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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turo Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alexandrovna looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vatanen stands up and beckons Alexandrovna to his feet.
Vatanen shoots in and bounces Alexandrovna off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alexandrovna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrovna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vatanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alexandrovna looking to control.
Vatanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexandrovna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vatanen wants to pass the guard but Alexandrovna is keeping the position.
Alexandrovna seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Vatanen with that takedown attempt.
Vatanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexandrovna pinned against the cage. Alexandrovna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexandrovna misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexandrovna misses with a body shot.
Vatanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexandrovna tries to improve position but can't.
Alexandrovna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vatanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexandrovna knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexandrovna is looking for a sweep.
Vatanen decides to stand back up.
Vatanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alexandrovna working for a triangle but Vatanen defends it easily.
Vatanen wants to control from the top but Alexandrovna keeps moving.
Alexandrovna manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vatanen is bucking up trying to escape but Alexandrovna cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alexandrovna prevents Vatanen from getting the reversal.
Vatanen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Alexandrovna. What's that going to do exactly?
Vatanen tries to lock up and control but Alexandrovna gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vatanen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vatanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexandrovna wants to pass to mount but Vatanen is defending the position.
Vatanen tries to roll over but Alexandrovna keeps him under control.
Vatanen is working hard here to advance position.
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but Vatanen defending well.
Alexandrovna landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexandrovna is keen to just control but Vatanen is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen is looking for a sweep. Alexandrovna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexandrovna throws a head kick that misses.
Alexandrovna looks gassed!
No luck for Vatanen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turo Vatanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Alexandrovna.
Vatanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vatanen is looking to take a break and control but Alexandrovna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexandrovna is trying to improve his position.
Vatanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vatanen is chipping away with strikes.
Vatanen trying to control the action but Alexandrovna is working from the bottom.
Vatanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alexandrovna, who protects the arm well.
Vatanen tries to advance to mount but Alexandrovna denies him.
Alexandrovna struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen wants to control but Alexandrovna is keeping him busy.
Alexandrovna is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alexandrovna is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vatanen off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Vatanen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vatanen is trying to break free.
Vatanen trying to control the action but Alexandrovna just sinks the hooks in.
Vatanen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alexandrovna's guard. Nice work there by Vatanen.
Vatanen tries to stand but Alexandrovna is controlling from the bottom.
Alexandrovna trying to keep a closed guard but Vatanen is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrovna striking off his back but it's not causing Vatanen any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alexandrovna looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Vatanen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vatanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alexandrovna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vatanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Vatanen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vatanen in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Vatanen is going to stand back up.
Alexandrovna gets full guard.
Alexandrovna has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alexandrovna looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vatanen looking to pass the guard.
Alexandrovna keeping moving, preventing Vatanen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandrovna keeping full guard, as Vatanen tries to pass.
Alexandrovna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vatanen is trying to maintain the position but Alexandrovna is very close to passing his half guard.
Alexandrovna is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vatanen is just riding it out for now. Alexandrovna eventually gives up the hold.
Alexandrovna is keen to just control but Vatanen is a slippery customer.
Vatanen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vatanen looking for a guillotine here but Alexandrovna defends easily.
Alexandrovna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vatanen is looking for a triangle but Alexandrovna pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vatanen's guard.
Turo Vatanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexandrovna 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.
Alexandrovna drops an elbow to the side of Vatanen's head.
Alexandrovna scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vatanen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrovna working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Vatanen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vatanen trying to hold on to Alexandrovna's head to control him but Alexandrovna postures up.
Vatanen has hold of Alexandrovna's hands but Alexandrovna slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexandrovna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexandrovna stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Alexandrovna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vatanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alexandrovna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alexandrovna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vatanen stuffs the takedown.
Vatanen misses with a two punch combination.
Vatanen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vatanen lands a huge shot from side control! Alexandrovna is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Turo Vatanen!
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