breathing heavily.
Brencans seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down naprotiv for as long as he can get away with.
naprotiv in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brencans landing strikes from the mount and naprotiv is in trouble!
Brencans content just to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
naprotiv is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brencans is landing with some decent strikes but naprotiv is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brencans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
naprotiv is in a horrible position here. Brencans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brencans 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.
Brencans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brencans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brencans cracks naprotiv with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brencans lands a nice shot to the head.
Brencans looking to finish naprotiv with some ground and pound. This is bad for naprotiv!
naprotiv is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brencans controlling from the full mount.
Brencans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brencans breaks from naprotiv's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brencans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brencans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
naprotiv is bucking up trying to escape but Brencans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brencans wants to control the pace but naprotiv is squirming around nicely.
Brencans prevents naprotiv from getting the reversal.
Brencans lands a big shot there that rocks naprotiv but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Brencans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Brencans.
naprotiv holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brencans tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brencans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as naprotiv is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
naprotiv really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
naprotiv is squirming around, avoiding Brencans's attempts to control the action.
naprotiv working to try and regain half guard.
Brencans dominating with strikes here.
Brencans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. naprotiv looks a forlorn figure.
Brencans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brencans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
naprotiv tries to buck Brencans off but he can't manage it.
naprotiv is bucking up trying to escape but Brencans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
Brencans with shots to the head and body - naprotiv looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brencans looking to control and managing it successfully.
naprotiv squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brencans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brencans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brencans with shots to the head and body - naprotiv looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brencans controlling his opponent.
Brencans looking to finish naprotiv with some ground and pound. This is bad for naprotiv!
Brencans scoring with strikes but naprotiv is staying in there.
Brencans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can naprotiv hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivis Brencans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brencans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in naprotiv's half guard.
Brencans perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brencans drops an elbow to the side of naprotiv's head.
naprotiv actively working from the bottom here.
Brencans is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for naprotiv!
Brencans lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brencans controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Brencans.
Brencans controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brencans cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brencans controlling from the full mount.
Brencans with good strikes from the mount here!
Brencans working naprotiv over with strikes here.
The referee warns naprotiv that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Brencans.
Brencans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brencans controlling the position easily from mount.
Brencans'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.
Brencans dominating with strikes here.
Brencans breaks from naprotiv's wrist control and lands an elbow.
naprotiv really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brencans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brencans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
naprotiv is bucking up trying to escape but Brencans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brencans is landing with some decent strikes but naprotiv is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
naprotiv taking shots to the head.
naprotiv takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brencans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. naprotiv can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brencans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brencans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brencans controlling the pace for now.
Brencans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brencans working the ground and pound effectively.
Brencans controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns naprotiv that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brencans working the ground and pound effectively.
naprotiv is bucking up trying to escape but Brencans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brencans landing strikes from the mount and naprotiv is in trouble!
Brencans controlling his opponent.
Brencans lands a heavy elbow.
Brencans with good strikes from the mount here!
Brencans controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Raivis Brencans just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brencans ducks under a wild hook from naprotiv.
Brencans shoots in and bounces naprotiv off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brencans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
naprotiv has momentary wrist control but Brencans slips an elbow through the middle.
Brencans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brencans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brencans scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brencans pushes down on naprotiv's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brencans is nestled in close to naprotiv, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivis Brencans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Brencans slips a straight right by naprotiv.
sosed naprotiv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
naprotiv lands with a straight right. Brencans didn't see that one coming.
Brencans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brencans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
naprotiv is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brencans is aware though and is defending well.
Raivis Brencans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brencans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brencans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of naprotiv's head.
naprotiv working for a triangle but Brencans defends it easily.
Brencans forces his way into half guard.
Brencans working over naprotiv with some ground and pound. naprotiv looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brencans is nestled in close to naprotiv, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brencans working naprotiv over with strikes.
Brencans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brencans passes to full mount!
Brencans with the ground and pound from mount.
Brencans is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brencans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brencans landing shots from mount.
naprotiv taking shots to the head.
Brencans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brencans looking to finish naprotiv with some ground and pound. This is bad for naprotiv!
Brencans cracks naprotiv with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brencans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brencans landing strikes from the mount.
Brencans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brencans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brencans content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
naprotiv is in a horrible position here. Brencans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brencans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of naprotiv's face.
Brencans controlling his opponent.
Brencans breaks from naprotiv's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brencans unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Brencans.
naprotiv in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brencans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brencans looking to finish naprotiv with some ground and pound. This is bad for naprotiv!
Brencans looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brencans looking to finish naprotiv with some ground and pound. This is bad for naprotiv!
Brencans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brencans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brencans controlling the pace for now.
Brencans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brencans controlling the pace for now.
naprotiv really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
naprotiv is in a horrible position here. Brencans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brencans controlling from mount.
Brencans lands a nice shot to the head.
Brencans connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brencans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brencans controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brencans lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raivis Brencans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brencans, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raivis Brencans!
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energy
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