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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mishka Palov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishka Palov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Diaz's chin.
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mishka Palov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Palov is keeping him busy.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Palov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz trying to control from Palov's half guard. Palov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Palov is retaining full guard.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz works over Palov with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palov keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Palov has wrist control.
Palov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz won't allow Palov to sweep him here.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Palov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz trying to control the position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Palov circles away.
Palov stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Palov misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palov's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Palov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palov keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Palov working a defensive guard but Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Palov defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palov tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Palov is breathing heavily.
Diaz controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palov is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palov avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palov pinned against the cage. Palov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palov has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palov's guard now.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Palov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Palov has wrist control.
Palov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Palov is keeping the position.
Palov keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Palov.
Diaz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Palov is trying to buck Diaz off.
Diaz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Palov!
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz tries to control but Palov wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palov tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Palov tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz breaks from Palov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Palov can't escape the position.
Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Palov tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Palov is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Palov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Palov is in trouble!
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Frank Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palov taking shots to the head.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palov hang on?
The referee warns Palov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Palov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Palov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Palov shrugs it off.
Diaz unloads with some shots from mount but Palov bucks and avoids them well.
Diaz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diaz punching from mount but Palov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diaz looking to control but Palov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Palov tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a head kick but Palov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch but Palov slips to the side
and Palov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Palov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palov is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palov looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Palov is staying in there.
Palov can't escape the position.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Palov is in trouble!
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Palov is in trouble!
Palov tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Palov to control.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks Palov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz looking to control but Palov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz prevents Palov from getting the reversal.
That's four 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.
Diaz has isolated one of Palov's arms. Palov looking to fight him off but Diaz twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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