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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitto Picotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jason glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jason glover is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitto Picotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jason glover!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
glover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
glover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Picotto pinned against the cage. Picotto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
glover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Picotto tries to avoid it but glover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Picotto to the ground. Picotto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vitto Picotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jason glover.
Picotto tries to close the distance and clinch but glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
glover shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Picotto sprawls well. Picotto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. glover gets slowly back to his feet.
glover fails with a takedown attempt.
Picotto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. glover did well to prevent Picotto getting side control.
Still in half guard, Picotto seems content to control.
glover wants to get back to his feet.
Picotto tries to pass the half guard into mount. glover knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Picotto trying to control from half guard but glover is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picotto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Picotto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
glover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Picotto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Picotto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. glover defending well though.
Picotto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Picotto 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.
Picotto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
glover is staying active underneath Picotto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
glover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Picotto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Picotto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Picotto'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
glover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Picotto.
Picotto stops glover from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picotto seems to be working for a kimura but glover defends the submission attempt.
Picotto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for glover!
Picotto with good strikes from the mount here!
glover wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Picotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Picotto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Picotto controlling his opponent.
glover squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Picotto controlling the position easily from mount.
Picotto tries to control but glover wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitto Picotto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
glover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Picotto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Picotto.
Picotto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Picotto wants to control from the top but glover keeps moving.
Picotto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Picotto wants to stand but glover has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
glover wants to get back to his feet but Picotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Picotto pushes down on glover's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picotto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for glover!
Picotto unloads with some shots from mount but glover bucks and avoids them well.
Picotto controlling the position easily from mount.
glover is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Picotto controlling from the full mount.
Picotto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picotto throws some wild stikes that glover manages to avoid easily.
You get the feeling that glover really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns glover that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
glover takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Picotto is trying to control here but glover has managed to regain half guard.
Vitto Picotto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Picotto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
glover is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picotto tries to control but glover wriggling away.
Picotto with a couple of short strikes.
Picotto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. glover can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Picotto lands a heavy elbow.
Picotto with shots to the head and body - glover looks very uncomfortable down there.
Picotto looking to finish glover with some ground and pound. This is bad for glover!
glover somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitto Picotto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Picotto throws a combination. glover tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Picotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. glover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
jason glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
glover has his takedown stuffed
and Picotto counters with a single leg into guard. glover didn't expect that.
glover can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Picotto controls the pace.
Picotto wanted to stand there but glover had control of the position.
Picotto controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picotto wants to control from the top but glover keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vitto Picotto.
glover misses with a takedown attempt
and Picotto counters with a single leg into guard. glover didn't expect that.
Picotto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. glover is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picotto passes into half guard.
glover manages to escape and get back to his feet!
glover fails with the takedown
and Picotto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vitto Picotto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jason glover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picotto wants to control from the top but glover keeps moving.
glover wants to get back to his feet but Picotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picotto stands and throws glover's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Picotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but glover keeps working.
Picotto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Picotto is looking to take a break and control but glover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
glover is trying to buck Picotto off.
Picotto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Picotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that glover can do to turn this around?
Picotto is looking to take a break and control but glover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picotto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitto Picotto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Picotto 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitto Picotto!
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