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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matiss Briedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and max sirokov irsis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). irsis has chosen rocky as his entrance music. max sirokov irsis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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182 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matiss Briedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, max sirokov irsis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from irsis misses.
max sirokov irsis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
irsis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from irsis. No joy for Briedis on that attempt.
irsis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
irsis throws a big shot that misses.
Briedis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. irsis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Briedis pushes down on irsis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Briedis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
irsis tries to kick Briedis off but Briedis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Briedis trying to advance position but irsis counters by regaining guard.
Briedis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from irsis as Briedis shoots in.
Briedis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matiss Briedis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
irsis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briedis.
Oh, that's a big right hand from irsis and Briedis goes tumbling to the canvas! irsis follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Briedis is rocked!
irsis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Briedis defending well though.
irsis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
irsis thows a huge punch but Briedis dodges it nicely.
Briedis wants to get back to his feet.
Briedis is breathing heavily.
irsis working the head and body with strikes.
irsis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
irsis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
irsis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
irsis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
irsis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Briedis's head.
irsis slips a nice elbow through Briedis's hands, connecting with Briedis's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
irsis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Briedis blocking the ground and pound attempt from irsis.
Briedis looks like he's trying to stand up.
irsis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Briedis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from irsis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
irsis working Briedis over with strikes.
Briedis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Briedis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briedis tries to get out of the position.
irsis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
irsis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Briedis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briedis tries to move into range but irsis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from irsis misses its intended target.
Briedis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but irsis avoids it really well and circles away.
Briedis takes one to the chin there.
Matiss Briedis's cut is getting worse.
irsis missing with a left hand there. Briedis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Briedis staying out of range there.
Briedis slips a straight right by irsis.
Briedis takes the fight into the clinch.
irsis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from irsis misses.
irsis thows a left - swing and a miss!
irsis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Briedis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Briedis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
irsis is trying to buck Briedis off.
irsis parries the strikes from Briedis easily there. Briedis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable irsis to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
irsis sneaks out the side door and pushes Briedis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Briedis throws a head kick that misses.
Briedis ducks under a wild hook from irsis.
irsis misses with an uppercut.
irsis loads up on a big right hand but Briedis slips the punch.
Briedis shoots in but no luck this time.
irsis tries to bum rush Briedis with a series of wild strikes but Briedis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Briedis moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from irsis as Briedis shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by irsis.
Briedis fails with the takedown.
irsis throws a right and a left that Briedis avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
max sirokov irsis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Briedis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in irsis's half guard.
irsis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Briedis manages to move to mount!
Briedis tries to control but irsis wriggling away.
irsis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Briedis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Briedis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briedis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Briedis controlling from the full mount.
Briedis looking to control but irsis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
irsis wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Briedis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Briedis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
irsis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Briedis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
irsis is trying to stand up.
Briedis raining down shots from the mount!
irsis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Briedis working irsis over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
irsis tries to buck Briedis off but he can't manage it.
irsis taking shots to the head.
Briedis controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Briedis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Briedis lands with some strikes.
Briedis breaks from irsis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Briedis with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briedis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as irsis is looking to escape.
Briedis throwing strikes here but irsis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
irsis wants to get back to his feet.
Briedis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
irsis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matiss Briedis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Briedis drives through with a takedown into guard.
irsis wants to stand and escape but Briedis is having none of it.
Briedis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Briedis trying to control the position from guard on top but irsis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briedis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Briedis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Briedis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
irsis wants to stand up but Briedis is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briedis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Briedis trying to control but irsis is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Briedis has a takedown stuffed.
irsis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
irsis misses with a few strikes there.
Briedis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Briedis is trying to control the action in half guard but irsis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Briedis is looking to stall here but irsis recovers full guard.
Briedis wants to control from the top but irsis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
irsis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briedis.
irsis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from irsis misses the target.
Briedis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. irsis tries to avoid it but Briedis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag irsis to the ground. irsis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Briedis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Briedis.
Horrible takedown by Briedis or perhaps it was just good defense by irsis which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matiss Briedis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
irsis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from irsis misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
irsis throws a looping overhand right but Briedis ducks down to avoid it.
Briedis moves into the clinch.
irsis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Briedis.
irsis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Briedis tries to score a body lock takedown but irsis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
irsis breaks from the clinch.
irsis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Briedis backs up against the cage.
irsis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
irsis misses with a straight left.
Briedis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
irsis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
irsis is squirming around, avoiding Briedis's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that irsis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Briedis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Briedis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Briedis landing punches.
irsis is squirming around, avoiding Briedis's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matiss Briedis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Briedis 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matiss Briedis!
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energy
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hype
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